Accompanying workbook: http://www.scribd.com/doc/74873261/P2-Phonics-Workbook Tom's TEFL: http://www.globalcitizen.co.uk/wp/toms-tefl-resources/ (KS1/P2) – ‘Off-the-shelf’ HK curriculum-based Powerpoint activities (247 slides) and A5 workbook (31 pages) including minimal pairs, animated 3-letter blends, long/short vowels, animated diagraphs, magic/silent ‘e’, blends and short vowel word families. Links, word lists and answers embedded in the ‘notes’ section of each slide in addition to sounds and animation (viewable on full screen).

1. Designed for Hong Kong primary children. Subject: P2 Phonics

2. Action alphabet

3. Let’s revise. Open your workbook to page 1 …

4. Let’s revise. Open your workbook to page 1 …

5. Phonics song

6. Open your workbook to page 2 … ants on the apple a, a, a balls are bouncing b, b, b cats in the car c, c, c dogs are dancing d, d, d eggs on the elephant e, e, e five fat fish f, f, f grass is green g, g, g hands on head h, h, h I am itching i, i, i jumping in jelly j, j, j kitties kissing k, k, k lions like lemons l, l, l monkeys are mad m, m, m number nine n, n, n

7. Open your workbook to page 2 … old orange octopus o, o, o pink pig’s pool p, p, p queens are quiet qu, qu, qu rabbits running r, r, r snakes in the sun s, s, s tigers on tiptoes t, t, t up umbrellas up u, u, u Vincent’s violin v, v, v wash the windows w, w, w fox in a box x, x, x yolks are yummy y, y, y zebras in the zoo z, z, z

8. Minimal pairs

9. Short ‘ a ’ and short ‘ e ’ sound similar. a e SOUND FIGHT Raise your left hand when you hear a word with the ‘ a ’ sound. Raise your right hand when you hear a word with the ‘ e ’ sound. vs.

10. Go to page 5, activity 2 . Listen to the sentences? Which word did you hear? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. 1) laughed 2) bat 3) head 4) bad 5) pen ANSWERS:

11. Go to page 5, activity 1 . Listen to the list of words. Which is the odd one out? 1,2,3 or 4? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. A) Answer = 3 B) Answer = 4 C) Answer = 2 D) Answer = 1 E) Answer = 4 ANSWERS:

12. Go to page 5, activity 3 . Listen to the words and write out the secret telephone number! 48903547 ANSWER:

13. 3 letter blends

14. 1) Say the sound of each of the letters as they come onto the screen. 2) Blend the letters together to make a word! 3-letter ‘a’ sounds

15. C A T Put the ‘a’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

16. V A N Put the ‘a’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

17. R A M Put the ‘a’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

18. T A N Put the ‘a’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

20. 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points Take 3 points zab yal gam rad paf vab yas tap dat

22. Minimal pairs

23. ‘ b ’ and ‘ p ’ sound similar. b p SOUND FIGHT Raise your left hand when you hear a word with the ‘ b ’ sound. Raise your right hand when you hear a word with the ‘ p ’ sound. vs.

24. Go to page 6 , activity 2 . Listen to the sentences? Which word did you hear? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. 1) cup 2) pad 3) ban 4) bark 5) bat ANSWERS:

25. Go to page 6 , activity 1 . Listen to the list of words. Which is the odd one out? 1,2,3 or 4? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. A) Answer = 1 B) Answer = 4 C) Answer = 3 D) Answer = 1 E) Answer = 2 ANSWERS:

26. Go to page 6 , activity 3 . Listen to the words and write out the secret telephone number! 10983276 ANSWER:

27. 3 letter blends

28. 1) Say the sound of each of the letters as they come onto the screen. 2) Blend the letters together to make a word! 3-letter ‘e’ sounds

29. R E D Put the ‘e’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

30. T E D Put the ‘e’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

31. W E D Put the ‘e’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

32. F E D Put the ‘e’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

34. 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points Take 3 points tef leb pem ved des zet geb rel bep

36. Minimal pairs

37. ‘ d ’ and ‘ t ’ sound similar. d t SOUND FIGHT Raise your left hand when you hear a word with the ‘ d ’ sound. Raise your right hand when you hear a word with the ‘ t ’ sound. vs.

38. Go to page 7 , activity 2 . Listen to the sentences? Which word did you hear? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. 1) cent 2) hurt 3) mad 4) not 5) den ANSWERS:

39. Go to page 7 , activity 1 . Listen to the list of words. Which is the odd one out? 1,2,3 or 4? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. A) Answer = 2 B) Answer = 4 C) Answer = 1 D) Answer = 2 E) Answer = 3 ANSWERS:

40. Go to page 7 , activity 3 . Listen to the words and write out the secret telephone number! 40905632 ANSWER:

41. 3 letter blends

42. 1) Say the sound of each of the letters as they come onto the screen. 2) Blend the letters together to make a word! 3-letter ‘i’ sounds

43. P I G Put the ‘i’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

44. W I G Put the ‘i’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

45. F I G Put the ‘i’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

46. J I G Put the ‘i’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

48. 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points Take 3 points yig gif rin zil dit jip fim lib bif

50. Minimal pairs

51. ‘ r ’ and ‘ l ’ sound similar. r L SOUND FIGHT Raise your left hand when you hear a word with the ‘ r ’ sound. Raise your right hand when you hear a word with the ‘ l ’ sound. vs.

52. Go to page 8 , activity 1 . Listen to the list of words. Which is the odd one out? 1,2,3 or 4? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. A) Answer = 3 B) Answer = 2 C) Answer = 4 D) Answer = 3 E) Answer = 3 ANSWERS:

53. Go to page 8 , activity 2 . Listen to the sentences? Which word did you hear? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. 1) berry 2) fry 3) glue 4) right 5) pray ANSWERS:

54. Go to page 8 , activity 3 . Listen to the words and write out the secret telephone number! 98030571 ANSWER:

55. 3 letter blends

56. 1) Say the sound of each of the letters as they come onto the screen. 2) Blend the letters together to make a word! 3-letter ‘o’ sounds

57. T O M Put the ‘o’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

58. L O G Put the ‘o’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

59. D O T Put the ‘o’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

60. F O X Put the ‘o’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

62. 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points Take 3 points GAME 1 hol yod wom mot nov lox bop doc yod

64. Minimal pairs

65. ‘ f ’ and ‘ v ’ sound similar. f v SOUND FIGHT Raise your left hand when you hear a word with the ‘ f ’ sound. Raise your right hand when you hear a word with the ‘ v ’ sound. vs.

66. Go to page 9 , activity 2 . Listen to the sentences? Which word did you hear? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. 1) leave 2) fat 3) view 4) fans 5) wafer ANSWERS:

67. Go to page 9 , activity 1 . Listen to the list of words. Which is the odd one out? 1,2,3 or 4? Write down the number and we’ll check your friend’s answers. A) Answer = 3 B) Answer = 2 C) Answer = 3 D) Answer = 2 E) Answer = 1 ANSWERS:

68. Go to page 9 , activity 3 . Listen to the words and write out the secret telephone number! 10953762 ANSWER:

69. 3 letter blends

70. 1) Say the sound of each of the letters as they come onto the screen. 2) Blend the letters together to make a word! 3-letter ‘u’ sounds

71. B U N Put the ‘u’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

72. Y U M Put the ‘u’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

73. S U N Put the ‘u’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

74. P U P Put the ‘u’ sounds together to make a word! What is the word?

76. 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points Take 3 points puc vum rul tud dub lul gub suz yud

78. Long and short vowel sounds

79. The vowels (a,e,i,o,u) can have a short sound or long letter sound … LONG LETTER SOUND SHORT SOUND p e n c a t b i g c o at c u t pl e ase c a ke l i ke n o se c u te

80. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… h o me OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

81. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… c u te OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

82. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… th i n OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

83. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… m a n OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

84. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… f i re OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

85. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… f u n OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

86. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… w e OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

87. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… t e n OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

88. The long letter sound says the letter name . Let’s compare… fr o g OR SHORT SOUND LONG LETTER SOUND

89. Turn to page 10 , let’s sing… Click for a video! ♫ The vowels of the alphabet - I know them all by name, oh… A-E-I-O-U, A-E-I-O-U, A-E-I-O-U – I know them all by name, oh! ♫

90. Give me an "A" Give me an "E" Give me an "I" Give me an "O" Give me a "U" What do you have? LONG VOWELS! Give me an "A" Give me an "E" Give me an "I" Give me an "O" Give me a "U" What do you have? SHORT VOWELS! Turn to page 11, let’s sing…

91. Turn to page 10 for the listening game.

92. On page 11, write down whether you can hear a short sound or long letter sound. LONG LETTER SOUND SHORT SOUND OR

93. Turn to page 11, let’s sing… CHORUS: These are the vowels, (clap clap) These are the vowels, (clap clap) These are the vowels, these are the vowels, these are the vowels. (clap clap) I am the letter A, Two sounds I can make. Short 'a' as in lamb, Long 'a' as in cake! I am the letter I, Two sounds have I. Short 'i' as in pig, Long 'i' as in pie! I am the letter O, Two sounds I know, Short 'o' as in pot, Long 'o' as in go! I am the letter E, Two sounds for me, Short 'e' as in hen, Long 'e' as in he! I am the letter U, Two sounds for you, Short 'u' in cup, Long 'u' in cue!

94. On page 12, Colour words with a short sound green and words with a long letter sound blue …

95. Short ‘a’ word families

96. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-am’

97. The ‘-am’ sound. Put the sounds together. H AM H AM

98. The ‘-am’ sound. Put the sounds together. D AM D AM

99. The ‘-am’ sound. Put the sounds together. SW AM SW AM

100. Go to page 13 in your workbook… D AM DAM Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

101. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-an’

102. The ‘-an’ sound. Put the sounds together. C AN C AN

103. The ‘-an’ sound. Put the sounds together. M AN M AN

104. The ‘-an’ sound. Put the sounds together. V AN V AN

105. Go to page 13 in your workbook… M AN MAN Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

106. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ap’

107. The ‘-ap’ sound. Put the sounds together. C AP C AP

108. The ‘-ap’ sound. Put the sounds together. S AP S AP

109. The ‘-ap’ sound. Put the sounds together. M AP M AP

110. Go to page 13 in your workbook… T AP TAP Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

111. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ad’

112. The ‘-ad’ sound. Put the sounds together. M AD M AD

113. The ‘-ad’ sound. Put the sounds together. T AD T AD

114. The ‘-ad’ sound. Put the sounds together. B AD B AD

115. Go to page 14 in your workbook… H AD HAD Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

116. Short ‘e’ word families

117. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-et’

118. The ‘-et’ sound. Put the sounds together. W ET W ET

119. The ‘-et’ sound. Put the sounds together. L ET L ET

120. The ‘-et’ sound. Put the sounds together. N ET N ET

121. Go to page 14 in your workbook… B ET BET Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

122. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-en’

123. The ‘-en’ sound. Put the sounds together. H EN H EN

124. The ‘-en’ sound. Put the sounds together. B EN B EN

125. The ‘-en’ sound. Put the sounds together. D EN D EN

126. Go to page 14 in your workbook… T EN TEN Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

127. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ed’

128. The ‘-ed’ sound. Put the sounds together. W ED W ED

129. The ‘-ed’ sound. Put the sounds together. R ED R ED

130. The ‘-ed’ sound. Put the sounds together. N ED N ED

131. Go to page 15 in your workbook… B ED BED Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

132. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ell’

133. The ‘-ell’ sound. Put the sounds together. W Ell W Ell

134. The ‘-ell’ sound. Put the sounds together. Y Ell Y Ell

135. The ‘-ell’ sound. Put the sounds together. F Ell F Ell

136. Go to page 15 in your workbook… T ELL TELL Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

137. Short ‘i’ word families

138. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-it’

139. The ‘-it’ sound. Put the sounds together. W IT W IT

140. The ‘-it’ sound. Put the sounds together. M IT M IT

141. The ‘-it’ sound. Put the sounds together. S IT S IT

142. Go to page 15 in your workbook… L IT LIT Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

143. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-in’

144. The ‘-in’ sound. Put the sounds together. W IN W IN

145. The ‘-in’ sound. Put the sounds together. K IN K IN

146. The ‘-in’ sound. Put the sounds together. P IN P IN

147. Go to page 16 in your workbook… B IN BIN Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

148. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ip’

149. The ‘-ip’ sound. Put the sounds together. L IP L IP

150. The ‘-ip’ sound. Put the sounds together. H IP H IP

151. The ‘-ip’ sound. Put the sounds together. N IP N IP

152. Go to page 16 in your workbook… Z IP ZIP Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

153. Short ‘o’ word families

154. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-og’

155. The ‘-og’ sound. Put the sounds together. L OG L OG

156. The ‘-og’ sound. Put the sounds together. J OG J OG

157. The ‘-og’ sound. Put the sounds together. B OG B OG

158. Go to page 16 in your workbook… C OG COG Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

159. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-op’

160. The ‘-op’ sound. Put the sounds together. T OP T OP

161. The ‘-op’ sound. Put the sounds together. M OP M OP

162. The ‘-op’ sound. Put the sounds together. P OP P OP

163. Go to page 17 in your workbook… B OP BOP Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

164. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ot’

165. The ‘-ot’ sound. Put the sounds together. T OT T OT

166. The ‘-ot’ sound. Put the sounds together. J OT J OT

167. The ‘-ot’ sound. Put the sounds together. R OT R OT

168. Go to page 17 in your workbook… N OT NOT Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

169. Short ‘u’ word families

170. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ug’

171. The ‘-ug’ sound. Put the sounds together. L UG L UG

172. The ‘-ug’ sound. Put the sounds together. D UG D UG

173. The ‘-ug’ sound. Put the sounds together. P UG P UG

174. Go to page 17 in your workbook… B UG BUG Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

175. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-un’

176. The ‘-un’ sound. Put the sounds together. N UN N UN

177. The ‘-un’ sound. Put the sounds together. P UN P UN

178. The ‘-un’ sound. Put the sounds together. B UN B UN

179. Go to page 18 in your workbook… S UN SUN Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

180. Let’s think of words that end in ‘-ut’

181. The ‘-ut’ sound. Put the sounds together. N UT N UT

182. The ‘-ut’ sound. Put the sounds together. P UT P UT

183. The ‘-ut’ sound. Put the sounds together. R UT R UT

184. Go to page 18 in your workbook… G UT GUT Show the word family coming together using your fingers! Complete the word family flower!

185. Diagraphs: ‘ch’

186. c + h = ch ‘ Ch’ sounds like a ch oo- ch oo train! Let’s make the sound together…

187. Let’s think of words that have the ‘ch’ sound

188. Let’s think about the ‘ch’ sound… What can we mix with ‘Ch’? Cherry Beach Change Lunch Chew Chips Chalk CH

189. Let’s sing the song… I like cheese, yes, I do. I like cheese, yes, I do. I like cheese, yes, I do. And my belly loves it, too. I like cherries, yes, I do. I like cherries, yes, I do. I like cherries, yes, I do. And my belly loves them, too. I like chicken, yes, I do. I like chicken, yes, I do. I like chicken, yes, I do. And my belly loves it, too. I like Chinese food, yes, I do. I like Chinese food, yes, I do. I like Chinese food, yes, I do. And my belly loves it, too.

191. Go to page 19 in your workbook…

192. Diagraphs: ‘sh’

193. s + h = sh ‘ Sh’ sounds like a Shhhh be quiet ! Let’s make the sound together…

194. Let’s think of words that have the ‘sh’ sound

195. Let’s think about the ‘sh’ sound… What can we mix with ‘Sh’? Shadow Push Shop Shut Shower Fish Dish SH

196. Let’s sing the song… I am learning s - h, S - h, s - h, I am learning s - h. Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh. Shell begins with s - h, S - h, s - h, Shell begins with s - h, Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh. Ship begins with s - h, S - h, s - h, Ship begins with s - h, Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh. Shake begins with s - h, S - h, s - h, Shake begins with s - h, Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh. Shark begins with s - h, S - h, s - h, Shark begins with s - h, Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh. Sheep begins with s - h, S - h, s - h, Sheep begins with s - h, Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh. Shrimp begins with s - h, S - h, s - h, Shrimp begins with s - h, Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh. Shower starts with s - h, S - h, s - h, Shower starts with s - h, Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh.

198. Go to page 20 in your workbook…

199. Diagraphs: ‘th’

200. t + h = th ‘ Th’ sounds like ‘ Th umbs up’ ! Let’s make the sound together…

201. Let’s think of words that have the ‘th’ sound

202. Let’s think about the ‘th’ sound… What can we mix with ‘th’? Thumb Thanks Thin They That Then Tooth TH

203. Let’s sing the song… Three begins with t - h t - h t - h. Three begins with t - h th th th th th. Thirteen starts with t - h t - h t - h. Thirteen starts with t - h th th th th th. Thirty starts with t - h t - h t - h. Thirty starts with t - h th th th th th. Thousand starts with t - h t - h t - h. Thousand starts with t - h th th th th th. 1000

205. Go to page 21 in your workbook…

206. Diagraphs: ‘ck’

207. p + h = ph ‘ Th’ sounds like ‘ ph one’ ! Let’s make a phone call action together…

208. Let’s think of words that have the ‘ph’ sound

209. Let’s think about the ‘ph’ sound… What can we mix with ‘wh’? Phonics Phone Pharmacy Dolphin Phillip Photo Elephant WH

210. Let’s sing the song… Photo starts with p and h p and h, p and h. Photo begins with p and h ph ph ph ph ph. Phonics starts with p and h p and h, p and h. Phonics begins with p and h ph ph ph ph ph. Phone starts with p and h p and h, p and h. Phone begins with p and h ph ph ph ph ph. Philip starts with p and h p and h, p and h. Philip begins with p and h ph ph ph ph ph.

212. Go to page 22 in your workbook…

213. Silent Magic ‘e’

214. Adding Silent Magic ‘e’ makes the vowel long! It makes the vowel say its name. Let’s revise short and long vowels.

215. Fat – ‘ah’ sound / Fate – ‘ay’ sound For example… fat + =fate LONG VOWEL SHORT VOWEL

216. Hop – ‘o’ sound / Hope – ‘oh’ sound For example… hop + =hope LONG VOWEL SHORT VOWEL

217. Tub – ‘uh’ sound / Tube – ‘yoo’ sound For example… tub + =tube LONG VOWEL SHORT VOWEL

218. Kit – ‘ih’ sound / Kite – ‘eye’ sound For example… kit + =kite LONG VOWEL SHORT VOWEL

219. Not – ‘o’ sound / Note – ‘oh’ sound For example… not + =note LONG VOWEL SHORT VOWEL

220. at = ate tap = tape mat = mate bit = bite hid = hide rob = robe cod = code cut = cute us = use cap = cape mad = made scrap = scrape bath = bathe More examples… spin = spine bit = bite rid = ride pin = pine quit = quite strip = stripe slim = slime con = cone hop = hope slop = slope cub = cube pet = Pete

221. Let’s fix Pete’s letter… Where will we put Silent Magic ‘e’? To my beautiful wif, I hop you are ok. I’m having a good tim in Beijing. The weather here is fin and I have mad a nic kit in the shap of a cut bird! I can’t wait to come hom. Love, Pet. xxx

222. Let’s watch these ‘ph’ videos… http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/silent-e/load.htm?f - Starfall Silent E http://www.fun4thebrain.com/English/magice.html - Magic E Interactive Game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcu2pZZgPFo - Silhouette Silent E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVC9TayQIh8 - Silent E Song

223. Go to page 23 in your workbook…

224. Blends

225. Let’s blend the letter sounds together… b l = + bl b r = + br

226. ‘ bl’ and ‘br’ bl br Let’s put the sounds together. Can you think of any more? ow ack ue end ame ain own ing ush eakfast

227. Go to page 24 in your workbook…

228. Let’s blend the letter sounds together… c l = + cl c r = + cr

229. ‘ cl’ and ‘cr’ cl cr Let’s put the sounds together. Can you think of any more? imb ane ue ip othes oud azy ab oss y

230. Go to page 25 in your workbook…

231. Let’s blend the letter sounds together… f l = + fl f r = + fr

232. ‘ fl’ and ‘fr’ fl fr Let’s put the sounds together. Can you think of any more? at ame owers y ag oor ies om og iday

233. Go to page 26 in your workbook…

234. Let’s blend the letter sounds together… g l = + gl g r = + gr

235. ‘ gl’ and ‘gr’ gl gr Let’s put the sounds together. Can you think of any more? ass andma ad itter ass een ound apes

236. Go to page 27 in your workbook…

237. Let’s blend the letter sounds together… p l = + pl p r = + pr

238. ‘ pl’ and ‘pr’ pl pr Let’s put the sounds together. Can you think of any more? ease etty ice oblem oud incipal ate an ane ay

239. Go to page 28 in your workbook…

240. Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming words

242. grow / go / so / blow / no eat / treat / meet / seat / heat right / night / fight / kite / bite / bright / light / tight / tonight / fright cat / ____ / _____/ _____ / _____/ _____ Let’s say the rhyming words and circle the ending sounds … Rhyming words We must SAY the word to know if it rhymes.

243. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you ____! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the _____. Let’s circle the rhyming words…

244. Rain, rain, go away, Come again some other day. Hong Kong children want to play. Let’s circle the rhyming words…

246. Links

247. Useful phonics links for your students… http://www.educationallearninggames.com/phonics-games-5.asp http:// www.adrianbruce.com/reading/games.htm http:// www.toolsforeducators.com/phonics.php http:// www.dyslexia.org/spelling_rules.shtml http://www.amity.org.uk/Training/Spelling%20Rules/Spelling%20Rules.htm http:// www.readinglessons.com / http://www.kizclub.com/phonicsactivities.htm http:// www.kizclub.com/activities.htm http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/play.htm?f http:// www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml http:// www.phonicsontheweb.com/blends.php http:// www.funfonix.com / http://www.mes-english.com / http://www.gamequarium.com/phonics28.html http:// www.ictgames.com/literacy.html http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/phonics/vowels/vowels.htm http://www.atozphonics.com/phonics-blog.html http:// www.familylearning.org.uk/Phonics_games.html

248. Play Boggle online at http://goo.gl/2Gq6

249. Note to parents: ‘Decoding’ New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法

250. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 When encountering an unknown word, ask your child to point at it. Ask what the first letter is. Croco-what!? THE HUNGRY CROCODILE

251. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Ask your child what sound the letter makes and have them repeat it. The first letter is ‘c’… c-c-c-c! CROCODILE

252. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Break the word up into syllables ( 分音節 ) and have your child attempt to ‘sound out’ and clap each chunk. CRO CO DILE Longer words can be broken up into “chunks” called syllables – many of these little “chunks” are constantly repeated in different words. Each syllable must have a vowel or a “y” 大多數的英文字，都是由一個或以上的音節組合而成。例如 :September, Sep tem ber , 有三個音節。一個音的單位 (unit) 為一個音節 Let’s look at an example… Fan-tas-tic

253. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Ask them to put the sounds together and say the new word out loud. Crocodile! THE HUNGRY CROCODILE

254. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Use it or lose it! Ask your child to add the new vocabulary item to their home word bank, dictionary or vocab Box.

256. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Howjsay.com is a perfect resource for children and parents to check pronunciation at home. www.howjsay.com