Search This Blog

Monday, April 3, 2023

Learning to Read

 Pre- School, Kindergarten, and First Grade Begin to Read Free Books
Learning to Read with Funetics
 (Fun with Phonetics)
Home School or at School fun for free






4 Steps into Reading & then Read to Learn



 Step Up the Fun For Tots

Tot Funetics
(Phonetics)
Phonetics for Fun Addicts

This program is called, "Fun For Tots" because it is my experience that children learn when they are having fun. It is a 4 step progression into reading. This is for children that are learning to read or reading to learn.


  



Replay another Way








This is a brief summary of Step 1
For more on step one, scroll down.



Learn the initial vowel and consonant name recognition.


Mini letter Books
Step 1 
a-z books
Copy each page. Cut into 4 individual pages. Place pages in order and then staple for a mini take home book.




6 page a-z mini book







_______



 A Book for every letter from A-Z



 

,
 


 



 

 

 







 

  
 

.******************


Beginning letter books from A-Z













































..................................................................................................................

.


Single Letter Sight words


















Small Letter Cubes for recognition and letter sounds.
Cut around the dice. Fold on all of the solid lines. Form into a dice by taping some of the sides
.

ABC Beads

Copy, cut out and punch the beads. Cut a long piece of yarn tape the end for a needle. Tie a bead at the end.
or
use a pipe cleaner to thread the beads. Tie a bead a bit before the end so that the tot doesn't lose their letter beads.  Let them thread the beads in alphabetical order.
Store in a zip lock bag.
Learning your letters in Alphabetical Order
++++

Alphabet Finger Puppets



 










 



ABC Letter Chain

Have the tots cut the 3 letter strips for a a set of 9 rings. My experience is that they loved to cut the strips. Then have them glue in alphabetical order for an ABC chain. I helped them with this.

Learn to read with this Micro Strip Book


Cut out these 6 strips. (Do not cut out page for page.) Fold back and forth and then staple on the left for a microstrip book from A-Z.


ABC Keys

Copy, cut out, and laminate. Punch a hole in each key. Thread a book ring through each hole. Name a letter and have the tot find the key. 






Letter Games


Learn Your Letters with Games
There are 2 dials with letter
1- lower case letters dial - This is for the easy level. The tots will start out with a prompt card where they will lay the cards in alphabetical order. When they get good at that, have them place the cards in rows by alphabetical order. The tots will take tuns spinning the dial. Whatever letter they get, will be turned over. Each tot will continue to do this until all of their cards are turned over. The game is over. This can be done with one child or many.

2- capital letters dial - Again the tots will take turns spinning a letter. The matching lower case to upper case letter will then be turned over until the tot has the alphabet flipped over. 
*(I like to wrap and elastic around the letter cards to keep them together and in alphabetical letters.





 ++++++++++++++++++++++++


 

Set 1 Phoningo Picture  Bingo Cards
 

 
 





Phoningo Draw Cards
 

 
Letter to picture Sound Cards




 



*Keep these flies for the words on a fly. You will be able to interchange the letters for words because you will have put a soft Velcro dot on the top middle of the fly and one rough dot on the back of the words. You can now interchange the flies and the letter or words on the fly. (Store your letters in zip lock bags.)


Letters on the Fly Game
Learn Your Letters on the Fly

Place a sticky Velcro circle on the back of each fly and 26 Velcro circles spread across the foam board. You will name or have them draw the letter that each tot will hunt down and swat. If playing against an opponent, then they will take the fly. You can have a tot find the letter of the day and swat. You can have them swat a word, by swatting a letter at a time. If you use a letter twice, then you will place the letter back on the foam board in a different spot. (The flies can be moved around whereas they have sticky Velcro on the back.)

 

 



+++
Fish a Letter Game
Copy the fish. Cut out the letters. Store the capital and lower case letters in separate Zip Lock bags. Use the fish with the words in Step 4. interchange the letters for words on the fish. Make a pole with a dowel, string and magnet. I like to use the metal clip magnets at the Dollar Tree. Put paper clips on the end or press brad fasteners through the fish. 






 



A Preschool Plus Step One Program (free)






Step 1 Pre-school Plus


Step 1 is learning about a single letter.
A letter is born and is given a name to read.
Learn to recognize what the letter looks like. Learn to w rite a letter.  You are now ready to r-r-r read. 

Reading Readiness 
Pre Reading Skills
Let us repeat this step.

Birth of a Letter Sound

Give a Letter a name to recognize.
Letters make a sound to read.
Write the Letter.

(The 3 Rs) 
r-r-r ready to read
Read the sound
(W)   rite the letter
Recognize the letter
R-rrrrrr ready to read!


Step 1 (Baby Steps)


Step 1 is for  Pre School reading readiness lessons which incorporate (4) learning categories: 

1-letter 2-numbers 3-shapes 4-colors 
all in one lesson.

 Lesson Support Activities:

      Field Trip
      Snack
      Story

      Music


             Tot Funetics 
                                                         Learning                                                                   
                                                                     By Brenda Chadburn 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
This is a program designed for Tot’s to be taught (tot) the FUN way, because if you are not having fun, you are not learning! Hence, TOT Funetics is being taught fun phonetics for all you fun addicts.
This curriculum is designed to introduce reading readiness skills in a fun way as they step into reading. All 26 initial letters and sounds are introduced through musicsnack, story, take-home activity,  play, and field trips.

The Letter Might be G

 “G” is for the color gold. The story might include:    Goldilocks and the 3 Bears using 3 as the number for the day. The shape might be circles for the bowls you draw for the bears. It could include the concepts of giving, gone, guess, go,and growing.    As you can tell,

 all are tied to one letter in a nutshell!


In designing these lesson plans, careful consideration was given to assure it is a lesson at a glance, almost like a recipe.  File mastery cards are used for quick reference during the lesson. Though the words are few, the activities are many.  One  letter is done each time you meet. .  You can go through the alphabet once in the year for each time you have met. If you meet three times, then you would have gone through the alphabet three times. There were a few who knew the letters and sounds the first time through. Others started identifying beginning sounds and letter recognition after the second time. It is good as each learns when they are ready. There is no pressure, only fun!

All the lessons have many children’s songs and music which aid children in learning. If you were to hum the “ABC” song to a group of teenagers, they would quickly recite the rest of the song back to you. Music stays in the mind long after words do.


Creativity is fundamental to the growth of children. This learning is interconnected to arts, crafts, music, experiments, dance, and kitchen activities. Children’s play is also important to their development. Children’s play is children’s learning. Playing house, pretending to go to the grocery store, and play mat activities with cars or plastic figures are great for their imagination.. Always remember that if the children are getting bored, it is time to change the activity.

THERE IS MORE THAN YOU CAN DO IN ONE SESSION. SAVE IT FOR WHEN YOU REPEAT THE ALPHABET OR FOR A REVIEW DAY

 Letter Introduction, Music, SnackStory  Activity, Play, Field trip.  




                                                   -2-                       
What’s different about this program? All lessons are designed to be themed around a letter of the alphabet. It is not a letter of the week, or a letter a couple of times in a month. In order for them to understand letters, they must do them in order and every time they meet! Now you may be saying, “I don’t want them to feel like they are in kindergarten”. “I want my child to have a childhood.” That is exactly why you will like fun funetics (Phonetics). The reading readiness skills are not always taught in school. I wanted my child to feel free and creative and yet have fun while they learn. There are many times that my tot’s have said that they are going to a party. ***Remember if you’re not having fun, you are not learning!

introduced true to their sound   
I DO NOT USE XYLOPHONE FOR “X” NOR, DO I USE XEROX!  There is enough information in each Letter Mastery, to teach at least three different lessons using the same letter. I have even covered the hard sounds like I, X, and Z. Last but not least, every letter has an age appropriate story to teach the letter sound. Again I did not use a story with the words like, “KNOCK, KNOCK” for K.     


This curriculum offers something for everyone. It is a great resource for parents, pre-school teachers, or any other type of teacher.
For those who want to do the HOME TOT FUNetics PROGRAM, invite 3-6 preschoolers and share in the teaching and hosting of the tots. I recommend meeting 1 to 2 times a week. There have been groups who met three times a week but, suggested that they were overwhelmed. Home tot learning can be a time of one on one for your child or children. The rule of thumb for those who should be invited to this type of program is that they must be potty trained.  
Remember that there is no place like home for learning.   



                             


Lesson Instruction
tIntroductionn: Pick out activities that are interrelated to the story. This introductory period should last about fifteen minutes and will include every possible activity that may be repeated in another area at another time.  An example of this would be a song that was used for both the introductory period as well as the music time like, “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” for the letter “H” h-h-h head. This amounts to about 4 or 5 different selections from the letter mastery. Remember, that if you use the initial sound in the music or any other time, they must have heard the word before.  You must be sure to introduce it in the introductory period or the tot’s will not identify the sound. Do the letters in order and always a letter a lesson. (15 min.)




Feed different things through the curtain that begin with "v" like pictures of a vacuum, vampire, etc. Each tot might share a "v" thing that they brought from home.

Music: The music listed in yellow, are common early childhood songs and verses. If you would like to download music or words from the web, a section has been included with web site resources. You can purchase c.d. discs for as little as a dollar at the dollar store and on the web for as much as $20.00. During music time you will vary the activities and instruments. For “B” you would use bells. For “C” you could ride on horses with cowboy hats. For “M” you would march. For “S” you might skip or use scarves. Always check the Music Letter Mastery. Choose 2-3 songs for the music period. Sometimes you may want to repeat the same song.   (10 min.)

M-is for maracas 


Snack: The snack is listed in pinkish purple. The snack might be a gummy inch worm in Oreo dirt for I, or it could be G for goldfish. Again, it ties in with the letter. (15 min.)

O is for octopus















Story: The story can be one you choose from this curriculum or a popular children’s story. Some books may be in your library, or can be checked out from the library.  Tie the snack or activity to the story. An example of this would be, “The Gingerbread Man” story would be followed by decorating gingerbread men for the snack.   You could make a hat for the story like, “The Cat in the Hat” for the letter “H”. If the story is too long for your group, then retell it with the pictures.   (5 - 10 min.)



Activities: There are activities of every sort, including a volcano, a great one for the scientific mind. They will paint, stamp, work with play dough, make paper plate masks, and so many other fun activities. However, you may still want to surf the web for different crafts which are listed on the web site list. All time periods are themed and linked by the letter. Choose only one activity for the day. Check the activity section for ideas and patterns.  (15 min.)

A- is for the animal cookies in the ark




Play: Play time consists of activities that are apart of the letter and sound. An example of this would be when giving the lesson for the letter “P” for puzzles. For play time you could put out the puzzles. If you want to have free play time where there isn’t play linked to the letter, feel free. It is your call. (Remainder of the session)

P -is for parachute play




Field trips: Field trips are connected with letter concepts. (You don’t always have to have a field trip.)






Summaryr There will be a summary of all that is taught throughout the letter lesson.


There are activities which are not part of the letter theme. I always have them wave flags to a patriotic song such as, “I’m Proud to be an American” or “You’re a Grand Old Flag. Following the flag waving, we will say the Pledge of AllegianceThen with different instruments, I have them march to an “ABC” songEach day we meet, we will repeat these activities of flag waving, the Pledge of Allegiance and the “ABC” song, in that very same order! This allows for the few who are late, to be able to attend the introductory time. THAT IS ESSENTIAL! The Introductory period must remain in the order suggested, in order to be effective in teaching phonics. The order you do the music or other areas, is your call. You may want to break the introductory period into two segments with a circle time. 

 Outline
Flag Waving:     


Pledge of Allegiance:
“ABC” Song:

Introduction: (20 min.)    "A"
  1- Place different pictures or objects that depict "a" things. (alligator, apple, ant etc.) through the window of a puppet theater. 

 2- Guess what is in the sack. It is round it is juicy. Sometimes it is green, sometimes yellow, and sometimes it is red. It grows on trees. What is it? an a-a-a- (apple)

 3-Invite them to bring a share and tell animal to share.(Do the animals match in pairs of 2) 

4- Put magnets on a magnetic board. Group the magnets in like kind and then add them.  

5- Place the a-z stickers on the floor spaced a foot length apart. Turn on an "ABC" song and walk from a-z. 
Music: (15 min.)
     1 "ABC" song by Heidi Butkiss
   2-   "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"                                                                            3-
Story: (10 min.) "Aggie Alligator" by Brenda Chadburn

Snack: (15 min.) Cut up apples and serve.

Activity: (20 min.) Make an alligator using the patterns.


Play Time: (remainder of the session) Use the animal puppets to act out the animal sounds. 

Field Trip: visit a farm or a zoo

Summary: A- Animal dominoes, (pairs #2), Color green for the apples and alligator, make circle apples
Concepts: learning to match, animal recognition , adding, learning the alphabet

(This is designed to fill a 1 ½ - 2 hour session.)







 Outline
Flag Waving:     



Pledge of Allegiance:
“ABC” Song:

Introduction: (20 min.)
  1-

 2-

 3-

4-

5-


Music: (15 min.)
     1-
   2-                                                                               3-
Story: (10 min.)

Snack: (15 min.)

Activity: (20 min.)


Play Time: (remainder of the session)

Field Trip:
Summary:

(This is designed to fill a 1 ½ - 2 hour session.)



Here is a review of the baby steps for pre-reading Step 1.










2 Letter Words, diagraphs-etc., and 2 blend




2 letter Cubes 
(words, blends, digraphs)


 
Sight Words




       
Blends





match blends to end part of word




word ends/match with the blend


 







Diagraphs
 


Mini 
2 letter Books
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Wh)






Paragraphs to help you read for speed
Set the timer for a minute. Let them read the paragraph over and over until the alarm. Count up the words using the numbers at the end of each line to figure the words per minute.












+++++++++




+++++++++++++++++++++++++

Step 2 Games

Turn the 2 letter word couples face down. Let each tot take a turn facing a card up. If they read the word correctly, it is their card for the counting in the end. You may set a timer or wait until all of the cards have been taken. You can do this with a single child. Have him go through the stack one by one. If he gets the card, he will count it. Save the score for the next time the tot plays. Once the tot knows all of the words, it is time to move on.
+++



Cut out the single blend page. Separate the brides from the grooms by cutting around the outer edge. Tape to the craft sticks. 
*Cut out these couple cards. Do not separate, but cut around the couple.
For the word blend page, cut around the couples. (copy to card stock) There are 3 word blend pages.



List of Blend words

Face the word couples down. Let each tot take turns finding the blend bride and stick groom on their card. Repeat the blend and help them read the word. The game is over when all of the stick bride and grooms are gone. Count up your matches.

_______________




Family Clusters







 





 


 





 

 



 


 
 




 

 

 
















Family Cube Clusters
long a, short a



 
Long i, Short I

 
Long O Short o

 

Long U, Short u




Odd Clusters

 

 



           Family Cluster List & Mini Books
Long (A) 4 Page Book


 

 

 
Short (a) 4 Page Mini Book





 


 

 

 



Long (E) 4 Page Mini Book

 



Short (e) 4 Page Mini Book

 

 

 

 
Long (I) 4 Page Mini Book

 

 


Short (i) 4 Page Mini Book

 

 

 

 
Long (O) 4 Page Mini Book

 

 
Short (O) all

Short (O) aw

Short (o) 4 Page Mini Book

 

 

 

 (U) Sounds 4 Page Mini Books
 

 
Short (u) 4 Page Mini Books

 

 

 

Odd Family Clusters 4 Page Mini Books
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Window Sliders

Cut out the strip. Cut the two slits on the side and slide the strip through the panes of the windows. Read each word and then slide the strip to the next row.
 

 

 

 

 


+++


Flip a Word Cluster

This is a blue laminated paper folded 3 times and then punched with 3 holes on top and across 3 holes that are punched. The holes will be for the rings that hold the cards. Flip the card with the clustered word list.  Begin by flipping a beginning letter with the 2 letter cluster. Have the tot say the word. When they say the word, flip the beginning letter over for a new word. Clip the rings and re-clip to store flat.


 

 


 

 

 



Family Cluster Word Games:
Phone ics Bingo
 (family cluster words)


Write all of the words from the dial on your Bingo card. If there are not enough words, choose a words or words to write twice.


Copy, laminate, and cut out the phone and dials. Punch holes in the center of the dials and phone so you can press a brad fastener through to secure for each game. Roll some tape or pup sticky Velcro on the back to keep the letter dial down as you spin the cover dial. (I ran each vowel and odd family clusters in different colors.)



After you have the dial for the game in place, then start letting each person have a turn to rotate the dial and say the word. Put a marker on the word like Alphabet Cereal. Have them call out Bingo when the tot gets 3 in a row.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Clothespin Words
(a favorite)


You will need: a copy of the family clusters with long and short vowels. a writing board, six inch dowel or stick, clothespins, a square bucket (Dollar Tree), thin markers, and baggies.
Write the capital letter on the top flat side and then write the lower case letter on the lower flat side of the clothespin. (I store all long "a" letters in one bag and short "a" letter clusters in another bag.) The extra clothespins will be labeled with the 5 vowels and with t, b, d, s, f, g, m, n, p

*This is really a good tool as the tot will be able to phonetically put the word together one letter at a time. It helps with fine motor skills and they will learn their family clusters. This also teaching them to spell with the capital and lower case letters. 

Have everyone or just the one read the cluster together. They will then find a letter or letters to go with that family cluster which forms a word. They will each write it on their slate. The first one to come up with the cluster words will make the stick word. Set a timer. At the end of that time, all words will be counted that fit the family cluster.




Choose a word or pick a cluster such as "ay" or "ag"
With your help the tot will clip the clothespins to the stick as you sound the letters out and form the word. 



















++++++++++++++++





 


Sight Word Cubes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Mini Sight Word Books
Single Letter Sight Words (May be done in step 1)
 

 

 

 

 



2 Letter Sight words



 



 









Sight Words

after                                      add


 


   could, would, should                          count

color words

 
 One, two three, four, five                                     what





                (I)                                            One, two, three, four
 




 large and little                                   Left, right
 

light, heavy                                   long, short

 

 match, it


numbers: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve

 
Shape Words

 
months of the year

 

 nine, nose                                        ten, had, red





 see, some                                                one, some

 









                                                                     This


know, slow


                         one


 

                                     to, two, too


       

up, or, under

up

It,when


why

yes

Games:
Words on the Fly



Cut out the words. Place stick rough Velcro on the back of each word. 

The flies should already be cut out from Step 1. Place a soft sticky Velcro dot on the front of the fly. (Do not cover the letters with the Velcro dot. (The word will fit over the letter) Have the tots write the words on index cards that you have placed on the foam board flies. This will help them learn to spell and read the word. The tot will turn over the word and the 2 players will swat the fly. The player that reads the word correctly and swats the fly will take the fly off the board for a point. Keep changing players or just let a single tot play to see how many words he can get. He may pass if he doesn't know the word. 
You can set a timer or just move through the words chosen for the board for an end point with this game.


Fish for Words


 

Copy, cut out and laminate these fish used in Step 1 as well. Place sticky soft Velcro dots in the box. Cut out all of the sight words that will be used with the Words on the Fly game. Make a pole with a dowel, string and metal clip magnet from the Dollar Tree or the like. 
 Have the tots write the words on index cards that are on the fish. Let them take turns turning over an index card word. Have them say the word and catch that fish.  Keep changing the words on the fish. Set a timer. When the timer goes off, the tots will count up their words. (The words have rough Velcro on the back so they can be interchanged.)




Jungle Word Slap



*Copy and cut out cards.
*Keep the cards in sets.
*Choose a set of cards. 
Say the word and have the tots repeat. After your word practice, start playing Jungle Word Slap. If the tot knows the word, he will slap and say it. If he is wrong the cards go to his neighbor. The game is over when you get the monkey and slap or if you run out of cards. Count up your victory cards.

















Hanging Monkey Sight Words

 


Copy and cut out tree top and monkeys, /Attach the green palm part of the tree to the paper towel roll with tape. Hot glue the large craft sticks crossed in an x figure.for the tree stand. Tape the stand to the roll tree. It is time to hang some monkeys.

Let each tot draw and read what is 
on the monkey. Then have them hang it to the tree or to the next monkey in the group of words. When the monkey drops, it is time to count up monkeys. (Repeat)

 


 

 

 

 



 



 





++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++