Phonics is a wonderful way to let your
child learn about sounds and the importance of speaking properly.
There are many ways the child can improve their social skills and
hence speaking is important. As a child the world is about color,
fun and interaction. To make phonics a fun session, we can explore
worksheets and simple games to bring the element of interest.
Children require a lot of variety and hence it is good if the
phonics classes are not monotonous. There are simple set of
worksheets or you can use it page wise so that the child is not
confused. The beginning stage has to be dealt with a lot of coloring
concepts. The child learns through these worksheets quite naturally.
The sessions are full of simple ideas like for e.g. the letter ‘z’
is taught with a bee buzzing activity. The repetitions in zzzz can
be colored with a different color. The worksheets also indicate
guidance for coloring which seems perfect to match up. Kids are
usually pleased with their own work and a tiny mark of appreciation
like a star or smiley adds much happiness to their milestones.
Progress is assured if the guidance is given by a good teacher. To
take away the similarity in concepts, you can include a drawing
concept or explain children new sets of rhyming words. Here they
learn more words and get to know the varied pronunciations of a
single word.
Grammar when taught to children has to be very interesting. They do
not understand a proper noun or common noun but if said as special
names or common things, it is imbibed by them easily. Kids are very
much keen to get ahead and love to participate in a group. The best
part is to evaluate them generally and make a keen effort in giving
them new ideas to learn phonics. Worksheets and flash cards are the
primary way to teach single alphabet sounds. This can be long or
short ‘o’ or‘t’. Later on blending concepts can be worked out.
Printables can be checked out on the site. It is so easy to teach
them controlled sounds like in case of ‘r’. For e.g. car and bark
has a different sound attached to you. If English is the main
language spoken at home, children imbibe it well. But again it is
better to teach with facial expressions and movement of palette and
tongue how to place the vowels. The sound learning is easy if it is
done with a lot of practice and revision. There are classes for
adult learning in phonics. Several play schools have phonics classes
to involve parents too.
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| SOME RHYMES |
| Hey Diddle Diddle |
| Baa, Baa, Black Sheep |
| Hickory, Dickory, Dock |
| Jack and Jill went up the hill |
| Little Miss Muffet |
| One, two |
| Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake |
| Rock-a-bye, baby |
To market, to market, to buy a
fat pig |
Wee Willie Winkie runs through
the town |
| Two Twin Aeroplanes |
| Engine Engine Number Nine |
| Little Bo Peep |
| Five little freckled frogs |
| Four little monkeys |
| A tisket A tasket |
| Goosey Goosey Gander |
| One Two Three Four Five |
| Hot cross buns |
| Pat a cake |
| Rolly Polly Rolly Polly |
| Open Shut them |
| After a bath |
| Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater |
| Row Row Row your boat |
| Mary Mary Quite contrary |
| I love you, you love me |
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