Day 5: /a/ Phonic Sound #60Days60Activities

So today was day two of Phonics and the next sound was /a/. We revised our first sound /s/ and then moved on to the new sound.

We began with the /a/ story followed by a song and then Z traced her /a/ in the finger phonics book. We followed that with 'find the /a/ sound' game.

After the game, Z made /a/ in the air and on her board with water and cotton swabs.

We finished it up with playdoh fun where Z made /a/ and ants on her arm (which was a scene in the story and the /a/ phonic song is also about 'ants on my arm')

Day 2 - #60Days60Activities - /s/ Phonic Sound

Since I'm a certified Jolly Phonics trainer and take classes for kids, it is obvious I would help Z learn phonics and sounds. Well, it isn't obvious really, if Z wouldn't have been interested in sounds I wouldn't have really forced her. Since she loves her sounds, I don't mind doing them. 

Day 2 - /s/ Phonic Sound

I follow a multisensory approach in class, I do the same with Z. We sang songs. did the action for the sound, listened to ssssstory about a ssssssnake. We also traced /s/, since Z hasn't started writing yet (in Montessori they start at 4), Z loved it. We ended the session with a ssssssimple /s/ activity (*Which I won't do in class)

 

 

 

Activity - Recognizing Sounds

Z knows all the basic 42 sounds, and we have a song to go with it. Thanks to Jolly Phonics am able to do various exercises with her at home. I'm also planning to enroll her in my MLCB phonics from April onwards. We as parents might be struggling to take out time for Z, but there are things she should be happy about. 

I bought a sound box for my class and Fizz being Fizz brought one for Z as well. Z loves making words and showing how well she knows her sounds. She can sit with her sound box for an hour at a stretch and I make sure we do a round of sound games every day.