Phonics

Courtney Jackson

Vowels: Short Sounds

• a cat

• e bed

• i dig

• o dog

• u bug

Vowels: Long Sounds

Long vowels say their name.

• a

• e

• i

• o

• u

Constantans

• All other letters are called constantans

b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z

Rules• When there is 1 vowel it usually says the

short sound

• When there are 2 vowels the first one is usually is a long vowel and the second on is silent.

• There are many sounds that do not follow the rules some of these are called special sounds: like the word sky

• (the y makes the long i sound.)

Activity

• You have to the end of this song to find as many 3 letter words with one vowel in the class and write them down.

GO

Click below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-AbG7Wd2Soc

Phonics Song

Practice

Here are a few of the words that you may have found around the room:

bad mad dad

leg bed wet

big did dig

dog log jog

run bug mud

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