Below are three videos for your child to access when they are practising the speed sounds. The videos are purposely separated into three in order to support your child at the appropriate level. If you are unsure as to which video to use, please contact me via the learning log or email.

• MTYT Set 1 Speed Sounds: Use this video if your child needs to hear the sounds first and then repeat it after me

• MTYT Set 1 Special friends: Use this video if your child needs to hear the special friends (digraphs) sounds first and then repeat it after me

• Set 1 Speed Sounds: Use this video if your child is confident practising the sounds independently without support

Once you have completed the appropriate speed sound video, please continue with the daily phonics learning video below.

• Review Set 1 sounds

• Blending orally without Speed Sound Cards

  • Fred talk words (MTYT):

    • j-a-m jam

    • h-e-n hen

    • m-u-d mud

    • f-a-n fan

• Blending with Speed Sound Cards

  • Say the word clearly so that your child can hear it i.e., mat

  • Build the word. Say “I need…..” - ask your child to tell you the sound that you need and place the card down so that they can see it. Repeat with all the sounds in the word

  • Point to the sound and say the sounds (m-a-t) then sweep your finger under the word and say the word (mat)

• Read the Green word cards (you can write them on paper or a whiteboard or use the teaching video as a reference)

  • Read the words with the children. Show them the dots and dashes and ask them if they can see any special friends

  • Ask the children to say the sounds in Fred talk

  • Say the word out loud running your finger under the word

• Review the words with your child and support them to read the words without the dots and dashes

Learning Objective:

• Strengthen fine motor skills

• Strengthen creative skills

You will need:

• Ice cube tray

• Food coloring

• Popsicle sticks or disposable ice cream spoons

• Paper

• Small plastic bowls

• Plastic spoons

Learning activity:

Prepare the ice cubes with your child:

Place about ¼ cup water into small bowls and add 5 or more drops of food coloring to each bowl. Mix well.

Put the colored water into the different sections of an ice cube tray.

Check on your ice cube tray after about 30 to 45 minutes. When the colored water is half-frozen, stick a handle into the center of each ice cube.

Put the ice tray back in the freezer.

Once the ice cubes are frozen solid they are ready to be used. Take the cubes out of the tray and place in a bowl so that your child can choose their colours.

Prepare large sheets of drawing paper and have fun painting with the colored ice cubes!

Extension:

Can you paint your favourite character or scene from the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff?