Phonics /AR/ /ar/

Hi everyone!

The last sound of the year has been: /ar/

AR is for... STAR 🌟, CAR 🚗 or SHARK!

Phonics /ER/ /er/

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The next sound we've worked on is: /er/

ER is for... SPIDER, FLOWER 🌼 or SHOWER 🚿!

Phonics /UE/ /ue/

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The following sound has been: /ue/

UE is for... BARBECUE!

Phonics /OI/ /oi/

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This has been the second sound of the term: /oi/

OI is for... COIN or TOILET 🚽

Phonics /OU/ /ou/

Hi everyone!

This was the first sound of the term: /ou/

OU is for... HOUSE 🏠 or MOUSE 🐭

Phonics /EE/ /ee/, /OR/ /or/

Hi everyone!

These are the last two sounds of the term: /ee/ and /or/.

EE is for... BEE 🐝, SHEEP 🐑 or TREE 🌳!

OR is for... CORN 🌽, FORK 🍴 or HORSE 🐎!

Phonics /IE/ /ie/

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The third sound we've learnt this term corresponds to the following digraph: /ie/

IE is for... PIE or TIE 👔!

Phonics /OA/ /oa/

Hi everyone!

The second sound we've learnt this term is the /oa/ sound.

 OA is for... COAT , SOAP or BOAT ⛵!

Phonics /AI/ /ai/

Hi everyone!

The first sound we've learnt this term is the /ai/ sound.

 AI is for... TRAIN 🚂, SNAIL 🐌 or RAIN ☔!

Phonics /TH/ /th/

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The last sound we have learnt this term is the /th/ sound. This syllable can be pronounced as: 

- /ð/(voiced): This, that, these, those... 

- /θ/(voiceless): Three, thief, thin, think...

For both sounds we have to place our tongue between our upper and lower teeth, for the first one there is going to be vocal cord vibration and for the second there isn't. The easiest way to tell the difference is to put your fingers on your throat and see if you can feel vibrations.

 

Phonics /OO/ /oo/

Hi everyone!

Lately, we've been working on the /oo/ sound. We've learnt that it can be pronounced as: 

- /ʊ/ (a short u): Book, foot, cook, wood... 

- /uː/ (a long u): Spoon, food, moon, broom... 

Those two sounds resemble the singing of a cuckoo, that's why we made our own CUCKOO CLOCKS!

Phonics /QU/ /qu/

 Hi everyone!

The first sound of this academic year is /qu/

QU is for... QUACK! 

Phonics /AR/ /ar/

Hi everyone!

Finally, the last sound has been /ar/.

AR is for... STAR 🌟 or SHARK!

Phonics /ER/ /er/

Hi everyone!

Another sound we've worked on is /er/.

ER is for... FLOWER 🌼 or SHOWER 🚿!

Phonics /UE/ /ue/

Hi everyone!

The following sound has been /ue/.

UE is for... BARBECUE!

Phonics /OI/ /oi/

Hi everyone!

The second sound of the term has been /oi/.

OI is for... COIN or TOILET 🚽

Phonics /OU/ /ou/

Hi everyone!

The first sound of the term has been /ou/.

OU is for... HOUSE 🏠 or MOUSE 🐭

Phonics /EE/ /ee/ and /OR/ /or/

Hi everyone!

These are the last two sounds of the term: /ee/ and /or/.

EE is for... BEE 🐝, SHEEP 🐑 or TREE 🌳!

OR is for... CORN 🌽, FORK 🍴 or HORSE 🐎!