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Ii Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key and cumulative notes.
Ii. Similar to the previous (Hh), except this time there is no timer. A player keeps uncovering and identifying pictures until a mistake is made and then play will pass to the next player.
The chant is /I/, /i/. An insect. (x2) While placing your thumbs to the sides of your nostrils, wriggle your fingers to imitate the legs and antennae of an in...
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
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Hh Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key and cumulative notes.
Hh. Cover the pictures as usual, then set a timer for 30 seconds. Students �jan-ken� or roll dice to see goes first. The student has 30 seconds to uncover pictures and identify them, this is done one by one. If they misname or fail to identify a picture, then that picture is covered before play continues. After 30 seconds the next player goes.
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Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
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Downloads: 7
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Gg Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key and cumulative notes.
Gg. Here is another idea for you. Cover all the pictures with chips, then a student rolls a dice (die) and can uncover the number of pictures thrown. Any pictures which are not identified, or read, correctly are recovered with chips and play passes to the next player. Chips can again be used as points if you wish. The teacher, if playing, should pl...
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
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Downloads: 8
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Ff Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key and cumulative notes.
Challenge your students to simply describe the pictures. Let me give you a couple of examples.
1. It is green. It has straight lines. It is used in counting.
2. It is grey. It is circular. It is used on an engine.
The chant is simple. /F/, /f/. Flat! (x 2), followed by a long ffffffffffff sound, as the teacher collapses slowly onto the floor.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 5
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Ee Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key and notes.
This being a phonics exercise. Try sounding out the words, slowly. For example: /e/, /l/, /b/, /ow/ (elbow). Students must wait till you have completed sounding out a word before identifying the picture, otherwise they cannot get the point.
The chant is "/e/, /e/. Cracking an egg. (x 2)", whilst pretending to crack an egg open. With young childr...
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
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Downloads: 7
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Dd Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key and notes.
The chant for this can be a lot of fun. "Duh, duh. A dinosaur. (x 2), whilst banging your fists on the desk or stomping around the room.
For the older students, try describing each picture and then students will identify the picture and cover it with a chip.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
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Downloads: 7
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Cc Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key and notes.
Another way to use this activity, especially for younger children, is to call out the name of each picture and then have the child cover the picture with a poker chip. Explain that they can always ask "What is it?", but that the picture will then be covered by the teacher�s chip. The same is true when they cover the wrong picture. Take care when ...
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
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Downloads: 7
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Bb Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key.
You will notice a large picture in the bottom righthand corner of each activity card. This is to help you create a mini chant or dittie. For me, this one is. /b/, /b/ (buh). Bouncing a ball (x 2), whilst bouncing an imaginary ball.
For the /Aa/ card, it would be. /a/, /a/ (short vowel sound). A great big ant x 2, whilst pretending to brush that an...
Level: elementary
Age: 4-11
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 5
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Aa Picture Covers: An exercise in phonics with answer key.
I started this project several years ago but never completed it, now I have picked it up again.
I will give hints on each activity, sometime repeated, on how to use these activity cards.
Print on thick paper and laminate.
Children can ask you to ID any pictures without text before beginning.
Cover each picture with a poker chip.
Children ...
Level: elementary
Age: 4-11
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4
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Yes/No Questions with Verb To Be 3 and answer keys.
Another couple of fun introductions created so that you can ask some simple questions for practising short yes/no questions with the verb To Be. It seems so easy but never-the-less some students struggle. Hope this helps someone somewhere. When done orally encourage students to add comments to their answers to make them more realistic.
This is the...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
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