Phonics Book 6 ( Beginning blends)

Phonics is a method for teaching reading and writing of the English language by developing learners phonemic awareness—the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes—in order to teach the correspondence between these sounds and the spelling patterns (graphemes) that represent them. The goal of phonics is to enable beginning readers to decode new written words by sounding them out, or, in phonics terms, blending the soundspelling patterns. Since it focuses on the spoken and written units within words, phonics is a sublexical approach and, as a result, is often contrasted with whole language, a wordlevelup philosophy for teaching reading. Since the turn of the 20th century, phonics has been widely used in primary education and in teaching literacy throughout the Englishspeaking world. More specifically, synthetic phonics is now the accepted method of teaching reading in the education systems in the UK and Australia.

Written and illustrated by

Copyright (c) 2004 2005 by Miz Katz N Ratz, patent pending

Miz Katz N Ratz

Don’t rush it Body builders

don’t train in a day, neither

does a child.

If your child is having difficulty, he/she might need more practice with the alphabet Get a fun book about the alphabet and

read that lots of times Then come back

to Progressive Phonics.

Quick Start Guide

Read the book WITH your child You read the “regular” text, and he/she reads the big, red words, sort of like reading the different parts in a play.

Help your child sound out

the words as needed.

c - a - t cat

Read the book several times This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns that are necessary for reading.

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Book

Beginning Blends – table of contents

The following “beginning blends” were not included in this

book, because this book is intended for early readers These

blends are covered in upcoming Progressive Phonics books:

sch str qu

scr spl squ

sm thr dw

Now we’re going to learn about the sound, Shhhhh! Can you make the sound “shhh”?

We have lots of words that make this

Pages like this are read TO the

child The “ear” means the child

is supposed to listen. sh

We don’t have a letter in the alphabet

for the sound, shhh, so we have different

ways of spelling it.

The way we spell it the most is with

the letters “s” and “h.” You can’t

actually hear an “s” or an “h” in

the sound, shhhh, but it’s close.

(Have the child practice saying

and listening to the sound, shhh.)

Let’s practice learning to read the

letters, “sh” –

Teacher/parent information: Other ways of spelling

the shhh sound are: motion, conscious, mission, and

champagne – but a child doesn’t need to learn this now.

sh

ICE CREAM

Here we are at the ice cream –

the is open, the is nice,

but we can’t go in because we are mice

The girl at the is mean to us:

she screams, she hollers, she makes a fuss She says the is just for people,

but in the are lots of “sheeple.”

shop shop shop

shop

shop shop

b b

sh

I went to a to buy a

to take us on a sailing trip The

was dark, the door was , the only

was a coconut

Its little sail was red and blue – it was

much too small for me and you But when

I my eyes, the was bigger,

shop ship

shop shut

I a big red ship

Now we’re going to learn about the sound,

“th.” Can you make the sound “th”?

We have some very important words that use this sound —

this and that (this

cat, that cat)

We don’t have a letter in the alphabet

for the sound, “th,” so we spell it with

the letters, “t” and “h.”

You can’t actually hear a “t” or

an “h” in the sound, “th,” but

that’s how we write it.

(Have the child practice saying

and listening to the sound, “th.”)

Let’s practice learning to read the

letters, “th” –

th

That hat

that hat

that hat that

is silly – makes me laugh

You always wear silly

when you’re in silly bath

th

My mother says I am very tall.

I don’t know why she says at all

I am smaller a house and

smaller a truck;

I am smaller a car

and smaller a duck

In fact I am so very, very small,

you need a telescope

to see my face at all

that

that than

than

than than

b b

b

th

tt h ee

A lot of the time,

little word “ ”

wants to sound different

It wants to say “uh,”

like when you’re saying “duh.”

So try to say “duh,”

when you see word “ ”

Say it after me,

b

b b

b b

b

the the

the the

th

The the

the

The

the

sun is shining in sky;

moon is shining too

sun is very yellow,

and moon is a little bit blue

th

I have twenty five worms

I keep in a box

My sister doesn’t like ,

but me, I like lots

b

them

them them

I feed mud and dirt

I keep very wet

And if you are not nice,

I’ll put one in your bed

First I take a bath, and I brush

my teeth I go to bed, but I

cannot go to sleep monster in

closet is bigger a bear

He wants to eat my toes, and

he wants to chew my hair There are

monsters on ceiling, monsters

on bed Why does everybody tell

then Then

The the than

then

the the

b

th

I a dog than a big fat cat But I a cat than a big fat rat

th + mix-it-up

Now we’re going to learn about the sound,

“ch.” Can you make the sound “ch”?

Lots of words use this sound —

chase that chicken

We don’t have a letter in the alphabet

for the sound, “ch,” so we spell it with

the letters, “c” and “h.”

You can’t actually hear a “c” or

an “h” in the sound, “ch,” but

that’s how we write it.

(Have the child practice saying

and listening to the sound, “ch.”)

Now let’s practice learning to read the

letters, “ch” –

ch

What do you say when you

chat

ch

chip dip

dip a chip

b b

ch

To food for hungry

poodles, first you

chip the chip dip

ch + mix-it-up

Some words have a “sc” sound, you can hear the “s” and the “c” – “sc.” Say after me:

scar - my scar looks

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: scooter, scalp, Scottish, and scout.)

sc

Tell your to

when he acts like that,

when he messes up the house

And if your won’t

when you say, “ , ,”

then tell him he’s a mouse

Sometimes, a “c” and a “k” sound exactly the same Because of this, the “sc” sound

is sometimes spelled with a “k.”

Say after me:

skate - Kate likes

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: sky, skunk, skillet, and skeleton.)

sk

I like to along the street.

I like to with both my feet

But I fell down and hurt my knee,

and I got a , oh lucky me

skip skip

scab

b

sk

don’t want to today – I’ve

, and can’t play

doesn’t look very pretty

quite itchy

And look over there, where

fell down, you even see

ground

and

and

sc + sk + mix-it-up

Some words have a “bl” sound, you can hear the “b” and the “l” – “bl.” Say after me:

black - the bat has a

black back

blue - the ghost said,

“Boo - I’m blue!”

bleep - the robot said

“Beep, beep bleep!”

and

bl

My name is the of gum.

I am a of chewing gum

I am made of gum and spit and slime,

and I’m getting bigger all the time

So be careful what you do

with the you chew –

and I’m on your shoe!

Bob Blob blob

blob Bob Blob

b b b

b

bl

blab blab blab

My brother likes to a lot;

he has a lot to say

I wish he wouldn’t so much –

blab

blab blab blab blab

b

bl

my little ,

so very much went to Doctor

Doctor

put stitches my ;now look like blanket

always sleep

bl + mix-it-up

Some words have a “cl” sound, you can

hear the “c” and the “l” – “cl.” Say

after me:

clap - my cap can clap

class - Cass is in class

cloud - a cow on a

cloud

and

cl

I wish my dog could his hands,then he could for me.

I do a lot of clever things,

and SOMEONE should for me

clap clap

clap

b

cl

I let a little bear

join my bath tub

club

cub club

b

cl

Can a pig clap his can clap his

can a pig clap his

as his

Can a pig clap a can a pig clap a lot Can clap clap clap clop clop clop

Some words have a “gl” sound You can hear the “g” and the “l” – “gl.” Say

I’m that I have all my toes.

I’m to have my little nose

But I’m not – I’m very – about these orange freckles

Everybody says they’re cute, but I’m

not – they make me puke

I wish I could take a of cream

and rub them off before I scream

Clap if Clap if glad

not clap if Bob the Blob if Bob the Blob

Some words have a “fl” sound You can hear the “f” and the “l” – “fl.” Say

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: flight, float, flag, and flower.)

fl

Yesterday I sat on my hat,

and it went from to

I think I liked it better –

how do I make it not so ?

b

fat flat

fat flat

fl

I like to watch my daddy-o

cook food on the patio

He can a burger;

he can a steak;

he can them high

so they touch the sky

b b

b

flip flip flip

fl

little baby bird

You must your

wings to fly

But the baby bird

didn’t his wings,

and he fell into the dirt

b

b

b

fl

If flat

can them a hat

if his flop a lot

him not hop hop hop

But if his flat

if flop flap flap flap

A

your bunny’s ears are ,

who really cares ears are ,

bunny rabbit could never look scary –

unless, course, he lost “hairy.”

fl + mix-it-up

Some words have a “pl” sound You can hear the “p” and the “l” – “pl.” Say

Little Jack Horner

sat in the corner

with a upon his thumb

Jack had to cough,

and the fell off –

and the went

on the tabletop

b b b

b

plum

plum plum plop

pl

Ten plus ten is a lot of

but is ten plus ten

little toes – little freckles

my nose

pl + mix-it-up

Some words have a “sl” sound You can hear the “s” and the “l” – “sl.” Say

sleep - can’t you see

that I’m asleep?

and

and

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: slim, slime, slang, and slush.)

hello

sl

A of the

is a silly way of saying

you let a secret out

So don’t let your

ever, ever –

keep a secret in your mouth

slip lip

slip lip slip

b

b

sl

Slap

Slap

slap

your hands together

them on your knee

the water in the bath,

but don’t me

sl

My good friend

likes to the door

His mother says, “ ,

don’t you that door!”

But doesn’t listen

doesn’t care

Sam slam

Sam slam

Sam

Sam

Sam slam slam slam

sl

My diet,

They want to be – they think they are

Some words have a “sn” sound You can

hear the “s” and the “n” – “sn.” Say

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: snake, sniff, snore, and snuggle.)

Achoo!

sn

Don’t your fingers

in a baby’s face

when a baby takes a

the baby can’t ,

and he will cry all over the place

snap

nap snap snap snap

nap

b

b

sn

b b

sn

If a bug is snug in a rug

get it then snap

snap snap snap

But if the bug that is snug in the rug

grab a of snip snip snip

cut the bug

,and you want to out,

your fingers –

and loudly shout, shout, shout

won’t listen when you shout,

Some words have a “sp” sound You can

hear the “s” and the “p” – “sp.” Say

sport - what sort of sport

do you like to play?

Never

when you around,

because if you

when you around,

the may land on you

spit

spin

spit spin

spit

sp

My dog, ,

has just one ,

right there on his tummy

likes to lick a lot

from a big, old of honey

The cat spat at the rat

the rat spat

I them not spit but spat at

Some words have a “br” sound You can hear the “b” and the “r” – “br.” Say

bright - his bite was

bright and white

and

and

and

br

My brother caught a ghost; he put it

in a And now he wants to

, , about the ghost inside the

But I know there’s nothing deep inside

that – I heard the ghostie

something might spill out –

or something might spill

a cup

up the brim

did it what it did him

rat is a brat

but I is

in his

br + mix-it-up

Some words have a “cr” sound You can hear the “c” and the “r” – “cr.” Say

Never let a crazy

drive you in a taxi

The will pinch your fingers;

the will pinch your toes;

the crazy will drive the

completely off the road

crab cab crab

crab

crab cab

b

cr

How much food

mouth?

mouth

food without one drop falling out?

can a crab cram in his

I bet a crab can cram

a lot in his

But can a crab cram

b

cr + mix-it-up

Some words have a “dr” sound You can hear the “d” and the “r” – “dr.” Say

after me:

drum - my drum says

dum-dum-drum

dry - my mouth is so

dry I could die

drool - my dog, Dewley,

is really drooly

and

and

and

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: drink, dress, drive, and dragon.)

dr

My much too for me to around,

so always leave my sitting ground

Some words have a “fr” sound You can hear the “f” and the “r” – “fr.” Say

Fred Frog

Fran

Fred Fran

the

and , his daughter,

live in a pond with lots of water

and like nothing better

than jumping in and getting wetter

b b

dr

Fran the Frog has a lot of

but can

them in the Fred Frog

Yes yes yes

them his

toys, she

Some words have a “gr” sound You can hear the “g” and the “r” – “gr.” Say

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: green, grass, grip, and grumble )

gr

Because I am a monkey, I should

my I should

my with both my hands, and

eat the as fast as I can

I’m not a boy – this is not a costume –

I can’t use a spoon

grab grub grab

gr

a bug grub

his grab a bug then the bug

his glug

gr + mix-it-up

Some words have a “pr” sound You can hear the “p” and the “r” – “pr.” Say

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: press, proud, promise, and printer.)

pr

I like to push my sister, ,

around the park in her little

and then I push

as best as I can

But if little ever starts to cry,

I take the to Mom to

figure out why

Pam

pram Pam pram

Pam

Pam pram

b

b

pr

Never use your nose

to sleeping – he could

surprise and you eyes And you could

happen – I’ve done all before

or stick, and never

b

prod a frog hop up in hit

in the then drop

frog on the I this

prod a frog a

a prod a frog

pr + mix-it-up

Some words have a “tr” sound You can hear the “t” and the “r” – “tr.” Say

Don’t on a

out in the woods –

the will grab your

toot, foot, foot

b b

tr

I did not trip

could see all

my hair very well,

and eat and smell

b b

tr + mix-it-up

Some words have a “st” sound You can hear the “s” and the “t” – “st.” Say

st

What’s the best way

to your bike

when you get up to the ?

Do you squeeze the brakes

and on the ground,

or do you just say “ ”

and let the bike fall down?

I saw Baby

take his very first

I saw Baby

take the biggest yet

He got up off his diapers,

he wobbled on his feet,

he took one ,

and he crossed the street

And when Baby

took number two,

he went up in the sky,

Stan

step Stan

step

step

Stan step

b b b

b

st

Watch where you –

Some words have a “sw” sound You can hear the “s” and the “w” – “sw.” Say

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: swim, swan, swallow, and sweater.)

sw

I can when I giggle.

I can when I laugh

I can across the ocean,

but I cannot take a bath

I can swim

I can swim a lot

I can swim in a swim in a pot

I am a

it is swim swim swim

in I am in

bath,

little fishy,and my only wishy,

sw + mix-it-up

Some words have a “tw” sound You can hear the “t” and the “w” – “tw.” Say

(Practice this until the child “gets it” – if you need

more words, try: twirl, twig, twist, and twinkle.)

20

10

tw

If I had a ,

would it ever really matter

which of us would ?

’Cuz if my looked like me,

and I looked like my ,

who would ever know

My snake ,

– it’s .

You see, every month or two,

my snake grows new ,

I if

the skin that in

b

tw + mix-it-up