Canadian Daily Phonics Grade 1

32 weekly lessons provide a strong phonetic background for Grade One students. The lessons cover a wide range of skills needed to develop strong reading skills. The teaching plans and activity sheets can be used on a weekly basis or the ideas and worksheets can be used to suit students needs or they could be used for teaching ideas, reinforcing students' phonetic skills, and home study.Each weekly plan contains an Objective, Teacher Information, Daily Planning Ideas containing games, listening activities, stories and riddles. A Picture Key is provided for each worksheet so the pictures can be identified. Four weekly activity worksheets focus on the concept(s) taught during the week. Weekly tests are provided and could be held on the last day of the week or when it is necessary Each week includes an activity a day:Days 1 to 3: Introduce the consonants in the lesson with a story for recognition and the sounds that they make. There is a picture key and activity worksheet for each. Day 4: Reviews all of the letters previously taught using riddles. There is a picture key and activity worksheet. Day 5: Auditory/Visual Discrimination Test of All Sounds Previously Taught Sequential Development of Skills Week 1: Initial Consonants: Ss, Mm, Tt Week 2: Initial Consonants: Pp, Rr, Cc Week 3: Initial Consonants: Gg, hh, Nn Week 4: Initial Consonants: Bb, Kk, Ll Week 5: Initial Consonants: Dd, Ff, Jj Week 6: Initial Consonants: Qq, Vv, Ww Week 7: Initial Consonants: Xx, Yy, Zz Week 9: Final Consonants: g. l, d, f, p, n, l, m, t Week 10: Final Consonants: d, m, t, l p, s Week 11: Short Vowel 'Aa' Week 12: Short Vowel 'Ee' Week 13: Short Vowel ' Ii' Week 14: Short Vowel 'Oo' Week 15: Short Vowel 'Uu' Week 16: Long Vowel 'Aa' Week 17: Long Vowel ' Ee' Week 18: Long Vowel 'Ii" Week 19: Long Vowel 'Oo' Week 20: Long Vowel ' Uu' Week 21: S Blends: st, sk, sm, sn, sl, sw, sp, sc Week 22: L Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl Week 23: R Blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr Week 24: Final Consonant Blends: st, lt, nk, nt, mp, sk Week 25: Initial Consonant Digraphs: sh, ch, wh, wh Week 26: Final Consonant Digraphs: sh, ch, th Week 27: Vowel Pairs: ai, ay, ee, ea Week 28: Vowel Pairs: oa, ou Week 29: Double Vowel Combinations: oo, oa, ow Week 30: Y as a consonant and as a vowel Week 31: Final Consonant Blends: nt, nd, ng, nk Week 32: Singular and Plural Words I strongly believe in the saying "practice makes perfect."