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PHONICS - READING WORDS AND PHASES

TRICKY WORDS ACTIVITIES

Tricky words are those words which cannot be sounded out correctly using the phonics letter sounds. The only way these words can be read and spelt correctly is by learning them and having plenty of practise. Here some games to learn this irregular words.

Tricky words bus

Tricky words train

Tricky words plane

Tricky words ship

ANIMALS AND ACTION VERBS

These songs introduce a bunch of fun animals, action verbs, and the phrases: "Can you__?" and "Yes, I can. / No I can't."

Action verbs: clap, fly, stomp, swim, climb, run, jump, walk, sing, dance.

Animal vocabulary: bird, elephant, fish, gorilla, buffalo, boys and girls. 

This song is a fun music-and-movement song that teaches the characteristics of some of kids' favorite animals and the adverbs fast and slow. 

Action verbs: clap your hands, wag your tail, thump your chest, bend your knees, wiggle your ears.  

WILD ANIMALS

Vocabulary: zebra, giraffe, elephant, hippo, snake, monkey, tiger, lion, eagle, lizard, crocodile, hyena, gazelle. 

Parts of the animals bodies: legs, neck, hair, mane, foot/feet, paws, hands, arms, claws, wings, teeth, tail. 

Interactive activities:

Stories:

POLAR BEAR, POLAR BEAR, WHAT DO YOU HEAR? by Eric Carle

                    

              Move like polar bears:

               "Polar Bear, Polar Bear turn around.

                Polar Bear, Polar Bear touch the ground.

                Polar Bear, Polar Bear bend down low.

                Polar Bear, Polar Bear touch your toe.

                Polar Bear, Polar Bear slide on the ice.

                Polar Bear, Polar Bear spin around, twice.

                Polar Bear, Polar Bear reach up high.

                Polar Bear, Polar Bear touch the sky."

                                                                Jean Warren

                                                                Adapted Traditional

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