Whole Group Phonics - Science of Reading Aligned - Diphthongs

This set includes: Whole Group Phonics - Science of Reading Aligned - (au, aw, oo, ou, oi, oy)

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Whole Group Phonics is an interactive, multisensory resource. The engaging activities provided are intended to be quick, whole group activities that you can use to introduce a new focus phonics skill. We move from phonemes to graphemes with these activities. These activities are aligned to the Science of Reading.

What are the Benefits of Using Whole Group Phonics?

✔️ Zero-prep, systematic, and explicit

✔️ Aligns perfectly with our other SOR-based activities (Phonics Focus Files, Decodable Passages, and Road to Decode subscription)

✔️ Highly engaging and promotes movement!

ACTIVITY 1:

You will read the Sound Snack slide to students and then show students each sound slide (Nom! Nom! vs. Blaaaaaarg!). If the Sound Munching Monster likes the picture shown on the plate, it has the focus sound. You may want to emphasize the focus sound as you and your students say each picture aloud.

You can use a real hand-held monster puppet to add some extra novelty and fun to the lesson! After Sound Munching Monster provides your students with each clue, it’s time for students to guess the sound he wants to eat!

Sound Munching Monster reveals the sound he wants to eat! Then, he moves into teaching students the proper mouth motion for that sound. You can read the tip provided aloud to your students on how to properly form the sound.

Next, students must determine if the sound is a vowel or consonant. If it a vowel, they will place their hands on their head. If it is a consonant, they will place their hands on their shoulders.

ACTIVITY 2:

Now we move into phoneme (sound) practice. Students will say the picture shown aloud slowly. Then, they must determine if do or do not hear the focus sound by doing a movement. We provide many movement slides.

ACTIVITY 3:

With this activity, we transition from phoneme practice to grapheme (the written form of the phoneme) practice. Students first sky write the grapheme that represents the phoneme.

Then, they must say the sounds they hear in the focus picture, tap the sounds with their fingers (or you can have them stomp, clap, wiggle, chop their arms, etc.), and finally map the graphemes that represent each phoneme.

Students can use white boards to map the sounds they hear or you can provide them with the practice sheet included. You may want to have students work on the rug with you (using a pencil and clip board) or you may want students to work back at their seats.