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Picture PromptsPicture Prompts

Group 1 Sounds Cognate Group 1 Sounds Cognate PairsPairs

b/p b/p d/td/t v/fv/f g/kg/k z/sz/s j/chj/ch th/thth/th

bb /b/ /b/ The noisy The noisy

sound is sound is made by made by popping your popping your lips.lips.

pp /p/ The /p/ The

quiet sound quiet sound is made by is made by popping your popping your lips.lips.

dd //d/ The d/ The

noisy sound noisy sound is made by is made by the tip of the tip of your tongue your tongue tap dancing.tap dancing.

tt /t//t/ The The

quiet sound quiet sound is made by is made by the tip of the tip of your tongue your tongue tap dancing.tap dancing.

vv /v/ The noisy /v/ The noisy

sound is made sound is made with your with your front teeth front teeth and bottom lip and bottom lip (show front (show front teeth).teeth).

ff /f/ The quiet /f/ The quiet

sound is made sound is made with your with your front teeth front teeth and bottom lip and bottom lip (Show front (Show front teeth).teeth).

gg

/g/ The noisy /g/ The noisy sound is made sound is made by drinking his by drinking his medicine (sore medicine (sore throat) -use throat) -use hand motion. hand motion.

kk /k/ The quiet /k/ The quiet

sound is made sound is made by coughing by coughing (sore throat)-(sore throat)-use hand use hand motion (hand motion (hand touching touching throat).throat).

zz

/z//z/ The The noisy sound is noisy sound is made by the made by the buzzing sound buzzing sound of beesof bees (use (use hand motion).hand motion).

ss

/s//s/ The The quiet sound quiet sound that slithers that slithers like a snake like a snake (use hand (use hand motion).motion).

jj /j/ The noisy /j/ The noisy

sound is made sound is made by the kid who by the kid who is jumping is jumping rope (hands rope (hands pretending to pretending to jump rope).jump rope).

chch /ch/ The /ch/ The

quiet sound is quiet sound is made by the made by the ‘pushing of a ‘pushing of a train’ to the train’ to the station. Use station. Use hand motion hand motion (two hands (two hands pushing pushing outwards). outwards).

thth

/th//th/The noisy The noisy sound is made sound is made when you when you noisily stick noisily stick your tongue your tongue out at me.out at me.

thth

/th//th/The quiet The quiet sound is made sound is made when you when you quietly stick quietly stick your tongue your tongue out at me. out at me.

Group 2 Sounds Group 2 Sounds ConsonantsConsonants

ShSh m/nm/n w/wh/hw/wh/h rr ll ququ xx yy

cc gg ckck

shsh /sh/ This is the /sh/ This is the

quietest of all the quietest of all the sounds. This sounds. This sound goes sound goes around telling all around telling all the other letters the other letters to be quiet. (Use to be quiet. (Use hand movement-hand movement-index finger to the index finger to the lips.)lips.)

mm

/m/ The lips /m/ The lips are closed. are closed. This sound is This sound is made with air made with air coming coming through the through the nose.nose.

nn

/n/ This is the /n/ This is the same story same story as /m/ but this as /m/ but this time your time your mouth is open.mouth is open.

ww

/w/ Wind is /w/ Wind is blowing the blowing the hat away.hat away.

whwh

/wh/ Same /wh/ Same as /w/ but as /w/ but the /h/ is so the /h/ is so nervous it nervous it doesn’t say a doesn’t say a sound.sound.

hh

/h/ The tired /h/ The tired student is student is slouching on a slouching on a chair and chair and exhaling.exhaling.

rr

/r/ The dog is /r/ The dog is growling, ‘rrrr’. growling, ‘rrrr’.

ll /l/ The boy is /l/ The boy is

licking a candy licking a candy cane and when cane and when he licks, he says he licks, he says /l/.(When licking /l/.(When licking the candy, his the candy, his tongue stays tongue stays up.)up.)

ququ /qu/ This is a /qu/ This is a

baby duck who baby duck who can only say can only say /kw/ instead of /kw/ instead of quack. The baby quack. The baby duck is so small duck is so small she must always she must always go with her go with her babysitter, u.babysitter, u.

xx /x/ X does not /x/ X does not

have his own have his own sound so /k/ sound so /k/ and /s/ join and /s/ join together to together to make a sound make a sound for x.for x.

yy

/y/ This sound /y/ This sound says /y/ as in says /y/ as in yoyo.yoyo.

cc

Sometimes c Sometimes c acts like a acts like a snake and snake and goes /s/.goes /s/.

cc

/c/ Sometimes /c/ Sometimes c is sick and c is sick and coughs like /k/.coughs like /k/.

gg

Sometimes g Sometimes g likes to jump likes to jump rope and rope and goes /j/. goes /j/.

ckck /ck/ When c is at /ck/ When c is at

the end of a the end of a small word he small word he gets lonely so gets lonely so he invites his he invites his friend k and friend k and they make the they make the same sound same sound together /ck/.together /ck/.

Group 3 Sounds- Long Group 3 Sounds- Long walk and short walk walk and short walk

vowelsvowels aa ee ii oo uu

aa /a/ I’m going to /a/ I’m going to

take a big juicy take a big juicy bite of the apple. bite of the apple. Act out taking a Act out taking a big bite of an big bite of an apple (open apple (open mouth) in order mouth) in order to elicit the /a/ to elicit the /a/ sound. sound.

ii /i//i/ This student This student

loved his long hair loved his long hair but hated to wash it. but hated to wash it. Day after day it got Day after day it got dirtier, slimier, and dirtier, slimier, and smellier until one smellier until one day he touched his day he touched his hair and said, “ick!” hair and said, “ick!” I showed him how to I showed him how to ‘clip’ the sound and ‘clip’ the sound and just say /i/. just say /i/.

Until this day everyone remembers /i/ Until this day everyone remembers /i/ from the little boy with the long hair. from the little boy with the long hair. Students then draw on the hair on the Students then draw on the hair on the letter i.letter i.

ee /e/ “Ed” is a /e/ “Ed” is a

fisherman who fisherman who always wears his always wears his lucky cap. The lucky cap. The children look for children look for the cap to assist the cap to assist them in identifying them in identifying the /e/ sound. Clip the /e/ sound. Clip the sound and the sound and say /e/. say /e/.

uu

/u/ The student /u/ The student puts his hands puts his hands up and makes up and makes the u shape the u shape when he ‘clips’ when he ‘clips’ the up word.the up word.

oo /o/ When this /o/ When this

student goes to the student goes to the doctor, the doctor doctor, the doctor says, “Open your says, “Open your mouth and say mouth and say /o/.” (Make sure /o/.” (Make sure students’ mouths students’ mouths are elongated to are elongated to get the correct get the correct sound). sound).

Long Walk Long Walk VowelsVowels

Group 4 Sounds - Sneaky Group 4 Sounds - Sneaky ee

Let me tell you about a student I Let me tell you about a student I knew. He was a new student to knew. He was a new student to the school, and I was a new the school, and I was a new teacher, so I thought if I put him at teacher, so I thought if I put him at the end of the line he could watch the end of the line he could watch his vowel partner and learn the his vowel partner and learn the school rules. Unfortunately, school rules. Unfortunately, sneaky-e got so upset about being sneaky-e got so upset about being at the end of the line that he at the end of the line that he kicked his vowel partner then got kicked his vowel partner then got back in line without ever being back in line without ever being seen or heard by the teacher. His seen or heard by the teacher. His vowel partner was so surprised vowel partner was so surprised that he said his own name outloud. that he said his own name outloud. When I turned around and asked, When I turned around and asked, “What did this line say?” Everyone “What did this line say?” Everyone spoke up except for sneaky-e. spoke up except for sneaky-e. Sneaky-e was so sneaky that he Sneaky-e was so sneaky that he did not say a sound.did not say a sound.

aeae

eeee

ieie

oeoe

ueue

ueue

Group 5-Bossy r Group 5-Bossy r With this syllable/word type, the vowels get With this syllable/word type, the vowels get

bossed around by bossy r. When r stands bossed around by bossy r. When r stands behind a vowel he whispers in their ear to behind a vowel he whispers in their ear to say a different sound (except when sneaky-e say a different sound (except when sneaky-e is there, sneaky-e is stronger and bossy r just is there, sneaky-e is stronger and bossy r just says his sound). r is a bit of a bully.says his sound). r is a bit of a bully.

r says to /a/, “Don’t say /a/, say /ar/ with me.”r says to /a/, “Don’t say /a/, say /ar/ with me.”

r says to /o/, “Don’t say /o/, say /or/ with r says to /o/, “Don’t say /o/, say /or/ with me.”me.”r says to /i/, /e/, and /u/, “Don’t say /i/, /e/ or r says to /i/, /e/, and /u/, “Don’t say /i/, /e/ or

/u/, say /ur-ir-er/ with me.”/u/, say /ur-ir-er/ with me.”

arar

/ar/ Identify the /ar/ Identify the picture (arm). picture (arm). Clip the /m/ Clip the /m/ sound and sound and say /ar/.say /ar/.

oror

/or/ Identify the /or/ Identify the picture (door). picture (door). Clip the /d/ Clip the /d/ sound and sound and use /or/.use /or/.

ir,er,urir,er,ur

/er/ /ir/ /ur/ /er/ /ir/ /ur/ What do you What do you say when you say when you are very cold are very cold in an igloo? in an igloo?

Group 6-Chained Group 6-Chained VowelsVowels

These vowels are chained (stuck These vowels are chained (stuck

together). Some have pictures together). Some have pictures to help remember their sounds to help remember their sounds (oy, oi, aw, au, oo, ou, ow, ew). If (oy, oi, aw, au, oo, ou, ow, ew). If they don’t have a picture, just they don’t have a picture, just use the rule, “When 2 vowels go use the rule, “When 2 vowels go walking the first one does the walking the first one does the talking (ay, oa, ai).”talking (ay, oa, ai).”

auau /au/ and /aw/ So /au/ and /aw/ So

what do you what do you say when you say when you see the baby? see the baby? You say, /au/ or You say, /au/ or /aw/. /aw/. Identify the picture (baby with Identify the picture (baby with bonnet-the line part of the bonnet-the line part of the letter a is the ribbon to the letter a is the ribbon to the bonnet). bonnet).

oioi /oi/ and /oy/ /oi/ and /oy/

Identify the Identify the picture. The picture. The boy misses boy misses the ball and the ball and says, /oi/. says, /oi/.

oooo /oo/ Identify /oo/ Identify

the picture. the picture. What does What does the ghost the ghost say? /oo/say? /oo/

ouou /ou/ and /ow/ /ou/ and /ow/

Identify the Identify the picture (o and picture (o and u are pinching u are pinching each other) each other) so they say so they say /ou/ or /ow/./ou/ or /ow/.

Chained Chained VowelsVowels

When two When two vowels go vowels go walking, the walking, the first one does first one does the talking.the talking.

ai-ay-oa-eeai-ay-oa-ee

Outline VowelsOutline Vowels