Phonics1a Users Guide Sample

USER’S GUIDE AND LESSON PLANS Help Me 2 Learn Company www.helpme2learn.com Phonics 1a Vowel Sounds Super Star Series Short & Long Vowel Sounds Beginning Level Reading Educational CD-ROM Program Copyright 2002 Help Me 2 Learn Company & Twin Sisters Productions All Rights Reserved Guide written by: Jennifer Charles – National Board Certified Teacher, Tina Velgos, The Review Zone, http://www.TheReviewZone.com, Laurie Sheffield and Christi Martin Contents Phonics 1a User’s Guide ………………………………………………………. page 1 Installation ………………………………………………………… page 2 Phonics 1a -Overview/Helpful Tips …………………………………. page 3 Lesson Plans for Phonics 1a Short Vowels …………………. page 11 Lesson 1: Short Vowels ………………………………………. page 12 Talking Letter Sounds What Are Short Vowels? Lesson 2: Short “a” …………………………………….………. page 15 Short “a” song Learn the Words Cat on the Mat game Lesson 3: Short “e” ………………………………….…………. page 20 Short “e” song Learn the Words Hen in a Pen game Lesson 4: Short “i” ……………………………….……….……. page 25 Short “i” song Learn the Words Pig with a Wig game Lesson 5: Short “o” ………………………………………….…. page 30 Short “o” song Learn the Words Fox in a Box game Lesson 6: Short “u” …………………………………….………. page 35 Short “u” song Learn the Words Bug on a Rug game Lesson Plans for Phonics 1a - Long Vowels …………………. page 41 Lesson 7: Long Vowels ……………………..………………. page 42 What Are Long Vowels? Lesson 8: Long “a” …………………………………….………. page 44 Long “a” song Learn the Words Ape with a Cape game Lesson 9: Long “e” …………………………………….………. page 49 Long “e” song Learn the Words Seal Made a Deal game Lesson 10: Long “i” …………………………………….………. page 54 Long “i” song Learn the Words Mice with Advice game Lesson 11: Long “o” ………………………….…………………. page 59 Long “o” song Learn the Words Toad on a Road game Lesson 12: Long “u” …………………………………….………. page 64 Long “u” song Learn the Words Mule with a Rule game Lesson 13: “y” as a vowel……………………………………. page 69 Long “u” song (has “y” in it also)?? Learn the Words “y” Puzzle Game Lesson 14: Vowel Review……………………………………. page 75 …