Canadian Grade 1 Daily Phonics

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 SkillsWeek 1: Initial Consonants: Ss, Mm, TtWeek 2: Initial Consonants: Pp, Rr, CcWeek 3: Initial Consonants: Gg, hh, NnWeek 4: Initial Consonants: Bb, Kk, LlWeek 5: Initial Consonants: Dd, Ff, JjWeek 6: Initial Consonants: Qq, Vv, WwWeek 7: Initial Consonants: Xx, Yy, ZzWeek 9: Final Consonants: g. l, d, f, p, n, l, m, tWeek 10: Final Consonants: d, m, t, l p, sWeek 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, scWeek 22: L Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, slWeek 23: R Blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, prWeek 24: Final Consonant Blends: st, lt, nk, nt, mp, skWeek 25: Initial Consonant Digraphs: sh, ch, wh, whWeek 26: Final Consonant Digraphs: sh, ch, thWeek 27: Vowel Pairs: ai, ay, ee, eaWeek 28: Vowel Pairs: oa, ouWeek 29: Double Vowel Combinations: oo, oa, owWeek 30: Y as a consonant and as a vowelWeek 31: Final Consonant Blends: nt, nd, ng, nkWeek 32: Singular and Plural Words I strongly believe in the saying 'practice makes perfect.'