Suggested Storyline for the ‘s’ sound: A child takes adog for a walk in the country. The dog starts to bark. Thereis a ssssssssss sound and a snake slithers away.

Flash Card: Teacher shows the letter ‘s’.

Action: Children weave their arms like a snake whilemaking the sssssssssssss sound.

Letter Formation: Teacher shows how to form the letter‘s’. Children form the letter in the air.

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Suggested Storyline for the ‘ch’ sound: Some childrensee pictures of old steam trains in a book. They play trainsin the garden going along saying ch ch ch ch ch.

Flash Card: Teacher shows the letters ‘ch’.

Action: Children pretend to be a steam train and movebent arms backwards and forwards saying ch ch ch ch ch.

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Photocopy Section 7

Matching Letters,Words and PicturesThese sheets can be used in several ways to help the childrenlearn to read and write. For example:

1. a. Stick each sheet on card. Separate the pictures, lettersand words. Lay the first group of pictures out and getthe children to listen for the initial sound and put theappropriate letter under the picture.

b. This can be reversed and the letters put down firstand the children match the pictures to the initial letters.After the first three sheets the initial letter is not alwaysapplicable and the children may have to listen for a medialor final sound.

c. Later, the words can be put down and the children have toblend the sounds, read the words and put the appropriatepicture underneath. Likewise this can be reversed.

2. Pairs Games can be made. Either pair the letters to thepictures or the words to the pictures.

3. Independent Writing - lay the pictures out for the childrento draw. Then they write the words underneath, bylistening for the sounds and writing the letters.

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