Educational Books and Games

Created by an Educator for Educators!
(Also for progressive parents)
By Jan McDonald

Learn-a-lot of Short Vowels-3

The Short Vowels - Book 3: 
Teaches all the phonemes from books 1 and 2 but in a sentence form for students who can print. Patterns phonemes and sight words in the sentences practices correct printing, punctuation and capitalization. The Controlled R and Consonant Digraphs Book: teaches theses often difficult skills in several formats for lots of repetition. Continues the sight word vocabulary development.

Skills taught:

1. My Cute Little Rhyme Games teach:

•  consonants,
•  short vowels,
•  rhyming,
• decoding and blending.

2. My Sight Word Pattern Books teach:

•  consonants and short vowels,
•  progressively more difficult sight word vocabulary,
•  oral reading and decoding practice,
•  reading skills into context,
• practice printing, using capitals and correct punctuation.

 
Formats used:

1. My Cute Little Rhyme Games match up pairs of rhyming words. The words are presented on two different cartoons. As the student pairs up the words, the pictures pair up also. This multi-sensory approach to learning new words helps reinforce the sounds.

2. My Sight Word Pattern Books are booklets that the teacher photocopies for the student. The phonograms at the top and the sight words below are patterned in sentences. The repetition helps the student learn both their sounds and the new sight word vocabulary. They practice oral reading with the words in context.