Welcome to Phonics Fiends!
Let’s get started!…
PRINT THE WORKBOOK – The Daily Lessons
Place each page in a plastic sheet protector. Put the pages in a binder. Let your child use dry-erase markers to complete each lesson. (Your child can erase it and do it again if he or she wants or needs more practice.)
Present one lesson each day. Read the instructions to your child. Help when help is needed.
PRINT THE ACTIVITY PACK – Flashcards, Games, Sentence Strips, and Comics
Print the pages on cardstock paper. I like to laminate the flashcards. If you don’t have a laminator, you can cover the cards with clear contact paper. I like to print an extra set. Your child can use the extra set to practice before bedtime…or anytime.
Use the Activity Pack cover (page 1 of the PDF file) as the cover of the binder. Use the final page, the reference page, as the back cover. If you want a side insert for the binder, click here…PHONICS FIENDS BINDER SIDE INSERTS.
PRINT THE WORKSHEETS
Use one worksheet with each lesson. (The contents page lists which worksheet to use with each lesson.)
*Some lessons don’t have a worksheet. You can do flashcards activities, play a game, read sentence strips, or read comics at the end of each lesson.
SET UP A READING AREA FOR YOUR CHILD
You can use any table or desk as your reading area. Or, you can keep your reading materials in a box, spread a blanket across the floor, and that can be your reading area.
You should review each daily lesson the night before you show it to your child. You can gather together anything you’ll need: pencils, crayons, markers…
JUST HAVE FUN! Helping a child learn to read is as amazing as helping them learn to talk!
*IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PRINTER
Just click the WORKBOOK button and present the daily lesson on your computer screen, tablet, or phone.
Click on the ACTIVITY PACK. Show your child each letter sound card and each sight word card. (If you are using a tablet or your phone, you can zoom in on each word.) You can print each sight word on an index card, so your child can practice them before bedtime. Do the same with the phonetic word cards. You can use alphabet magnets to practice the letter sounds. Your child can read the sentence strips and comics on your computer screen, tablet, or phone.
The WORKBOOK pages can be presented on a computer or tablet screen, too. Just have your child point to the answers. If the page requires printing, your child can print the answers on another sheet of paper.