Phonics actions to sounds
This is a list of the phonemes in the order that they are taught.
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s |
Weave hand in an s shape, like a snake, and say ssssss |
a |
Wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a, a, a. |
t |
Turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t, t, t. |
i |
Pretend to be a mouse by wriggling fingers at end of nose and squeak i, i, i. |
p |
Pretend to puff out candles and say p, p, p. |
n |
Make a noise, as if you are a plane - hold arms out and say nnnnnn. |
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c k |
Raise hands and snap fingers as if playing castanets and say ck, ck, ck. |
e |
Pretend to tap an egg on the side of a pan and crack it into the pan, saying eh, eh, eh. |
h |
Hold hand in front of mouth panting as if you are out of breath and say h, h, h. |
r |
Pretend to be a puppy holding a piece of rag, shaking head from side to side, and say rrrrrr. |
m |
Rub tummy as if seeing tasty food and say mmmmmm. |
d |
Beat hands up and down as if playing a drum and say d, d, d. |
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g |
Spiral hand down, as if water going down the drain, and say g, g, g. |
o |
Pretend to turn light switch on and off and say o, o; o, o |
u |
Pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u, u, u. |
l |
Pretend to lick a lollipop and say l l l l l l. |
f |
Let hands gently come together as if toy fish deflating, and say f f f f f f. |
b |
Pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b, b, b. |
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ai |
Cup hand over ear and say ai, ai, ai. |
j |
Pretend to wobble on a plate and say j, j, j. |
oa |
Bring hand over mouth as if you have done something wrong and say oh! |
ie |
Stand to attention and salute, saying ie ie. |
ee or |
Put hands on head as if ears on a donkey and say eeyore, eeyore. |
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z |
Put arms out at sides and pretend to be a bee, saying zzzzzz. |
w |
Blow on to open hand, as if you are the wind, and say wh, wh, wh. |
ng |
Imagine you are a weightlifter, and pretend to lift a heavy weight above your head, saying ng... |
v |
Pretend to be holding the steering wheel of a van and say vvvvvv. |
oo |
Move head back and forth as if it is the cuckoo in a cuckoo clock, |
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saying u, oo; u, oo. (Little and long oo.) |
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y |
Pretend to be eating a yogurt and say y, y, y. |
x |
Pretend to take an x-ray of someone with an x-ray gun and say ks, ks, ks. |
ch |
Move arms at sides as if you are a train and say ch, ch, ch. |
sh |
Place index finger over lips and say shshsh. |
th |
Pretend to be naughty clowns and stick out tongue a little for the th, |
th |
and further for the th sound (this and thumb). |
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qu |
Make a duck's beak with your hands and say qu, qu, qu. |
ou |
Pretend your finger is a needle and prick thumb saying ou, ou, ou. |
oi |
Cup hands around mouth and shout to another boat saying oi! ship ahoy! |
ue |
Point to people around you and say you, you, you. |
er |
Roll hands over each other like a mixer and say ererer. |
ar |
Open mouth wide and say ah. Flap hands as if a seal, |
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and say ar, ar, ar. |