Phonetics and Sound Manipulation

Mrs. Van Hecken guides students through listening games focused on phonics. The lesson covers blending sounds into words, identifying vowel sounds, segmenting words, and manipulating sounds to form new words. Students practice with consonant digraphs and learn to recognize short and long vowel sounds. The session concludes with exercises to reinforce the concepts.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Science experiments

• Art and crafts

• Listening games

• Mathematics

What is a consonant digraph?

• Two letters that make one sound

• A single letter that makes two sounds

• Two vowels that make one sound

• A letter that is silent

Which of the following words contains a consonant digraph?

• Ship

• Cat

• Run

• Dog

What is the vowel sound in the word 'them'?

• Short e

• Short a

• Long a

• Long e

Is the vowel sound in 'sheet' long or short?

• Both

• Neither

• Short

• Long

What is the vowel sound in the word 'gap'?

• Long e

• Short a

• Short e

• Long a

What is the vowel sound in the word 'ship'?

• Long e

• Short i

• Long i

• Short e

What is the vowel sound in the word 'touch'?

• Short o

• Long o

• Short u

• Long u

What is the vowel sound in the word 'ride'?

• Short i

• Short e

• Long i

• Long e

How many sounds are in the word 'fetch'?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five