Set 1
Step 1:
Set 1 Sounds are taught in the following order together with rhymes to help children form the letters correctly and instantly recognise sounds ready for blending.
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Sound | Rhyme | |
m | Down Maisie then over the two mountains. Maisie, mountain, mountain. | |
a | Round the apple, down the leaf. | |
s | Slide around the snake | |
d | Round the dinosaur's back, up his neck and down to his feet. | |
t | Down the tower, across the tower, | |
i | Down the insects body, dot for the head. | |
n | Down Nobby and over the net. | |
p | Down the plait, up and over the pirates face. | |
g | Round the girls face, down her hair and give her a curl | |
o | All around the orange | |
c | Curl around the caterpillar | |
k | Down the kangaroos body, tail and leg | |
u | Down and under the umbrella, up to the top and down to the puddle |
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b | Down the laces, over the toe and touch the heel |
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f | Down the stem and draw the leaves |
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e | Slice into the egg, go over the top, then under the egg |
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l | Down the long leg |
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h | Down the horse's head to the hooves and over his back |
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sh | Slither down the snake, then down the horse's head to the hooves and over his back |
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r | Down the robot's back, then up and curl |
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j | Down his body, curl and dot |
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v | Down a wing, up a wing |
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y | Down a horn, up a horn and under the yak's head. |
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w | Down, up, down, up the worm. |
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th | Down the tower, across the tower, then down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back |
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z | Zig-zag-zig, down the zip. |
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ch | Curl around the caterpillar, , then down the horse's head to the hooves and over his back |
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qu | Round the queen’s head, up to her crown, down her hair and curl |
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x | Cross down the arm and leg and cross the other way |
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ng | A thing on a string |
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nk | I think I stink |
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Please do not use letter names at this early stage.