Phonics FUNdamentals: Blend, Read, & Write CVC Words with Word Families—Ongoing

Does your child know the sounds of most of the letters of the alphabet? This means that your learner is likely ready to read! (If your child only knows the ABC song and/or the names of the letters so far, the next step would be to learn the letter sounds. If this is the case, I hope that you’ll save this class to your “favorites” for later!)  

In this ongoing, weekly class for beginners, we will learn to blend, read and write CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using a variety of multisensory techniques and fun activities. 

We will start by reviewing each letter sound in the word family, dramatizing each letter sound as we make it. For example, we will “fan” ourselves while making the /f/ sound and “lick” an imaginary lollipop while making the /l/ sound. We will practice writing the letters in the air and on paper.  

Next, we will do hands-on activities as we sound out each phoneme (each sound in the word). Some examples of these activities are:

- Press in a bubble in a popper toy for each phoneme; for example: /m/ [pop!], /a/ [pop!], /n/ [pop!].
- On a handout (provided) showing rows of boxes, I will demonstrate how to slide a token into a separate box for each phoneme; for example: /s/ (slide). /i/ (slide), /t/ (slide). Please note: The learners are not required to do this activity alongside me. While I am sharing my 2nd camera, it is difficult for me to see whether your child is doing this correctly or not. However, if a parent or other helper is available to supervise, your child would love to play along! 

We will do other activities to quickly and smoothly blend the letters into one word. For example:

- Tap on a different part of our arm as we say each phoneme, then “wipe” our arm quickly as we say the word
- After sliding a magnetic token to each phoneme box, we use a magnetic wand to “zap” the word. (The students LOVE this!) 

Every class has fun, different activities! For example, we might:

- “Rap” words from the “-ap” family
- Act out the words in the “-at” family and make up a story
- Sing a song using words from the “-og” family

After learning about the word family, the class will apply what they have learned by reading books together. I have written these books and other materials especially for this class so the students can get as much practice as possible with each word family!   

Every learner will be given chances to speak, demonstrate, and read throughout class. 

After class, learners will be provided with e-books to practice throughout the week. Learners who attend the entire cycle will receive 16 e-books—an $80 value!

There will occasionally be bonus resources provided along the way, such as printable puppets!

We will be learning about 16 word families in the following order, one per week. After week 16, we will repeat the cycle. 

-ig (Week of August 14)
-op (Week of August 21)
-ot  (Week of August 28)
-og (Week of September 4)
-un (Week of September 11)
-ug (Week of September 18)
-at (Week of September 25)
-am (Week of October 2) 
-an (Week of October 9)
-ad (Week of October 16) 
-ap (Week of October 23)
-et (Week of October 30)
-ed (Week of November 6)
-en (Week of November 13)
-in (Week of November 20)
-ip (Week of November 27)


Join anytime; you'll never be behind! Each lesson stands alone; that is, the lessons do not build upon one another. This way, your learner can jump in at any point and be able to learn about all of the word families. Some parents may opt to have their learners repeat the cycle to strengthen their child’s skills. 

My schedule is flexible, so if you don’t see a time that fits your schedule, please click “Request another time” below to request a specific time or day. In the future I will also be offering this and other phonics classes in a variety of multi-day formats (camps, etc.).  

When you sign your learner up for this class, you are beginning a weekly subscription. Every Sunday, you will be charged for the upcoming week’s class. Need to take a break? Simply unsubscribe, then resubscribe whenever you like. Just want to try out the class? Subscribe, try the class, then unsubscribe. No pressure! For more information about how ongoing classes work on Outschool, please see the following article:

https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/2272596-understanding-ongoing-classes

I hope to see your learner in class!

Mrs. Laura