Ar, As and Ax

Let's learn the 'Ar' family. Write down the letters 'ar' in colored ink on a flash card. Then, write down individual consonants as b, c, f, j, p and t, on separate flash cards. After doing so, place the 'b' flash card in front of the 'ar' card and read aloud the word, 'bar'.

b + ar = bar

Now, replace the 'b' flash card with the 'c' flash card to make the word 'car'. Say it aloud several times, till your child is able to blend 'c' and 'ar' sounds to make word 'car'.

c + ar = car

This excercise should be repeated with all the listed consonants and by the end of this excercise, your child should be able to read these words with ease :

Bar
Car
Far
Jar
Par
Tar

Sight words of the day:

Have
Put
The
In
Went
All
There
Some
Bye

Silly story for the day:

I have a car.

I have a bar.

I have a jar.

I put the jar in the car.

I put the bar on the car.

The bar, jar and car, all went far!

There was some tar.

The car went over the tar.

The tar is on the car.

Bye bye, Car.


As

The 'as' family contains the following words -

Has
Gas

Following our regular study pattern, teach your child to read these words -

h + as = has
g + as = gas

Ax

The 'ax' family contains the following words -

Fax
Tax
Wax

Following our regular study pattern, teach your child to read these words-

f + ax = fax
t + ax = tax
w + ax = wax

With this post, we come to an end to the words of the 'a' family. In the coming few posts, we shall read short stories and make worksheets which will include all the words from the 'a' family.

Have a nice weekend.

Ap

Let's learn the 'Ap' family. Write down the letters 'ap' in colored ink on a flash card. Then, write down individual consonants as c, g, l, m, n, s, and t on separate flash cards. After doing so, place the 'c' flash card in front of the 'ap' card and read aloud the word, 'cap'.

c + ap = cap

Now, replace the 'c' flash card with the 'g' flash card to make the word 'gap'. Say it aloud several times, till your child is able to blend 'g' and 'ap' sounds to make word 'gap'.

g + ap = gap

This excercise should be repeated with all the listed consonants and by the end of this excercise, your child should be able to read these words with ease :

Cap

Gap

Lap

Map

Nap

Sap

Tap

Sight words for the day:

Had
There
Was
Came
Where
Oh

Silly story for the day

I had cap.
I had a nap with the cap.
There was sap on the cap.
The sap came on my lap.
The sap on the cap.
The cap on the lap.
Oh! Where is the tap?
In the gap.
Where is the gap?
In the map.

Try and introduce different punctuations marks that you come across while reading so that the child learns them slowly, but easily and by the time these are introduced in the school, your child is thorough with them.

Take care.

An

Let's learn the 'An' family. Write down the letters 'an' in colored ink on a flash card. Then, write down individual consonants as b, c, f, m, p, r, t, and v on separate flash cards. After doing so, place the 'b' flash card in front of the 'an' card and read aloud the word, 'ban'.

b + an = ban

Now, replace the 'b' flash card with the 'c' flash card to make the word 'can'. Say it aloud several times, till your child is able to blend 'c' and 'an' sounds to make word 'can'.

c + 'an' = can

This excercise should be repeated with all the listed consonants and by the end of this excercise, your child should be able to read these words with ease :

Ban






Can






Fan






Man






Pan






Ran







Van





You may have reading test by asking your child to read these flash cards at random.

Sight words for the day:

The
Have
Has
In
Oh!

Silly story for the day:

This is a man.






The man has a tan.







The man and fan.







The can in the pan.





The pan on the van.







The van ran.





The man ran.






Oh! Ban the van.









Have a nice weekend.

Am

Let's learn the 'Am' family. Write down the letters 'am' in colored ink on a flash card. Then, write down individual consonants as d, h, j and r on separate flash cards. After doing so, place the 'd' flash card in front of the 'am' card and read aloud the word, 'dam'.

d + am = dam

Now, replace the 'd' flash card with the 'h' flash card to make the word 'ham'. Say it aloud several times, till your child is able to blend 'h' and 'am' sounds to make the word 'ham'.

h + am = ham

This excercise should be repeated with all the listed consonants and by the end of this exercise, your child should be able to read these words with ease :

Dam
Ham
Jam
Ram

You may have reading test by asking your child to read these flash cards at random.

Sight words for the day:

This
Is
On
The

Silly Story for the day:

This is a Dam.

This is a Ham.

This is Jam.

This is a Ram.

Ram on the dam.

Ram on the Ham.

Jam on the Ram.

Jam and Ram.

Dam and Ram.

Ham and Ram.

Good Night, Sam.

Have a nice weekend!

Ag

Let's learn the 'Ag' family. Write down the letters 'ag' in colored ink on a flash card. Then, write down individual consonants as b, g, l, m n, r, s, t, w, and z on separate flash cards. After doing so, place the 'b' flash card in front of the 'ag' card and read aloud the word, 'bag''.

b + ag = bag

Now, replace the 'b' flash card with the 'g' flash card to make the word 'gag'. Say it aloud several times, till your child is able to blend 'g' and 'ag' sounds to make word 'gag'

g + 'ag' = gag

Now replace 'g' flash card with 'l' flash card, and repeat the exercise.

l + 'ag' = lag

This excercise should be repeated with all the listed consonants and by the end of this exercise, your child should be able to read these words with ease :

Bag
Gag
Lag
Nag
Rag
Sag
Tag
Wag
Zag

You may have reading test by asking your child to read these flash cards at random.

Sight words for the day:

The
Have
Has

Silly Story for the day:

I have a bag.

I have a rag.

I have a tag.

Rag in the bag.

Tag in the bag.

Bag has sag.

Wag-Zag, Zag-Wag.
Wag-Zag, Zag-Wag.

Make it fun. Illustrate for your child to color!