Canadian Daily Phonics Grade 1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771586863)

32 weekly lessons provide a strong phonetic background for Grade One students. The lessons cover a wide range of skills needed to develop strong reading skills.

The teaching plans and activity sheets can be used on a weekly basis or the ideas and worksheets can be used to suit students needs or they could be used for teaching ideas, reinforcing students' phonetic skills, and home study.

• Each weekly plan contains an Objective, Teacher Information, Daily Planning Ideas containing games, listening activities, stories and riddles.
• A Picture Key is provided for each worksheet so the pictures can be identified.
• Four weekly activity worksheets focus on the concept(s) taught during the week.
• Weekly tests are provided and could be held on the last day of the week or when it is necessary

Each week includes an activity a day:

• Days 1 to 3: Introduce the consonants in the lesson with a story for recognition and the sounds that they make. There is a picture key and activity worksheet for each.
• Day 4: Reviews all of the letters previously taught using riddles. There is a picture key and activity worksheet.
• Day 5: Auditory/Visual Discrimination Test of All Sounds Previously Taught

Sequential Development of Skills

Week 1: Initial Consonants: Ss, Mm, Tt

Week 2: Initial Consonants: Pp, Rr, Cc

Week 3: Initial Consonants: Gg, hh, Nn

Week 4: Initial Consonants: Bb, Kk, Ll

Week 5: Initial Consonants: Dd, Ff, Jj

Week 6: Initial Consonants: Qq, Vv, Ww

Week 7: Initial Consonants: Xx, Yy, Zz

Week 9: Final Consonants: g. l, d, f, p, n, l, m, t

Week 10: Final Consonants: d, m, t, l p, s

Week 11: Short Vowel 'Aa'

Week 12: Short Vowel 'Ee'

Week 13: Short Vowel ' Ii'

Week 14: Short Vowel 'Oo'

Week 15: Short Vowel 'Uu'

Week 16: Long Vowel 'Aa'

Week 17: Long Vowel ' Ee'

Week 18: Long Vowel 'Ii"

Week 19: Long Vowel 'Oo'

Week 20: Long Vowel ' Uu'

Week 21: S Blends: st, sk, sm, sn, sl, sw, sp, sc

Week 22: L Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl

Week 23: R Blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr

Week 24: Final Consonant Blends: st, lt, nk, nt, mp, sk

Week 25: Initial Consonant Digraphs: sh, ch, wh, wh

Week 26: Final Consonant Digraphs: sh, ch, th

Week 27: Vowel Pairs: ai, ay, ee, ea

Week 28: Vowel Pairs: oa, ou

Week 29: Double Vowel Combinations: oo, oa, ow

Week 30: Y as a consonant and as a vowel

Week 31: Final Consonant Blends: nt, nd, ng, nk

Week 32: Singular and Plural Words

I strongly believe in the saying "practice makes perfect."