Teaching Kids to Read and Write

 Phonics in the Foundation Stage (Ages 3 to 5) Phonics is the relationship between sounds (phonemes) and letters or groups of letters (graphemes). Learning phonics involves listening to sounds, recognising sounds and discriminating between sounds as well as learning how sounds are represented by letters. When first learning phonics, children should have many opportunities to enjoy listening to and reading stories, poems, songs and rhymes, as well as information books about topics that interest them. How this book is organised Letters of the alphabet (p. 6-13) introduces upper- and lower-case letters, in order, by name. You could use these terms with your child or capital letters' and "lower-case letters' (as there is no other simple term for "lower-case'*). The letters are introduced in a way that helps children learn letter formation as well as position in the alphabet. There are further activities on the letters of the alphabet at later stages of the book (p. 28...

Directions: Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions. The Robin's Nest The robin wanted to build a nest. First, she found some grass and straw. Then she took the grass and straw to a tree. Next, she put the grass and straw together to make a nest. Finally, she laid her eggs in the nest. I. What did the robin do first? ⭕️ A She took the grass and straw to a tree. ⭕️ B . She put the grass and straw together. ⭕️ C . She found some grass and straw. 2. What did the robin do last? ⭕️ A . She laid her eggs. ⭕️ B . She found some grass and straw. ⭕️ C . She looked for food. 3. In the story, the word finally means ⭕️ A . first. ⭕️ B . last. ⭕️ C . next. ________________________________ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gv6OC7xM_fQZq1rRWKtsg_q1WVsIKAv9/view?usp=drivesdk   You can download all the printable worksheets there👆