Summary
A Gracie's Corner phonics song that pairs each letter with the pure sound it makes. Hearing sounds cleanly — not just letter names — is the key that unlocks sounding out words.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Reading starts with letter sounds. Say each sound crisply along with the song.
- What sound does each letter make in the song?
- Can you blend two sounds together, like /c/ /a/?
- Which sound is the trickiest to say?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sound, phonics, blend, letter.
Try it: Pick three letters, say each sound, then blend two of them out loud.