PhonicsYears 0–1Phase 1 – Listening & Oral Blending

Oral blending & segmenting

Blend phonemes spoken aloud into words (e.g. hearing c-a-t and saying "cat"); segment spoken words into individual sounds without reference to letters

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a word like 'cat'. You can break it into sounds: c-a-t! Like snapping your fingers for each sound. 🐱

  2. 2

    How many sounds in 'dog'? 🐶

  3. 3

    Tap the sounds for 'sun' — s-u-n. Say each sound as you tap. ☀️

  4. 4

    Let's blend 'p-i-g' together. Say each sound slowly, then fast. 🐷

  5. 5

    What word do you get when you blend 'b-e-d'? 🛏️

  6. 6

    Build the word 'tap' by dragging the sounds in order. 🚰

  7. 7

    What is the first sound in 'fish'? 🐟

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