Phonics Party: Cracking the Code with First Graders!

Phonics Party is a podcast that makes learning to read fun. Phonics is the relationship between sounds and letters. Consonants are letters that aren't vowels and help form words. Vowels are special letters that make words sing. They have different sounds depending on where they are in a word. Blending sounds together helps us solve word mysteries. The podcast ends with a quick game to test phonics skills. Practice makes perfect, so keep exploring the world of words. Welcome to Phonics Party, Cracking the Code with First Graders, the podcast where we make learning to read a blast. I'm your host, Miss G, and today we're diving into the exciting world of phonics. So what exactly is phonics? Phonics is the relationship between sound and letters that represent them. It's like a secret code that helps us unlock the mysteries of reading. Let's start with consonants. Consonants are those cool letters that aren't vowels. They're like the sidekicks to our vowels, helping to form words. Think of them as the building blocks of words. For example, B says B, C says C, and D says D. Let's try it together. B, C, D. Great job! Now let's move on to vowels. Vowels are special letters that make our words sing. They're like the stars of the show. We have five main vowels, A, E, I, O, and U. But wait, sometimes Y likes to sneak in and act like a vowel, too. Isn't that sneaky? Each vowel has its own special sound. But here's the tricky part. Vowels can make different sounds depending on where they are in a word. Let's take the letter A, for example. In cat, A says A, like in apple. But in cake, A says A, like in play. Pretty cool, right? Now let's put our consonants and vowels together to create some words. Remember, when we blend sounds together, we're like detectives putting together clues to solve a word mystery. Let's try blending these sounds together. What word did we make? That's right, cat. Now let's try another one. What word is it? Yes, dog. You're catching on fast. Before we wrap up, let's play a quick game. I'll say a word, and you tell me the beginning sound. Ready? Here we go. Sun. What's the beginning sound? That's right. You're a phonics superstar. Well, that's all the time we have for today's episode of Phonics Party, Cracking the Code with First Graders. I hope you had as much fun learning about phonics as I did teaching it. Remember, practice makes perfect, so keep exploring the wonderful world of words. Until next time, happy reading. This is Miss G, signing off. Thanks for listening. Bye-bye.