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Review: sounds air to ow and 'Now I can'
Connect P3 Term 1: Review
GoalReview the sounds air, ear, ph, wh, ou and ow, and check what you can do now.
New words
air · chair, hair, pairear · ear, hear, nearph and wh · phone, dolphin; whale, whiteou and ow · cloud, mouse; clown, flower
Explanation
Let us review the sounds from Units 4–6. air is in chair and hair. ear is in ear and near. ph says f: phone, dolphin. wh says w: whale, white. ou and ow say ow: cloud, mouse, clown, flower. Then read the Now I can list. Say Yes if you can do it. Say Not yet if you need more practice.
| Sound | Words |
|---|---|
| air | chair, hair, pair, stairs |
| ear | ear, hear, near, beard |
| ph | phone, dolphin, elephant, photo |
| wh | whale, white, wheel, where |
| ou | cloud, mouse, mouth, house |
| ow | clown, cow, flower, owl |
Worked examples
Look. Sort the pictures by their sound.
Where is my phone? It is near the white chair. A mouse sits on the stairs, and a cow looks at the cloud. Then I hear a clown laugh!
| Now I can … | Yes / Not yet |
|---|---|
| say what is in a room and where it is | … |
| ask for and give directions | … |
| describe a person and name four-sided shapes | … |
| read a tally chart | … |
| read the sounds air, ear, ph, wh, ou, ow | … |
Class activity
Now I can. Copy the five lines of the list on paper. The child puts a tick next to each line they can do. For lines with Not yet, choose one activity from Units 4 to 6 and practise it again. Share the list with a grown-up.
Practice
1
Listen. Which sound do you hear: air or ear?
…
ear (hear).
2
Look. Which picture has ph in its name: the phone or the moon?
The phone.
3
Fill in: cl__n (ou or ow). A funny circus person.
ow (clown).
4
Fill in: m__th (ou or ow). You eat with it.
ou (mouth).
5
Writing: copy ‘a white whale near the cloud’.
a white whale near the cloud