Identifying and reading words with common digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck) in a crime-solving context.
A focused activity on identifying and distinguishing between vowels and consonants using the visual style of plastic reading rods.
A lesson focused on the suffixes -en, -ize, and -ify. Students investigate how these suffixes transform base words into verbs representing actions or states.
A lesson focused on the suffixes -ful, -ous, and -ious. Students analyze how these suffixes form adjectives from nouns, representing full of or having qualities of.
Recognition and awards for students as they master each detective-themed phonics level.
Investigating vowel teams and their distinct sounds in multi-syllabic and complex words.
Cracking the code of the silent e and its effect on long vowel sounds.
