Fish Fin Phonics Teacher Guide IMSE Scope & Sequence β’ Concept #17 Prerequisites: Concepts 1β16 (M through R)
Fish Fin Phonics Teacher Guide
Explicit IMSE Orton-Gillingham lesson aligned strictly with Kindergarten Scope & Sequence.
F f #17
Key Word & Card π Fish
Sound Type Continuous β’ Unvoiced
Learned Vowels a (apple), o, i, u
Controlled Scope No N, E, S, or X
1
Auditory & Articulation Discovery (5 min)
Goal: Feel how the teeth and lip make /f/. Confirm it is continuous, unvoiced air with no voice box vibration.
Teacher says: βLook at my mouth. Put your top front teeth gently on your bottom lip like this: /f/. Blow air out softly like a quiet breeze. Touch your throat. Does your voice box buzz? No! It is a quiet whispering sound.β
Visual Anchor: Show IMSE Concept Card #17: βLetter F , Key word Fish , Sound /f/ . Repeat with me: F - fish - /f/ .β
Tactile Connection: Students hold palm in front of lips to feel the gentle puff of air without adding βfuhβ.
2
Tactile Tracing & Skywriting (7 min)
Uppercase F Verbal Pathway
Start at the top skyline.
Pull straight down to the grass baseline.
Lift up: slide across the top.
Lift up: slide across the middle dashed line.
Chant: βPull down, slide top, slide middle!β
Lowercase f Verbal Pathway
Start just below the top skyline.
Hook up and over like a cane, pull down to grass.
Lift up: cross across the middle dashed line.
Chant: βHook over, pull down, cross middle!β
Multi-Sensory Routine: 3x Skywriting with two straight fingers from the shoulder + 3x Sand Tray tracing while chanting: βf - fish - /f/β.
3
Auditory Discrimination: Sound Hunt (5 min)
Teacher says: βListen to the beginning sound. Thumbs up if it starts with the whispering /f/. Thumbs down if it does not.β (Using learned IMSE keywords for non-/f/ items).
fish π (#17)
dog π (#8)
fig π
pig π (#13)
fork π
cat π (#7)
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Part 2: Blending Board & Multisensory Dictation
Strictly Concepts 1β17 (M, A, L, O, H, G, C, D, T, I, J, K, P, U, B, R, F)
4
Blending Drill (Continuous Blending) (5 min)
Build on the IMSE blending board using only learned letters 1β17. Have students touch letter cards, say sounds without stopping the airflow, and sweep left-to-right:
f - i - t
/f/ /Δ/ /t/ β fit
Letters #17, #10, #9
f - a - t
/f/ /Δ/ /t/ β fat
Letters #17, #2, #9
f - i - g
/f/ /Δ/ /g/ β fig
Letters #17, #10, #6
f - o - g
/f/ /Ε/ /g/ β fog
Letters #17, #4, #6
Scope Note: Words with βnβ (fan, fin, fun) or βxβ (fox) are excluded because N (#18) and X (#24) appear later.
5
Multi-Sensory Dictation: Pound & Tap (7 min)
1. Sounds
Teacher dictates: β/f/β
Students repeat: β/f/β, name the letter βFβ, and write on guideline.
2. Words (Pound & Tap)
Dictate: βfitβ β’ βfatβ β’ βfigβ
Students pound non-writing fist, finger-tap 3 sounds (/f/ /Δ/ /t/), then write in sound boxes.
3. Dictated Sentence
Teacher: βA fat cat had a fig.β
Students pound each word: βA [pound] fat [pound] cat [pound] had [pound] a [pound] fig [pound]β.
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Student Worksheet Alignment Check (5 min)
Distractor Control (Letter Hunt)
Bubble grid distractors use only previously mastered letters: b, d, p, t, l, m, h, c . No letters introduced after #17 appear.
Target Decodable Sentences
Sentence 1: βA fat cat had a fig.β (Letters 1β17)Sentence 2: βThe big pig fit.β (Red word βTheβ + 1β17)
IMSE Exit Check
βWhat is letter #17? What is its key word? What sound does it make?β (F - fish - /f/)
Next Concept #18 Nn (nose)
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Fish Fin Phonics Slides IMSE Scope & Sequence β’ Concept #17
Kindergarten Orton-Gillingham
New Letter & Sound
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F f
Key Word: Fish π
Sound: /f/
See It β’ Hear It β’ Feel It β’ Write It Concepts 1β17 Controlled
1
Feel Your Mouth: Sound /f/
Mouth Check
1. Top Teeth
Β lips pushed forward, the middle of the tongue up toward the roof of the mouth
2. Air
Blow a gentle stream of air out: /f/ /f/ /f/. Feel the breeze!
3. Quiet Voice
Touch your throat. No buzzing voice! It is a quiet voiceless sound.
Hold your hand in front of your lips: Can you feel the puff of air? β/f/β
2
IMSE Concept Card #17
Visual Anchor
F f
Letter Name: F
π
fish
Sound: /f/
Β βFβ β βfishβ β β/f/β
3
Kinesthetic Tracing: Skywrite!
2 Fingers Up β’ Straight Arm
Uppercase F F
1. Start tall at the skyline: pull straight down.
2. Lift up: slide across the top.
3. Lift up: slide across the middle.
Verbal Cue: βPull down, slide top, slide middle!β
Lowercase f f
1. Start below top: hook over like a cane.
2. Pull straight down to the grass.
3. Lift up: cross across the middle.
Verbal Cue: βHook over, pull down, cross middle!β
Ready? Stand tall, lock your elbow, and skywrite 3 times with me!
4
Sound Hunt: Do You Hear /f/?
π Yes or π No
π
fish
π Starts with /f/!
πΆ
dog
π Starts with /d/ (#8)
π±
fig
π Starts with /f/!
π±
cat
π Starts with /k/ (#7)
Listen closely: Touch your teeth to your lip before you say each word!
5
Tap & Blend (Letters 1β17)
Blending Board Drill
f i t
/f/ β’ /Δ/ β’ /t/
fit
f a t
/f/ β’ /Δ/ β’ /t/
Fish Fin Phonics Worksheet IMSE Scope & Sequence β’ Concept #17
Fish Fin Phonics Practice
Name:
Date:
1 Rainbow Trace: Say βF - fish - /f/β
Trace 3 times with 3 crayons!
F 1β 2β 3β
Capital F
1. Pull down straight
2. Slide top
3. Slide middle
f 1β 2β
Lowercase f
1. Hook over & pull down
2. Cross across middle
2 Sound Hunt: Circle the pictures that begin with /f/
Touch teeth to lip before you say it
π fish
πΆ dog
π± fig
π± cat
π΄ fork
π· pig
3 Guided Writing: Trace and write your best letters
Skyline β’ Midline β’ Baseline
Capital F: Trace 2, then write 4 more.
F F F F F F F
Lowercase f: Trace 2, then write 4 more.
f f f f f f f
Pattern F f: Write capital F and lowercase f together.
F f F f F f F f F f
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Part 2 β’ Controlled Letters 1β17
Sound Mapping & Reading
Name:
4 Letter Hunt: Color every bubble with βFβ or βfβ
Find all 8 bubbles!
F
t
f
b
F
l
f
m
h
F
d
f
p
F
c
f
5 Sound Boxes: Tap each sound dot β’ write the letter in the box
1 box = 1 sound (Pound & Tap)
π¦ fit
π± fat
π± fig
6 Decodable Sentences: Touch each word, read, and draw a quick picture
βA fat cat had a fig.β
Draw the fat cat with a fig
βThe big pig fit.β
Draw the big pig that fits
My Self Check: Mouth checked β Sounds tapped β Best letters β
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Fish Fin Phonics Answer Key Teacher Evaluation & Solution Key IMSE Scope & Sequence β’ Concept #17 Ff (fish)
Fish Fin Phonics Answer Key
Quick-grading solutions and observational mastery rubrics for Letter F /f/.
Concept #17 β’ Grade Kβ1
1 Part 1: Formation Pathway Check
Capital F: 3 strokes (top-to-bottom vertical line, top horizontal crossbar, middle horizontal crossbar).Lowercase f: Starts below top line, curves up and hooks over, drops straight to baseline, crosses at midline.Multi-Sensory Check: 3 distinct rainbow crayon tracings with verbal chant (βF - fish - /f/β).
2 Part 2: Sound Hunt Solutions (Circle)
fish β YES (#17)
dog β NO (#8)
fig β YES (/f/)
cat β NO (#7)
fork β YES (/f/)
pig β NO (#13)
Total: Exactly 3 items circled (fish, fig, fork)
3 Part 3: Handwriting Line Standards
Baseline Rest Both uppercase and lowercase letters sit flat on baseline. No descending tails below grass line.
Crossbar Placement Crossbars for both F and f sit directly on the middle dotted guideline.
Top Hook Orientation Lowercase hook curves toward the right. No confusion with βtβ or backward curves.
4 Part 4: Letter Hunt Bubble Key
Highlighted cells indicate targeted F / f bubbles:
F
t
f
b
F
l
f
m
h
F
d
f
p
F
c
f
Total Target Letters: Exactly 8 (4 Capital F, 4 Lowercase f)
5 Part 5: Sound Box Mapping Key
π¦ Word 1: fit [ f ] [ i ] [ t ]
π± Word 2: fat [ f ] [ a ] [ t ]
π± Word 3: fig [ f ] [ i ] [ g ]
All graphemes strictly from IMSE Concepts 1β17.
IMSE Multi-Sensory Observational Rubric (Classroom Record)
Skill Component 3 β’ Mastered 2 β’ Developing 1 β’ Needs Reteaching Sound Articulation Teeth on lip, quiet unvoiced wind /f/ consistently. Adds βfuhβ schwa sound occasionally. Confuses with /th/, /v/, or voiced sounds. Kinesthetic Tracing Follows verbal chant and proper top-down strokes.
