Monster Phonics Groups
This week teaches the ie and igh graphemes that make the long I sound and the ie grapheme that makes the long E sound.
ie (Yellow I) Grapheme
Example words: lie, tie, pie, cried, tried, dried
ie (Green Froggy) Grapheme
Example words: chief, field, thief
igh Grapheme
Example words: high, night, light, bright, right
ie grapheme (Yellow I)
1. Download the PowerPoint. Use this to introduce the ie grapheme that makes the long I sound. Read the story. Look at the nouns and play the More than One machine. Look at the verbs and play the Changer (he/she/it) machine and the Time machine.
2. Watch the ‘A Taste of Pie’ video. Ask the children to make the Yellow I (point to an eye) action every time they hear an ie word. Can they recall all the ie words at the end of the video?
3. Write a report about why Yellow I and Ida argued. Write the story in the past tense. Highlight the ie grapheme with a yellow highlighter.