Monster Phonics Groups
This week teaches the au and air graphemes and the prefix un.
au Grapheme
Example words: author, August, dinosaur, astronaut
air Grapheme
Example words: air, fair, pair, hair, chair
Prefix un
The prefix un– is added to the beginning of a word without any change to the spelling of the root word.
Example words: unhappy, undo, unload, unfair, unlock
au Grapheme
1. Download the PowerPoint. Use this to introduce the au grapheme. Read the au words. The ‘ed’ in ‘haunted’ is pronounced ‘id’. There are 2 types of au words – ones with a silent gh grapheme and ones without (focus on these).
2. Watch the ‘If I Was’ video. Ask the children to make the Tricky Witch (waving a pretend wand) action each time they hear an au word. Can they recall all of the au words in the video?
3. Download the activity. Cut out the pictures and labels. Place face down. Play a matching game, taking turns to turn over a picture and a word. If they match, the pair can be taken.