Alpha Zoo Phonics Chart
Since Dragonfly will be starting " All About Reading " in the fall, I've been trying to be more intentional about reviewing phonics sounds with the kids. From my Montessori background, I knew I wanted to use real pictures to engage the kids. I couldn't find any alphabet charts that fit, so I made my own (of course). The alphabet script is D'nealian, a modern font between printing and cursive. The pictures come from Wikimedia commons. The phonics animals are: A lligator, B ear, C at, D eer, E lephant, F ish, G orilla, H orse, I nchworm, J ellyfish, K angaroo, L izard, M ouse, N ight-owl, O ctopus, P enguin, Q uail, R abbit, S nake, T iger, U mbrella-bird, V ulture, W easel, fo X , Y ak, Z ebra. The idea for the animals came from this Youtube video. We've also been using it to learn an "action" for each phonics sounds. I'm amazed at how quickly Tadpole (2.5) is picking up the sounds and actions. He thinks it's a game. First