Unifix Phonics
®
Activities
USING UNIFIX® LETTER CUBES
E M I L Y
L A R S O N - R U T T E R
S H E L L E Y
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Contents
Introduction
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Teacher’s Notes
UNIT
1
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Alphabet Review
Letter Identification
Alphabetical Order
Initial-Consonant Letter Sounds
UNIT
2
Short Vowels
Short
Short
Short
Short
Short
UNIT
3
3
4
5
a Vowel Sounds
e Vowel Sounds
i Vowel Sounds
o Vowel Sounds
u Vowel Sounds
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10
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12
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Blends
l Blends
r Blends
s Blends
UNIT
4
Initial and Ending Consonant Digraphs
ch Digraphs
sh Digraphs
th Digraphs
wh Digraphs
UNIT
5
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18
19
23
24
25
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Suffixes with No Root Change
s Ending
ing Ending
er Ending
y Ending
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UNIT
6
Long Vowels
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
UNIT
7
Vowel
Vowel
Vowel
Vowel
Vowel
Vowel
Vowel
Vowel
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r-Controlled Vowels
When
When
When
When
When
UNIT
a with an e Marker
a with i as a Partner Vowel
e with a as a Partner Vowel
e with e as a Partner Vowel
i with an e Marker
o with an e Marker
o with a as a Partner Vowel
u with an e Marker
a is followed by r
e is followed by r
i is followed by r
o is followed by r
u is followed by r
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Suffixes with a Root Change
Adding ed to a Short Vowel Word
Ending in a Single Consonant
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Adding ed to a Short Vowel Word
Ending in a Single Consonant
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Adding ed to a Word Ending in e
Adding ing to a Word Ending in e
Adding es or ed to a Word Ending in y
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Unifix® Phonics Activity Book
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Activity 1
l Blends
Letters for the Activity
• a, c, d, e, f, g, i, l, n, o, p, s, t
Objectives
The students will:
• correctly identify the letters for the
activity and remove them from their
kits
• create words using an l blend
• be able to read the list of generated
words
Review
1. Review the flashcards generated from
previous activity(s) by having students read
the words as a group or individually.
7. Once the students feel comfortable sounding
out the blends, the following words can be
dictated to build with their alphabet cubes.
clap
plan
2. Students remove all the alphabet cubes from
their kits, identify and remove the letters for
the activity.
3. Review the sound of l.
Skill Development
1. Teach the students that both letter sounds
are heard in a blend. Give them some
examples of a letter blended with the
letter l.
2. Write sl on the board. Ask the students to
sound out those two letters.
3. Ask the students to predict words that start
with a sl blend and write their ideas on the
board. Practice sounding out each word they
say.
flap
slip
flip
sled
glad
8. Write all the words generated during the
activity on flashcards for later review. Post
the flashcards in the classroom for
continuous practice and reference.
Challenge Activity
•
Challenge the students to make the word
“slant.”
Assessment
•
Students read the word cards generated that
day. Observe their understanding of the
letter sounds used during the activity.
4. Next, write fl on the board. Ask the students
to sound out those letters.
5. Ask them to think of words that begin with
the fl blend. Write all of their ideas on the
board and have them sound out each word.
6. Repeat this process for other l blends like cl,
gl and pl.
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Unit 3: Blends
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Activity 2
r Blends
Letters for the Activity
• a, b, c, d, e, e, g, i, m, n, o, p, r, s, s,
t, u
Objectives
The students will:
• correctly identify the letters for the
activity and remove them from their
kits
• create words using an r blend
• be able to read the list of generated
words
Review
1. Review the flashcards generated from
previous activity(s) by having students read
the words as a group or individually.
7. Once the students feel comfortable
sounding out the blends, the following
words can be built with their alphabet
cubes.
2. Students remove all the alphabet cubes
from their kits, identify and remove the
letters for the activity.
3. Review the sound of r.
Skill Development
1. Remind the students that you can hear
both letter sounds in a blend. Give them
some examples of a letter blended with
the letter r.
2. Write br on the board. Ask the students to
sound out those two letters.
3. Ask the students to predict words that
start with a br blend and write their ideas
on the board. Practice sounding out each
word they say.
bring
green
Challenge Activity
•
Challenge the students to make the word
“brand.”
Assessment
•
Students read the flashcards. Observe their
understanding of the letter sounds used
during the activity.
5. Ask them to think of words that begin
with the cr blend. Write all of their ideas
on the board and have them sound out
each word.
6. Repeat this process for other r blends like
dr, gr, pr, and tr.
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dress
tree
8. Write all the words generated during the
activity on flashcards for later review. Post
the flashcards in the classroom for
continuous practice and reference.
4. Next, write cr on the board. Ask the
students to sound out those letters.
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print
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