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Welcome to Toddlerphonics. I'm so happy you're here.

Let's practice some words that begin with the sound RR. Ready? ⁓ that begins with RR. Ready. Ready. Your turn.

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Put your hands together and make a book.

Put your hands together and make a book. Then open your book. Now close it. Open your book. Now close it. Open your book. Now read your book. Read your book.

Listen for the R sound.

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Five rosy apples hanging on a tree. The rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow. And one rosy apple fell down below.

Four rosy apples hanging on a tree, the rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow and one rosy apple fell down below. Now there are three rosy apples hanging on a tree, the rosiest apples you ever did see.

How long came the wind and gave a big blow?

And one rosy apple fell down below. Now there how many? Two! Two rosy apples hanging on a tree. The rosiest apples you ever did see. Along came the wind and gave a big blow. And one rosy apple fell down below. Now there's just one rosy apple. I think I'm gonna...

Pick it before that wind blows!

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Rhythm. Rhythm.

Let me hear you say, Rhythm. Let's clap that. Rhythm.

This is a long word. Ready? Rhinoceros.

turn.

Rhinoceros. Can you clap it?

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RESOURCES:

I Got the Rhythm by Morrison

Row Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera

A Rhyming We Will Go - inspired by "A Hunting We Will Go"

Knife! Fork! Spoon! Spa-tu-la! Cha - cha - cha!

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📚Whole World - Barefoot Books - an excerpt.

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🎵 It was under the coconut tree!

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WELCOME TO a new season from Miss Pam - TODDLER PHONICS!

In this season Miss Pam uses rhythms and rhymes, games, songs, stories, movement and more to help you feel confident in supporting your toddler's reading path and build their strong oral language skills.

I created Toddler Phonics to help your older toddler build the foundational skills that are essential for learning to read:

• sound discrimination: identifying speech sounds and words.

• sound manipulation: changing sounds by altering speed and volume; breaking down and swapping sounds
• blending sounds

Teaching young children these foundation skills early on, helps them have longer to practice.

TIPS:

🦋 Keep it light and interactive

🙃 Keep it playful and fun

🐢 Keep it slow-paced and relaxed.

HOW TO USE THE PODCAST

1. Listen to just two episodes (2 letter sounds) each week and listen to them on repeat, multiple times during the week. 2. Use your environment to practice sounds. For example, point out words on street signs, billboards etc. that can help to reinforce the sound.

3. Play games such as "I spy something with my two little eyes that begins with the sound /s/"

Short, interactive episodes to keep your mover and shaker interested!

Transcript

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This is Toddler Phonics and this is your host, Miss Pam. Thank you for being here.

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Howdy-doo, kangaroo. Looking fine, porcupine. Hello, hello, buffalo. Glad to see you, spotted cheetah. Stay a while, crocodile. Hey, hi, penguin. Let's begin, penguin.

Hello, hola!

hello, hello. And how are you?

You say, I'm fine. I'm fine.

And I hope that you are too. Now everybody clap.

Clap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands everybody clap your hands, come on and clap your hands.

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Let's welcome our first guest. /s/

Can you say that with me?

Put your teeth together and keep that tongue behind your teeth. Let me hear you say

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/ss/ so nice to hear you. Hello, ss, so nice to hear you.

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Sss, as in snake.

The snake is in the grass. Sss, the snake is in the grass. Sss.

Hi ho the dairio, the snake is in the grass.

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Sit, said Sam.

Stand, said Sally.

Stop, said Samira.

Sing, said Sita.

/s/ said snake.

Let's do that again. You can do the actions to match the words.

Sit, said Sam. Stand, said Sally. Stop, said Samira. Sing, said Sita.

Sssss, said Snake.

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I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

You might think that I am, but I'm not a bug.

You might think that I don't, but I do like hugs.

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

Say that with me. Sadie the slimy slug. Sssss

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

You might think that I am but I'm not a bug.

You might think that I don't but I do like hugs.

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

I'm Sadie the slimy slug.

(Song used with permission from Nancy Stewart)

Socks and shoes, socks and shoes, stripes and spots, reds and blues, boots for rain, boots for snow, slip them on and off we go!

Let's do that again.

Socks and shoes, socks and shoes. Stripes and spots, reds and blues. Boots for rain, boots for snow. Slip them on and off we go!

Sally Square has just four sides, just four sides, just four sides.

Sally Square has just four sides, one, two, three, four.

Sally Square has just four sides, just four sides, just four sides.

Sally Square has just four sides, and they are all the same.

👂🏽 What did you hear? What did you hear?

What did you hear? Ssss.

𖧵 Remember to put your teeth together and keep that tongue behind your teeth.

Let me hear you say sss/

See you later, alligator. Got to go, buffalo. Toodle-oo Kangaroo

Ciao now, brown cow!

Wave goodbye, butterfly!

(Resource list upon request)

Let's say hello to our guest!

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Put your tongue behind your top teeth and push out that air.

/d/ as in dog.

/Baby Wordplay (00:01)

Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay,

created Toddler Phonics to help you build the foundational reading and math skills that are essential for all further learning.

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as in

Doctor. Doctor.

Dove. Dove.

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I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I am. I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I'm Diez the Duck, I am.

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If I was a duck, I'd quack around all day. If I was a duck, I'd quack around all day. Quack around all day. If I was a duck. If I was a duck.

I'd waddle in the field all day if I was a duck. I'd waddle in the field all day. Waddle in the field all day if I was a duck. If I was a duck, I'd paddle in the water all day.

If I was a duck, I'd paddle in the water all day. Paddle in the water all day. If I was a duck. Quack, quack. Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack.

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Put your tongue behind your top teeth and push out that air.

dance. Let's dance.

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Let's get dancing. Dancing in My Bones by Sylvia Andrews. Here's the chorus. It goes, I've got hip hopping, tip topping, bee bopping, no stopping. Let's do that again. I've got hip hopping, tip topping, Bee bopping, no stopping. All right, we're ready.

I've got dancing in my bones, in my bones. I've got dancing in my bones, in my bones. I've got hip hopping, tip topping, bee bopping, no stopping. Dancing in my bones, in my bones.

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/d/ as in Daddy.

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I've got dancing in my heart, in my heart. I've got dancing in my heart, in my heart. I've got hip hopping, tip topping, bee bopping, no stopping. Dancing in my heart, in my heart. Dancing in my heart, in my heart.

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Dinosaur.

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Five enormous dinosaurs letting out a roar. One stomped away and then there were four.

Four enormous dinosaurs crashing down a tree. One stomped away and then there were three.

Three enormous dinosaurs eating

One stomped away and then there were two.

Two enormous dinosaurs resting in the sun. One stomped away and then there was one.

One enormous dinosaur left all alone. One stomped away and then there were none. Stomp, stomp, stomp, roar.

Dinosaur.

Let's practice saying some words that begin with the sound, duck.

Let me hear you say.

dog.

Dance. .

Daddy.

Difficult. . You can clap it. Difficult.

Dove.

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Wings of a Dove 🎵

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Thank you for listening to Toddler Phonics.

If you like what you hear, please consider becoming a sustaining subscriber for just $2.99 per month. We rely on listeners to support this production. This is Miss Pam. Thank you.

Hi, This is Miss Pam!

Parents and caregivers, use my prompts and suggestions to get your little one tuned into the sounds of language. Talk, talk talk! Sing, sing sing!

Welcome to Toddler Phonics. I'm so happy you're here.

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Let's say hello to our guest.

/c/

as in cat.

as in cup.

as in cow.

car.

cuddle

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1 cuddle, two cuddles. Three little cuddles. Four cuddles, five cuddles. Six little cuddles. Seven cuddles, eight cuddles. Nine little cuddles. Ten cuddles, for ___

What's your name? Put your name in there.

I know a cow and that cow loves cookies.

Say it with me.

cookies, cow. The cow loves cookies.

(There's a book by that name! Check it out at your library or local bookstore)

Let's practice saying some words that begin with the

Let me hear you say, coat.

camel.

Cardigan. Can you clap the syllables?

Cardigan. One, two, three.

Cry.

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Listen out for the K sound.

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An excerpt from "A Kiss Means I Love You" by Kathryn M Allen

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Let's count the keys on the key chain. Can you say that? Let's count the keys on the key chain. Your turn.

Oh my, I spy a mouse and a cat, a great big cat. I don't think the mouse likes that.

Run mouse, run. Sit cat, sit. ⁓ good. The mouse has got away. Now kitty cat, that isn't cool.

You shouldn't catch the little mouse. We'll give you cream, your very own, if you will leave the mouse alone.

(Excerpt inspired by You Read to Me, I'll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman

I'll say the word after I say it. Ready? Cat.

Cut. Kit

Can You Guess? -A guessing game.

Let's bake some cookies and cupcakes. Let me hear you say, cookies, cup cakes. Let's hop like a kangaroo. Let me hear you say kangaroo.

Let's color a card for the birthday party. Let me hear you say color.

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Welcome to Toddler Phonics. I'm so happy you're here.

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Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay, a family business I run with my daughter and son-in-law.

I created Toddler phonics to help you build the foundational reading and math skills that are essential for all further learning.

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Let's say hello to our guest.

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Fold your lips into your mouth and say mmm.

/m. Don't open your lips. /m/

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Hello, mm, so nice to hear you. Mm, as in mop. Mm, as in mole. Hmm, as in moon.

Hello, mm, so nice to hear you. Hello, mm, so nice

to hear

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Mm as in monkey.

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Monkey and me. Monkey and me. Monkey and me. We went to see. We went to see some cats. Miaow

Monkey and me. Monkey and me. Monkey and me. We went to see some horses. Neigh.

Monkey and me. Monkey and me. Monkey and me.

We went to see. We went to see some butterflies.

Monkey and me, monkey and me, monkey and me

we went to see, we went to see some monkeys.

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Let me hear you say, 'my'

Here are my hands. Your turn.

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This book is called Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr.

Follow the words with some actions.

Here are my hands for catching and throwing. Pretend you're throwing a ball.

Here are my feet for stopping and going.

Here is my head for thinking and knowing.

Here is my nose for smelling and blowing.

Here are my eyes for seeing and crying.

Here are my ears for washing and drying. Here are my knees for falling down.

Here is my neck for turning around.

Here are my teeth for chewing and brushing. Here is my elbow, my arm, and my chin.. And here is my skin that bundles me in.

Give yourself a hug. The end.

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Get your mouth ready for mmm.

When monkeys get up in the morning they always say good day. When monkeys get up in the morning they always say good day. They say...

That is what they say that is what they say. When mice get up in the morning they always say good day. When mice get up in the morning they always say good day. Let me hear some mice. Squeak squeak.

When mama gets up in the morning she always says good day. When mama gets up in the morning she always says good day. She says, good morning my munchkin!

Let's practice words that begin with the ⁓ sound. You say after me,

mountain.

Maple.

Mango.

My

Me

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A big thank you.

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Have you ever eaten a juicy mango?

Mangos can be delicious. In Jamaica, mango season is a very exciting time. Everyone drops what they're doing and they go out and pick mangoes off the tree. This song is called Mango Time.

Here are the words in Jamaican:

me no drink, coffee, tea -mango time.

No care how nice it may be, mango time.

At the height of the mango crop, when de fruit dem a ripe and drop, wash your pot, Tun them down, mango time.

This song is saying, I don't drink coffee or tea. I want mangoes! I don't care how nice coffee is or tea, mango time!

When the fruit is ripe and ready to drop. I'm going to wash my pot. No more cooking!

I'm going to go and pick mangoes. Sing with me. Me no drink coffee tea. Mango time. No care how nice it may be. Mango time.

the height of the mango crop when the fruit them are ripe and drop wash your pot turn them down mango time me no drink coffee tea mango time

No care how nice it may be.

mango time at the height of the mango crop when the fruit them are ripe and drop wash your

Pot, tun them down, mango time.

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We rely on listeners to support this production. This is Miss Pam. Thank you.

Meet Iggy the Iguana!

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Hi, I'm Miss Pam, children's librarian, trained teacher, and founder of Baby Wordplay.

The first few years of a child's life are critical for their brain development.

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Howdy-doo, kangaroo. Looking fine, porcupine. Hello, hello, buffalo. Glad to see you, spotted cheetah. Stay a while, crocodile. Hey, hi, penguin. Let's begin, penguin.

Hello, hola!

hello, hello. And how are you? You say, I'm fine. I'm fine. And I hope that you are too. Now everybody clap.

Clap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands everybody. Clap your hands, come on and clap your hands.

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Welcome to Toddlerphonics.

I'm so happy you're here.

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Let's say hello to our special guest.

/i/

/i/ as in it.

It was under the coconut tree.

It was under the coconut tree, darling, it was under the coconut tree. We read and we sang and we played with words. It was under the coconut tree. It was under the coconut tree. We read and we sang and we played with words. Sing with me.

Hello, /i/ So nice to hear you. Hello, /i/ So nice to hear you. /i/ as in insect.

Itsy Bitsy

What did you hear? What did you hear? /i/

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Iggy the green iguana. Iggy the green iguana is as intelligent as can be.

Let me hear you say iguana. .

Let me hear you say intelligent.

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Let's practice saying some words that begin with the /i/ sound.

Here we go. You say after me:

is

Icky

Ink

Iggy

Impossible.

Can you think of any more words that begin with /i/ ?

Practice listening.

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See you later, alligator. Got to go, buffalo. Toodle-oo, kangaroo. Ciao now, brown cow. Wave goodbye, butterfly.

We rely on listeners to support this production. This is Miss Pam.

Thank you.

Welcome to Toddler Phonics. I'm so happy you're here.

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Hello, hola! This is your host, Miss Pam.

Howdy-doo, kangaroo.

Looking fine, porcupine.

Hello, hello, buffalo. ..

Let's say hello to our guest.

/p/ as in pancakes.

as in pig.

Hello, /p/. So nice to hear you.

Pumpkin pumpkin on the ground. How'd you get so big and round? Make your arms into a big circle. Planted as a seed so small. Plant a seed in the palm of your hand. Now you are a great big ball. Make that circle again. Pumpkin pumpkin on the ground.

How'd you get so big and round?

Planted as a seed so small. Plant that seed in the middle of your hand. Now you are a great big ball. Make that pumpkin shape again. Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground. How'd you get so big and round?

Playing with words sometimes means playing with nonsense words, words that don't have any meaning like 'skidamarinkadink' or 'higglety pigglety pop'. Little ones love the sounds of these words. Let's say a rhyme together.

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Listen for the

/p/ sound

'higglety pigglety pop'

The dog has eaten the mop.

The pig's in a hurry,

the cat's in a flurry.

'higglety pigglety pop

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Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. I see you. Who else do I see? Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo.

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Let's make some pancakes. Roll your hands over each other. Mix a pancake, stir a pancake, pop it

in a metal pan.

Fry the pancake, toss the pancake, now catch it if you can.

Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels in the pot. Squish that fabric into your hands. Squish it up into a ball.

Shake it hake it shake it shake it till it pops yay

Let's play a game. You do what I say. There we go. Let everyone clap hands like me. ⁓ Let everyone clap hands like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same. Yeah.

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Let everyone pat heads like me. Pat your head. Let everyone pat heads like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same. Let everyone pout lips like me. Can you pout with your lips?

Push those lips out into a pout. Let everyone pout lips like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same.

Let everyone pop up like me. Jump up, pop up. Let everyone pop up like me. Come on and join into the game. You'll find that it's always the same.

Let's practice words that begin with the /p/ sound

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/p/ as in pancakes.

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Let me hear you say pumpkin.

Pumpkin.

pig

puppy

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See you later, alligator. Got to go, buffalo.

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