Mama Phonics

Grades K-2

Produced by the S.C. Department of Education in conjunction with ETV, this phonetic series is designed as a review of decoding skills. Mama Phonics and her consonant and vowel children present phonetic rules in a fairy-tale manner. They meet "Detective WordFinder" and help him pronounce words. (From our Streamline collection)

Lesson 1: Mama Phonics and Her 26 Children
Episode 1

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In this video, Mama Phonics greets the viewers and tells about herself and her 26 children. As she shows a photo album with pictures of each of her children, Mama Phonics tells about the sound each of...
Lesson 2: Mama Phonics' Vowel Children
Episode 2

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In this video, mama Phonics introduces her special vowel children A, E, I, O and U and tells how each of them got their short name. The vowel children show how their sounds are used in words.
Lesson 3: Meet Detective WordFinder | Mama Phonics
Episode 3

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In this video, Mama Phonics meets Detective Word Finder and introduces him to her vowel children. They help the detective pronounce words using either their long or short sounds. They explain that...
Lesson 4: Mama Phonics' Birthday Party
Episode 4

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In this video, the children are giving Mama Phonics a surprise birthday party. Mama explains how some of her other children, such as H, W, C and I blend with the vowel children to make new sounds...

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