As part of the 'Read, Write, Inc' phonics programme each sound has a saying to help us remember the correct sound i.e. mmmmmountain; sssssssssnake (indicated in blue below) and a saying to help us remember how to form the letters correctly i.e. Maisie, mountain, mountain; slither down the snake (indicated in italics below).

Try to avoid saying uh after each one: 

m - mmmmmmountain (keep lips pressed together hard) - Maisie, mountain, mountain

s - sssssnake (keep teeth together and hiss - unvoiced) - Slither down the snake

n - nnnnnnet (keep tongue behind teeth) - Down Nobby, up, over his net

f - ffffflower (keep teeth on bottom lip and force air out sharply - unvoiced) - Down the stem and draw the leaves

l - llllleg (keep pointed curled tongue behind teeth) - Down the long leg

r - rrrrrrobot (say rrr as if you are growling) - Down the robot, up and over his arm

v - vvvvvvulture (keep teeth on bottom lip and force air out gently) - Down a wing, up a wing

z - zzzzzzip (keep teeth together and make a buzzing sound) - Zig-zag-zig

th - thhhhank you ( stick out tongue and breathe out sharply) - Down the tower, across the tower, then down the horse's head to the hooves and up over his back

sh - shhhh said the horse to the hissing snake (shhh noise as in 'be quiet!') - Slide down the snake, then down the horse's head to the hooves and over his back

ng - thinnnnngg on a strinnnngg (curl your tongue at the back of your throat) - Down nobby, up, over his net then round the girl’s face, down her hair and give her a curl

nk - I think I stink (i.e 'nk' in oink) - Down nobby, up, over his net then down the kangaroo’s body, tail and leg

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