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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,

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Let's say hello.

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Let's say hello to our guest.

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

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Put your lips together and push out the air.

Let me hear you say.

Yes, b as in butterfly.

Butterfly. Your turn.

Let's clap it.

Butterfly. One, two, three.

Butterfly. ⁓ Listen. Butterfly.

butter.

Butterfly.

The

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A mama butterfly lays all her eggs. Out pops a caterpillar crawling on its legs. The caterpillar first is rather thin, but then it eats and eats till it bursts its skin. It grows nice and big. The caterpillar climbs on a leaf or

twig. It makes a shell where it hangs inside. The shell then cracks and the parts divide.

When the shell opens, what comes out? A beautiful butterfly.

Fluttering about.

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This poem is as easy as one, two, three. Let's try it. We say, one, two, three, cha. One, two, three, ko. One, two, three, la. One, two, three,

Have you ever had a cup of hot cocoa or hot chocolate?

Cocoa started in Mexico. And since this poem is originally from Mexico,

Say uno, dos, tres, cho.

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Your turn.

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Uno, dos, tres, co.

Uno, dos, tres, la.

Uno, dos, tres, te.

We are breaking down the word chocolate. Yes, chocolate in Spanish. Let's do that again.

uno, dos, tres, cho.

Uno, dos, tres, co.

Uno, dos, tres, la.

Uno, dos, tres, te.

Let's stir our chocolate drink.

Chocolate bate bate

Let's say some words that begin with the B sound.

as in ball. Your turn.

Big.

Your turn.

Let's clap.

Ball. Pig.

us.

as in banana, banana. Beautiful. One, two, three. Beautiful. Beautiful. Bubble. Bubble.

Baby. Baby. One, two.

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Thank you for listening to Toddler Phonics.

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I hear a baby babbling.

B as in babble.

brown bear.

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Peanut butter marmalade and jam. Let's say hello! Hola, Konichiwa, Ciao! Jambo!

Flutter Flutter Butterfly

10 Little Candles

Tingalayo

Color Song

*Wings of a Dove and

*Whole World

*Go Down Emanuel Road

*with Mama Marcy Francis and Ms Jan Jeffries - percussionists extraordinaire!

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

WATCH Maya and the children do it in their kitchen! You'll be doing this one before every meal, trust me! 🔉Listen to author Atinuke read an excerpt of “L is for Love”

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“L is for Love” is about a family travelling into Lagos to sell lemons at the market. There is a lizard 🦎 lurking on each page, which Arinze was excited to bash.

We love this book. Your little one will too! Thank you Atinuke!

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

📚The Rice In the Pot Goes Round and Round at the table where my family gathers round! by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

📚Whole World - Barefoot Books - an excerpt.

🎵 Shake, shake that mango tree!

🎵 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)