The methods are varied day to day depending on the children's progress through out the year. The method is not important. The fact that the children do some writing using phonics every day is important. The following are examples of just a few methods for teaching letter recognition and phonetic sounds. Students use beginning letters or use phonetic spelling to write facts they have learned about amphibians.
Children draw a picture that illustrates that fact.
Students write the fact about their picture. Thus, the students learn the purpose for learning letters and sounds and at the same time students are recalling and reinforcing facts they have learned about amphibians. Each student tell a rhyme similar to those above to the class. These rhymes do not have to be only about amphibians. Teacher approve the rhyme as one that no other student has chosen to illustrate.