What is segmenting?
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KIM: Lost! Oh, I've lost my pen again Max. I'm making a poster in case anyone has seen it. But I can't spell pen. Maybe you can help?
MAX: Let me help!
KIM: Yeah…I'm not sure that's helped Max, but maybe we can chop the word pen into little pieces. What sound does pen begin with?
MAX: P.
KIM: Yes Max. P. And the next sound is e.
MAX: E.
KIM: Brilliant! p-e-n.
MAX: p-e-n. p-e-n. Pen!
KIM: Ah, thanks Max! Oh spindles. It's out of ink.
MAX: Let me help.
KIM: Not again Max!
MAX: i-n-k.
KIM: Phew, great idea Max.
MAX: i-n-k. i-n-k. In-k! Ink!
KIM: Thanks for helping Max.
MAX: Let me help.
Spelling words song
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Let's for thingsAnd sound them outSegmenting wordsIs what it's all about
Look, I see a busb-u-s!It's big and shiny.Look, I see a dog.d-o-g!It looks like a sausage!
Bus!b-u-s!Dog!d-o-g!Let's look for things and sound them out.
Look, I see a van!v-a-n.It's selling ice cream.Look, I see a bin.b-i-n!It's for recycling.Van!v-a-n.Bin!b-i-n!
Segmenting words is what it's all about.
Segmenting quiz: Short words
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Practise recognising numbers, counting, ordering and sequencing numbers
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