Use this poster featuring the phonics rhyme “Ants on the Apple” to teach your students the association between letters and their sounds.
Ants on the Apple – A Phonics Rhyme for the Early Years
Phonics rhymes can be a very powerful tool when it comes to teaching little ones the association between letters and the sounds they make. The phonics rhyme “Ants on the Apple” is no exception to this rule! If you’re unfamiliar with this catchy little rhyme, here’s a sneak preview:
Ants on the apple, a a a.
Balls are bouncing, b b b.
Caterpillars coughing, c c c.
Dolls are dancing, d d d.
And so it continues!
This colourful poster features the “Ants on the Apple” rhyme over two pages. It features fun illustrations and an age-appropriate font, making it easy for your early readers to follow along!
This resource is available as a full-colour PDF. If you have limited colour printing available at your school, we recommend printing in greyscale on coloured paper.
Use This Phonics Rhyme in Your Lessons
Understanding the sounds associated with each letter of the alphabet is a fundamental skill in early literacy development. Here are some ways you might like to use this poster to support your teaching of letter-sound associations:
- Introduction to Letter Sounds – Each time you introduce a new letter and its corresponding sound, look at the corresponding line from the poster. For example, if you were focusing on the letter l, you would look at the line “Lion licks a lollipop, l l l.” This helps students associate the letter with its sound in a memorable way.
- Craft Activities – Have the students complete craft activities that reinforce the letter-sound association that they are learning. Following on from the above example, students could draw a picture showing a lion licking a lollipop when learning about the letter l.
- Daily Routine – The more frequently that students practise letter-sound correspondences, the better! Incorporate the rhyme into your daily routine to make those letter-sound associations really stick!
Download and Print This “Ants on the Apple” Poster
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