One of the more fun ways to teach reading is through REBUS.

What is rebus? According to Wikipedia, rebus is ”the use of a pictogram to represent a syllabic sound.” In teaching reading, words are substituted with pictures to break the monotony of seeing just text or words.

Here is an example of a rebus story:

Source of The Zoo Rebus Story here.

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