Phonics
Suggested Websites:
www.phonicsplay.co.uk : go to phase 2 section or extend to phase 3 if confident with blending phase 2 phonemes. Children are mainly familiar with the game ‘buried treasure’ so may need some supervision on any other games until they are confident.
www.ictgames.com/literacy : Children are familiar with the game ‘Phoneme Pop’ and ‘Tell a T-Rex.’
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy : Letter formation, CVC words, clusters and blends, key words.
Suggested Games:
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Writing High Frequency and Tricky Words in paint, chalk, on pavements with water and a paintbrush, gel pens, special paper etc.
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‘Quickwrite’ – write a word child needs to practice reading/writing on a piece of paper – show it them briefly then ask them to tell you/re-write the word on their own paper (whiteboards and pens make this game much more fun and enables the learner to rub out and correct their work easily!).
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Snap/Pairs using High Frequency and Tricky Words
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I Spy using any beginning phoneme – extend by challenging the learner to write their guess down.
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Bingo – High Frequency and Tricky Word bingo games to download will be available on the Year 1 section of the St Mary’s website soon!
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Treasure hunt for High Frequency and Tricky Words. Alternativly give child a word to read and challenge them to find it in the house e.g. p-e-n ch-i-p-s b-e-d c-ar c-l-o-ck.
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Word searches/hangman.
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Magnetic letters on the fridge/radiators.
*Please also refer to Letters and Sounds Guide for Parents which outlines how we teach children to read and spell in school. Phonemes we have been learning in class are added to your child’s ‘phonics home record’ each week.*