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Split digraphs revision (Phase 5 phonics)
A fun, teacher-created resource that helps children understand what a split digraph word is, which is often taught in Phase 5 phonics at primary school.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2014
The Y1 Phonics Screening Check tests children's knowledge of phonics with a mixture of real and nonsense words. Look through the official past paper for 2014 to see what sort of words your child will be asked to read.
Reading unfamiliar words using phonics
These robots have such funny names! Can you read them?
First 100 high-frequency words list
Children learn to read and spell high-frequency words, the most common words in English-language texts, throughout primary school. Download a list of the first 100 high-frequency words to use for at-home spelling practice and revision.
Writing the /e/ sound: ‘ea’ (Phase 5 phonics)
Use this worksheet to help your child recognise the grapheme 'ea', representing the /e/ sound, and then use those words in the sentences provided.
Listening for sounds
Read this story with a grown-up, listening carefully for the things that Billy hears during his very noisy day. Can you join in with the story, making the sounds that Billy can hear?
Introducing /m/ and /d/
Do you know the two letters and sounds /m/ and /d/? Let's have some colouring fun with these letters.
Introducing /g/ and /o/
This activity looks at the sounds /g/ and /o/. Can you colour in all the grapes with a g on them in green? Then trace over all the spots on the octopus with a black pen. The spots will look like the letter o!
Initial sounds odd one out
Can you spot the odd one out? Say the words and listen to the sounds you can hear at the beginning of the words. Find and circle the odd one out.
Initial sounds /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/
The hungry caterpillar is very fussy about his food and will only eat the foods that match the sounds on his body. Can you help him by sticking the correct food in the space next to the matching sound?
Initial sounds I spy
Let's practise using the sounds /g/, /c/, /k/ and /o/ with a game of Initial sounds I spy!
Initial sound dominoes
Play Initial sound dominoes and help your child to tune into initial sounds in a fun, relaxed way.
Identifying sounds
Be a sound detective and see if you can identify these objects from the sounds they make!
Identifying initial sounds
Wilf the wizard is having problems with his potions. All the ingredients for each potion need to start with the same sound. Can you help him match the ingredients to the correct potions?
Four in a row sound match
A fun activity focusing on the second set of letters and sounds children encounter during phonics lessons – i, n, m and d.
Finger paint sounds
A fun (and messy!) activity that focuses on the initial sounds /t/ (as in toast) and /p/ (as pizza).
Describe and find specific items
A fun animal activity to help your child practise focused listening, a key skill they will need in the classroom
CVC blending game
Listening to and breaking up words into their sounds is how children begin to read and spell. Here is a fun game to help your child start blending CVC words.
Collage sounds /i/ and /n/
Use stickers, pom-poms or any other collage materials you have to hand to fill in the letters i and n in these objects.
Changing sounds hide and seek
Listening to the way sounds change, for example by getting louder or quieter, can help children develop their focused listening skills. Here is a great game to help develop these skills.
Body percussion
Body percussion is all about making beats and music with your body. Have a go at some body percussion patterns and see how long can you keep them going.
Blending practice
Here's a great game to help your child to hear the different sounds within words and then blend them together to make a word they recognise.
Revise /oo/, /ar/, /or/ and /ur/ sounds (Phase 3 phonics)
This simple game is designed to help support and reinforce the learning of the Phase 3 phonics sounds /oo/, /ar/, /or/ and /ur/.