Phonics Activities

Monday

1: Watch this clip to introduce the children to the 'ai' diagraph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQGObQTTR-g

 

2: Watch the clip to practise segmenting and blending ‘ai’ words,  encouraging your child to segment and blend along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-vehzhMSEg

 

3: On https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/forestPhonics/index.html   

Select the ai diagraph, click on the snail, listen carefully to the word and then use the letters below to make up the word.If your child struggles with this activity, then go to the activity below.

 

On https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ or https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (if using a tablet)

Play ‘Buried Treasure’ select phase 3 and ‘ai’ or phase 2 (to make it easier) invite your child to segment and blend to read the words and decide if they are real or made up. If they are real, they put them in the treasure chest if they are made up they put them in the bin.  Talk to your child about the words.

 

4:  What caption can you write for this picture? If your child is struggling, focus on your child writing key words for the pictures. Do you think you might need the diagraph ai?

5: Go to  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/          

Log in with the class log in at the top of the page. Click: ‘class log in’ and enter:

Log in: newroad1

Password: tiger

Now choose an eBook for your child to read to you.  Make sure you ask your child questions about the words and story, to check understanding. You may need to stay on the same book for a few days.

Tuesday

1: Watch Jolly Phonic Songs on YouTube and encourage them to join in with the songs and actions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HYM9VXz9k

 

2:Watch tricky word song on YouTube, encouraging your child to join in with the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY

Once the song has finished write out any 8 of the words on separate  pieces of paper, lay them out on the floor, you say the word then your child has splat the correct one. Repeat the game, can they find it faster?

If your child is struggling and does not recognise any of these words try using the following Phase 2 tricky words instead-  no  go  into the I to

 

3:On https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ or https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (if using a tablet)

Play the game - sentences – Phase 3 - click on ‘ai’. Then click ‘show’ and invite your child to read the sentence. If your child needs quite a lot of support with reading this then go to  -sentences-  phase 2 and click on ‘r’ and let them read these sentences to you.

 

4: What caption can you write for this picture? If your child is struggling, focus on your child writing key words for the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5: Go to  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/          

Log in with the class log in at the top of the page. Click: ‘class log in’ and enter:

Log in: newroad1

Password: tiger

Now choose an eBook for your child to read to you.  Make sure you ask your child questions about the words and story, to check understanding. You may need to stay on the same book for a few days.

Wednesday

1:Watch the alphablocks on  ‘ai’ digraph and practise segmenting and blending words with the ai diagraph

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_KYgujWQSo

 

2:On https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ or https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (if using a tablet)

Play Tricky Word Trucks – Phase2  - all HFW -   or Tricky word Trucks -Phase 3 -all HFW depending  on your child’s phonic knowledge.

Invite your child to read the word as it comes up and tick when read.

How quickly can you read the words?

 

3: On https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ or https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (if using a tablet)

 Play ‘Pick a picture’ - select Phase 3 - sets 6-7       

Select phase 2 for an easier mode

Select Phase 3 diagraphs for a more challenging mode.

 

4: What caption can you write for this picture? If your child is struggling, focus on your child writing key words for the pictures.

5: Go to  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/          

Log in with the class log in at the top of the page. Click: ‘class log in’ and enter:

Log in: newroad1

Password: tiger

Now choose an eBook for your child to read to you.  Make sure you ask your child questions about the words and story, to check understanding. You may need to stay on the same book for a few days.

Thursday

1: Watch Jolly Phonic Songs on YouTube and encourage them to join in with the songs and actions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HYM9VXz9k

 

2:On https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ or https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/  (if using a tablet)

 Play ‘Reading robot’ Children pretend to be robot as they segment and read the words. Some words are nonsense words, while some are real so parents please discuss the words with your child. 

(Either Phase 2 or 3 – dependent on where your child is with their phonics knowledge)

 

3:On https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/  or https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (if using a tablet)

 Play ‘Space race select phase 2 or 3 depending on your child’s ability.  Invite them to look at the picture and type in the word for the picture seen and said.

 

 

4:  To revise the ai diagraph , watch the clip together and sing the jolly phonic song doing the actions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0lNTYRpNqU

Practise writing the ‘ai’ diagraph with your child. Now explain they are going to write some words with the ‘ai’ diagraph. Call out a word, they should then segment it as this will support them to write it.

Words to write are - tail sail nail mail chain pain rain

 

If your child is finding it hard to hear and write the phonemes in the words above , then try the following phase 2 words.

Words to write - rat red run rag rod rug

 

Adults, as you support your child with the writing of the words, remember not to spell out the words for them, but encourage them to segment the word and write the  phonemes they can hear.

 

5: Go to  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/          

Log in with the class log in at the top of the page. Click: ‘class log in’ and enter:

Log in: newroad1

Password: tiger

Now choose an eBook for your child to read to you.  Make sure you ask your child questions about the words and story, to check understanding. You may need to stay on the same book for a few days.

Friday

1: Watch tricky word song on YouTube, encouraging your child to join in with the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0

 

2: On https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/  or https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (if using a tablet)

 Play ‘Grab a Giggling Graphemes’

(Either Phase 2 or Phase 2 and 3 – dependent on where your child is with their phonics knowledge

 

3: What caption can you write for this picture? If your child is struggling, focus on your child writing key words for the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4: Go to  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/          

Log in with the class log in at the top of the page. Click: ‘class log in’ and enter:

Log in: newroad1

Password: tiger

Now choose an eBook for your child to read to you.  Make sure you ask your child questions about the words and story, to check understanding.