CREATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING PHONICS

Ruth Moyler

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PHASE 2 Letters & Sounds SUGGESTED ‘SOUND’ OBJECTS & EDIBLE ITEMSs snakespiderspidermanspoon

sweetcorn

a antsastronautambulance

apple

t tigerturkeytreetractor

tomato

ppigpilot

plantainpepperpotato

iinsectsinkIgglePiggle’

Indian spice

nnecklacenailnumbers

noodles

mmanmousemarblesmotorbike

mango

ddogdonkeydinosaurdragon

dates

ggoat goose glove

grapesgarlic

oowloctopusorang u tang

orange

ccatcowcamelcar

carrot

kkeykoalakangarooking

kiwi fruit

ckduckticketstickerbucket

rocket salad

eeggelephantelastic bandenvelope

egg-plant

uumbrella‘Upsidaisy’(underneath )

Ugli fruit

rratrabbitringrope

radish

hhorse hat

honeyhalva

bbatbeaverbuttons

butterbanana

ffoxfan

fish fingersfruitfu-fu

ffgiraffebuffallo

coffeetoffee

llaptopllamaladybird

lollylemonlime

llbelldoll

lolly

ssgrasshoppertassle

brusslesproutslassi

?Add more items based on your childrens’interests…

s Slowly, slowly said the sloth , Aargh spider

a Avacado Baby , Amazing Anthony Ant

t The tiger who came to tea

p Mrs Pirate , Night Pirate

i Incy wincey Spider

n Not now Bernard , The last Noo Noo

m My Mum and Dad make me laugh

d My Dad. Harry the dirty dog

g Billy Goats Gruff

o Jolly Olly Octopus

Interplayland

s,a,t -The Rain forest

snakes and spiders

ants and ant eaters

tigers and trees

p, i , n - Pirate –land

pirates, parrots (telescopes)

insects, Indian spices

necklaces and noodles…

Interplayland

m,d,g Homeland

Mummy

Daddy

Grandma , Grandpa

Interplayland

o, c, k ,ck The Castle

oranges, octopus

cat and castle (the cave)

king ,kittens and kiwi fruit

bricks sticks, clock

Opeyemi in September

Opeyemi in November

Here are the Phase 3 sounds used in the ‘Digraph Ditty’

The order is important!!

ch

sh

th

th ng

ai ee igh

oa

oo

oo

ar

or

ur

ow

oi

ear

air ure

er

‘DIGRAPHS and TRIGRAPHS

Phase 3 Letters and Sounds

ch The chimpanzees

of Happy Town

or….

sh The fish who

could wish

or……

th Thank you

for looking after our pets

or

Tom Thumb

story & song

th Are you my

mother?

or…….

ng Ping and Pong

or…

Magic Ring

stories

( Biff & Chip )

ai Rainbow fish

or

The snail and

the whale

or

Snail Story

ee The giving

tree

or

igh Funny-Bones

or

oa All afloat on

Noah’s boat.

or

The great goat

chase

or

The 3 Billy

Goats Gruff

oo Room on the

broom

or

Mr Magnolia

has only one

boot

oo Red Riding

Hood

or

ar The shark in

the park

or

Magic carpet

story

or

(Here are Grandma’s knives & forks)

ur The enormous

Turnip.

ow The smartest

giant in town.

oi Jim and the

Giant

(coins )

ear Jim and the

Giant

(hearing )

air Fairy stories

or

The Hairy

book.

ure Pirate stories

(treasure)

Maths link: ‘ what a pleasure to measure the treasure..’

er The Very

hungry

Caterpillar

(Butterfly )

Phase 3 ; Letters & Sounds -

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

to emphasise these new sounds

digraphs & trigraphs only

PHASE 3 SONG -DIGRAPHS AND TRIGRAPHS ONLY

ch When c and h are put together , they make another sound : chI choose cheese and chocolate, chips and chicken, for my trolley, ch ch ch

sh When s and h are put together , they make another sound sound : shA fish had a wish for shiny shoes, so she went shopping: sh, sh sh

th

th

When t When t and h are put together , they make another sound : thMy hat is leather with a feather , father made it: th th th

ANDWalk down the path and take a bath, thank you for thinking, th th th

Opeyemi in first half-term of Year 1

PHASE 5SAME SOUND…..ALTERNATIVE SPELLING

1 ai ay eigh a_e

2 ee ea ey e_e

3 igh ie y i_e

4 oo ew ue u_e

aichain , mermaid,

paint, train, snail

cocktail-stick, nails

aycrayon, tray

sting-ray , hay (clay)

(days of the week)

eighweights, eight

sleigh

a_eskateboard, grater

snake, grape, plate,

pirate, aeroplane,

whale, frame, spade

eechimpanzee , bee ,tree,

cotton-reel, teeth

beetle, sheep, deer

easeal, beads, beaver

easel, peas, yeast

tea-bag leaf

eydonkey, monkey,

turkey , key , money

Mickey Mouse

e_eeven numbers

ighnight-light, knight

highlighter

Buzz Lightyear

y

sky, (my) fly

ie

tie, pie, flies

i_e I

pipe-cleaners, dice,

ice-pop, wire ,bride,

fire-fighter

oaboat ,cloak

goat, toad, road, soap ,

toast, coat

owbow, crow , snowman

row your boat…

oetoe-socks

o_enose, globe, snow-globe

fir-cone, rose . bones

ootooth, shampoo, balloon

goose, baboon, kangaroo

book, football

ueblue glue,

tissue

(true/false ?)

ewscrew

(stew )

u_ecube, tube,

water-chute

vulture, perfume

parachute (June)

PHASE FIVE RAP

aiayeigha_e

One day I drew a great big snail with my crayon, in the rain.Then, I drew eight slimy snakes,In a ray of sunshine!

eeeaeye_e

Once I climbed a great tall tree and saw a bee and some fleas.I rode a donkey by the sea,And said my even numbers :(2 ,4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 ,18, 20…)

ighyiei_e

My Headteacher wears a tie, and he eats fine beef pie.When, at night he sees dark sky,he always turns the light on!

oaowoeo_e

When I’m cold I shake my bones, wiggle my toes, pinch my nose,tie my hair with tiny bows,then I put my coat on!

ooueewu

If your tooth gets really loose use a screw or else blue glueor bite an ice cube through and through,We will say ‘How brave are you! ‘

‘Prefab phonics’ for nurseryLetter Toys & real objects

to see, name & pass around

Sensory resourcestaste, smell, touch ,hear

Key books? Songs? Make?

S Objects :snake, spider, snail ,stonesstag beetleSpiderman,

Superman , stickersspoon, soap, socks, sellotape

body: shoulders , skull , stomach

food :sweetcorn, sultanas

sultanas to tastesoap to smell sand-foam to touchsnipping scissors to hear

Books1.Slowly slowly said the sloth2.Aargh spider3.Super snail4.Stick man

songs:Head, shoulders….’‘Sunshine song ‘

1. Making spiders-egg box & 8 pipe-cleaners.

2. Cut snake spiralsEmpty pre drawn spiral snake to colour/cut

3. Make stick-men.Twigs, string googley eyes

4. Snail races outside! Mark snails with nail varnish

READING : A HOME / SCHOOL AGGREEMENT ?

AT SCHOOL AT HOME

We will ensure that your child has a reading book at the

correct level for him or her.

We will also lend out Bedtime Books for you to read TO

your child.

We will send home book bags at least 3 times a week, or in

KS2, every night.

Once a week class teachers will check the Reading Record

Books,

or in classes 5 & 6, Reading journals

We will celebrate your child’s reading progress in school

assemblies.

We will read high quality stories and poems to the children,

at least twice a day.

We will take children from each class to the Local Library

to choose books or the whole class , once every 6 weeks

We will continue to run FREE ‘Family

Reading Workshops’ every Half Term,

to pass on to parents the knowledge

of PHONICS and the resources they

need, in order to support their child’s

reading.

Find a daily 15 minute slot when your child can read their

book to you. Please sign the reading record book, add a

comment if you want to. …………………………………………..

ALSO, read Bedtime stories to your children –it is very

important that they enjoy being read to whilst they are trying

so hard to learn to read

Remind your child to take their book bag to school.

Praise your child and display his or her reading progress

certificates.

Join the local library –you can borrow 9 books at a time with

no charges or fines to worry about!

Attend the FREE ‘Family Reading Workshops’ that Ruth Moyler

runs every Half Term, in order to keep in step with your child’s

progress in reading and phonics.

This term’s’ Family Reading Workshops’ are:

Red reception : Monday 3rd October

Green reception : Tuesday 4th October

Red reception : Monday 21st November

Green reception : Tuesday 22nd November

Coffee/tea /crèche provided and resources to take home…..

To learn to read

is to

light a fire:

every syllable

that is spelled out

is a spark.”

Victor Hugo