PhonicsActivities

All activities are taken from Phase 1 of the letters and sounds programme.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/190599/Letters_and_Sounds_-_DFES-00281-

2007.pdf

Before every phonics session we would do in a morning we would always discuss the day of the week and the weather.

Days of the week song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQcnZ2JWsY

When saying the day of the week emphasis the first letter of the sound.

What is the weather today

Ask your child to look out the window and tell you what the weather is doing.

There are weather charts on www.twinkl.com that we used everyday.

Listening Walk Take your child out into the garden or on your walk. Ask what sounds

can they hear. Are they loud or quiet sounds? Will they hear different

sounds outside to inside?Nursery Rhymes At nursery we use a singing bag

which has different props for different nursery rhmes (i.e. bus wheels on the bus). Perhaps you

could make your own version of this so your child can choose different

nursery rhymes to sing. Tapping Sticks Can you find some sticks outside or

inside to use as special tapping sticks. Can you explore different sounds outside and inside, what

does it sound like on a door, a fence, on the ground etc.

Sound Box Have an empty box and place some noisy materials in there, i.e. some

keys, a crisp packet, a squeaky toy, velcro etc. Hide these in the box so your child cannot see. Make sounds

with the objects, can your child guess the sound?

Sound Lotto Lots of different varieties on Youtube can your child guess what the sound

is?

Understanding the World Activities