Phonics Practice Activity: Making Words with Modeling Clay - Phase 2

Phase 2 Phonics Practice Activity: Making Words with Modeling Clay

1.After going through the letter sounds and practicing, ideally 4-8 sounds at a time*, print the slides (laminate for multi-use)

2.Hand out to students a set of words in pairs or in a group

3.Pass out modeling clay to each group and have students form the words with clay on top of the pages.

4.After forming the letters students make the individual sounds, and then finally read the word together

5.After finishing one stack, students can rotate the cards around to another group

• purchase the accompanying phonics practice ppt phase 2 from my store

This activity is based on introducing letter sounds according to the phonics progression chart – this means letters are introduced in order of frequency rather than alphabetical order

Recommended for students with reading difficulties but can help ALL learners

Sounds included in this Activity:
s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, f, ff, l, ll, ss