Looking for something different for your phonics lessons? Then you have come to the right place. We have resources covering Phase 2 to Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds as well as resources that compliment Speed Sounds in Read Write Inc for sets 1-3.
We also have tricky word resources, common exception word resources for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and even some Maths resources.
Looking for something different for your phonics lessons? Then you have come to the right place. We have resources covering Phase 2 to Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds as well as resources that compliment Speed Sounds in Read Write Inc for sets 1-3.
We also have tricky word resources, common exception word resources for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and even some Maths resources.
Based on snakes and ladders there are 8 boards covering the Common Exception Words for Year 1. There are 4-6 different words on each board. Just follow the direction of the sub when you land on the square.
This pack includes all the Year 2 Common Exception Words.
How to play
Play as a group or in pairs. Players close or cover their eyes. Adult or chosen child hides one of the bee cards underneath a hive. Players take turns to guess which hive by saying the sound or word that’s on the hive. Winner hides the bee next.
These have been designed to support the reading and spelling of the Year 1 Common Exception Words. Some words have a picture to go with them to help aid comprehension of the word to help aid meaning of the word.
Each version has them in alphabetical and non alphabetical order.
Perfect for keeping on tables for support.
This pack includes dominoes covering the vowel diagraphs and trigraphs with the exception of ure. There are 5 sets included.
ai & ee
igh & oa
oo & oo (u)
ur & ow
oi, ear, air & er
Each domino has a picture and a word. Can be played individually or in small groups.
Alternative use - cut down the middle and use to play the memory game pairs.
A bit different to the normal matching that is available elsewhere, as there is for each sound approx 5/6 pictures and sentences for each phase 3 sound starting from ai (ure hasn't been included). The sentence in some cases are also a bit silly i.e A gear with a beard. An ear with a beard.
I've only change 1 or 2 words in each sentence so makes the children read for comprehension.
84 sentences and matching pictures in total.
Can also use the pictures for sentence writing, or read the sentences and draw the picture to go with it.
This includes two packs:
Phase 5 Phonic Flowers - Display version
This pack has a flower for each of the Phase 5 sounds. The sounds where they make oo and yoo have been combined onto one flower. The split ee sound has words instead of pictures and some of the others flowers may have words on the petals.
Each flower is in parts and will need cutting out. For long term use print onto card and laminate.
These can be used as part of an interactive display or a table top where children can attach the petals to the correct sound.
Phase 5 Phonic Flowers - Cut and stick Version
This pack has a flower for each of the Phase 5 sounds. The sounds where they make oo and yoo have been combined onto one flower. The split ee sound has words instead of pictures and some of the others flowers may have words on the petals.
They have been designed as a cut and stick activity. Each flower is black and white or uses grey scale to enable cost effective photocopying.
There is a dotted line around each part to make it easier for younger pupils or those with fine motor issues easier to cut. Older or more adapt pupils may want to cut around the thick black lines.
This is an alien words game based on the classic snakes and ladders but with a twist. Land on the rocket’s fire, go up. Land on the comet’s tail, go down.
There are five boards in total with approximately 15 words for each sound on each board. So lots of practice.
Board 1 covers: ay/ou/ie/ea
Board 2 covers oy/ir/ue/aw
Board 3 covers wh/ph/ew/oe
Board 4 covers au/ey/a-e/e-e
Board 5 covers i-e/o-e/u-e
Ideal for practicing pseudo words for the Year 1 Phonics Screening
The aliens are all my own design and those who have the same sound but a different way of writing it are the same shaped alien but a different colour, helping to identify sound families. This carries over to the Phase 5 version.
There is an alien for each sound and 6 sets of underwear (vest and underpants). Vests have real words and the underpants have nonsense words.
This resource has been designed to be open ended and used in many ways. Some ideas for how to use are listed below:
Matching – match either vest or underpants or even both to the alien that has the sound that’s in the words.
Pick a pair – match a vest and underpants that contain the same sound. Or match the alien to either the vest or the underpants.
Sorting – sort the alien words from the real words.
Bingo – pick either a vest or underpants and read the word. Hold up the alien whose sound is in the word.
Display – make a washing line, place an alien next to it. Sort out which underwear belongs to him and hang it on the line.
A fun resource to practice pseudo words and phonics that will fit into your Alien or space topics.
This is an alien words game based on the classic snakes and ladders but with a twist. Land on the rocket’s fire, go up. Land on the comet’s tail, go down.
There are five boards in total with approximately 15 words for each sound on each board. So lots of practice.
Board 1 covers: qu/sh/ch/th
Board 2 covers ng/ai/ee/igh
Board 3 covers oa/oo/ar/or
Board 4 covers ur ow/oi/ear
Board 5 covers air/ure/er
This pack has a set of 0-9 ,10-19, 1-10 and 11-20 car park boards with different objects to count. Includes are boards with:
Numicon
base 10
fingers
number and word recognition
dice
dominoes
various objects to count
Label cars with the numbers and let them match them up. Also can be used as a counting activity where the adult says a number and the children find it and place a car or counter in it. Car cards with numbers and words are included if prefer to use them.
#SpringSavers
There is a cake for each Phase 2 sound. The sound is on the cherry and the cake case has pictures and/or words that contain that sound. The cake is my own design and each one is different. Each set has different shaped sprinkles in the icing.
There is a book from each vowel diagraph apart from ear/air/ure which are combined in one book. Whole book is in in black and grey to save on colour ink when mass copying or printing. There is a PDF for each book so saves scrolled through trying to find the one you need.
Activities
Super Searcher (page 2) - find 10 given words that contain the sound
Match it (page 3) - read the word and match it to the correct picture
Read It Write It (pages 4 &5) - mini board game where if they land on a word they read it. Land on a picture they write the word.
Monster Mayhem (page 6) - jumbled up words for the sound
Sort, Write and Draw (page 7) - jumbled sentence that contain one or more words with the sound. They sort it out and write it, then draw a picture about it.
Ideal for sending home.
UPDATE: now includes 8 more books covering set 6 and 7 sounds as well as consonant digraphs
There is a book from each vowel diagraph. Whole book is in in black and grey to save on colour ink when mass copying or printing. There is a PDF for each book so saves scrolled through trying to find the one you need.
Activities
Super Searcher (page 2) - find 10 given words that contain the sound
Match it (page 3) - read the word and match it to the correct picture
Read It Write It (pages 4 &5) - mini board game where if they land on a word they read it. Land on a picture they write the word.
Monster Mayhem (page 6) - jumbled up words for the sound
Spelling Slueth (page 7) - colour or circle the correct spelling of the word. Wrong spelling use either phase 3 or 5 similar sounds.
These Homophone inserts are designed to fit the Ikea Tolsby Frames. Each homophone has a picture to help aid meaning and spelling.
Cursive and non cursive versions are included.
Ideal for displaying on tables.
UPDATED
This pack has been redesigned and now includes a Set 2 Board Game and three versions of the word lotto (black, sound underlined and sound in colour)
Each sound has its own bingo board apart from oy and air which are combined. Use in pairs and pupils take turn to 'Fred Talk' the word for their partner to find and colour. Or sound out a word and children colour the word in or give each children a different board and call out words from a bag.
Could even be used to send home to practice.
There are different words from RWI so children have more opportunity to practice the sounds.
Covers all the phase 2 sounds.
See the video to see it in action!
Click on the initial sound you would like to learn.
Can you help the sound catcher identify the fish that has something that begins with that sound and click on them?
Right answers will take you to a well done screen with a cheering sound effect, wrong answer will take you to the oh no that is not right with a different sound effect.
Look out for the rainbow fish challenge - can they find the fish that has the given sound somewhere in their word?
A fun bingo game suitable for a whole class of 30 pupils.
Included are two sets of 30 different boards A5 in size (2 per a A4 page) and a PowerPoint for each set which will random generate a word. All you will have to do is play it as a slide show and press s to stop, and **enter **to carry on.
Set 1covers sounds j-ng
Set 2 covers ai-er.
Ideal for practicing reading words.
This include a random word generator and bingo cards. The word generator is stopped by pressing s and enter to continue. 30 boards has been included but some boards may be duplicated with words in a different order.
This pack contains labels for the months of the year and day of the week. Ideal to display in your classroom.
If you like these then take a look at our matching display resources:
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