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Resources for 1:1 phonics support

Reading games and activities to make learning engaging. Ideal for teachers and parents supporting individual children, especially reluctant or struggling readers who need lots of consolidation.

Reading games and activities to make learning engaging. Ideal for teachers and parents supporting individual children, especially reluctant or struggling readers who need lots of consolidation.
Reluctant reader? Manchester City themed Phase 5 reading game
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Reluctant reader? Manchester City themed Phase 5 reading game

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Ideal for reluctant readers! A game for 2 players. Take turns to join 2 dots with a straight line. The player who draws the 4th line to complete a box “wins” that word and writes it on a list. At the end of the game, the player who has won the most words is the winner. Game has a Manchester City Stadium baseboard and football related vocabulary.
Phase 5 reading i / igh / i-e words
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Phase 5 reading i / igh / i-e words

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Winter themed reading board game using words with the following patterns: CVC words with i short vowel sound igh i-e i with long vowel sound in kind / mind / mild / etc To play, shake a dice and move along the stepping stones, reading the words as you go.
Phase 5 graphemes reading game
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Phase 5 graphemes reading game

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An underwater themed game to practise reading words containing phase 5 graphemes: er / ir / au/ ea / aw / ue / ou / ew . Shake a dice and move a counter along the track, reading each word as you go.
Phase 4 Christmas Tree Reading and Spelling Game
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Phase 4 Christmas Tree Reading and Spelling Game

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Christmas tree themed Phase 4 phonics reading and spelling games using CCVCC words. Each player has a base board. Use a spinner or blank dice giving the choices “read” or “spell”. Spin “spell” - select a word and spell using Look Cover Write Check. If correct, cover it with a counter. Spin “read” - select a word to read. If correct, cover with a counter. The winner is the first one to cover all their tree. Or, cover all the words with counters. Take turns to uncover one and read it. If correct, leave it uncovered. If incorrect, cover it up for another go. The winner is the first one to uncover all their tree.
High frequency words dice board game
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High frequency words dice board game

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Using some of the trickier 1st 100 high frequency words, this is a colourful board game for 2 players. Shake the dice and move along the track, reading the words as you go.
Personalised early reading book
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Personalised early reading book

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A story using 1st 100 high frequency words and phonetically regular, easily decodable language. Edit in Microsoft Publisher to add your child’s name to create a motivating reading book for young children. A story about an elephant who comes to play.
Phase 4 phonics consonant clusters dice game
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Phase 4 phonics consonant clusters dice game

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A game for 2 players. Shake a dice and move a counter along the track towards the beehive. Read each consonant cluster you land on and think of a word that starts with the cluster. For an extra challenge, spell the word.
Phase 4 phonics reading games
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Phase 4 phonics reading games

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5 games for 2 players using dice and counters to practise reading and spelling words containing phase 4 phonics sounds, including consonant clusters.
1st hundred sight words bingo game.
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1st hundred sight words bingo game.

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4 baseboards each with 25 of the 1st 100 high frequency words. Useful for building fluency of sight reading. Photocopy a second set and cut up to use as the caller’s cards.