top of page
Literacy
Christmas Stocking Blending
This activity allows for lots of opportunity to work with letters and words. Letter recognition, blending, reading words; moving onto matching words in sentences, reading a sentence and then being able to construct their own sentences. Indoor or outdoor, make the learning fun, make it different.
Name Recognition & Writing
Many little ones will be starting school in the next couple of weeks and being able to recognise their name is really helpful. Don't worry about the writing unless your little one wants to have a go, focus on the recognising.
Writing Bag
Although this is labelled a writing post, it could easily be used to increase or improve oracy skills. Speech, language and vocabulary are crucial for younger children to develop and as they grow they will form a solid foundation for writing. Let your little one choose objects for you and vice versa. What incredible stories could you/they create together or independently? For those able to write, encourage creativity, fun and allow imaginations to run wild.
We're Going on a Phonics Hunt
Lovely activity, which is great fun and that children really enjoy. Can help to build vocabulary, creates lots of ideas when solving the clues, but is great for practising those initial sounds. Indoors or outdoors, make it fun!
Matching Upper & Lower Case Letters
I'm always trying to find new ways to achieve the same outcome. My children really enjoyed this heart shaped letter matching activity. Very simple to make, very cheap to make and it really engaged the children as well as helping to aid their fine motor skills. Give it a go!
Phonics Spinner
Perfect for adding a little fun when learning early phonics. I made these as I teach RWI, but you could easily adapt this and make a spinner to match the letters you teach. Make it fun!
Matching Objects to Initial Sounds
Taking the learning outdoors, makes it discreet. Children often don't know they are even doing it because the learning environment has changed, the four walls have gone. Looking a early phonics today, these are letters which are often written incorrectly and sounds mixed up. Practise doesn't always make perfect, but it always makes better!
Phonic Blending
An easy way to keep the phonics going at home. Ask your little one to make the words and then swap over and let them be the teacher. As the 'learner' make a few mistakes so they can correct you. Builds confidence and allows the child to know its OK to make mistakes, it's the trying that counts.
Splat the Letter
Simple but lots of fun. You could add more challenge by adding in 'special friends' such as ch, sh, ng, nk. Or even use simple words that the child has to blend and find. Whatever you do, make it a game and make it fun!
Matching Upper & Lower Case Letters
The ability to match lower and uppercase letters is crucial for children as they start to write simple sentences. This is a way of practising that skill. Give it a go!
Matching Initial Sounds to Objects
Fab phonics today and the possibilities with this activity are endless, both indoors or outdoors. Start with simple sounds such as a, a, t, p, i, n moving onto 'special friend' sounds such as ch, th, sh.
Phonic Sorting Plates
Fun ways to practice initial sounds - object sorting or you make it a treasure hunt. You could follow it up with tracing the letters, chalking the letters outside or looking for them in a story. Whatever you do, make it fun!
bottom of page