Phonics Week Commencing 18th May 2020

Monday 18^th May:

• Visit BBC Bitesize and explore the Small Town Superheroes game. Follow this link to play the Sight Words activity: https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/small-town-superheroes?exitGameUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzncgvk7
• Challenge: write the words down that you read during the activity, then you can get a family member to challenge you to spell them! See if you can then put these words into sentences!

Tuesday 19^th May:

• Visit Phonics Bloom and use your blending skills to play Pairs.

Follow this link: https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/word-pairs?phase=4

• Challenge: create your own Pairs game – write words using your phonics sounds on bits of paper and draw a matching picture on another bit of paper. Then you can challenge your family to a game of Pairs – the person with the most matching pairs wins!

Wednesday 20^th May:

• Play Poop Deck Pirates. Choose sounds from the Phase 3 or 5 section. Follow this link: http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/poopDeck/index.html
• Challenge: Look at your Phase 3 or Phase 5 phonics mat – see if you can list 1 word for each sound. Example: ay – crayons, ea – dreams.

Thursday 21^st May:

• Visit Espresso – follow this link from our school website: https://www.silvertreesacademy.co.uk/espresso/
• Now click on Key Stage 1, English and scroll down to and click on Phonics.
• Now click on Scully’s Phonics, Activities and scroll to the g:j activities – play the sorting and reading games, focusing on ‘g’ pronounced as ‘j’.
• Challenge: open the g as j document below and sort the words according to their pronunciation! If you can’t print it, write the words on paper and sort into two groups.

Friday 22^nd May:

• Visit Espresso by following yesterday’s instructions to get to the Phonics page.
• Click on Sally’s Phonics, Activities and scroll down to       ee: y, ie, ea and play the sorting and spelling games
• Now open the phoneme spotter story below and hunt for all of the words that contain these sounds: ee, ea, e_e, y and ie. Make a list of the words you find.
• Challenge: put the words that you have found into sentences of your own!