Phonics term one

Welcome Back!
We have revised our literacy program and included some new aspects. Of course, phonics plays the biggest role in literacy classes, but we have also included songs or stories and communication sections for each age group. Here is some information about "Jolly Phonics", the synthetic phonics method used in class to help the children learn to read and write in English.

English

Spanish

Here is some information for parents about what we will be working on in the first term, and some links to activities and printable resources to use at home. 

3 year olds.

3 years term one

Online activities:

Jolly phonic songs

Starfall (initial sounds)

Rainbow colours song

Fly away little butterfly song

If you're happy song

Printables:

Initial sound card game

Mini-books

4 year olds.

4 year olds term one

Online activities:
Jolly phonics songs.
Starfall (initial sounds).
Tricky words
I'm so happy song
Walking in the jungle song
Yes I can! song
Tricky word bus
Blending bowl
Pounce

Printable activities:
Long vowels: ai, ee, ie, oa,
Blending
Segmenting
Rhyming words

5 year olds

5 year olds term one

Online activities:
Tricky words
How many song
What colour song
Can I song
Have you got
I want

Printable activities:
Sentences
Alternative spelling: a-e, ay, ea, ey, i-e, igh, ow, o-e, u-e.
Blending
Segmenting
Starfall:
Jake's Tale story, worksheets
Pete's sheep story, worksheets
Sky ride story, worksheets
Robot and Mr Mole story, worksheets
Dune Buggy story, worksheets

Phonics term three

3 year olds:

Jolly phonics group 1, 2, 3 + J,W,X,Y,Z.
Initial sounds 
Blending/segmenting. 
Recognize simple rhyming words.
Music: “What can you do?",
“One little finger”, “Put on your shoes”.
Communication skills: Classroom orders: Stand up, sit down, close the door, tidy up, Can I go to the toilet please?

4 year olds:

All sounds: Phase two, Phase three.
Tricky words
Initial, ending sounds
Blending
Segmenting
Captions 
Rhyming words
Starfall: short vowel stories: ZAC, PEG, BIG, MOX, GUS.
Music: “Interrupting song”, “Fun action song”, “Please and thank you”.
Communication skills: I like/ I love/ I don’t like... 


5 year olds:

Stories: story song
Tricky words
Blending
Segmenting
Games 
Starfall: games and stories,
Book reviews
Punctuation (question mark, capital letters, full stop etc),

Stories: 
1) Upsy down town by Sue Hendra
2) What the ladybird heard by Julia Donaldson
3) Each peach pear plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg

Communication skills: Using questions: How many...? What colour...? Can I...? Have you got...? I want...? and answering in sentences.

phonics, term two.

Welcome back. Here is the phonics program for term two, along with online and printable activities to do at home.

3 year olds:

plan 3

Online activities:
Jolly phonics songs
Starfall (initial sounds)
Blending/segmenting
Rhyming words
Ten in a bed
5 little monkeys,  5 little monkeys (just dance)
The wheels on the bus
Please, thankyou

Printable activities:
Initial sounds
Minibooks

4 year olds:

plan 4

Online activities:
Jolly phonics songs
Initial/ending sounds
Blending, Segmenting
Rhyming words
123, Once I caught a fish alive
I can follow the rules
Ants marching
How are you?
Printable activities:
Digraphs ch, oi, ou, sh,
Blending
Segmenting
Rhyming words
Feelings

5 year olds:

plan 5

Online activities:
Tricky words
Sentences
Blending
Segmenting
Starfall
Story song
Reading practice
Make a story
Stories:
Bear on a bike
Aaaaaargh! Spider

Printable activities:
Tricky words
Minibooks:
ack
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ell

Phonics term three

Here are the literacy objectives for term three, for each age group. And here are some things to practice at home. Of course, you don't need to do all the activities. Remember to have fun!

Three year olds:
Jolly Phonics groups 1 (s,a,t,i,p,n), 2 (c,k,e,h,r,m,d) and 3 (g,o,u,l,f,b) + (j,w,x,y,z) Initial sounds (sun: S-u-n), Blending/segmenting CVC words, and recognising rhyming words.

Online games:
Songs
Starfall
The quiet machine
Chicken coop

Printables:
Word wheels
Cards
Books

Four year olds:
All sounds, Tricky words: one,by,like,have,live,give,only,old,little,

down,what,when. Inital/ending sounds, rhyming words, blending/segmenting. Captions.

Online games:
Songs
Starfall
Sound review (select sound to practise).

Forest phonics

Rhyming game

Printables:

Captions 1

Captions 2
Tricky word books

Five year olds:
Begin writing shared sentences, stories. Begin speed sounds. Questions.
Tricky words: once,upon,always,also,of,eight,love,cover,after,every,mother,father.
Blending/segmenting, buddy reading, reading sentences. Mini-books.

Online games:
Chant 1
Chant 2
Song
Starfall
BBC poem
Picture sentences

Story song

Comprehension

Printables:
High frequency words choose the design you like best!
Tricky words choose the design you like best!
Captions 1
Captions 2
Sentences
Questions 1

Mini-books (choose your favourite)

Starfall printables

story 5

This term the five year olds are beginning to write stories together in our literacy classes. First, we sing the parts of a story song, then we choose two character cards, a transport card, a place card and a verb to finish our story. For some reason most of the stories end up with the main characters kissing! The children then draw the pictures on their story worksheets, and write the missing words. They really enjoy these activities and it is great preparation for primary school.

Phonics term two.

Here are the literacy objectives for term two, for each age group. Ester and I are preparing information sessions about synthetic phonics for parents, but in the meantime, here are some things to practice at home. Of course, you don't need to do all the activities. Remember to have fun!

Three year olds:
Jolly Phonics groups 1 (s,a,t,i,p,n), 2 (c,k,e,h,r,m,d) and 3 (g,o,u,l,f,b). Initial sounds (sun: S-u-n),
Blending/segmenting CVC words, and recognising rhyming words.

Online games:
Songs
Starfall
The quiet machine
Chicken coop

Printables:
Word wheels
Cards
Books

Four year olds:
All sounds, but especially (ch,sh,th,ng,qu, and vowels ou,oi,oo,ar,er,or)
Tricky words: you,your,come,some,said,here,there,they,go,so,no,my.
Inital/ending sounds, rhyming words, blending/segmenting.

Online games:
Songs
Starfall: _an, _en, ar, or, car race, my horse
CH game
SH game
Sound review (select sound to practise).

Printables:

Mini-book sh
Mini-book ch
Mini-book th
Mini-book ar
Mini-book ng
Mini-book oo (long sound)
Mini-book oo (short sound)
Mini-book or
Mini-book qu

Five year olds:
Begin writing shared sentences.
Tricky words: saw,put,could,should,would,right,two,four,goes,does,made,their.
Blending/segmenting, buddy reading, reading sentences.

Online games:
Chant 1
Chant 2
Song
Starfall
BBC poem
Make sentences
Picture sentences

Printables:
High frequency words choose the design you like best!
Tricky words choose the design you like best!
Captions 1
Captions 2
Sentences
Questions 1

We did it!

Most of the five year olds are reading really well in English! We have been practising "Speed Sounds" in preparation for primary school, We have been doing dictations, reading and illustrating captions, and asking questions.


And finally.... we are reading! Ester and I are very proud of our five year olds. Thank you to the parents for encouraging at home too! We did it!

phonics

The four year olds have been busy reviewing all sounds and learning how to segment words. This is 4B (again) because Marta offered to video the activities. 4A is also doing a fantastic job!

Phonics 4 year olds

After the phonics course in Madrid, I've been trying to do more phonics as part of our daily routines.

This is what the 4 year olds do:
1: Review all sounds.
2: Learn some tricky/high frequency words (in context).
3: Spell out some topic words (segmenting).

Then we continue with our topic activities.

I didn't know if it would be work, but you can see they are fantastic! They love spelling the words too. I got the free printable cards here. They love practising in small groups in our literacy sessions too.

Only 4B is on the video, but the same activities are done with 4A, and they are fantastic too! (It is just quite difficult for me to video and teach at the same time! Thank you Marta).

Phonics guide for parents.

After today's meeting, some parents have asked me to explain how synthetic phonics works and how they can help at home. I will add more activities, videos, and worksheets you can print and use at home (when I have time!).
To begin with, here are the guides to "Jolly Phonics".

JOLLY PHONICS GUIDE FOR PARENTS

English

Spanish

  

3 YEAR OLDS

The three year olds will be practising groups one (S,A,T,I,P,N), two (C,K,E,H,R,M,D), and three (G,O,U,L,F,B). In CAPITAL LETTERS. Although they can practise all single letter sounds. They should be able to associate these letters with their sounds. These activites are great practice:

SONGS
STARFALL

WORKSHEETS: (I will look for some soon!)

4 YEAR OLDS

The four year olds will be revising groups one, two, and three (term one/two). They will begin groups four (ai,j,oa,ie,ee,or) and five (z,w,ng,v,oo) in term two and continue in term three. They will be practising the "difficult songs" and learning to distinguish between CAPITAL LETTERS and lower case. They should be able to associate MOST of these sounds with their letter. These activities are great practise:

SONGS
STARFALL

WORKSHEETS: 
JOLLY PHONICS WORKSHEETS
UPPER AND LOWER CASE
SHORT VOWELS
BEGINNING SOUNDS

5 YEAR OLDS

The 5 year olds will be revising all sounds with Jolly Phonics Songs SINGLE LETTERS and DIFFICULT SONGS.  They will also begin learning high frequency words and "tricky words".
They will begin blending sounds to read words. They will also focus on beginning sounds and final sounds. They will learn about alternative spellings. They will start reading short sentences.These activities are great practice:

STARFALL

WORKSHEETS:
BUTTON WORDS 1
BUTTON WORDS 2
BUTTON WORDS  3
GROUP ONE BOOKS
GROUP TWO BOOKS
GROUP THREE BOOKS
GROUP FOUR BOOKS
GROUP FIVE BOOKS
GROUP SIX BOOKS
GROUP SEVEN BOOKS
SHORT VOWEL FLASHCARDS
LONG VOWEL FLASHCARDS
STARFALL BOOKS