I can still remember my first-ever phonics course many years go. They wrote sets of letters on the board and asked us if we knew what sounds they made. I remember thinking pleeease don't ask me! I had grown up on Letterland, and all I knew was "ah, buh, cuh". I had no idea what sounds letters made when they were put together! How was I ever going to teach Phonics to children?! That moment is one of the main reasons I run Mini Writers Club. Every year, a new set of children an

Have you got a set of flashcards and are now wondering what to do with them? Here are 10 fun games and activities to play using your Phonics Flashcards. You could play these games using sounds, decodable words or tricky word cards. When selecting the cards to use for each game, include some they know to help with their confidence. Add or change the cards when they become confident with them, but come back to the same ones after a week or so, to make sure they can remember the

Year 1 Version: If your child is in Year 1, they will learn new ways to write sounds they already know e.g. in Reception, they learn w ...

This is a twist on an old classic - tic tac toe or noughts and crosses. Make a grid using 9 flashcards. You could choose word or sound...

Phase Three: j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow