Reading 21

Phonics is based upon learning the 44 phonemes and how to blend them together to make words. This printable PDF Phoneme Chart will help guide you.

Fun with phonics means simple, hands-on activities. This easy alphabet game will help with letter recognition and fine motor skills.

This hands-on letter and colour sorting game is easy to prepare and is a fun way to practice letter and colour recognition skills.

Recognising and matching initial sounds is fun with this magnetic alphabet phonics activity. See if your child can match each picture to the right letter. Use a mix of upper and lower case letters for an extra challenge.

This fun and easy letter recognition matching game helps children develop speed and accuracy with identifying letter sounds out of order.

Scrabble is great fun but for younger children, it is better to start with a simplified version. This game is great for blending and practising the spelling of CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. 

In the early years it is important to introduce children to both uppercase and lowercase letters. This simple matching game will help children to recognise the shapes of the uppercase and lowercase letters. 

The term Sight Words is often used to describe High Frequency Words and Tricky (or irregular) words. Learning them is crucial in developing strong reading and writing skills. Finding fun and interesting ways to practise spelling can be the hard part, so make it hands-on by using play dough.

Learning to rhyme is one of the very first phonological skills that children acquire on their way to becoming proficient readers. This fun word building game will encourage children to understand how rhyming works.

Letter matching activities are an excellent way to explore the alphabet. This is a very simple and easy upper and lowercase letter matching activity, with some fine motor skills practice thrown in!

CVC words are three letter words that follow a consonant/vowel/consonant pattern. Use building blocks to help blend sounds when reading common CVC words. Making reading practice fun and hands-on.

Making CVC words is the first step in blending phonetic sounds. This Melissa & Doug product is great because it makes sounding-out CVC words fun and easy.

This fun scavenger hunt focuses on the initial phonetic sound of common words. Children will have fun hunting around the house for items!

Fingers make the best pencil when it comes to practicing letter formation. Develop writing skills with this fun, sensory repetition exercise.