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Identifying, sorting and discriminating between long and short vowels sounds is an important aspect of phonics. This is a fun, hands-on activity.

High frequency words are best learned by repetition. These high frequency word puzzles are easy to make and are a fun way to learn the words.

Learn how to spell colour names and practise fine motor skills at the same time with this fun, hands-on literacy activity.

Experimenting with letters and sounds is a fun way to practise phonics and spelling. This alphabet petal word-making activity encourages children to be creative and use their literacy skills.  

Learning Spring vocabulary can be hands-on using wooden or plastic letters to build new words using phonics skills. 

Word making from scrambled letters is a fun, hands-on way of practising phonics and spelling skills while learning new vocabulary.

Green eggs are a great inspiration for this spelling challenge. Can you fix these broken eggs to make popular words from Green Eggs and Ham?

Wacky Wednesday by Dr Seuss is great fun for children - but how many real and nonsense words can they make from the letters in Wednesday?

Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss is full of creative language and rhyming words. There are so many pairs that children can match up using Mega Bloks.

Have fun with high frequency words (sight words) this Valentine's Day with this fun and easy-to-make matching game. 

The first step to learning digraphs is being able to identify them in common words. This simple sorting activity is a fun way to introduce digraph sounds.

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

This rhyming words memory matching game is a fun way to spot patterns in rhyming words. 

This easy poetry activity with simple rhymes will encourage children to spot rhyming patterns. Writing and cutting skills are also a focus.