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10 Best Phonics Activities For Kids

Phonics Games & Activity to Make Learning Fun


What is Phonics?


Phonics is a method of teaching children to read by helping them to understand the relationship between letters and the sounds they make.It mostly assists children in hearing, understanding, and using various sounds to distinguish between various words. For example, the letter k can be pronounced as either a /c/, /ch/, /ck/, or /k/ sound. More letter sounds are used to build words, such as pat, taps, sat, spit, and others.


Importance of Phonics in Early Years


  • Help kids build their library of phonemes
  • Allows young readers to develop their reading skills
  • Decode unknown vocabulary
  • Develop more fluent readers
  • Improves a child’s phonological awareness


Fun Phonics Activities For Kids


There are a variety of phonics activities that you can do with your child to help them learn to read. Here are 10 phonics activities for preschoolers that you can try at home:

 

Flip a pancake

Cut 8–10 circles out of a cardboard, then start writing your letters there. Give your kid a spatula and instruct them to turn each pancake over. Encourage them to say the letter's sound as they flip.  Ideal phonics game for kids between 3 to 5 years of age.

Start with the alphabet

Explain to your child that each letter has a sound. Sing the alphabet song together and point out the letters as you sing.
A-B-C-D-E-F-G
H-I-J-K-LMNOP
Q-R-S
T-U-V
W and X
Y and Zee
Now I know my “ABCs”
Next time won’t you sing with me?

Sound Cup- Letter sound games

Grab some paper cups and a marker, turn the cups over, and write one letter on the bottom of each cup. To make sure that all of the 26 letters are visible. Gather toys or small items, then put them in a basket. Instruct your child to place each thing in its appropriate cup according to the sound it starts with. 

There are a variety of games you can play to help your child learn the sound of each letter. Try flashcards, matching games, or even make your own game using letter cards and a die.

Phonics Toys For Preschoolers

 

Introduce letter blends

As your child becomes more familiar with the individual letter sounds, you can start to introduce them to blends. A blend is two or more letters that make a new sound when they are combined. For example, the letters 'c' and 'l' make the sound 'cl' as in 'clap'.

Read together

Choose books that contain a lot of repetition and rhymes. This will help your child to hear the different sounds that letters make.

Use technology

There are a number of apps and websites that can help your child to learn phonics. Look for games that focus on letter sounds and blends. wonderLearn app multiple phonics games & quizzes that will help your child learn letter blending, letter sounds, word building and more.

Get creative

There are lots of ways to make learning phonics fun. Get creative and come up with your own ideas. You could make a treasure hunt, use playdough to make letters, or even bake cookies in the shape of letters. There are also readily available phonics toys for kids in the market.

Swattering letters

To do this activity, all you need is a fly swatter and a few sticky notes. Stick these sticky notes on the floor, then write some letters on them. Ask your child to swat on the letter that makes the sound you just called out.

I Spy Game

Ask your kid to look for words in this age-old game that start with the letter sound you want them to learn. Say, "I see with my small eye, something beginning with ck or mm," for example. Then, your youngster will use that sound in words.

Phonics hopscotch

Write letters or a string of letters in the spaces you've drawn for hopscotch on the ground. Ask them to say the letters and one associated word while they jump on the squares.

 

Most Commonly Asked Questions


How does Jolly Phonics work?


Students who want to learn English as their first language often use the programme Jolly Phonics. The use of numerous consecutive phases for teaching letter sounds has been acknowledged in the literature to have sped up reading and writing. In Jolly Phonics, each of the 42 letter sounds used in the English language is presented together with an activity, song, and story.


What are the key benefits of phonics?


The main advantage is that all children may benefit from using phonics in their reading instruction. Having a strong understanding of phonics also affects the child's word recognition skills.

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