Age Suitability
These activities are designed for children aged 7-10 who need extra support or practice in phonics and phonological awareness.
How to Do This
Select the game that best suits your lesson plan or the child's needs.
Gather the required materials (e.g., paper, markers, or printed templates).
Demonstrate the activity to ensure understanding.
Allow the child to practise, offering guidance and encouragement.
Adjust the difficulty as needed to match the child’s skill level.
Talk Like a Robot
This game involves breaking down words into individual sounds and saying them in a robotic voice. It helps children hear and segment the sounds within words.
How to play
Choose a word, such as “cat,” and pronounce it slowly, separating each sound (e.g., /c/-/a/-/t/).
Encourage the child to repeat the word in a robotic voice.
Gradually increase the difficulty by choosing longer words.
I Hear With My Little Ear
A phonics twist on “I Spy,” this game focuses on identifying initial sounds within words.
How to play
Say, “I spy with my little ear something that starts with the sound /s/.”
The child looks around and names objects starting with the given sound, like “sock” or “sandwich.”
To increase complexity, move to middle or ending sounds.
Phoneme Frames
A visual tool that helps children break words into individual sounds using boxes to represent each phoneme.
How to play
Write a word (e.g., “cat”) and draw three boxes underneath it.
Ask the child to fill each box with the corresponding sound: /c/, /a/, /t/.
Use frames with more boxes for longer words.
Sound Buttons
Dots or marks placed under each phoneme in a word to help children identify and blend sounds.
How to play
Write a word on paper or a whiteboard (e.g., “dog”).
Place a dot or button under each letter or phoneme.
Ask the child to press each button as they say the corresponding sound, blending them to form the word.