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Phase 4 Phonics - EYFS / Early Years Activities, Displays and Ideas
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A selection of sentences taken from the Phase 4 section in the Letters and Sounds document. The sentences have been placed on A4 sheets ready to be read and illustrated.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Pack of 24 double sided Phase 4 word cards. Print the sheets with the required words on for your particular child(ren), cut out the two rectangles together and fold along the line to make a double sided word card. One side is purely the word and the other shows a picture prompt.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Pack of 22 household object themed word slice puzzles. Includes sounds/graphemes from phases 2 and 3.
Includes: bed, cot, mop, rug, jug, pan, bib, mug, dog, bin, pot, cat, book, fork, food, fish, shower, chair, lamp, sink, broom and spoon.
Have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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High Frequency / Sight Words
Use this mat in conjunction with any of the high frequency sight word cards in this section.
Place a word card in the top section.
Encourage your child to make the word out of playdough, bricks or loose parts, etc. in the box underneath. This engages your child and requires them to look very closely at how the word looks.
The final box is for those children who are ready to use a pencil (or whiteboard pen if you have laminated the sheet for multiple uses with different words) to write the word.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Words on a Kangaroo background to form flashcards or part of a display.
A few ideas…
Perhaps you could cut them out and display them on a bedroom wall or perhaps a fridge? Your children may even love to cut out the cards themselves using child scissors, (under appropriate supervision) and this action may help to keep them engaged further. Children may be more likely to be engaged with the activity of reading the card once they have cut it out and placed it onto their own personal display.
Print out 2 different themed packs of the same words and challenge your child(ren) to match the pairs of words and read them once they have found a match. (You can always print more or less cards to a page by altering the settings at your end when you print.)
Use in conjunction with our READ IT, MAKE IT, WRITE IT MAT.
Play ‘Beat the Parent/Teacher’ - who can read or find the word quickest? Make it fun!
Lay out a selection of 4 word cards. Begin with them all starting with different initial sounds, e.g. ‘help’, ‘what’, ‘said’ & ‘do’. Say a word from the selection and challenge your child to find it. This activity focuses in on just the initial sound. As your child becomes more confident you may like to challenge them further by adding a pair which have the same initial sound so that they then are required to read more of the word, e.g. the selection becomes ‘help’, ‘what’ ‘when’ & ‘do’.
Go on a ‘Word Search’ - See if you can find the words in books, environmental text, tablet games, board games, etc.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Words on a Bee background to form flashcards or part of a display.
A few ideas…
Perhaps you could cut them out and display them on a bedroom wall or perhaps a fridge? Your children may even love to cut out the cards themselves using child scissors, (under appropriate supervision) and this action may help to keep them engaged further. Children may be more likely to be engaged with the activity of reading the card once they have cut it out and placed it onto their own personal display.
Print out 2 different themed packs of the same words and challenge your child(ren) to match the pairs of words and read them once they have found a match. (You can always print more or less cards to a page by altering the settings at your end when you print.)
Use in conjunction with our READ IT, MAKE IT, WRITE IT MAT.
Play ‘Beat the Parent/Teacher’ - who can read or find the word quickest? Make it fun!
Lay out a selection of 4 word cards. Begin with them all starting with different initial sounds, e.g. ‘help’, ‘what’, ‘said’ & ‘do’. Say a word from the selection and challenge your child to find it. This activity focuses in on just the initial sound. As your child becomes more confident you may like to challenge them further by adding a pair which have the same initial sound so that they then are required to read more of the word, e.g. the selection becomes ‘help’, ‘what’ ‘when’ & ‘do’.
Go on a ‘Word Search’ - See if you can find the words in books, environmental text, tablet games, board games, etc.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Words on a Bluebell background to form flashcards or part of a display.
A few ideas…
Perhaps you could cut them out and display them on a bedroom wall or perhaps a fridge? Your children may even love to cut out the cards themselves using child scissors, (under appropriate supervision) and this action may help to keep them engaged further. Children may be more likely to be engaged with the activity of reading the card once they have cut it out and placed it onto their own personal display.
Print out 2 different themed packs of the same words and challenge your child(ren) to match the pairs of words and read them once they have found a match. (You can always print more or less cards to a page by altering the settings at your end when you print.)
Use in conjunction with our READ IT, MAKE IT, WRITE IT MAT.
Play ‘Beat the Parent/Teacher’ - who can read or find the word quickest? Make it fun!
Lay out a selection of 4 word cards. Begin with them all starting with different initial sounds, e.g. ‘help’, ‘what’, ‘said’ & ‘do’. Say a word from the selection and challenge your child to find it. This activity focuses in on just the initial sound. As your child becomes more confident you may like to challenge them further by adding a pair which have the same initial sound so that they then are required to read more of the word, e.g. the selection becomes ‘help’, ‘what’ ‘when’ & ‘do’.
Go on a ‘Word Search’ - See if you can find the words in books, environmental text, tablet games, board games, etc.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Word Mat with a Kangaroo theme.
A few ideas…
Challenge - How many can we read in 1 minute?
Encourage your child to tick words once they feel confident in reading them.
Place counters/bricks/buttons/pasta etc. onto words once they have been read - how many can we cover this time?
Once your child is confident with all of the words why not award them with a certificate?
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Word Bookmarks with a Kangaroo theme.
A few ideas…
In addition to the ideas mentioned for our high frequency word cards and word mats, these bookmarks are a compact reminder of which high frequency words you are currently focusing on.
Keep the words you are working on inside the book that your child is reading.
Handy for reference whilst reading with your child, e.g. when you come across a sight word in a book you may like to consolidate learning by commenting “We know that one don’t we? Look it’s one of our ‘Kangaroo’ Words!”
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Word Mat with a Bluebell theme.
A few ideas…
Challenge - How many can we read in 1 minute?
Encourage your child to tick words once they feel confident in reading them.
Place counters/bricks/buttons/pasta etc. onto words once they have been read - how many can we cover this time?
Once your child is confident with all of the words why not award them with a certificate from the same theme?
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Word Bookmarks with a Bluebell theme.
A few ideas…
In addition to the ideas mentioned for our high frequency word cards and word mats, these bookmarks are a compact reminder of which high frequency words you are currently focusing on.
Keep the words you are working on inside the book that your child is reading.
Handy for reference whilst reading with your child, e.g. when you come across a sight word in a book you may like to consolidate learning by commenting “We know that one don’t we? Look it’s one of our ‘Bluebell’ Words!”
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Word Mat with a Bee theme.
A few ideas…
Challenge - How many can we read in 1 minute?
Encourage your child to tick words once they feel confident in reading them.
Place counters/bricks/buttons/pasta etc. onto words once they have been read - how many can we cover this time?
Once your child is confident with all of the words why not award them with a certificate from the same theme?
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Phase 4 High Frequency/Sight Word Bookmarks with a Bee theme.
A few ideas…
In addition to the ideas mentioned for our high frequency word cards and word mats, these bookmarks are a compact reminder of which high frequency words you are currently focusing on.
Keep the words you are working on inside the book that your child is reading.
Handy for reference whilst reading with your child, e.g. when you come across a sight word in a book you may like to consolidate learning by commenting “We know that one don’t we? Look it’s one of our ‘Bee’ Words!”
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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