Ms Doherty's Senior Infants: Phonics Group

This week's sounds:

Mon & Tues: ea

Wed & Thurs: ur

Fri: revise both sounds

You can revise all 42 sounds here along with songs https://youtu.be/U2HYM9VXz9k

This weeks tricky words:

once

upon

always

also

of

eight

Tricky words games:

Tricky words game

Preparation work for Parents

• Make flash cards to revise all 42 sounds by clicking on this link and printing out cards jolly phonic flash cards - colour.pdf. You child has covered all of the 42 sounds, they just need intense revision everyday with a focus on 2 sounds per week.
• Print out activity sheet for matching sound https://www.jollylearning.co.uk/resource-bank/cartoonito-activity-sheets/
• Find all information/videos for Jolly Phonics here https://www.jollylearning.co.uk/resource-bank/

Daily lesson

1. Sound of the Day

• Revise all 42 sounds using flashcards. Point at the letter/sound. Get your child to say the sound and then the name of the letter/letters.
• Have your child watch the following video that revises all the sounds along with the matching songs. They really enjoy doing this activity in school https://youtu.be/U2HYM9VXz9k
• Say words beginning with the sound (of the day).
• Practice writing the letter (of the day) on whiteboards.
• Teach/practice sound of the day using activities from the websites below:
• https://slp.cjfallon.ie/
• https://www.starfall.com
• https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
• www.new.phonicsplay.co.uk
• www.ictgames.com/literacy

2. Tricky Words

• List 6: once, upon, always , also, of, eight
• Practice using the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akmrNRDuvfI
• Introduce 2 words per day.
• Speak the word, listen, identify sounds and write the word.
• For each word ask what is the first/last sound.
• Check out how to teach sight/tricky words here https://sightwords.com/sight-words/lessons/

Children can then practice their tricky words here: www.beadinosaur.com

3. Words for Blending

Blending Games/Activities

List for the week, practice all the words everyday.

Jolly Phonics

Words for blending and segmenting.

Sets 1 to 4: s a t i p n

c k e h r m d

g o u l f b

ai j oa ie ee or

pain road see tie

rain toad bee pie

train load beef die

main loan feel pine

paid moan feet mine

raid moat meet fine

maid goat heel line

or fort for port

sort sport born corn

horn torn lord storm

Blending is a phonics skill: look at the letters, say the sounds and hear the words. There are examples of how to blend on the Jolly Phonics link below. You can use it to help your child practice blending.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWjWjqL4sdE&list=PLZr4yS9cWsV1buAn0p_MkL2xhuiAFYiZx
• Emphasis on the first letter, first sound needs to be louder than the others.
• Parent writes word on the board. Children say the sounds and listen for/say the word.
• Encourage your child to blend the sounds together. Don't let them guess the word, ensure they sound it out!