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Literacy Games
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Objective:
To read common words by blending the sounds together. To secure sight recognition of high frequency words.
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The Dinosaur's Eggs
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Choose which group of words you wish to practise. Listen to the word, choose the correct egg and then press 'next'. If you are right the sabre-toothed will
put a scratch on the tree. When you have completed ten goes you will be able to print out a certificate including all of the words you read and thoise that you need to work on.
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Objective:
To generate discussion about scientific vocabulary. To encourage the use of accurate scientific vocabulary..
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Science Bingo
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Print off one page from the bingo cards. Then photocopy and cut up for your children. A bingo activity using bingo cards downloaded from here:
Right-click on this link and select "Save Target As'. Then print the pdf bingo cards.
This is not so much a reading activity, rather more a starting point for discussion / revision of scientific vocabulary.
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Objective:
To develop a sight vocabulry of high frequency words.
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High Frequency Word Bingo
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Print off one page from the bingo cards. Then photocopy and cut up for your children. A bingo activity using bingo cards downloaded from here:
Right-click on this link and select "Save Target As'. Then print the pdf bingo cards. High frequency words taken from Letters and Sounds, Appendix 1 and 2.
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Objective:
To develop independence when writing.
To encourage ambitious word choices when writing.
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Offline Editable IWB Dictionary (Beta)
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Use as a support for writing when working with a guided writing group. Display this resource on the IWB. When you need to check the spelling of a word, click on the pages to move them along.
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Objective:
To develop independence when writing.
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Year 1,2(and perhaps 3) IWB Dictionary
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Use as a support for writing when working with a guided writing group. Display this resource on the IWB. When you need to check the spelling of a word, click on the pages to move them along.
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Objective:
To develop independence when writing.
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Key Stage 2 IWB Dictionary
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Use as a support for writing when working with a guided writing group. Display this resource on the IWB. When you need to check the spelling of a word, click on the pages to move them along.
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Objective:
Apply phonic knowl;edge as prime approach to reading new and unfamiliar words.
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Rhyming Rockets
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Read your rhyme and then shoot the rhyming rockets.
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Objective:
Reading for understanding.
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Tell A T-Rex
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Read the silly question and then answer yes or no.
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Objective:
To support phoneme recognition. Sound groups from 'Letters and Sounds'.
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Phoneme Pop Letters & Sounds
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Sound groups taken from 'Letters and Sounds', e.g. sets 1 & 2 "s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d".
If this activity runs slowly on your machine, right-click and selelct 'quality' and then 'medium'.
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Objective:
To support phoneme recognition. Sound groups from 'Playing With Sounds'.
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Phoneme Pop
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Sound groups taken from 'Playing With Sounds', e.g. group1 "s,m,c,t,g,p,a,o".
If this activity runs slowly on your machine, right-click and selelct 'quality' and then 'medium'.
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Objective:
To support blending when reading.
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cvc Pop
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Select a medial vowel and pop the your target bubbles.
If this activity runs slowly on your machine, righ-click and selelct 'quality' and then 'medium'.
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Objective:
To support phoneme recognition. Sound groups from 'Playing With Sounds'.
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Sound Bingo
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A bingo activity using bingo cards downloaded from here:
Right-click on this link and select "Save Target As'. Then print the pdf bingo cards. Sound groups taken from 'Playing With Sounds', e.g. group1 "s,m,c,t,g,p,a,o".
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Objective:
To support blending phonemes when reading.
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Blending Bingo
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A bingo activity using bingo cards downloaded from here:
Right-click on this link and select "Save Target As'. Then print the pdf bingo cards.
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Objective:
To support blending phonemes when reading.
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Letters & Sounds Bingo
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A bingo activity using bingo cards downloaded from here:
Right-click on this link and select "Save Target As'. Then print the pdf bingo cards.
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Objective:
Identify initial, medial and final phonemes in CVC and CCVC words.
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Ladybird Lander
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Think of a CVC or CCVC word and ask the children to identify the phonemes. Select sounds by clicking on the ladybirds letter sounds and then on the flowers.
NB: Does not offer digraphs, trigraphs or vowel phonemes.
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Objective: Y1: To write simple sentences.
To read on sight familiar words.
ICT: To use a word bank to support writing.
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Writing Runway
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Directed mainly at Year One. The adult enters the target sentence. Read the sentence with the children and then press the blue button. Then ask the children to make the same sentence using the word bank.
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Objective: Blend phonemes to decode a word.
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Blending Dragon
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Directed mainly at Year One. Direct your dragon with the mouse and catch the globes with real words. Uses Progression In Phonics steps.
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Objective: Initial letter sound recognition.
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Letter Lifter
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A game for foundation stage children. Spot the starting sound for the things on the conveyor belt.
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Objective: Correct letter formation.
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Sky Writer
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A demonstration tool for letter formation. Try putting you finger in the air and follow the Sky Writer.
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Objective: Consonant - vowel - consonant spelling patterns.
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3 Letter House
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A whole class teaching tool useful for identifying real cvc words.
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Objective: Read and spell words which use a common spelling pattern.
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DJ Cows Spelling Patterns
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Choose a spelling pattern and DJ Cow will make a wordsearch for it. . A wordsearch that is focussed on common spelling patterns that you choose.
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Objective: Read and spell Year One and Two high frequency words.
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Spelling Ship
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Read and spell Year One and Two high frequency words. A cross betwen Hangman and LCWC.
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Objective: Read and spell Year One and Two high frequency words.
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YR Words Spelling Ship
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Read and spell Reception Year high frequency words. A cross betwen Hangman and LCWC.
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Objective: Read and spell initial consonant clusters.
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Cluster Buster
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Read and spell initial consonant clusters.
This game runs through 26 of the initial consonant clusters that children will working around the time of Years 1 and 2.
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Objective: Words to be taught as 'sight recognition' through YR to Y2.
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Word Reader
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Listen to the word and choose which flower has that word underneath it.
This game runs through 37 of the easier Year 1 and 2 high frequency words.
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Objective: Recognise letters of the alphabet and initial letter sounds of words.
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Phonic Fighter
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Aliens are stealing the letters of the alphabet, you have to recognise what sound they make and click on the objects that begin with that sound.
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Objective: Words to be taught as 'sight recognition' through YR to Y2.
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Look, Cover,
Write, Check
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A game simulating the 'look cover write check' technique for improving spelling. Adapted with kind permission from an idea by Mark Robinson.
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Objective: Words to be taught as 'sight recognition' through YR to Y2.
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Dinosaur Eggs
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A reading game dealing with the harder year 1 and 2 words. Listen to the voice and choose the egg that shows that word. If you get it wrong you miss out on getting a leaf, so get it right first time!
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