Posted by Sophie on Tue 28th August 2018
Learning phonics through physical games can be great for children's gross motor skills and can contribute to their overall wellbeing. We have created a list of physical phonics games that can combine learning phonics, physical wellbeing and can be played at home or at school.
1. Find the Sound
Educational Aim:
- To develop knowledge of grapheme-phoneme correspondences
- To rehearse articulating the phoneme
- To develop phonological awareness by generating words that begin with the target phoneme
What You Will Need:
- Cones
- Grapheme Flashcards
- Children to be in partners
How to play:
An adult will need to hide the flashcards underneath the cones. Each child is to have a partner, their aim is to find two flashcards that have the same letter sound. They can either be the same letters making the sounds or alternate spelling combinations. Give children a time limit and switch partners around each round to challenge.
https://learn.readwithphonics.com/school/phonics-games/find-the-sound
2. Sound Matching
Educational Aim:
- To develop knowledge of grapheme-phoneme correspondences
- To rehearse articulating the phoneme
- To develop phonological awareness
What You Will Need:
- Grapheme Flashcards
- Children to be in partner
How to Play:
Children are given a flashcard with a letter or digraph/trigraph on. They will need to find a partner that has a matching letter sound, remind them to say their sound to help find their partner. Once they have found their partner they will need to sit down. To add challenge you can use alternative spelling flashcards for example, the 'e' sound has more than one combination of letters that make it: ee,ea,e_e, this means some children might have to find a three.
https://learn.readwithphonics.com/school/phonics-games/hangman
3. Alien words and Real words
Educational Aim:
- To develop knowledge of grapheme-phoneme correspondences
- To rehearse articulating the phoneme
- To develop phonological awareness
What You Will Need:
- Half of the class to be aliens and the other to be children
- Cones
How to Play:
Half of the class will need to be aliens and the other half of the class will need to be children. The children will each have a flashcard and a word on their that is either an alien word or a real word. They will need to read and remember the word. When the teacher signals the children run from one side of the room to another and say their word to the aliens who willl be blocking their way. The aliens will need to decide if it is an alien word or a real word. If it is an alien word, they can take that child 'hostage', if it is a real word they can pass. You can keep playing this game again and again with different words, they until there are no children left.
https://learn.readwithphonics.com/school/phonics-games/alien-words
Under each physical game we have included a link to our online games for you try.