Phonics
FS1: Phase 1 Phonics : Drumming
The nursery children enjoyed a 'drumming walk' as part of their Phase 1 Phonics. The children enjoyed using the claves to drum quietly, loudly, quickly and slowly. They enjoyed exploring the different noises the surfaces made as they drummed on them.
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FS1 : Phase 1 Phonics : Oral Blending
The nursery children have been developing their oral blending skills. The children listened very carefully as an adult sounded out simple words (for example, c-a-t or d-o-g). Their challenge was to blend the sounds together in their heads and then choose the correct object to help them “cross the river.”
In Phonics we have been developing the children's awareness of rhyme. We have listened to rhyming stories, played rhyming pairs and made some rhyming soup!
Phonics Parent Meeting 1
Reception parents were invited to a meeting to help them understand how we teach phonics and how this links to children learning to read. A phonics lesson was modelled and advice on how parents can help their children at home.
Children fluently reading their Ditty books and applying phonic knowledge to decode unfamiliar words.
What do our children think about phonics?
Children using a variety of resources to consolidate learning in Reception.
Phonics in Nursery
Nursery children have been exploring sounds. They sang Old McDonald, chose an animal from the feely bag then identified their chosen animal on the screen.