PR-6216IRE Reading For Success - Book 1

Phonics
Picture hunt
Letter–sound activities – 2
Identify a target letter you want pupils to practise; for example, Bb. Have pupils look through magazines to
find pictures beginning with the letter Bb. Glue all of the pictures pupils cut out onto a piece of paper in
order to create a poster. Point to each object and have pupils name the word. Pupils can even practise
isolating the initial sound. For example, if you point to a picture of a ball, pupils can say, ‘/b/ ball’.
Partner find
Enlarge the picture and letter circle patterns on pages 61 and 62. Cut out each of the circles and laminate
for durability. Divide pupils into two groups and provide one group with picture circles and the other group
with the corresponding letters. Pupils work with each other to find their partners. Once everyone has found
his or her partner, have the pupils show and announce what the picture is and the corresponding letter.
Heads or tails
Determine a letter that you want pupils to practise; for example, Gg. Then, have a pupil flip a coin. If the
coin lands on the heads side, the pupil must think of a word that begins with Gg. If the coin lands on the
tails side, the pupil must think of a word that ends with Gg.
Pencil poke holes
Cut out pictures from a magazine. The pictures should clearly show one object; for example, a desk. Glue
the pictures on index cards. At the bottom of the card, punch three holes as shown in the pictures below.
Above each hole, provide pupils an option for the initial letter of the object in the picture. Be sure to include
the correct letter. On the back, draw a blue circle around the hole indicating the correct letter so pupils can
self-check. Tell the pupil to say the name of the picture. The child then pokes a pencil tip in the hole that
corresponds to the beginning sound of the picture. The child looks at the back of the card to check his/her
answer.
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