DIY magic boards

For this activity we made our own magic boards. The children could trace letters, make shapes or even just use them for sensory play. Simply add paint to a Ziploc bag and off you go. British Early Years Centre is a British International Kindergarten School in Bangkok  

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Jigsaw faces

In this activity the children are given their faces cut into strips. They must rearrange their strips to see their faces. This activity can also be used to help the children to recognise other important people in their lives. The activity is easily differentiated by using different amounts of strips or by cutting horizontally as well…

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Phonics Teaching Games : Phon-Egg Surprise

Phon-Egg Surprise Using plastic egg resources, sounds or  words are placed inside. The eggs are then hidden around the setting for the children to find.   This is a great stimulus to start the lesson, with excitement being generated from the egg hunt. Small toys and treats can also be put in some of the…

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Phonics Teaching Games : Musical Phonics

Musical Phonics A classroom favourite and great for a starter or main activity. The children all have whiteboards and pens set out at their tables ready to write. Music is played and whilst it is playing the children have to dance on the carpet / play area. As soon as the music stops the teacher…

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Phonics Teaching Games : Run to the Board

This activity is definitely suited to the outdoor area as it involves running. Its really very simple and just a different take on a typical classroom writing activity in phonics. It works well for tricky words as the teacher lets the children read and remember the word at one end of the playground and the children…

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Phonics Teaching Games : Phonics Raceway

Phonics Raceway An outright favourite with our kids. It is a little resource-heavy for the teachers but it is worth the effort.  The children drive their cars around the playground (or racetrack if you have one in your setting) and need to stop at every signpost to read a word. It can be played in…

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Phonics Teaching Games : Focus on Phonics

Focus On Phonics This activity could be classroom based but for best results take the children outside as it adds to the adventure. The children are all armed with magnifying glasses (child-friendly of course) and they hunt around the play area of garden for word cards to read to the teacher. If you have a set…

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Phonics Teaching Games : Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure In this activity the children take turns to read sounds or words from the pirate’s coins. It can be played in a couple different ways; 1. Real vs Fake coins. If the children think the word that they read from the coin is real they put it in the Treasure Chest to keep,…

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Phonics Raceway

This is a great game to play and allows even the most reluctant learners to access phonics. The children literally beg to have to have a turn at racing the cars round and reading new words or at a more basic level, new sounds.   [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”1″ gal_title=”Phonics Raceway”] British Early Years Centre is an…

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