This is a fun game that really tests the children’s fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. Phonics- In this activity children fish for sounds. It works in two ways with the teacher saying a sound or word and the children fishing it out; or by the children fishing out the sound of their c
This activity can be used with both phonics and maths. The children hunt the eggs in the playground (or garden). When they find an egg they open it and read the sound or the number out loud. We place some prizes in a few of the eggs for extra motivation but the game is a […]
Fine Motor- This activity can be quite difficult for weaker hands but is easily differentiated. The children pick up the gems and put them in matching pots. The activity can be made easier by using different objects. Phonics- Half bury sounds into soil or sand. Children use the tweezers to pull them
Phonics Letter recognition- Children hunt for bugs using the magnifying glass. When they find the bugs they use their magnifying glass to read the small letters. Word formation- The children can also hunt bugs, collecting sounds before forming words w
Phonics- Tricky words- In this activity the children find leaves within leaf piles or pull them from trees. Each leaf has a tricky word for them to read. An alternative way to play this game is to say the word and ask the children to find the correct leaf. This is for sight word recognition. [&helli
Maths Balancing- The children use scales to balance the gems. Counting- The children find the gems of their designated colour and count. Sorting- The children sort the gems into different pots based on their colour. Phonics Reading- The children find gems and bring them to the teacher. Each colour r
In this activity the children use nets to fish out the octopuses and starfish from the water table (or any large container). The game is easily differentiated providing you have enough toys to cover all the tricky words that you need. The game is easily adapted to maths and number recognition.
In this activity the children get to practice their Fine Motor Skills as well as reinforce learnt phonic sounds. The children must use a spoon to scoop out marbles from their tin and place them on the correct letter. The game can be differentiated by using a mixture of sounds on one hand or as [&hel
Phonics dice can be bought online from some educational retailers but printable dice (cube) nets are also easily found online and are much cheaper. Dice with plastic pockets are a really useful classroom resource as the teacher is able to change the sounds or words whenever needed. They can also be
A nice reading activity that can be played independently or as part of a lesson led by the teacher. Children are asked to read the captions and find the accompanying picture. An element of competition could be introduced whereby two teams race to find the matching pairs. Word and caption matches can