Harrysmuir Primary Home Learning Hub

Here’s another Initial Sounds video, showing you the flashcards with pictures that Mrs Black’s groups use in Phonics sessions. Again, ask your child to join in with naming the sounds. You could also pause the video and ask them to think of something else that starts with that letter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6OiU2h3sUI

We’ve been doing a lot of revision of initial sounds using our Read Write Inc resources. To see examples of how to pronounce the pure sounds, have a look at these videos. Try asking your child to join in with naming the sounds as well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6OiU2h3sUI

Variations of I Spy!

• Play I Spy the usual way – use the initial sound though, not the alphabet letter name! (See the RWI video in the next post for an example of the sounds.)
• Got younger children in the mix? Include them by using the colour when it’s their turn – I spy with my little eye, something that is orange!
• Lots of P.2 children have been learning consonant digraphs – sh, ch, th, wh. Try playing I Spy using these sounds. You could even try writing the word down to keep a tally of who’s winning! Remember to use your Fred Fingers to sound out your words if you’re writing them down boys and girls.
• Rhyming – In stead of I Spy With My Little Eye, try I Hear With My Little Ear, something that rhymes with jam! The adult should take the lead to begin with, and the children think of a rhyming word. Once they’ve got the hang of it, let the children take turns at starting off.