Phonics Blog

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Sally Fuerteventura teacher

Place 4 letters around the room on adjacent walls. eg) a, b,c and d Tell the children to stand in the middle of the room and run to the letter which

Teaching alphabet letters?

Fun activities for teaching alphabet letters

The Alphabet

Everything you will ever need to teach the alphabet..

Help! Which Phonic Reading Program?

What makes a good phonic reading program?

Hooked on Phonics Reviews

Read what others have to say about Hooked on Phonics - the good, bad and ugly!

Free phonics printables to help your child learn how to read

Just print what you need WHEN you need it. Your child will want to use these phonics printables because they are fun & give results fast! From beginner readers to helping gain reading fluency

Phonics Lessons

which letters should you teach first in your phonics lessons?

Printable Reading Games and More!

Here are your Reading Games just for visiting A to Z Phonics!

Free Lesson Plans

More Free Phonics lesson plans for teaching letter sounds.

Phonics definition & Glossary

A linked referenced guide to a phonics definition and related terms

Reading Lamp - do you need one?

You know it's time to give your child a reading lamp when....

Phonics Sitemap! We didn't get #1 Google page rank for nothing!

Find your way around our phonics site by clicking on the sitemap

It's official - we are ranked #1 with google - I'm a wahm!

...and you know what? It was SO easy!! Find out how you can be a wahm too!

44 phonic sounds of the English Language

Consonant & Vowels make up our phonic sounds. Listen to them here..

word blends

Using word blends to teach phonics. Free printables

Blends, Consonant ClustersBlends, Consonant & Digraph Clusters

Free blends flashcards. What is the difference between a consonant & digraph cluster?

Frontline Phonics Review

Looking for a phonic reading program? Read our Frontline Phonics Product review to see if it is right for your situation.

ClickN read Phonics Review

compare ClickN Read with other phonic reading programs

Educational Magazines

How to get Educational Magazines full of educational aids and resources delivered direct to your door

Learning the alphabet

Helping you decide which toys will aid in learning the alphabet letters - What to look for.

Fridge Phonics Reviews

I love Fridge Phonics - but it lacks one thing!

Printable Alphabet

I have just added a printable alphabet to my alphabet printables page!

I have made a colour & a black/white version to save on the ink. They are large A4 size.

Check them out...

Free Alphabet Printables

Print this adorable printable alphabet frieze for the classroom or home. Lots of free alphabet printables at A to Z phonics

Phonics for beginners!

Free phonics printables, resources, information, lesson plans and more!

Jolly Phonics Lesson Plan 2 is here!

I have had so many people asking me when Lesson Plan number 2 will be arriving, that I thought I would let you all know via the Blog! So...

It is here! Over 30+ pages, covering the letter sounds: c, k, ck, e, h, r, m, d.

I follow the Jolly Phonics order of letters being taught at any one time.

Check it outhere!

Thanks for all the comments I am receiving - you are obviously enjoying them!

Enjoy - Blessings, Jane

printable worksheets just added...

I have just added a few more worksheets for the beginning consonants: /g/ /h/ /j/ /k/ /l/ and /m/.

Let me know if you find them useful!

Print them here!

Free phonics printable worksheets

Updated! free phonics printable worksheets for teachers and homeschool

phonics worksheet for /ch/ and /sh/ initial sounds

I have been introducing Caleb to digraphs today - the /ch/ and /sh/ sounds.

Here is a printable you can use to help teach them.

Print it here!

We discussed how the /sh/ sound can come at the beginning of a word such as: ship, shell, and also at the end of a word: gush, rush,

He was very please with himself! Anyway, let me know how you get on with this printable. It is very simple - but then they are usually the best ones!

Have a great day - Jane xx

Teach your children well

Today I found a useful website created by Manda from Teach Your Children Well.

"You homeschool, we help. A non-profit homeschool site with unit studies, lesson plans, printables, and forums."

Visit the Teach your children well site today

Literacy Online Resources

literacy online resources - an ideal way for parents, homeschoolers, new teachers, schools and training colleges - find exactly what you need within your budget

Are you teaching phonics?

Phonics facts and articles to help you in your quest in teaching phonics

Is your reading programme synthetic phonics based?

How does synthetic phonics deal with tricky words that cannot be decoded?

What are the high frequency words?

Does your child need to learn the high frequency words?

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Nursery Rhyme Activities

Nursery rhyme activities, printables and resources

Free phonics games for kids

free phonics games for kids, printables, articles and links to the best phonics resources on the web!

Teacher Printables!

Print this months free teacher printables from A to Z Phonics

Downloadable word games

Print & play our downloadable word games to learn all the sight words from Pre-Primer to Third Grade

Make your own Phonics Flip Book

Help them discover over 150 CVC words with this free phonics flip book!

Phonics Flash Cards

Free phonics flash cards for use in the classroom and home

Looking for a Word Search to Print?

Printable Word Searches for busy teachers, parents & homeschool. Ready made or make your own word search to print now. Lots of free phonics printables..

Key Stage 1 Resources & Guidelines

Phonics printables for Reading Strategies and Word Recognition in Key Stage 1 Resources.

Achieve Exceptional Reading Results

How my 7yr old daughter received reading results of a 12yr old

The History of Phonics – The Oldest Argument in the World

A look at the history of phonics - how we got here!

How to determine children's learning styles and improve their achievement 

Connect with your child! Do you know your children's learning styles? - it could change how you approach everything!

"uh?" What's the schwa phonics sound?

Helping you understand the schwa phonics sound.

Apart from a spiral binding machine, what else is on a Teacher's Wish List

Create reports, unit studies, reading books, flipcharts and much more with a spiral binding machine and other teacher tools

What are the 25 Consonant Sounds?

Why are the letters /c/, /q/ and /x/ not referred to as consonant sounds?

Why you need to know your phonograms!

Recognition of phonograms will significantly improve your child’s reading, spelling, and comprehension! Print them out here!

Find an Alphabet Craft

Put the fun back into learning the alphabet by teaching an Alphabet Craft