Playing with Sounds Resources

Series 1: "Getting Started" covering the basic code

NEW! Use these tags to play ball games and circle games just like Duck, Duck, Goose. Cards for group 1, group 2, group 3, group 4, group 5 and group 6.

NEW! Word Puzzles: Good for individual work. Cut up the phonemes and pictures, mix them up, and put them back together! Includes all puzzles for every level of the basic code.

NEW! A4 picture and word cards:  group1 group 2  - more groups to come! These cards are great to use to play any games where matching pairs are needed to win, such as Go Fish, Snap and Cross the River. Ideas for use  

Pronounce the phonemes: to send home to parents to ensure they know how to pronounce each of the phonemes. You might also want to direct them to Pronounce the Phonemes.

Order of phonemes: phoneme progression at a glance. A good handout for parents.

Child screening sheet : a list of series 1 phonemes you can use to screen children. Use alongside the  screening record sheet.  

Camera words display: Camera word display for all camera words series 1.

Camera Word Flash cards: Great little cards to use for games like: Snap, Go Fish and Memory.

Days of the week Camera Words display  

CVC four in a row game: 4 in a row game, included is one for each level of series 1. Just like Connect 4.

    : display to accompany level 1 - planes book Planes display

   Ships display: display to accompany level 1 - ships book

   Trains display: display to accompany level 1 - trains book

   Cars display: display to accompany level 1 - cars book

Noughts and crosses: Another old favourite designed to teach children to read series 1 simple CVC words. Level 1 , Level 2, level 3.

Word Lists: all possible words made from this group of phonemes. Handy when you get stuck trying to think of word using a particular set of Phonemes! Laminate and keep by your side.   level 1 - wordlists  level 2 - word lists  level 3 - wordlists  level 4 - wordlists   level 5 - wordlists  and  level 6 wordlists 

Level Specific activities:

Level 1:'s m c t g p a o'

Snakes and Ladders!: Covering words from the 's m c t g p a o' group of phonemes

Flip book: encourages children to blend Phonemes to read words.

Wheel: Laminate and cut out circles with a split pin in the centre. A great little activity to encourage blending phonemes to make words.

Word Puzzle: Good for individual work. Cut up the phonemes and pictures, mix them up, and put them back together!

Level 2: r l d b f h i u

Level 2 flip book: encourages children to blend Phonemes to read words.

Word Puzzles: Good for individual work. Cut up the phonemes and pictures, mix them up, and put them back together!

Level 3 flip book: encourages children to blend phonemes to read words.

Word Puzzle: Good for individual work. Cut up the phonemes and pictures, mix them up, and put them back together!

NEW! Wheel: Laminate and cut out circles with a split pin in the centre. A great little activity to encourage blending phonemes to make words.

Level 4: ll ss ff zz

Level 4 flip book using 4 phonemes.  These encourage children to blend phonemes to read words. Thanks to Fiona at Western International School, Shanghai for her handiwork!

Word Puzzles: Good for individual work. Cut up the phonemes and pictures, mix them up, and put them back together!

NEW! Wheel: Laminate and cut out circles with a split pin in the centre. A great little activity to encourage blending phonemes to make words.

 Word Puzzle: Good for individual work. Cut up the phonemes and pictures, mix them up, and put them back together!

Level 5 flip book using 3 phonemes and a level 5 flip book using 4 phonemes. Flip books encourages children to blend phonemes to read words. Thanks to Fiona at Western International School, Shanghai for her handiwork!

NEW!  Wheel: Laminate and cut out circles with a split pin in the centre. A great little activity to encourage blending phonemes to make words.

Level 6: ck ng qu x

Word puzzle: Good for individual work. Cut up the phonemes and pictures, mix them up, and put them back together!

NEW! Wheel: Laminate and cut out circles with a split pin in the centre. A great little activity to encourage blending phonemes to make words.

 Series 2: "On My Way"

Camera Words Display for series 2: Camera word display for all Camera words in series 2.

Child screening sheet a list of series 2 phonemes you can use to screen children. Use alongside the screening record sheet 

ay phoneme variety freize  ee phoneme variety freize 

Phoneme frames: photocopy onto overhead transparency. Cut up and place at the top of children's whiteboards. Good to use with 'Looking Good' game.

Advanced code display. Ted with the advanced code phonemes displayed on his tummy. Use as a display and have children place post-it notes with words using those diagraphs underneath.

ee picture and word cards,  ew picture and word cards,  ay picture and word cards,  ie picture and word cards and  oa picture and word cards.  How to use picture and wordcards.

 Please also see Synthetic Phonics Resources for more general Synthetic Phonics games. Do let us know if you have any resource suggestions or specific needs.