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Phonics

Help your child learn their letter sounds

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here are all the sounds and actions we have learnt so far this year.........

s      Weave hand in an s shape, like a snake and say ssssss

a      Wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a

t       Turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t

p       Pretend to puff out candles and say p

n        Make a noise, as if you are a plane – hold arms out and say nnnnnn

m       Rub tummy as if seeing tasty food and say mmmmm

d         Beat hands up and down as if playing a drum and say d

g          spiral hand down as if water going down a drain and say g

o          Pretend to turn light switch on and off and say o

c           Raise hands and snap fingers as if playing castanets and say ck

k          Raise hands and snap fingers as if playing castanets and say ck

e          Pretend to tap and egg on the side of a pan and say e

u          Pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u

r          Pretend to be a puppy pulling a piece of rag, and say r

h          Hold hand in front of mouth panting as if you are out of breath and say h

b          Pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b

f           Let hands gently come together as if toy fish deflating and say ffff

l           Pretend to lick a lollipop and say lllll

ll          a digraph that makes the same sound as l - same action

ff         a digraph that makes the same sound as f - same action

ss        a digraph that makes the same sound as s - same action