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Short Vowel Word Machines

Can you read the three letter (CVC) words on these animated word machines?

4-5 year olds
Pupils

Blending Bingo

Play Bingo in a class situation or just use on an individual basis to practise your blending skills. The words match those in Letters and Sounds.

5-7 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Grumpy Goats

A fun game to explore the sound 'g'. Choose the pictures that begin with 'g' and simple words that begin with 'g'.

3-5 year olds
Pupils

Kids and Reading

KidsAndReading contains over 50 articles which focus on encouraging and helping children to read. Find out about different learning styles, classroom methods and problems which can arise with reading.

3-7 year olds
Parents

Poop Deck Pirates

A phonics game which can help you to build words. Read the words and decide if they are real words or not. The game links to phases 3, 4 and 5 of the 'Letters and Sounds' programme. It works well on an interactive whiteboard.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

Last Letter

A game where you need to find words ending with the same letter. See if you can help the character Di paint her pictures.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

Letter Planet

Fill up the rocket with fuel by choosing the words that have 'sh', 'ch' or 'th' in them.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

Phoneme Patterns

Quickly find readable words associated with YR, Y1 and Y2 phonemes from Letters & Sounds in this sound buttons and phoneme family resource.

5-7 year olds
Teachers

PhonicsPlay.co.uk

Phonics reading games linked to the 'Letters and Sounds' programme in England. Some are free on this subscription site.

5-7 year olds
Teachers, Parents

Find Beginning Letters with Words and Pictures

Di is an artist who paints phrases. Help her paint three pictures by matching words that begin with the same two consonants. Select two words that begin with the same letter pattern, such as 'sheep' and 'shoe'.

5-7 year olds
Pupils
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