Phonics activities can be educational and fun at the same
time. Get your kids excited learning about phonics with fun phonics
challenges that teach and inspire them at the same time.
Here are 7 fun phonics activities that help your kids
learn to read;
1 Hunt
for Letters: Who
knew learning phonics could be so much fun? Turn old magazines and catalogues
into phonics activities that develop your child's comprehension even further.
Pick a letter and spot everything in the catalogue that has the same phonetic
sound.
Grab the scissors and cut those items out of the pages.
Together you'll make a customized flash card as you learn the letter and its
sound.
2. Teach
Phonics Through Picture-Taking: Tap into his creative mind when
you hand him a camera and send him on a phonics adventure. Help him spot
objects that navigate him from A to Z through photos. He can snap pictures of
everything from an anthill to a Zamboni.
The lesson continues at home when your child makes his own
alphabet book with his pictures. The activity never gets old and can be used to
capture a field trip, vacation or regular day with mom or dad through his eyes.
3. Spell
Phonetically as He Writes: Help him practice writing skills as you
spell words for him phonetically. Once he knows the phonetic sounds of the
alphabet (aah, buh, cuh, etc.), he'll be able to spell and comprehend all of
those words he sees in his storybooks.
Get him a notebook and help him create lists that cover
everything from his favourite toys to games he likes to play. Sound out every
letter so he can write the word himself. For example, if he likes cars, sound
out cuh so he'll write the letter C, then aah for the letter A and so on.
4. Play
Alphabet Ball: Burn some of your child's endless supply of
energy. Play phonics activities that teach him letters, letter sounds and
words. Alphabet ball is a multifaceted game that grows with him and can be
adapted to fit a variety of school subjects.
There are three levels of play—one for toddlers, one for
preschoolers and one for school-age children. To get started all you need are a
ball, marker and a child who loves to play.
5. Use
Worksheets: Print free worksheets from your computer to work
with him on each letter and its sound. This is one of the most basic phonics
activities your child can do and it's easy to get started. As he becomes more
confident with letters, this phonics activity will give you a mini-break
because he can sit close by while you're cooking dinner or folding laundry.
Since you'll be an arm's reach away, you can ask him questions about the letter
as you finish up your household chores.
6. Read
Phonics Books: Dig right into phonics books to give him a head
start in reading comprehension. Many phonics programs include books that are
written specifically for beginning readers. Sit down for some one-on-one time
to tackle letter sounds and sight words. You can make reading fun for him, which
will make him look forward to sitting down with a good book in the future.
He'll feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as he flips the
pages and learns to read each word. He'll become eager to get his hands on even
more books, which is a habit that will encourage a lifelong love of reading.
7. Watch
Phonics DVDs: He can learn even when you don't feel like
playing phonics activities right along with him. His noggin can still get a
workout with some of the top phonics DVDs available on the market today.
Watch the programs with him and talk about them later to test
his memory recall. Engaging him in a conversation about what he watched helps
reinforce what he saw and includes you in the phonics activity, even though
your DVD player helped lend a hand in the teaching department.
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