Jolly Phonics

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Set 2: ck, e, h, r, m, d

Set 3: g, o, u, l, f, b

Set 4: ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or

Set 5: z, w, ng, v, oo, oo

Set 6: y, x, ch, sh, th, th

Set 7: qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

 Song: s

Action
Weave like a The snake is in the grass.
The snake is in the grass.
snake,making s /sss/! /sss/!
shaps,saying sssss. The snake is in the grass.
 Song: a

Action
Wiggle fingers
above elbow as /a/ - /a/ ! Ants on my arm.
/a/ - /a/ ! Ants on my arm.
if ants are /a/ - /a/ ! Ants on my arm.
crawling on They’re causing me alarm.
you,and say
a,a,a.
 Song: t

Action
Children imitate
When I watch the tennis game,
watching tennis,turning
/t/ - /t/ - /t/,
head from side to /t/ -/t/-/t/…
side,and saying t,t,t,t. …when I watch the tennis game
My head goes back and forth.
 Song: p

Action
Hold up index finger,as if Puff out the candles on the pretty pink
it is a lit candle,and cake.
/p/,/p/,/p/,
imagine puffing it /p/,/p/,/p/,
out,saying p,p,p. Puff out the candles on the pretty pink
cake.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
 Song: i

Action Inky the mouse is my pet.

Pretend to be a She spilled the ink and got wet.
mouse,by wiggling
fingers on end of your The ink it spread all over the desk.
nose(whiskers) and
/i/, /i/,/i/,/i/ - Inky’s wet!
squeak i, i, i .
 Song: n

Hear the aeroplane,

/nnn/!
Action Hear the aeroplane,
Hold out arms,as if an /nnn/!
aeroplane nose diving Hear the aeroplane,
/nnn/!...
and say nnnn. …making lots of noise.
 Set 2

ck, e, h, r, m, d

ck ck e h r m d
 Song: c,k

Action We are clicking castanets,

Raise hands and snap /c/-/c/-/c/.
fingers together as if We are clicking castanets,
playing castanets and say /c/-/c/-/c/.
k,k,k,k. We are clicking castanets,
Clicking castanets…
…we are clicking castanets,
/c/-/c/-/c/.
 Song: c,k

Action
Raise hands and pretend Kites are flying in the sky,
to fly a kite and say /k/-/k/-/k/,
k,k,k,k. Kites are flying in the sky,
/k/-/k/-/k/,
Kites are flying in the sky,
/k/-/k/-/k/,
 Song: e

Action
Pretend to hold egg
with one hand,as if
cracking it against the Eggs in the pan,/e/,/e/,/e/.
side of a bowl or pan. Eggs in the pan,/e/,/e/,/e/.
Use both hands to Eggs in the pan,/e/,/e/,/e/.
open shell,saying Crak the egg like this…/e/!
eh,eh,eh
 Song: h

Action
Act as if panting after a
race,
holding hand up to
mouth and saying h,h,h. I like to hop,hop,hop,
up and down.
I like to hop,hop,hop,
up and down.
I like to hop,hop,hop,
up and down.
/h/,/h/,/h/,/h/,/h/.
 Song: r

Action
Pretend to be a
puppy pulling a
rag with teeth See my puppy rip the rag.
/rrr/! /rrr/!
clenched and See my puppy rip the rag,
shaking head When he pulls so hard.
saying rrrr.
 Song: m

Action
Rub tummy
seeing tasty food The mum and the dad make many meals.
/mmm/! /mmm/!
and say The mum and the dad make many meals
mmmmm. for their hungry children.
 Song: d

Action
Pretend to hold
drumsticks and
See me play on my drum.
beat up and Playing drums is lots of fun,
down on a drum with a /d/-/d/-/d/-/d/
and say d,d,d,d. /d/-/d/-/d/-/d/.
See me play upon my drum!
Set 3

g, o, u, l, f, b

g o u

l f b
 Song: g

Action
Spiral hand down The water gurgles down the drain.
as if water The water gurgles down the drain.
gurgling down a The water gurgles down the drain.
With a /g/-/g/-/g/-/g/-/g/.
plug hole,and
say g,g,g,gurgle.
 Song: o

Action
Imagine turning
Now it’s dark,
a switch on and
The lights go on.
off,and say /o/-/o/-/o/-/o/-/o/.
o,o,o,on,off. Time for bed,
The lights go off!
/o/-/o/-/o/-/o/-/o/.
 Song: u

Action
Keep one hand steady
and raise the other,as
if raising an
umbrella,and say /u/-/u/ up go umbrellas.
u,u,u,up. /u/-/u/ up go umbrellas.
/u/-/u/ up go umbrellas…
..when it starts to rain.
 Song: l

Action
Pretend to lick a
lolly,saying l,l,l,l. We lick our lollipops.
We lick our lollipops.
/l/-/l/-/l/!
We lick our lollipops.
 Song: f

Action
Place one hand above
the other,lower the top
hand as if an inflatable My friends and I
fish is deflating,and say went to the beach
with my floating fish.
fffffff. It got a hole …
… the air came out. /ffff/!
 Song: b

Action
Place hands together
Bring your bat and bring your ball.
as if batting a ball,and /b/-/b/!
say b,b,b. Bring your bat and bring your ball…
… to the park to play!
Set 4

ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or

ai j oa

ie ee or
 Song: ai

Action
Cup one hand over ear My ear hurt.
, as if hard of hearing I was in pain.
, and say ay? /ai/? /ai/?
My ear hurt.
I was in pain.
What did you try to say?
 Song: j

Action
Pretend to be a
jelly,and wobble,saying Jelly and jam,
jelly and jam,
j,j,j,jelly. jiggling on a plate.
Oh,what will I eat it with/
/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/-/j/.
 Song: oa

Action
Bring hand up to
OH, did you see the billy goat?
mouth as if seeing /oa/-/oa/-/oa/,
something go wrong /oa/-/oa/-/oa/.
, and say oh!. Oh, did you see the billy goat,
Under the old oak tree?
 Song: ie

Action
Stand to attention
and salute,saying The captain said,”/ie/-/ie/!”
The captain said,”/ie/-/ie/!”
aye,aye. Stand up straight!
“Don’t be late!”
The captain said,”/ie/-/ie/!”
 Song: ee or

Action See the donkey

in its stall.
Pretend to be a “Eeyore!”
donkey braying and /ee/-/or/!
saying is its call.
eeyore,eeyore.
 Set 5

z, w, ng, v, oo, oo

z w ng v oo oo
 Song: z

Action Did you ever hear

Pretend to be a bee,with a bee buzz,
elbows in,and hands a bee buzz,
a bee buzz?
flapping,saying Did you ever hear a bee buzz,
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. “/zzz/!”, like this?
 Song: w

Action I see the clouds moving,

Blow onto open hands like /w/-/w/-/w/.
I see the kites flying,
the wind,repeating
/w/-/w/-/w/.
wh,wh,wh I see the trees bending,
/w/-/w/-/w/.
The wind is blowing strong.
 Song: ng

Action If you’re strong and you know it,

Say”/ng/!”
Pretend to be a If you’re strong and you know it,
weightlifter,putting your Say”/ng/!”
arms above your head,and If you’re strong and you know it
say ng,ng,ng. And you really want to show it…
…if you’re strong and you know it,
Say”/ng!”

Action
Pretend to be driving along
in a van,saying vvvvv.
Song: v
Drive Vic’s van
Round the village.
Drive Vic’s van
Round the village.
Drive Vic’s van
Round the village.
/v/-/v/-/v/-/v/-/v/!
 Song: oo
short

long

Action
Imagine being the cuckoo in a
cuckoo clock,jutting head
forwards and back,repeating
the call of the
cuckoo, u,oo,u,oo.
Who wants to be a cuckoo?
Who wants to be a cuckoo?
Who wants to be a cuckoo?
/oo/-/OO/, /oo/-/OO/,/oo/-/OO/!
 Set 6

y, x, ch, sh, th, th

y x ch

sh th th

Action
Pretend to eat yoghurt from a
spoon,saying y,y,yoghurt with
each spoonful.
Song: y
I like to eat,eat,eat,
yoghurt and bananas.
I like to eat,eat,eat,
yoghurt and bananas.
I like to eat,eat,eat,
yoghurt and bananas.
/y/-/y/-/y/-/y-/y-!
 Song: x

Action
Pretend to take an x-ray
with an x-ray /ks/-/ks/! Take an x-ray.
camera,saying ks,ks,ks. /ks/-/ks/! Take an x-ray.
/ks/-/ks/! Take an x-ray.
- x-ray of my hand.
 Song: ch

Action
Pretend to be a steam
train moving arms like Trains are chugging up the hill.
the piston rods, saying /ch/-/ch/-/ch/,
/ch/-/ch/-/ch/.
ch,ch,ch. Trains are chugging up the hill.
/ch/-/ch/-/ch/
Choo.choo.
 Song: sh

Action
Place index finder over Hush!Hush!Hush!
Don’t make a sound.
your lips ,and say sh,sh. Be as quiet as you can be.
The baby’s asleep and I’m tired
out.
Sh! /sh/-/sh/-/sh/-/sh/!
 v unv
Song: th

Action
Child pretends to be a little rude by
sticking out tongue a little and saying
th(as in them),and very rude by sticking
tongue out further and saying th(as in
thumb)..
Did you ever hear a rude clown make this sound
and that sound?
Did you ever hear a rude clown say
/th/-/th/, /th/-/th/?
Set 7

qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

qu ou oi

er ar
ue

Action
Make a duck’s beak with hinged
hands ,and say qu , qu ,qu..
Song: qu
The duck in the pond
quacks”/qu/-/qu/-/qu/,”
”/qu/-/qu/-/qu/.”
”/qu/-/qu/-/qu/.”
The duck in the pond
quacks”/qu/-/qu/-/qu/,”
all around the pond.
 Song: ou

Action
Pretend your finger is a needle
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
and prick the thumb,saying ow! /ou/-/ou/-/ou/!
/ou/-/ou/-/ou/!
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
/ou/-/ou/,ouch!

Action
Cup hands around mouth as if
hailing a passing boat,saying
oi,ship ahoy’.
Song: oi
The sailors met upon the sea,
/oi/-/oi/,/oi/-/oi/,
They found some oil way down
deep.
/oi/-/oi/,”Ship ahoy!”
 Song: ue

Action
Point to different
people around
I’d like to have a barbecue,
you,and say /ue/-/ue/-/ue/,
you,you,you. /ue/-/ue/-/ue/.
I’d like to have a barbecue
with you,and you,and you!
 Song: er

Action The mixer in the bowl goes

/er/-/er/-/er/,
Roll hands over and
/er/-/er/-/er/.
over each other, and The mixer in the bowl goes
say er, er(as in mixer). /er/-/er/-/er/,
/er/-/er/-/er/.
mixing the food together.
 Song: ar

Action “Open wide,” the doctor said.

Open your mouth ,and /ar/!/ar/!
say ah! “Let me look at your sore
throat.
Please say, /ar/!”
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