Phonics

Here We Come…
Teaching Phonics Sample
 Pay close attention to how the first two letters
in the alphabet is taught using phonics
Activity 1:
Introducing yourself…1/2
 You will need old newspapers, scissors and
blank paper
 Each participant has to search through an old

newspaper to find one set of the letters that

make up his or her first name
 The first letter needs to be a capital letter
 Paste the letters on a blank sheet of paper
Activity 1:
Introducing yourself…2/2
 All participants sit in a circle carrying the
pieces of paper with their names on them
 The introduction is to be done in this

manner:
◦ I am ch, ch, ch (make the sound of the letter)
Charles (name of participant)
Activity 2: Hard or Soft C
 Participants have to divide materials found in
the room into two groups: those with hard c
and those with soft c sound
 Write these down on a piece of mahjong

paper
Activity 3: Story Telling
 Use verbal storytelling to practise listening
for beginning sounds. Ask the child to listen
for words that begin with a particular sound
as you tell a simple story. Have the child clap
each time he or she hears a words that begins
with the chosen sound and then repeat the
word.
Activity 4: Same Beginnings
 Cut out pairs of pictures from the
magazines/newspapers which have the same
initial sound.
 Make a set of 10 pairs
 Paste these pictures on manila cards
 Drop all these cards in one box
Task
 In groups, design phonics activities with this
in mind:
◦ Difficult sounds that need to be taught
◦ High frequency words that need to be reinforced
◦ You can get ideas from the internet