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Category: Phonics

Phonics – High Frequency Words – Learning to Read

22nd September 2021 Lisa Leave a comment

High Frequency Words – Sight Words High Frequency Words (HFW) – Sight Words are different to ‘tricky/ common exception’ words…

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Children’s Book Play – Animal Board Books

17th February 2021 Lisa Leave a comment

Sharing a Book Some children love nothing more than spending hours being read to, snuggled up together. Others can be…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Learn a Language, Learning Through Play, Nature Play, Phonics, Small World, Waldorf Inspired
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Phonics Glossary – What Phonics Terms Mean

26th November 2020 Lisa Leave a comment

Here you find simple explanations to help you understand some of the jargon used in the teaching of phonics. They…

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Orange Book Banded Book Recommendations

31st October 2020 Lisa Leave a comment

Are you looking for great books to share with your child, that also help them develop their reading skills? Book…

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Book Bands – Learning to Read at Home and School

30th October 2020 Lisa Leave a comment

This post will tell you what you need to know about book bands, but first let’s not forget the wonder…

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Birds, Books and Learning Through Play at Home

29th April 2020 Lisa Leave a comment

Exploring Birds Depending upon the interests and age of your child depends upon what things you might add into a…

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – One Fox – Book Review

24th February 2020 Lisa Leave a comment

We’ve been a member of Yes Bebe book club since it started and have had some lovely books come our…

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Phonics – Phase 2 – Introducing S and other Sounds

13th January 2020 Lisa Leave a comment

Phase 2 Beginning phase 2 (find out more about phases here) phonics is always an exciting time for little ones…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Learn a Language, Learning Through Play, Phonics, Sensory Play
Phonics Phases - Phase 1 - Phase 2- Phase 3 - Phase 4 - Phase 5 - Phase 6 - games - activities - ideas - satpin - tricky words - phoneme - grapheme - letters and sounds

Phonics – What do Phases Mean?

5th July 2019 Lisa Leave a comment

Phonics phases explained and phase 1 games for your child to develop listening skills.

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Posted in: Phonics, Student Teacher Filed under: Phase 1 Phonics, Phase 2 Phonics, Phase 3 Phonics, Phase 4 Phonics, Phase 5 Phonics, Phase 6 Phonics

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