** from the JLP Resource Book **

We have started doing a phonics section each lesson. I used this PPT with the Grade 3 Lesson 4: Happy Birthday to reinforce the Th sounds.

Try out www.superteacherwor ksheets.com. It may have something that could be useful for you.

I revamped the 'bomb game' for phonics. 

It's just a simple quiz testing - Th, Ph, Ch, Sh, Wh, P/B/F, L/R, J/Z.  The kids need to produce the sounds correctly to get the points.

If you have any ideas to improve this please post them here and I'll update it.

[Edit: Just updated it even more!]

Hi everyone

I've been asked to teach my elementary children phonics in 5 x 40 mins lessons.

They are very low ability so I'm thinking of not bothering with long vowel sounds and 'ch', 'ng', 'sh' etc.

What do you think? 5 lessons just on the alphabet and one sound per letter?

I will post my plans and workbook on here when I've finished - soon I hope!

here's a phonics bomb game.

I've used this book in the past, it really gets students reading and letter/sound recognition going. It's also pretty easy to keep the students on task with this as there is a lot of repetition activities. I really liked it and I think at the book stores in my area, I purchased it for 20,000원.

Sadlier Phonics, Levels K
$18.95
Grade K

Connects Sound to Symbol
Sadlier Phonics Level K starts with a review of beginning literacy skills and an introduction to the alphabet. Children learn consonant and short vowel sounds, progressing systematically from sound to symbol. Children are explicitly taught to use their knowledge of letter sounds to blend and decode words. A series of decodable readers allow children to immediately apply their newly acquired phonics skills.

 ISBN: 0821570005
Publisher: Sadlier-Oxford

thanks a lot. i noticed that te publisher has a pre-K level book. or would that actually be too simple for most students?

i mean, do most kids in the second grade actually know the alphabet?

Check out the site:
http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm
Its full of early phonics ideas and has a huge focus on the Dolch list which I am currently teaching my grade 1 and 2 students.  Also, if you search Phonics + ESL online tons of useful sites will come up.

Busy Beavers also have great videos on youtube and many of them relate to phonics.

Hope this was of some help.

http://www.funfonix.com/   This sight has some great workbooks and other useful resources. 

Apologies if this is covered else where - I couldn't seem to track down a single thread addressing phonics. My CT has had me teaching phonics to our 3rd and 4th graders as this will likely show up increasingly with new curriculum. Fortunately, I spent 3 years in the public schools of the US using Scott Foresmans curriculum for kindergartners which is heavy in phonics. My CT wants me to focus on sounds that are alike. So far I have done B/P and C/K/G together.

I have included both their PPTs here.

The first slide - introduce the letters, and their sounds.

Next are slides with the letter on the top, word on bottom, picture in middle.
I train my students to say
Letter Name - when I point high (to the letter)
Letter Sound - when I point low (to the word)
Picture Name - when I point middle (to the picture)

Once they understand what to say based on hand position I try to trick them by pointing high, high, high, low, mid, mid, high, low - etc. I also do a lot of fast repetitive points then slow it down. Almost all the students are always quite focused and saying the letters and sounds.

Each PPT also includes a small game of sorts.

B/P - The see the word missing the letter - think about what letter belongs - then give me thumbs up for B and thumbs down for p

C/K/G - Say it to sit, all students stand, if they know letter and sound they raise their hand - say both and get to sit. Ss can't sit until they say a letter/sound.  Smart kids always are quick - once lower level students catch on - they raise their hand when they actually know the letter/sound so they don't get stuck standing. If I have extra slides by the end of the presentation I have the whole class tell me letters/sounds.

Hope this is beneficial for any others who are teaching phonics.

Update: June 8, 2024 - New B-P PPT with directions slide added. Additionally new CK - however no G included