of Phonics Fun
A bumper resource packed full of ideas and activities designed to support the teaching of letter sounds in a fun, multisensory way. Never run out of teaching ideas for your pre-schoolers again with this book by your side. Children can learn their letter sounds
r
whilst investigating and enjoying the world around them.
z
oa
Š Sara Wernham, Caroline Petherbridge 2020 (text) Š Rosie Brooks (Beehive Illustration) 2020 (illustrations) Designed & Edited by Caroline Petherbridge
To see the full range of Jolly Phonics products, visit our website at www.jollylearning.co.uk
ISBN: 978-1-84414-841-7
info@jollylearning.co.uk
Tailours House, High Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DL, UK. Tel: +44 20 8501 0405 Fax: +44 208500 1696 82 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA. Tel: +1-800-488-2665 Fax: +1-802-864-7626
Reference: JL8417
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Pile up the sand to make a mountain
and surround it with stones and plant cuttings. Are your choic es healthy?
Choose some of your favourite foods .
mmmmm
Meg must mixed m ilk ar mess d and m and a on t he m de a at.
Sand Tray
make a marble collection
Make a Meal
Tong Twis ue ter
M o u n ta in
mechanic
use a magnet to seael if objects are met
mat
Cut out pictures from magazines and stick onto a paper plate.
meerkat
medicine
spoon
Look and Draw Draw some different types of melon. Notice the patterns on the skin.
ns o l e
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SONG (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
Madeira Cake
Name the months of the year.
Ingredients: 175g soft butter 175g golden sugar 3 eggs beaten Teaspoon of vanilla extract Zest of a lemon 175g self-raising flour
Method: Preheat oven to 180c / gas 4. Place the butter in a mixing bowl and whisk in the sugar. Mix the vanilla extract with the beaten eggs and add a quarter of it to the mixing bowl along with a tablespoon of flour. Whisk and then repeat until all the eggs have been added to the sugar and butter. Add the lemon zest and the rest of the flour and whisk. Pour into a lined 1 litre loaf tin and bake for 50-60mins.
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Role Play Be a mime artist. What can you act out without using words?
meteorite OBJECTS TO COLLECT
mug
mirror
marshmallow
margarine tub map
magazine
Turn your handprint into a monkey
Stick on googly eyes
The mum and dad make many meals. /mmm/! /mmm/! The mum and dad make many meals for their hungary children. ACTION: Rub your tummy, as if you are seeing tasty food, and say mmmmmmmmm.
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m microphone
Pile up the sand to make a mountain
and surround it with stones and plant cuttings. Are your choic es healthy?
Choose some of your favourite foods .
mmmmm
Meg must mixed m ilk ar mess d and m and a on t he m de a at.
Sand Tray
make a marble collection
Make a Meal
Tong Twis ue ter
M o u n ta in
mechanic
use a magnet to seael if objects are met
mat
Cut out pictures from magazines and stick onto a paper plate.
meerkat
medicine
spoon
Look and Draw Draw some different types of melon. Notice the patterns on the skin.
ns o l e
m
SONG (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
Madeira Cake
Name the months of the year.
Ingredients: 175g soft butter 175g golden sugar 3 eggs beaten Teaspoon of vanilla extract Zest of a lemon 175g self-raising flour
Method: Preheat oven to 180c / gas 4. Place the butter in a mixing bowl and whisk in the sugar. Mix the vanilla extract with the beaten eggs and add a quarter of it to the mixing bowl along with a tablespoon of flour. Whisk and then repeat until all the eggs have been added to the sugar and butter. Add the lemon zest and the rest of the flour and whisk. Pour into a lined 1 litre loaf tin and bake for 50-60mins.
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Role Play Be a mime artist. What can you act out without using words?
meteorite OBJECTS TO COLLECT
mug
mirror
marshmallow
margarine tub map
magazine
Turn your handprint into a monkey
Stick on googly eyes
The mum and dad make many meals. /mmm/! /mmm/! The mum and dad make many meals for their hungary children. ACTION: Rub your tummy, as if you are seeing tasty food, and say mmmmmmmmm.
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ue g n o T ter Twis illa gave
r e go s to his h t Guy grape n gree granny.
gorilla
try using glow sticks in a dark place
try different grapes black
Look and Draw
red
Draw planets and a solar system with plenty of swirls and patterns.
guinea pig Make a stained glass window
green
Cut a template out of black card and stick coloured tissue paper behind it.
garage
listen to guitar music Shades of green: emerald olive lime sage mint
glacier
gap, gag, get, gas peg, pig, nag, hag, rag, tag, mag, keg, magnet
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Make the Three Billy Goats Gruff
Make a glittery ghost
Compare the sizes of the goats: small medium large
use cardboard tubes and cotton wool
Choose the right word
Make words
grandad
golfer
Play games in the garden.
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Use any design you like.
s a t i pn ck e h r m d g
do they taste different?
peg
y
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BOOKS TO READ The Three Billy Goats Gruff Gorilla - Anthony Browne The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman Original Mother Goose - Blanche Fisher Wright The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein Curious George - H.A. & Margaret Rey
cat cot
pig
Tie a tissue around a ping-pong ball
Add glitter.
t Talk apbsoyuou grou g to. belon
Talk about what you're grateful for.
Talk about grandparents.
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g
ue g n o T ter Twis illa gave
r e go s to his h t Guy grape n gree granny.
gorilla
try using glow sticks in a dark place
try different grapes black
Look and Draw
red
Draw planets and a solar system with plenty of swirls and patterns.
guinea pig Make a stained glass window
green
Cut a template out of black card and stick coloured tissue paper behind it.
garage
listen to guitar music Shades of green: emerald olive lime sage mint
glacier
gap, gag, get, gas peg, pig, nag, hag, rag, tag, mag, keg, magnet
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Make the Three Billy Goats Gruff
Make a glittery ghost
Compare the sizes of the goats: small medium large
use cardboard tubes and cotton wool
Choose the right word
Make words
grandad
golfer
Play games in the garden.
s Williamin n h o J aIsb Cavatinias - Sharon Astur
Use any design you like.
s a t i pn ck e h r m d g
do they taste different?
peg
y
x gala
BOOKS TO READ The Three Billy Goats Gruff Gorilla - Anthony Browne The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman Original Mother Goose - Blanche Fisher Wright The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein Curious George - H.A. & Margaret Rey
cat cot
pig
Tie a tissue around a ping-pong ball
Add glitter.
t Talk apbsoyuou grou g to. belon
Talk about what you're grateful for.
Talk about grandparents.
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b
blackbird
spot birds
Make a Bat and Ball
ballerina
Water Tray
the water tray. Fill
great tit
robin
and empty them.
greenfinch magpie Which birds d o you see most often where yo u live?
Paint an old ketchup bottle
the most water?
B o tt le s
cut the top off a plastic bottle and paint it gold
Scrunch up some sticky tape for the ball
butter Why is good behaviour important?
barbecue
spoon
Banana Cake Ingredients:
Method: Preheat oven to 160c / gas 3. Whisk the butter and sugar together until smooth and then slowly whisk in the eggs. Sieve the flour, baking powder and soda into the mixture and whisk again. Pour in the liquid bananas and almonds and give a final whisk. Pour into a lined 22cm cake tin, smooth the top, and bake for 40 mins.
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Role Play Be a baker who makes and sells fresh bread and cakes.
buffet OBJECTS TO COLLECT
bracelet bat
ball box
belt
brick
Look and Draw Look at the patterns on a butterfly's wings and draw your own.
y
rfl e t t u
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SONG (Tune: Camptown Races)
bag 3 very ripe bananas whisked into a puree 180g soft butter 180g sugar 2 eggs beaten 180g flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 90g ground almonds
batteries
Make bells
Attach a cardboard tube for the handle
bbbb
Billy Be beha ar was ved bad being and bu ly a bu sy lly.
Play with bottles in
Which bottle holds
chaffinch
Tong Twis ue ter
Make binoculars Use two cardboard tubes stuck together and stick on some string so you can wear them around your neck.
Bring your bat and bring your ball. /b/-/b/! Bring your bat and bring your ball... ...to the park to play!
ACTION: Pretend to hit a ball with a bat, and say, b, b, b, b.
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b
blackbird
spot birds
Make a Bat and Ball
ballerina
Water Tray
the water tray. Fill
great tit
robin
and empty them.
greenfinch magpie Which birds d o you see most often where yo u live?
Paint an old ketchup bottle
the most water?
B o tt le s
cut the top off a plastic bottle and paint it gold
Scrunch up some sticky tape for the ball
butter Why is good behaviour important?
barbecue
spoon
Banana Cake Ingredients:
Method: Preheat oven to 160c / gas 3. Whisk the butter and sugar together until smooth and then slowly whisk in the eggs. Sieve the flour, baking powder and soda into the mixture and whisk again. Pour in the liquid bananas and almonds and give a final whisk. Pour into a lined 22cm cake tin, smooth the top, and bake for 40 mins.
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Role Play Be a baker who makes and sells fresh bread and cakes.
buffet OBJECTS TO COLLECT
bracelet bat
ball box
belt
brick
Look and Draw Look at the patterns on a butterfly's wings and draw your own.
y
rfl e t t u
b
SONG (Tune: Camptown Races)
bag 3 very ripe bananas whisked into a puree 180g soft butter 180g sugar 2 eggs beaten 180g flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 90g ground almonds
batteries
Make bells
Attach a cardboard tube for the handle
bbbb
Billy Be beha ar was ved bad being and bu ly a bu sy lly.
Play with bottles in
Which bottle holds
chaffinch
Tong Twis ue ter
Make binoculars Use two cardboard tubes stuck together and stick on some string so you can wear them around your neck.
Bring your bat and bring your ball. /b/-/b/! Bring your bat and bring your ball... ...to the park to play!
ACTION: Pretend to hit a ball with a bat, and say, b, b, b, b.
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of Phonics Fun
A bumper resource packed full of ideas and activities designed to support the teaching of letter sounds in a fun, multisensory way. Never run out of teaching ideas for your pre-schoolers again with this book by your side. Children can learn their letter sounds
r
whilst investigating and enjoying the world around them.
z
oa
Š Sara Wernham, Caroline Petherbridge 2020 (text) Š Rosie Brooks (Beehive Illustration) 2020 (illustrations) Designed & Edited by Caroline Petherbridge
To see the full range of Jolly Phonics products, visit our website at www.jollylearning.co.uk
ISBN: 978-1-84414-841-7
info@jollylearning.co.uk
Tailours House, High Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DL, UK. Tel: +44 20 8501 0405 Fax: +44 208500 1696 82 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA. Tel: +1-800-488-2665 Fax: +1-802-864-7626
Reference: JL8417
S a ra W e rn h a m an d Car ol in e Pe th erb ri dge
l
er
www.jollylearning.co.uk
v Bump e r B ook of P h on ics F u n
f
Bumper Book
b
Bumper Book a
th
of Phonics Fun Bursting with ideas to help pre-schoolers learn their letter sounds.
f
c
ou x Sara Wernham and Caroline Petherbridge