Phonics classes

This group class is all about exposure and modelling, we tune those little ears into sound and feel rhythm in music and spoken language. We will play lots of listening games, voice games and songs, sing nursery rhymes and action songs. We will dance using scarves, beanbags and disco dough, these gross motor movements will filter to fine motor later. We play many phase 1 games, introducing the children to alliteration, rhyme, mirror work to develop pronunciation and oral blending.  

These classes are super important in exposing little ones to these aspects of phase 1 phonics with the security of their grown ups, providing safe opportunities to have a go, take part and take on the challenges.

In this class we will see the magic happen! We consolidate everything from the younger classes, mastering those early phonics skills and beginning to apply them independently. Alongside this we will also focus on handwriting patterns, syllables in words and become experts in retelling stories, focusing on story language, comprehension, rhythm, characters, and expression. In this class children are exposed to the different sounds letters make as we learn a new sound each week. Children will bounce into FS2/KG1 with the mindset they are experts in storytelling and will have secured the foundations in reading and writing, this includes oral blending and segmenting which is crucial for independent reading.

By joining the class with their adult, not only will grown ups learn about how we teach phonics they will be aware of what their child can do confidently and areas we are working on. 

This class is aimed at children in FS1/FS2 or Pre-KG/KG1 who have already learnt a handful of letter sounds and are ready to apply them to words and sentence building. We will do quick recaps of the phonemes and tricky words then have a go at sentence level work. The children will also have an opportunity to engage in activities set up in the environment. The activities may be story related activities, set up to master fine motor skills and some with a phonics focus. Our classes cater for the whole literacy package. It is a great opportunity to brush up on what your child needs to know ready for Year 1/KG2, to practice what they already know and to show their grown ups what we are capable of. It is a great transition to get everyone school ready.