Hands on Phonics

This book provides exciting displays and activities to stimulate work in phonics.

Useful for ages 4-8 years, this is a new title from the best-selling "World of Display" series uses phonics linked to popular picture books as a starting point for creative activities.

Phonics teaching becomes statutory in September 2007 with the introduction of the DCSF's Letters and Sounds which promote a daily phonics lesson and sythetic approach to learning the 44 phonemes. "Hands on Phonics" supports the teaching of synthetic phonics and encourages teachers to link phonics teaching to art, display and other primary subjects, so is perfect for a cross-curricular, creative approach in school.This book also contains: 33 exciting themes, each including a whole-class starter, practical activities, display ideas and cross-curricular links.

The 5 chapters explore all areas of phonics work, from learning the phonemes, to blending and segmenting, to understanding the vowels, word structure such as prefixes and suffixes and exploring types of words such as antonyms and homophones. Example themes include: The Blending Chef, Room on a Broom, Charlie Chicken Cheats, Winston the Word Wolf, Long and Short Vowels, Alliteration, Homophones and more.

The ideas are colourful and original (2D and 3D) and are suitable for the whole class or small group work.

This book allows for a cross curricular approach and can be used to enhance any phonics program currently used in school.