Good morning everybody, I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Following on with our Phase 4 Phonics here are a few activities for you to try at home to build up your super spelling skills!

Using the pictures and blends given, can you complete the sentences below?

bl     pl     fr     gl     fl

The tall _ _idge keeps food and drinks cold.

Some people need to wear _ _asses to help them see better.

These juicy _ _ums look delicious.

The bowl is full of freshly picked _ _ackberries.

This is the _ _ag for the United Kingdom.

can you find or think of any other words that contain these blends? Perhaps you could challenge yourself and see how many you can write down! Don’t forget about all of those great games you can play online to boost your confidence with all of the Phonics Phases. Below is a link to a pairs game on Phonics Bloom, just copy and paste into your search bar. Have fun!

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/word-pairs?phase=4

Hello everyone. Here are some more activities to help you build on your Phase 4 Phonics skills. I hope you enjoy having a go at them!

Using the blends and pictures given, can you complete the words below?

tr      dr      gr      cr      br

I _ _ ush my hair.

The red _ _agon breathes fire.

The Queen wears a beautiful _ _own.

This _ _ass is very _ _een.

We see lots of _ _ees on our nature walks.

Can you now have a go at unscrambling the words below? (they contain the same blends). Use the clues to help you.

nairt     (London has underground ones!)

evdir    (You need a car to do this)

worg    (Plants do this, and so do you!)

onyacr  (You might use these to create a work of art)

oomrb   (These are handy for tidying up the floor)

Happy Tuesday everyone! Thinking back to the blends and words we focused on yesterday can you unscramble the following?

ehpl      (We all need this sometimes)

lofw      (They howl at night time)

kmil      (This is good for teeth and bones)

pelst     (The cat did this when he was tired)

ettx      (I used my phone to send one of these)

Next, can you write a word to match the pictures?

The orange is cut in _ _ _ _.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  hovers high in the sky.

Autumn leaves can be seen in the month of S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This picture shows the number _ _ _ _ _.

Another resource you can use to build confidence with Phase 4 Phonics is the website Phonics Bloom. Today I have included the link to another fun game called Alien Escape, let’s see if you can manage it and don’t forget to have fun!

Copy and paste the following link to take you directly to the game;

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/alien-escape?phase=4

The link below will take you to a Phase 4 phonics game that the children are familiar with from playing at school. This link is to Phase 4, however, the website offers many games for the Phonics Phases 1-6 enabling you to focus on any phases you need a little extra practice on. They are a great resource and the children really do enjoy them.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/odd-and-bob?phase=4

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Here is a little challenge to help you along with your Phase 4 Phonics. Using the pictures and missing blends given, can you complete the sentences below? Once completed, why not extend the activity by creating your own sentences, writing them in chalk, painting them, or any other method you can think of? Can you think of any other words that contain these blends? Can they be found in any books you have?

lp      lf      lk      pt      xt

A kind friend will he_ _  you when you are sad.

The mi_ _  is ice cold and as white as snow.

The cat sle_ _  peacefully on the mat.

I sent a te_ _  on my new phone.

The wo_ _  howls through the night.

Can you complete the below sentences using the sounds and pictures given to help you?

st      nd      mp      nt      nk      ft      sk      lt

The de_ _ ist will check my teeth.

I will use the li_ _.

The hot sun is me_ _ing the ice cream.

The sa_ _ is a beautiful golden colour.

The ship is si_ _ing in the big blue sea.

The lunchtime staff wear a ve_ _.

You need to whi_ _ the cake mix.

Perhaps you could challenge yourself and see how many other words you can come up with using the Phase 4 blends!