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Can't go wrong with a sounds chart on a charcoal sack (well part of one). Sack, Wrong, Charcoal, Sound, Resources, Chart, Canning, Home Canning, Conservation
Can't go wrong with a sounds chart on a charcoal sack (well part of one).
Spinners: A circle shape dissected into sections with a Set 2 new sound written in each section. Place a paperclip in the middle and a pencil touching the centre. The learners can ‘flick/spin’ the paperclip and it will land on a certain sound. Learners recall the sounds Circle Shape, Recall, Paper Clip, Spinners, Learners, Centre, Middle, Pencil
Spinners: A circle shape dissected into sections with a Set 2 new sound written in each section. Place a paperclip in the middle and a pencil touching the centre. The learners can ‘flick/spin’ the paperclip and it will land on a certain sound. Learners recall the sounds
Our new favourite resource! A board game that's great for revision of both sounds and blending. Easy to make. See detailed instructions on our blog post. Board Game Template, Start Writing, Revision, Blending, Board Games, Instruction, Teachers, Boards
Learning with board games — Read for Life Uganda
Our new favourite resource! A board game that's great for revision of both sounds and blending. Easy to make. See detailed instructions on our blog post.
Toilet roll readers: Have three rings of paper around a toilet roll. On two rings of paper you will write consonant sounds, then the middle ring will be Set 2 vowel sounds. Learners will then turn different rings to make new words (both read and made-up) This could be part of the revision or reading where learners can sound and read words. Independent or group work. Vowel Sounds, Three Rings, Consonant, Group Work, New Words, Toilet
Toilet roll readers: Have three rings of paper around a toilet roll. On two rings of paper you will write consonant sounds, then the middle ring will be Set 2 vowel sounds. Learners will then turn different rings to make new words (both read and made-up) This could be part of the revision or reading where learners can sound and read words. Independent or group work.
Mini books: Write the middle vowel sound you want to practice, with a word ending consonant on a manila card  (eg ight), then have different consonant sounds to start with. Learners can flick through and sound and read different words, they can be both real and not real. Vowel Sound, Different Words, Mini Books, Manila, Practice
Mini books: Write the middle vowel sound you want to practice, with a word ending consonant on a manila card (eg ight), then have different consonant sounds to start with. Learners can flick through and sound and read different words, they can be both real and not real.
Write down sounds or words with the sounds you are teaching on small pieces of paper. Make sure you write 2 of each sound/word you write; a total of 12 cards is enough. Lay them out orderly. Each learner picks two cards and says the sounds/reads the words. If they match, then the learner keeps the pair. The one with the most pairs is the winner. Sound Words, Winner, Pairs, Teaching, Writing, Match, Sayings
Write down sounds or words with the sounds you are teaching on small pieces of paper. Make sure you write 2 of each sound/word you write; a total of 12 cards is enough. Lay them out orderly. Each learner picks two cards and says the sounds/reads the words. If they match, then the learner keeps the pair. The one with the most pairs is the winner.
Create your own board game where you write sounds/decodable and non-decodable words on the places where learners move. Learners have bottle tops/markers to move, along with a dice (can be made from cardboard). Learners roll, then move that number of spaces. They have to say the sound/sound and read the word they land on. The first one to get to the star (finish) is the winner. Sound Sound, Bottle Top, Dice, Cardboard, Spaces
Create your own board game where you write sounds/decodable and non-decodable words on the places where learners move. Learners have bottle tops/markers to move, along with a dice (can be made from cardboard). Learners roll, then move that number of spaces. They have to say the sound/sound and read the word they land on. The first one to get to the star (finish) is the winner.
Indent the shape of a letter in local clay (ant hill clay can be great) then get a local bead. Ask children to trace around the shape of the letter with the bead. Ant Hill, Ants, Letter, Bead, Cookies, Shapes, Children
Indent the shape of a letter in local clay (ant hill clay can be great) then get a local bead. Ask children to trace around the shape of the letter with the bead.
Here's a sentence written on the ground. The pupils need to read the sentence to get to the other side. Tricky words are written in on square; words for sounding are just written as single sounds and the child has to try and blend as they go. The sentence is: Go to the red bed in the big hut. Tricky Words, Red Bedding, Sentence Writing, Pupil, The Other Side, Hut, Sentences, Child
Here's a sentence written on the ground. The pupils need to read the sentence to get to the other side. Tricky words are written in on square; words for sounding are just written as single sounds and the child has to try and blend as they go. The sentence is: Go to the red bed in the big hut.
Get to the other side of the ladder: learners can sound and read or just read words as the step/hop/jump their way to the other side. We used a different colour for tricky words. Stepping Stones, Ladder, Locals, Different Colors, Jump, Kindergarten
Get to the other side of the ladder: learners can sound and read or just read words as the step/hop/jump their way to the other side. We used a different colour for tricky words.
Tricky word tic-tac-toe (or noughts and crosses). You could use any words, but we decided to use tricky words. One player reads a word then places their marker on it. Then their opponent reads a different word and places their marker (different colour) on it. They repeat until one person gets three in a row (across, down or diagonal). Tic Tac Toe, Diagonal, Crosses, Repeat, Markers
Tricky word tic-tac-toe (or noughts and crosses). You could use any words, but we decided to use tricky words. One player reads a word then places their marker on it. Then their opponent reads a different word and places their marker (different colour) on it. They repeat until one person gets three in a row (across, down or diagonal).
Read it; Make it; Write it. For teaching any words; but especially good with tricky (non-decodable words). Pupils pick up a word card; then they make the word with bottle tops, then they write the word on the lines provided. We used sticky tape so the word could be written with a whiteboard marker and then wiped clean afterwards. Whiteboard Marker, Zachary, White Board, Cleaning Wipes, Tape
Read it; Make it; Write it. For teaching any words; but especially good with tricky (non-decodable words). Pupils pick up a word card; then they make the word with bottle tops, then they write the word on the lines provided. We used sticky tape so the word could be written with a whiteboard marker and then wiped clean afterwards.
A reading teacher holding a spiral book cut into 3 sections. On the first and last section is a consonant, and the middle section is a vowel. You can flip through the pages to try and read different words: real and made-up. Reading Teacher, Vowel, Spiral, Hold On, Real
A reading teacher holding a spiral book cut into 3 sections. On the first and last section is a consonant, and the middle section is a vowel. You can flip through the pages to try and read different words: real and made-up.
A teacher feeding her reading robot a word. Sometimes the robot will only eat read words (and not made-up words); but other times the robot will only eat made-up words. Made Up Words, Robot, Feeding, Teacher, Eat, Times, Professor
A teacher feeding her reading robot a word. Sometimes the robot will only eat read words (and not made-up words); but other times the robot will only eat made-up words.
Play dough mats: here's the letter 'd'. Teach the letters in a fun and interactive way: work on fine gross motor skills, that incredible 'pincer' grip by pinching the play dough in to shape; as well as giving the duck a beak :) I used it with bought play dough from Kampala but you can make it locally. Playdough Mats, Kampala, Letter D, Play Dough, Gross Motor Skills, Beak, Phonics, Grip
Play dough mats: here's the letter 'd'. Teach the letters in a fun and interactive way: work on fine gross motor skills, that incredible 'pincer' grip by pinching the play dough in to shape; as well as giving the duck a beak :) I used it with bought play dough from Kampala but you can make it locally.