Reception Medium Term Phonics Plan – Autumn Term 2 2014
Week 2
Week 1
Objective
Recap & Revisit
Resources/Activities
Recapping sounds learnt from
previous half term & addressing
any difficult sounds highlighted in
assessments.
My turn, your turn (MTYT) – e.g. mmmmm. Whose name begins
with ‘m’ in our class? Is ‘m’ a stretchy or bouncy sound?
To introduce 3 new sounds: sh,
r, j. (2 days spent on ‘sh’ sound)
-Start sessions recapping sounds
learnt so far.
Sound Tennis
To begin blending these sounds
together to make words
-Flashcard phonics – hold up large
RWI cards up & drop them to the
floor & children have to say sound
before card reaches floor.
Teach ‘special friends’ concept
for digraphs – sh
To introduce new sounds from
Speed Sounds 1: v, y, w, th.
-Hide large cards behind back & do
similar game.
Children to practise forming each letter correctly using the
mnemonic. (Magic finger/individual whiteboards & pens)
-Children can work with partners
to recap sounds – sound tennis
Introduce ‘Fred the Frog’ & explain that we will be doing ‘Fred
Talk’ once we have learnt more sounds. Model how to say
words in ‘Fred Talk’ e.g. ‘m – a – n’ and ‘man’
-Use IWB RWI flipchart
In time, children to engage in ‘word time’ daily – blending
words for reading & segmenting for spelling e.g. mat, sat, mad.
(See detailed handout & green word time cards)
Teach ‘special friends’ concept
for digraphs – th
Teach mnemonic for each letter sound (e.g. ‘maisy mountain
mountain’
-RWI IWB flipchart
-Large flashcards
-Individual White & Pens
-Magnetic letters
-Fred the frog – phonics puppet
-‘Sound Tennis’ – children to work in
talk partners to ‘hit’ sound to each
other & practise all new sounds
-Feely bag with letters inside
Useful websites for games:
http://www.ictgames.com/ladybird_v2.
html
http://www.ictgames.com/forestPhonic
s/forestPhonicsOnline/index.html
Introduce Fred Fingers to aid independent blending.
http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurEgg
s_phonics/index.html
Use some of the online phonics/blending games – see adjacent
column
http://www.ictgames.com/poopDeckPir
ates/index.html
Week 4
IWB – teacher made flipcharts
To introduce 3 new sounds:
z, ch, qu
To begin blending these sounds
together to make words
Week 5
To introduce 3 new sounds:
x, ng, nk
To begin blending these sounds
together to make words e.g. mat,
sad, map etc. (Introduce & use
‘Fred the Frog’)
Comments/Next
Steps
Class Teacher/LSA/NO to
annotate.
To begin blending these sounds
together to make words
Week 3
Teach & Apply
-Start sessions recapping sounds
learnt so far.
-Flashcard phonics – hold up large
RWI cards up & drop them to the
floor & children have to say sound
before card reaches floor.
-Hide large cards behind back & do
similar game.
-Children can work with partners
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My turn, your turn (MTYT)
Sound Tennis
Mnemonic
Letter Formation
Fred The Frog & word time
Introduce Fred Fingers to aid independent blending.
Online games (optional/varies)
IWB – teacher made flipcharts, children writing short
sentences using new sounds.
RWI IWB flipchart
-Large flashcards
-Individual White & Pens
-Magnetic letters
-Fred the frog – phonics puppet
-‘Sound Tennis’ – children to work in
talk partners to ‘hit’ sound to each
other & practise all new sounds
-Feely bag with letters inside
Useful websites for games: see above
Week 6
Week focusing on recapping
‘special friends’ sounds: nk, ng,
qu, ch, th, sh.
to recap sounds – sound tennis
-Use IWB RWI flipchart
To begin blending these sounds
together to make words
To introduce ditty books – class
may be split into smaller groups
at this stage
Week 7
Friday’s session used to recap
these 4 sounds
Week 8
To begin blending these sounds
together to make words
*Begin half term phonics
assessments
Recapping sounds learnt this
half term, focusing on any tricky
sounds as highlighted in recent
phonics assessment.
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Recap recent sounds learnt so far,
focusing on most difficult to grasp.
Recapping correct letter formation
Ditties
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Review sounds in ditty books with partners
Read green & red words from ditty (on cards)
Read ditty
Reread ditty & discuss ‘questions to talk about’
Build a sentence
Hold a sentence
Write sentences in phonics books
Ditty books – sharing in partners
IWB Flipcharts made linked to ditty
Red/Green word cards
Lolly sticks for pointing
Phonics writing books
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This medium term plan is just an outline to support your weekly planning – please adapt/find/create other activities to use alongside it, according to the needs of your groups
In Autumn 1 children are taught in whole class groups by class teacher, with support from LSA/Nursery Officer.
Usually children are taught in smaller ‘set’ groups towards the end of Autumn 2/beginning of Spring 1 once half termly phonic assessments have taken place & levels established.
Children are taught roughly 4 sounds per week - This must be flexible to meet needs of the groups – if children struggle with particular sounds, especially as digraphs are introduced then it may be necessary to spend more
time recapping particular sounds before introducing new ones.
Ditties & storybooks are introduced once children have completed Speed Sounds One.
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Phonics writing books are introduced in Spring Term once teaching ‘sets’ have been finalised.