Phonics Games
Kids see phonics games as fun, parents and teachers see them as educational. With these reading games for kids we get the best of both worlds!
Easy Phonics Games
Activity 1; I spy
This is a variation of the old “I Spy” game. But instead of saying, “I spy something that starts with “c”(the letter’s name) say, “I spy something that starts with the sound of “kuh” (this is the sound of the letter “c”). Your child can pick anything in the room that starts with that sound, it doesn’t have to be the one you picked out.
Activity 2; Coin-toss
On a piece of poster board, or 4 copy paper sheets taped together, draw a grid that is between four and sixteen squares. If you’re still working on the beginning lessons, start with fewer squares. As you progress in the lessons you can make a grid with more squares. Draw a letter in each square, then choose from any letters in that week’s lesson plus some from earlier lessons. Your child then tosses a coin so it lands in a square and says the sound of that word. Leave that coin in that square, do this until all the squares are covered and then give the money to your child to keep. This can also be done with candy or other prizes.
Activity 3; Grouping (beginning sounds)
Depending on which lesson you are on, choose 3 to 8 sounds from that lesson and previous lessons. Print off some extra worksheets that have pictures that have one of those sounds at the beginning of the word. Choose two to four different pictures for each sound. For example, you choose “s”, “m” and “d” from lessons 1 & 2.
Mat, mop, mitt dad, doll, dog sit, sad, sink
Cut and glue each picture on an index card. Mix them up and have your child group them by beginning sounds. All the ones that start with the sound of “m” together, all the ones that start with sound of “d” together and all the ones that start with the sound of “s”. Save your cards for future lessons. Just add to the stack. As you add more, remove the easiest ones. You can also go this grouping activity with middle and ending sounds.
Activity 4; Brother Bear
Pick any 2-3 syllable word or combination of words such as “Broth-er Bear”. Say the word(s) twice and end them with a question that rhymes with them. For example: Brother Bear, Brother Bear where is your hair? The answer has to rhyme with the last word in the question. For example; “It’s in my chair.” Others - Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit where is your habit? It is on my labbit. (they don’t have to make sense, they’re more fun for kids if they are nonsense words) Mother goose, mother goose where is your moose? It is on my snoose. Butterfly, butterfly where is your pie? It is on my sky.
Intermediate Phonics Games
Activity 5; Sunder-sair (rhymes with underwear)
One of my son’s favorite activities when he was 3 or 4 was to pick a two or three syllable word and make rhyming words with it that made no sense. The sillier the better.We called this activity the Sundersair game because it got started one day when I asked Jack where was is underwear. He picked them up and said here is my underwear, sundersair, wunderdair. This became one of his favorite word games. Here are some examples. Notice the first one is a real word and the second two are nonsense words. This will help your child begin to pay close attention to beginning sounds in words. Butterfly Dutterfly Mutterfly
peanut butter seenut sutter beenut putter
Try it with: Micky Mouse Table and chair Telephone clothes basket
Activity 6; Switch-a-roo
For older children, choose two words that are usually said together, such as clothes basket above. The task is to switch the beginning sounds of each word. The two words need to start with different letters for it to work. For younger children, have them try to say the first word with the beginning sound of the second word. Don’t worry about trying to change the beginning sound of the second word.clothes basket - blothes casket bath room - rath boom kitchen sink - sitchen kink dog house - hog douse foot ball - boot fall
Try it with: hair brush tennis shoe cow boy cookie sheet
Make learning fun with more phonics games. Try our
Go Fish and BINGO reading games for kids.
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