Do you remember playing 'I Spy' when you were a child? It is a great way for your child and you to keep revising and reviewing their sounds.
So again, instead of focusing on just the name of the letter, we focus on the sound the letter makes in the word. For example, the letter 'S' makes a 'sssssssssss' sound. So, you might say: I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'sssssssssss'. Can you guess what it is? Yes, it was a 'spider'.
For more on how we focus on the letter sounds and not just the letter names you can click here.
After you have given your child lots of examples of how to play the game, then they can have a turn at being the game leader or 'spy' too.
If your child has never played 'I Spy' before you could teach them the rules of the game in a simpler format first. Instead of sounds you can use colours: I spy with my little eye something purple. Can you guess what it is? Yes, it was the curtains. The curtains are purple.
There is a great clip of a child learning how to play 'Colour I Spy' if you click here.
After practicing and becoming a 'Colour I Spy' expert your child will be ready to play with the sounds from Jolly Phonics.
So again, instead of focusing on just the name of the letter, we focus on the sound the letter makes in the word. For example, the letter 'S' makes a 'sssssssssss' sound. So, you might say: I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'sssssssssss'. Can you guess what it is? Yes, it was a 'spider'.
For more on how we focus on the letter sounds and not just the letter names you can click here.
After you have given your child lots of examples of how to play the game, then they can have a turn at being the game leader or 'spy' too.
If your child has never played 'I Spy' before you could teach them the rules of the game in a simpler format first. Instead of sounds you can use colours: I spy with my little eye something purple. Can you guess what it is? Yes, it was the curtains. The curtains are purple.
There is a great clip of a child learning how to play 'Colour I Spy' if you click here.
After practicing and becoming a 'Colour I Spy' expert your child will be ready to play with the sounds from Jolly Phonics.