Speed phonics book 1 games

Four in a Row • Materials: flashcards one set/class, target sound cards one set/class • Grouping: two teams • Instructions: ① Put the target sound cards in a row on the table.. The firs

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Using games in a phonics class can help students develop

their knowledge of English sounds, letters, and the

relationships between them more effectively The following

are instructions for useful game ideas to use in conjunction

with Speed Phonics A fun game is recommended as a

review activity in each unit However, feel free to use any

game at anytime you feel it is suitable

Note: Flashcards and target sound cards are provided

for games and classroom activities

• Materials: flashcards (one set/pair)

• Grouping: pairs

• Instructions:

① Select 16 flashcards and arrange them on a large table

or on the floor in a 4x4 grid

② To determine which student chooses first, have the students play rock-paper-scissors

③ Have the first student choose and read a flashcard When read correctly, they should keep the flashcard

④ Repeat steps ②-③ until the flashcards are all taken The student with more flashcards wins the game

Four in a Row

• Materials: flashcards (one set/class),

target sound cards (one set/class)

• Grouping: two teams

• Instructions:

① Put the target sound cards in a row on the table

② Spread the target flashcards out on the table with the picture side face up

③ Assign a number to each student and have the first student on each team get ready for the game

④ Ask students to put their hands on their heads

⑤ Call out a target word The first student to slam their hand on the correct picture and put the flashcard under the correct target sound gets a point for their team

⑥ Repeat steps ④-⑤ The team with more points wins the game

• Adaptation: When students are familiar with the game,

Group Slam

Found in the back of

the student book or

printable from teacher

resource CD.

Flashcards

Printable from teacher resource CD.

Target Sound Cards

• Materials: beach ball, marker

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① With the marker, write the target sounds all over the

beach ball

② While holding the ball, call out a hand and a finger (e.g

Left hand! Pinky!) Then throw the ball to a student

③ After the student catches the ball, they should say

a word that matches the target sound their finger is

touching

④ Then the student calls out a hand and a finger and

throws the ball to another student

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ until all students have had a chance

to play

Catch the Ball

• Materials: flashcards (one set/student)

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Have students spread the target flashcards out on the table with the picture side face up

② Call out the target sound and word

Note: By pausing between the target sound and word, you can give students a chance to quickly scan the flashcards

③ Ask students to hold up the correct flashcard above their heads

④ The student who raises the correct flashcard first gets

a point

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ with a new word The student with the most points wins the game

Find Me!

Games

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• Materials: flashcards (one set/class)

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Mix up the target flashcards and spread them out on

the table with the word side face up

② Ask two students to stand in front of the table

③ Shout out a target sound and word The students must

race to find the corresponding flashcard

④ The first student to find and grab the flashcard and

correctly say the word gets a point

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ The student with the most points

wins the game

Match It!

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Spread the target flashcards out on the table with the

picture side face up

② Ask students to memorize them and then to close their

eyes Remove a flashcard while their eyes are closed

③ Once you’ve removed a flashcard, tell students to open

their eyes Tell them one flashcard is missing

④ Ask students to raise their hands once they have

identified the missing flashcard Call on one student to

say the target sound and word If correct, the student

gets a point

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ The student with the most points

wins the game

Missing Cards

• Materials: flashcards (one set/class), whiteboard

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Write the target sounds on the whiteboard Make sure

to space out the distance between tham

② Have students stand near the middle of the whiteboard

③ Show a flashcard with the picture side facing the students Students must carefully walk to the correct side of the whiteboard

④ Students that go to the wrong side must sit down

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ with a new word The last student standing wins the game

Pick a Side

target sound cards (one set/class)

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Put the target sound cards on the table

② Place the target flashcards with the picture side face

up in a pile

③ Have students take turns selecting a flashcard and

placing it on the table under the correct target sound

card

④ Repeat steps ②-③ until all the flashcards are played

Group Them!

• Materials: target sound cards (one set/class), pouch

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Put the target sound cards in the pouch

② Pass the pouch around the classroom

③ As each student receives the pouch, they draw a target sound card and say the word that matches the target sound written on the card The student then puts the card back

Note: Encourage students to use new words and not to reuse words

④ The student who says the word correctly gets a point If the student says the wrong word, take away a point

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ The student with the most points wins the game

Pass the Pouch

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target sound cards (one set/student)

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Have students spread out the target sound cards on the

table

② On the count of three, show a flashcard with the picture

side facing the students Ask students to hold up the

corresponding target sound card above their heads

③ The first student who raises the correct target sound

card gets a point

④ Repeat steps ②-③ The student with the most points

wins the game

Show Me!

• Materials: target sound cards (one set/class), chairs

• Instructions:

① Put one target sound card on each chair

② Have one student from each team come to the front

and stand behind the chairs

③ Call out a target word

④ The first student who sits on the correct chair gets a

point for their team

⑤ Repeat steps ②-③ The team with more points wins

the game

Sit on the Chair!

• Grouping: N/A

• Instructions:

① Spread the target flashcards out on the table with the picture side face up

② Ask a student to choose any flashcard and read it out loud

③ Then ask the next student to choose a flashcard, repeat the previous word, and read out their new word E.g S1: /a/ /a/ apple

S2: /a/ /a/ apple, /b/ /b/ bag

④ Repeat steps ②-③ until a student forgets a word or makes a mistake Then start over if time allows

Snowball

• Materials: flashcards (one set/class), whiteboard, markers

• Instructions:

① Choose one student from one team to come up to the whiteboard

② Secretly, show the student a flashcard so that the other students cannot see it

③ The student should draw a picture of the flashcard word

on the whiteboard

④ The other students will guess which word was drawn The first team to correctly guess that word gets a point for their team

⑤ Choose another student from the other team and repeat steps ②-④ with a new word The team with more

Take a Guess

• Materials: flashcards (one set/class), whiteboard, markers

• Instructions:

① Have two teams line up in front of the whiteboard

② When ready, show a flashcard with the picture side

facing the students

③ One student from each team runs to the whiteboard

and writes the word

④ The first student who writes the word neatly and

correctly gets a point for their team

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ The team with more points wins

the game

• Adaptation: Tape all of the target flashcards on the

whiteboard with the picture side facing the

students Read out the target word and have

students race to touch the correct flashcard

Run to the Board

• Instructions:

① Spread the target flashcards out on the table with the picture side face up

② Have one student from each team come to the front and put their hands on their head

③ Call out a target sound and word The first student who slams their hand on the correct flashcard gets a point for their team

Note: By pausing between the target sound and word, you can give students a chance to take a guess

④ Repeat steps ②-③ The team with more points wins the game

• Adaptation: Instead of picture side face up, spread

flashcards out with the word side face up

Slam the Pictures!

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• Materials: whiteboard, markers

• Instructions:

① Have the students stand in two lines

② Have the first student from each team come and stand

next to you

③ Tell the students a target word quietly and have them

whisper the word to the next student in each of their

lines Then the students whisper the words down the

line

④ When the last student in each line hears the word, they

run to the whiteboard and write the word

⑤ The first student who writes the word correctly gets a

point for their team

⑥ The student who was first in line goes to the back of

the line

⑦ Repeat steps ②-⑥ The team with more points wins

the game

• Adaptation: To make the game more challenging, whisper

more than one word at a time to the students

Whisper Word Race

• Materials: flashcards (one set/class), whiteboard

• Instructions:

① Write the target sounds on the whiteboard

② Have one student from each team stand near the

whiteboard

③ On the count of three, show them a flashcard with the

picture side facing the students and have them run to

the whiteboard

④ The first student to touch the correct sound gets a point

for their team

⑤ Repeat steps ②-④ The team with more points wins

the game

Touch a Sound

• Materials: paper, pencil

• Instructions:

① Say a target word and have students write down the target sound on the paper

② When they have written the target sound, students should hold up the paper above their heads to show they have finished

③ The student who raises their paper first and is correct gets a point for their team

④ Repeat steps ①-③ The team with more points wins the game

Write the Letters

Whiteboard

Sample Classroom Layout

The first students Teacher

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