Sounding Out Words - CCSS RF.K.2, RF.K.2.b, RF.K.2.c, RF.K.2.d, RF.K.2.e

Links verified on 09/18/2023

1. Buried Treasure.
Click Image to Enlarge		This game would work well on an interactive whiteboard and is great for individual play too. In this game you can choose which letters you want to work with so it can be used even in the very early stages of Phase 2. Click to get a new coin then sound out the word. Drag the coin into the treasure chest if it’s a real word, and into the bin if it’s not.  SEE MORE
2. C-A-T Word Machines.
Click Image to Enlarge		Practice sounding out words with the word machine. SEE MORE
3. Flash Cards (Time Trial).
Click Image to Enlarge		This is for a beginning reader to play with an adult. Click the start button, choose a word set and game time (1 or 2 minutes). You will see a phoneme in the middle of the screen between a cross and a tick. The child reads the phoneme aloud. The adult shows whether the child has read it correctly by clicking the cross or tick. When the timer finishes, you will see how many graphemes the child read correctly.  SEE MORE
4. Flash Cards.
Click Image to Enlarge		This game is designed for a child to play with a teacher or family member. Say the sound that appears on each of the pirate ships. How many sounds can you say correctly? The child says the sound that the grapheme represents. If the child is correct, the adult clicks on the tick. If the child is wrong, the adult clicks on the 'x'. SEE MORE
5. Phonics Memory.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click to flip the cards and match the picture with its phonic sound.  SEE MORE
6. Phonics Pop.
Click Image to Enlarge		Choose a set of sounds to practice, or select from the digraph (2/3-letter sounds) checkboxes. Then listen to the target sound and pop as many as you can.  SEE MORE
7. Poop Deck Pirates.
Click Image to Enlarge		The pirate will throw a coin to you. If it's a real word you need to keep it, (press the tick); if it's not a real word you need to drop it in the water, (press the cross). This game is ideally suited to whole-class or small group activities. SEE MORE
8. See 'N Spell - Short Vowels.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click on the letters you want on the white board, then move them around and spell different words. SEE MORE
9. Silent E (Starfall).
Click Image to Enlarge		Make a new word by adding silent "e". SEE MORE
10. Sound Out Words.
Click Image to Enlarge		Look at each word. Listen carefully to discover how to sound out the word. This video focuses on simple CVC words. SEE MORE
11. Viking Full Circle.
Click Image to Enlarge		Listen to the word that you need to spell. Arrange the sounds on the boat to spell the word, (why not give the rest of the class drywipe boards so that all can take part). Press on the big wave to see if you're right. If you're wrong the Viking will look down at what you've done, if you're right he'll cheer.  SEE MORE
12. Words That Rhyme.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click on any word to hear it pronounced. Then click on the word that rhymes with it. SEE MORE