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Phonics Spelling Strategies

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Phonics Spelling Strategies

Child reading with phonics sounds floating around

🔤 Part 1: Sound It Out

WALT: We are learning to explore phonics to improve spelling.

1. Circle the correct spelling for each picture sound:

The sound "ch" as in chair:

chip

ship

tip

2. Which word has the "sh" sound?

cat

shop

top

3. Circle the word with the "ai" sound like in rain:

pain

pan

pen

4. Which word has the "ee" sound like in sheep?

step

sleep

slip

✏️ Part 2: Spell It Right

5. Break these words into sounds and spell them correctly:

Example: /m/ /a/ /p/ = map

/sh/ /i/ /p/ = ___________

/ch/ /a/ /t/ = ___________

/r/ /ai/ /n/ = ___________

/sl/ /ee/ /p/ = ___________

6. Use your phonics knowledge to spell these words. Listen to each sound:

Teacher will say: "shop", "chain", "feet", "ship", "main"

7. Fill in the missing letters using phonics patterns:

The qu__n has a beautiful cr__n. (ai sound)

I can s__ three black sh__p. (ee sound)

The fi__ swims in the water. (sh sound)

🎯 Part 3: Phonics Challenge

8. Extension Activity: Create your own phonics word using the patterns we learned (ch, sh, ai, ee):
9. Draw a picture of your word and write one sentence using it:
10. Success Criteria Check: Can you spell at least 5 words correctly using phonics rules? Tick the words you spelled correctly today:

ship

chat

rain

sleep

shop

chain

feet

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