At Great Staughton we use a combination of Letters and Sounds and the Jolly Phonics scheme. The Jolly Phonics actions and songs are a fantastic way for children to remember the sounds as well as promote a love of learning! Letters and Sounds provide the structure as well as a variety of ideas for activities to consolidate and extend learning. 

Please use the links below to find out more about phonics at Great Staughton. 

Some useful websites

Mr Thorne Does Phonics

The children enjoy watching Mr Thorne and Geraldine the Giraffe have fun with phonics!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqh11DN6jmbCsIPschffPaxvCdS9d6qPN

Mr Mc on Youtube

Check out Mr Mc teaching phonics on Youtube. Another fun resource for children to access.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTcZnvuTeovlznioLRo0GOA/videos

Letters and Sounds Resources

A useful website for finding printable phonics flashcards.

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-resources.html

Picnic on Pluto Game

The children enjoy playing this game in class and other games on the phonics play website. It is good for practising segmenting and blending the sounds they have learnt. You can currently access Phonics Play for free during the lock down with the username: march20 and password: home

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Espresso
Espresso is a great place to explore and for the children to access independently. Check out their phonics area for videos, games and more! Use your school Espresso username and password to log in.
https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/sub_modules_index/item72024/gradef/index.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=phonics

Topmarks

Another useful website to access phonics games and resources to pratise reading, letter formation and phonics.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds