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Phonics Activities

Hands-on, encouraging ideas that help children connect letters, sounds, and early reading practice. These ideas are designed to be short, encouraging, and easy to revisit.

Wooden letter tiles and an apple picture card arranged for a phonics activity
A caregiver and preschooler share a picture book in a softly lit living room

Phonics activities

Screen Time vs Story Time: Which Is Better for Your Preschooler's Reading?

A balanced look at screens, shared stories, and hands-on letter practice, with simple ways to support your preschooler's early reading.

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Picture cards, counters, and a wooden dinosaur arranged for a phonemic awareness activity

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7 Phonemic Awareness Activities for Young Learners

Seven playful listening activities that help young children hear, blend, and change the sounds in spoken words.

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Wooden alphabet tiles and picture cards arranged for a hands-on letter sound activity

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Letter Sound Activities: 8 Hands-On Ideas for Kids

Eight simple, hands-on letter sound activities that help young children listen, match, build, and play with early reading skills.

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A child places a letter tile on Dash’s pathway during hands-on, screen-free practice

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How to Teach Letter Sounds: A 4-Step Routine Kids Can Repeat

A simple four-step routine for teaching letter sounds, from placing a physical letter to hearing the sound, saying it out loud, and trying again.

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Adult and child practising the sound for the letter S with a letter card and wooden tiles

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7 Playful Phonics Activities for Early Readers

Seven low-prep ways to practise letter sounds, blending, and word building with young children.

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