To begin with in Nursery we focus on our environmental sounds, traditionally known as Phase 1 phonics. This involves using our listening skills to distinguish the sounds we hear in the environment, when playing instruments and when using our bodies.
Below you will find an activity sheet containing a range of activities linked with our Phase 1 learning which you can do at home:
Rocket Phonics
We then move onto using the Phonics scheme Rocket Phonics and begin to learn letter sounds and rhymes to remember them. The children's learning of each weekly sound is recorded on our online learning journey called Tapestry.
Below is a sound mat showing the sounds we learn: