Learning objectives/outcomes: England:NLS Y1
T1, W4: To discriminate and segment all three phonemes in CVC words; T2, W3: to segment clusters in to phonemes for spelling; T3, W1: the common spelling patterns for each of the long vowel phonemes: ee, ai, ie, oa, oo; W5: to recognise words by common spelling patterns. NC English KS1
Writing: Spelling 4b: use their knowledge of sound-symbol relationship and phonological patterns; 4c: recognise and use simple spelling patterns. Northern Ireland:KS1: Writing:
h: spell recognisable words based on an awareness of the most common letter strings and patterns Scotland:Writing: Spelling: Level A:
Spell accurately the words which they need to use most commonly.
Additional information: The words used are all high frequency words taught in year 1, as follows: blue, green, chain, hoop, leaf, nail, feet, meet, seat, read, train, rain, name, game, bite, light, cow, sight, sound, cat, dog, hen, hat, pet, bed, milk, silk, duck, sack, kick, back, bell, doll, hill, sell, belt, camp, lamp, pond, hand, sand, ring, song, king, nest, test, miss, mess, kiss Megahops: The maximum number of megahops awarded in this activity is five. These are awarded according to how many spellings you get right before you lose all your lives. There are five spellings to complete to finish the game. Related activity information: For more focused work on spelling of CVC words, try It's a goal. For spelling of words with long vowel sounds (ee, oo, ou) try Kick off. For recognition of high frequency words, try Match the word
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Suitable for children with Cognition and Learning Needs including children with Specific and Moderate Learning Difficulties. This activity has full sound. Text is read for children, which should ensure the activity can be undertaken by children who are not confident readers or who have difficulties with reading, thereby giving all children the opportunity to succeed at the activity and also gain a sense of independence.
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