What's New
Twinkl Phonics Phase One, has had a complete revamp of graphics and functionality, making it the number one companion to Phase One of the DfES Phonics Programme; Letters & Sounds - Principles & Practice Of High Quality Phonics.
Twinkl Phonics Phase One, is now split into each of the 7 different aspects of Phase One, and the activities are now as follows:
(Aspect 1 - Environmental Sounds):
(a) A fab Sound Lotto Activity,
(b) A fab Sound Explorer Activity,
(c) A Sound Line Activity,
(d) A Describe & Find It Activity (Vehicles/Instruments/Animals).
(Aspect 2 - Instrumental Sounds):
(a) A fab Which Instrument Activity,
(b) A completely new Which Animal Activity,
(c) A Sound Line Activity.
(Aspect 4 -Rhythm & Rhyme)
(a) A range of lovely Nursery Rhymes (Hickory, Dickory Dock/10 In A Bed/Dingle Dangle Scarecrow/Miss Polly Had A Dolly/Row Your Boat/Twinkl, Twinkl Little Star).
(b) A Rhyming Bake Activity,
(c) A Rhyming Soup Activity,
(d) A Rhyme Exploring Activity.
(Aspect 5 - Alliteration):
(a) An I Spy Activity,
(b) A Sound Box Activity,
(c) A wonderful Bertha The Bus Activity.
(Aspect 6 - Voice Sounds):
(a) A fantastic Metal Mike Activity.
(b) An Odd One Out Activity.
(Aspect 7 - Oral Blending & Segmenting):
(a) Toy Talk Activity,
(b) Alphabet Letter Names,
(c) Alphabet Letter Names Activity,
(d) A Balloon Pop Game.
(e) An Odd One Out Activity.
Minor Bug Fixes including fixing an issue with the DFES Video Guidance not playing on IOS9.
App Description
Whether you are a teacher who wants to use this App to enhance children’s learning alongside your letters and sounds sessions, or a parent who wants to support your child’s learning of phonics at home, this App has something for everyone!
This Twinkl phonics App is designed to support children in developing some of the key skills taught in Phase 1 of the DfES Letters and Sounds Document. Activities are presented in a fun, child friendly way (with lovely twinkl artwork) and cover the following areas:
(a) Alphabet Letter Names,
(b) Alphabet Letter Sounds,
Depending on whether you unlock all of the fab features in the app you will have access to the following features:
(a) Alphabet Letter Names & Sounds Matching Game,
(b) Metal Mike Activity,
(c) Odd One Out Activity,
(d) Alphabet Letter Names & Sounds Balloon Popping Game,
(e) An Assessment Tool,
(f) A Customisable Sound Board,
(g) Video Guidance From The DfES.
Please remember to turn your iPad off mute and ensure you have the latest iOS before starting to use this App!
iPad Screenshots
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App Changes
- June 11, 2014 Initial release
- December 20, 2015 New version 2
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