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Phonics Sound Walk

A companion sheet — print it, scribble on it, keep it or recycle it

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What we're doing

Choose a sound. Find ten things that start with it.

  • About 20 minutes
  • English
  • Outdoor

Gather these

  • Nothing at all

Step by step

  • Choose one sound for the walk.
  • Say it together clearly.
  • Spot ten things that start with it.
  • Count them on fingers as you go.

Worth talking about

Initial sounds
Listening
Vocabulary
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Draw what you found

There's no wrong way to fill this in

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Two things worth drawing

Tick what you did

Phonics
Listening
Vocabulary
Tried something new
Asked a question
Finished happy

A grown-up's note

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Take it further

Three doors out of the same activity

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If it felt tricky

Use the first sound of the child's name.

If it felt easy

Hunt for end sounds or blends.

If you'd rather do it differently

Do it indoors as a room-by-room hunt.

Next time, we could

  • Try it outdoors
  • Invite a friend or sibling
  • Stretch it over a whole week

Our own ideas