Fun with Tricky Words
Here are some great ideas to help you learn to read tricky words. There are some fun songs to sing along to, as well as other ideas to try at home.
Learning tricky words helps you to read sentences more fluently as you recognise them easily.
Some videos of songs to learn some tricky words.
Treasure hunt game – write the words on card/paper for this game.
Hunt the words
Use one set of word cards. Hide a number of them around a room (your child must not look). The child has to find the cards and bring them back to you saying the words they find as they find them.
Jumping Game
Stepping stones
Use one set of word cards. Spread a number of cards over the floor. Ask your children to jump from one word to another as if they are jumping from stepping stone to stepping stone. As they jump they have to say what word they are going to jump to next. Make sure they say the word before they jump! This can also be done by writing the words in chalk outside.
If you would like other ideas, there are some fun activities on this web page. Don’t worry about any of the subscriptions mentioned – there are plenty of other ideas.
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