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:

The sounds and names of each letter of the alphabet,
Letter formation.

This App Is Just The Beginning Of A New & Revamped Twinkl Phonics Suite!

We have listened closely to all your feedback and as such Phase One now includes the following:

(a) A Complete Revamp Of Graphics & Functionality.
(b) Ability To Change The Background Colour For Text To Assist Children With SEN.
(b) A Completely New Metal Mike Activity.
(c) A Fab New Odd One Out Activity.
(d) A Customisable Sound Board.
(e) A Fab Balloon Popping Game For Letter Sounds & Letter Names.
(f) Added Compatibility For The Original IPAD (IOS 5.1+).
(g) Video Guidance From The DfES regarding all 7 Aspects Of Phase One.
(h) New Audio For All Activities.
(i) Addition Of Cursive Script Option For Handwriting practice.
(j) A Sound Exploration Activity.

Please remember to turn your iPad off mute and ensure you have the latest iOS before starting to use this App!

What's New in Version 4

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 3 - Body Percussion):
(a) A Sound Around A Sound 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 correctly on IOS9.