Phonics Continuous Provision: 10 Amazing Activities Every Teacher Needs

Imagine you didn't have to spend hours creating activities for your phonics' continuous provision. Imagine if there were quick and easy phonics setups using resources you already had to hand! Guess what? There are! Here are 10 phonics activities to save your weekend! If you're not short of activities but need some new hands-on resources, download your free list of top 10 resources for teaching phonics!

1. Roll, Read, Cover Sounds

Choose how many sounds you would like to focus on and use either a 6, 10 or 12-sided dice. Make a grid on a piece of paper and write a grapheme in each section of the grid. Children should roll the dice, say the sound and cover it up. I've gone with an autumnal theme here and used conkers! Reusable dry-erase pockets are perfect for protecting your phonics sheets and activities. A great selection of phonics resources can be found here.*

phase 5 phonics activity — Roll, read and cover phonics sounds.

2. Frog Word-Blending Activity

Children say the sounds as the frog hops across the lily pads, then blend to read the CVC words. The perfect hands-on phonics activity for beginner or struggling readers! If they struggle to blend, ask them to make their frog hop faster. Either make your own or save time by buying my frog word-blending mats! There are also train, car and dinosaur versions in the phonics section of the shop, so look out for those too!

hands-on phonics phase 2 words activity — Learn to blend CVC words.

3. Phonics Planes

These phonics planes are sure to be a big hit with your class! Choose which high frequency words you'd like them to learn and write them on the wings of paper planes. Children then throw the planes to each other and read the words! This is a fun one for outdoors!

Paper planes with phonics high frequency words written on them. — Little ones will love flying their phonics planes!

4. Phonics Segment and Spell Cards

With these FUN segment and spell cards, children will soon learn to segment to spell short vowel CVC words. They will press the ‘sound buttons’ as they say each of the phonemes in the CVC word, then put them back together as they move their finger across the arrow. Finally, children can have a go at making the CVC word with magnetic letters or by writing it.

phonic words segment and spell activity — Learn to segment and spell.

5. Reading Ramps

Another super easy, yet fun and engaging set-up! Write your phonics focus sounds or words at different intervals on a piece of card. Children send a car down a ramp. They read the sound/word that their car stops on.

Car rolling down a ramp onto phonics high frequency words. — Hands-on and engaging for your phonics provision!

6. Phonics Carpark Mats

Another activity for car fans! Children drive a toy car around the car park. When they've chosen a space, they read the sound or word!

Carpark mat activity with sounds written on it. — Park and Read!

7. Bingo Dabber Words

Write out your phonics high-frequency words in bubble writing. Draw little circles inside the letters. Children use a bingo dabber to dot the letters! Bingo dabber phonics activities are available in my digital downloads shop.

bingo dabber words activity for phonics — Dab and read the words.

8. Swat That Fly!

Swat those pesky flies with this fun phonics activity! Your class will use a fly swatter to swat their sounds and words. If you don't have a fly swatter, make one out of thick card! Simply call out a sound or word, and children search for and swat the correct fly!

phonics activity using fly swatters and images of flies with letters on them. — Swat the pesky flies!

9. Spin, Read, Write Tricky Words

Write your tricky words out around a piece of card. Place a fidget spinner (add a little card point to act as an arrow) in the middle of the card. Children spin the spinner, read the tricky word and then write the tricky word! They can write on whiteboards, chalkboards or paper. Alternatively, make the words using magnetic or wooden letters.

Fidget spinner phonics activity — Spin, read and write!

10. Drive and Write Letters

Help your class to learn to form their letters correctly with these useful letter mats. Drive a toy car around the letter, starting at the go sign and finishing at the stop sign. If they prefer, children can use a dry wipe pen to write over the laminated letters instead!