Cross the Creek

A quick phonics game I picked up teaching in London. It's perfect for Kindy and Year 1. 

Just mark out a creek with skipping ropes or streamers (or even ask them to imagine it). Add three "stones" like cushions or carpet squares, whatever maybe laying about in the room and place 3 letters cards in top (make them on sticky notes if the classroom doesn't have any you can find) to spell out a simple CVC word eg s-a-t.

Whole class sing "Who can cross the creek, who can cross the creek, who can cross the creek and reach the otherside". One child sounds out the letters one stone at a time and blends to spell it out.