Do you have early readers in your family? These fun phonics learning activities are just what you need to help them learn how to read the easy way. Every preschooler I’ve ever had (and met) loves a good hands-on activity, and the ones I’ve created fit their needs. No matter your child’s learning style, they’ll have a blast with my phonics learning activities.

Benefits of Using Phonics Learning Activities

Phonics plays a major foundational role in children becoming confident readers. Thinking beyond a numeric age milestone, most children are ready to begin learning phonics once they have learned all the letters of the alphabet. They should be able to identify both upper and lowercase letters. Some children may learn their letters as early as 1 year old; however, most children are ready between the ages of three and four. 

When you notice your child has taken an interest in learning their letters, start using phonics learning activities in the process. There are many benefits to naturally using these types of activities:

• Helps children decipher words.
• Expands a child’s vocabulary.
• Encourages children to learn text fluently.
• Enables strong reading comprehension.
• Boosts writing ability.
• Helps kids develop strong thinking skills.

With these benefits in mind, I created several activities you can use with your early readers.

Enter the Early Learning Giveaway at the bottom of this post! HURRY…it ends 3/26!

Easy Ways to Teach Reading in Your Homeschool

I often see parents stressing out about how to teach their children how to read. Most of us are a product of public or private school education, which means we were told that certain skills were taught by a particular age. If milestones were not reached, it seemed to indicate some sort of problem. The truth of the matter is each and every child learns at their own unique pace. Instead of focusing on meeting pre-set milestones, consider going where your child’s needs lead. 

Below are several helpful posts to help lead you in your journey of teaching your children how to read:

• How to Teach Reading without a Curriculum
• 5 Tips for Teaching Reading at Your Child’s Pace
• 3 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Reading in One Year
• Reading Words So You Can Read the Word

3 Phonics Learning Activities for Early Readers

Phonics Placemats

Add some phonics fun to your lunchtime routine with these Phonics Placemats. They come in both manuscript print and cursive. These are perfect to laminate and use for reinforcement of phonics and handwriting while they’re waiting on their lunch!

Primer Sight Word Packs

The Primer Sight Word Packs cover several sight words over several books. Each of the readers has simple sentences with pre-primer sight words coupled with a familiar picture for the non-sight word. You will also find many of the Primer Sight Words for continued practice, so they can keep building their vocabulary and repeating to improve their reading skills.

Sight Word Practice Sheets

These worksheets coordinate with the Early Readers in the series and are a great way to either introduce the words or use them as a review when they’ve completed the sight word list. However, since sight words are something that takes time and repetition to learn, I highly recommend printing and laminating these sheets to use over and over.

Final Thoughts

Teaching your early reader how to read using phonics learning activities takes the pressure off what to use and makes learning more fun. Consider practicing just five to ten minutes a day and slowly increasing as you notice your child picking up on the concepts more. Switch up the activities to keep the learning fresh and allow your child to take the lead. If you notice they really enjoy a particular activity, stick with it. If they seem bored, ask them what they’d like to do instead. Overall, give your child space and time to flourish. 

Download the Phonics Placemats

Add some phonics fun to your lunchtime routine with these Phonics Placemats. They come in both manuscript print and cursive. These are perfect to laminate and use for reinforcement of phonics and handwriting while they’re waiting on their lunch!

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EARLY LEARNING GIVEAWAY

Homeschooling is a journey. It can be a difficult one at times, but it is also a rewarding one. If you’re preparing or in the middle of the early learning years, you might be looking for some wonderful learning materials to inspire and encourage learning in your kids. If so, then this giveaway is for you!

Thanks to these amazing bloggers and brands that love supporting the homeschool community, we’re able to give back to homeschool families in the best way! 

Check out this AMAZING Prize package!

	Gnome Counting Books Bundle from In All You Do – These counting books will help your child learn counting to twenty, recognizing numbers and number words, recognize sets under ten, and writing the numbers 1 – 10 through a variety of themed pages. With this bundle, you’ll have fun counting practice pages for holidays and celebrations throughout the year!
	Reading Better Together Learn to Read Curriculum from Homeschooling 4 Him – Teach your child how to read while inspiring them to love reading for a lifetime with the Reading Better Together Curriculum. This curriculum features scripted, science backed lessons that tell you exactly what to say while teaching your child to read, and exciting books that you and your child can read together starting in week 2. You will also receive lifetime access to our support community so you can ask questions and get support throughout your child’s reading journey.
	10 Songs All Preschoolers Should Know online course from Music in Our Homeschool – “10 Songs All Preschoolers Should Know” is for moms of preschoolers who are struggling to find the “good old songs” perfect for 2- to 5-year-olds. This course brings it all to you in the easiest manner possible! Your younger kids will sing and enjoy the songs right along with you and will enjoy the “musical” printables that will help with fine motor skills such as coloring and cutting.
	Rabbit Trails through Literature: Preschool from Rabbit Trails Homeschool – Go down the Rabbit Trails in your home by reading great books to your preschooler with Rabbit Trails through Literature! This preschool curriculum will get your little one hands on and excited to learn, beginning a lifelong love of learning.
	Alphabet Fine Motor Bundle from Simple Living. Creative Learning – The mats and cards in this Alphabet Themed Fine Motor Bundle are great for working on fine motor skills which is an important skill for kids in preschool and kindergarten. They will enjoy learning to control their hand, fingers and thumb movements which they will need throughout their life.
	Community Helpers Bundle from Homeschool Helper Online – Your preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary students will learn about many different workers in their community through two weeks of lessons, hands-on activities, books, and videos. This 120-page bundle contains: The 2-week multi-subject unit study, Emergency 911 pack, Me on the Map pack, Community Helpers Copy & Color pack, Community Helpers Hats pack, and “When I’m Grown Up” emergent literacy book.
	Storytime Lessons Bundle from Hope In The Chaos – Show your child just how powerful their favorite stories can be with Storytime Lessons! Together, you are going to harness the power of classic tales and add in engaging lessons created with your child in mind. Each edition of StoryTime Lessons is built around a classic children’s book and uses the text to help teach and reinforce foundational skills including reading, writing, and the love of a great story. Containing the first 2 editions in the series, you are going to love how simple learning with Storytime Lessons can be.
	Junior Scientist Science Study: Human Body from Living Life and Learning – Your young learner will love learning about their own body. And with the Human Body Activities for Early Learners, you can help them do just that. With lapbook pieces, tracing and writing, puzzles, matching cards and fun diagrams, your little one will have fun learning about all the systems of the body.
	Lacing Card Bundle from Special Needs Homeschooling – Download this bundle of lacing cards to print and laminate. Help your child work on fine motor skills as well as visual and spatial discrimination.

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