Place a sun-bleached letter matching mat on cookie sheet and invite children to match the letters to the correct spaces. each lesson is an hour long over 5 days (although we only teach over 3 days and tend to do a book every two weeks)

Once you have made your magnetic letters, there are many ways that your kids can use them in your classroom or homeschool.It is a junior school and I observed an hour lesson of 6 Y3 students all currently working at NC L1. All who have been in this RWI group for 2 terms now.

Letter Matching– During literacy centers, your kids can practice matching capital and lowercase letters using these magnetic letters and cookie sheet. Use a permanent marker and a cookie sheet to create a t-chart. Students can sort the letters by determining if they have holes or no holes. Using magnetic letters daily can help young children in preschool or kindergarten begin to internalize the shape and feel of letters. This internalization builds alphabet fluency, which is a predictor of future reading success.Organising sound cards Credits: Photo 1 – Bryony Dorrans, Photo 2 – Jane Victoria, Photo 3 – Claire Louise no i don't think it's brilliant, but it does seem to work well for some students who need a lot of structure/and or students who are struggling with literacy. It is also good at getting the students to really think about what they are reading and therefore encouraging comprehension - reading with understanding of what they are reading rather than just reading by rote there are lots of different writing exercises: hold a sentence, where students have to hold a sentence from the book in their head and write it, edit a sentence, build a sentence, and finally writing the story, which is their version of the story written independently and prompted by pictures (although recently the books have changed so this section has changed slightly). As they move up the programme through the different levels the writing exercises are freer, less structured. As a classroom teacher and homeschooling mom, I am always looking for fun, hands-on activities for my kids. Using magnetic letters is an interactive way for children to practice the things that they are learning. You can use them in independent literacy centers, small groups, or even enrichment activities for early finishers. These magnetic letters are inexpensive to make too so you can send them home with your students for extra practice. They read these words over and over, off the IWB and from their books - but it was still only about 20 different words)

Laura Stainer shared this excellent photo in our group. They use ‘colour popper wallets for each band, and label these with the book name and number’. Then, they put inside ‘a teacher copy of the book, all of the Green Word Cards, a lesson plan and the story introduction’, as well as ‘all of the books they need’. Have you ever wondered How To Make Magnetic Letters? It’s very easy and inexpensive! With just a few supplies, you can have a fun manipulative in minutes that your kids can use when learning letters, sight words, CVC words, and more! Use a permanent marker and a cookie sheet to create a t-chart. Students can sort letters “in my name/not in my name”.Free eBooks | Videos | Set 1 resources | Set 2 resources | Set 3 resources | Kits and flashcards to use at home Read Write Inc. Phonics I think RWI is better for reading then writing, but that's not surprising, reading has to precede writing. If the children aren't progressing I would suggest that is more a result of how the programme is being delivered (i.e. not very well!) as opposed to the programme itself. No programme is perfect, but if you have a good teacher they should be able to get results. Letter Identification– If you are working with a small group of kids, you can say the letter name and have your kids find the letter magnet and place it on their cookie sheet.