Phonics Lesson Plans

This is a site review page for teachers looking for phonics lesson plans. The sites on this page are as they appear in rank order on Google. In my opinion a useful site for teachers looking for this type of free content is one that...

• Doesn't waste your time by getting you to login etc. (They only do that because they want your details for marketing purposes)
• Doesn't cost you any money (You're looking for free stuff, after all)
• Doesn't bombard you with loads of distracting ads (You're looking for phonics lesson plans, not gaming sites or whatever). The only ads on this page are the Crossbow links you can see here.
• Does give you quick (i.e. less than one minute. Average time people take to click off a site is 30 seconds!) access to a good range of useful, printable content. 

Dyslexia Teaching Resources: This page is managed by Crossbow Education, creators of  Dyslexia-Friendly learning materials such as... SIGHTWORD SPELLING  A unique multisensory game resource for spelling high frequency words IN CONTEXT.		Are you looking for  colored overlays? Try the THE EYE LEVEL READING RULER. "Children who couldn't read started reading" (SEN Co-ordinator, Oxford, UK	Phonics Resources
	Final Blends phonics game
THE BOXES FONT A powerful tool for creating instant letter-shape "boxes"

Don't forget, these appear in search engine rank order. Go by the comments, not by the position in the list.

SITE	COMMENTS	VERDICT
www.teach-nology.com	A "portal" site. Scroll down past the home page stuff, and past the advert (Don't try and turn it off- you can't!) that will come up at the bottom of your screen, and you get to a good selection of phonics activities links, from full length phonics lessons to 5-minute  activites. Also includes a useful model phonics lesson plan. If the link to the phonics area doesn't work, go from the main menu to lesson plans/language arts/phonics.
www.lessonplan central.com	At the time of writing, only three phonics lessons are listed: teaching sh, ea sounds, and soft g. Good, but limited...
www.teacher.scholastic.com	Good, in-depth material if you need to learn about teaching phonics, but more a "How to" site showcasing the work of one author (Wiley Blevins) than an off-the-shelf phonics lesson plan site.
www.proteacher.com	This wasn't actually listed directly, but was one of the few useful links on another site. Lots of good stuff.
www.lessonplanet.com	Looked hopeful, but I couldn't get past the "you must be a member" barriers. Looks as though there are lots of good phonics lesson plans there if you do.
www.actionfactor.com	Nice straightforward site, all based on song: "Sing your way through phonics..."
www.gigglepotz.com	A general curriculum site- phonics is bottom right: you need to scroll down a bit. I like the "Write and draw" ideas, but I found it thin on content.
www.tampareads.com	A very good Canadian site. Lots of free grade 1 stuff; full membership needed for whole range. Comprehensive, structured, well presented.
www.canadaonline.com	Phonics listing on this search engine page. Tampareads above was one of them. Definitely worth a browse.
I've got down to the third page on google now: there aren't many other sites that offer phonics lesson plans outside of  complete schemes that you have to purchase. Much of this material is very "young" in appearance: many older students, particularly those with dyslexia, still need very basic material like much of this, but presented in a more age-appropriate format. As well as color overlays, Crossbow Education specialises in just that sort of material, from card games to workbooks. Why not spend a few minutes having a look at the rest of our site? Click the link:  Dyslexia teaching resources. You'll find plenty of material that will complement the phonics lesson plans on this page.

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