Writing at home
Early writing
Handwriting Phases
Set 1, 2 and 3 Sounds are taught in the following order with rhymes to help children form the letters correctly. When supporting your children to write their Set 1, 2 and 3 sounds into words at home, please use the following rhymes:
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Sound | Rhyme | Sound | Rhyme | Sound | Rhyme |
m | Down Maisie then over the two mountains. Maisie, mountain, mountain. | ay | May I Play? | ea | Cup of tea |
a | Round the apple, down the leaf. | ee | What can you see? | oi | Spoil the boy |
s | Slide around the snake | igh | Fly high | a-e | Make a cake |
d | Round the dinosaur’s back, up his neck and down to his feet. | ow | Blow the snow | i-e | Nice smile |
t | Down the tower, across the tower. | oo | Poo at the zoo | o-e | Phone home |
i | Down the insects body, dot for the head. | oo | Look at a book | u-e | Huge brute |
n | Down Nobby and over the net. | ar | Start the car | aw | Yawn at dawn |
p | Down the plait, up and over the pirates face. | or | Shut the door | are | Care and share |
g | Round the girls face, down her hair and give her a curl. | air | That’s not fair | ur | Nurse with a purse |
o | All around the orange. | ir | Whirl and twirl | er | A better letter |
c | Curl around the caterpillar. | ou | Shout it out | ow | Brown cow |
k | Down the kangaroo’s body, tail and leg. | oy | Toy for a boy | ai | Snail in the rain |
u | Down and under the umbrella, up to the top and down to the puddle. |
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| oa | Goat in a boat |
b | Down the laces, over the toe and touch the heel. |
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| ew | Chew and stew |
f | Down the stem and draw the leaves. |
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| ire | Fire fire |
e | Slice into the egg, go over the top, then under the egg. |
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| ear | Hear with your ear |
l | Down the long leg. |
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| ure | Sure it’s pure |
h | Down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back. |
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sh | Slither down the snake, then down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back. |
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r | Down the robot’s back, then up and curl. |
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j | Down his body, curl and dot. |
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v | Down a wing, up a wing. |
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y | Down a horn, up a horn and under the yak’s head. |
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w | Down, up, down, up the worm. |
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th | Down the tower, across the tower, then down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back |
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z | Zig-zag-zig, down the zip. |
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ch | Curl around the caterpillar, then down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back. |
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qu | Round the queen’s head, up to her crown, down her hair and curl. |
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x | Cross down the arm and leg and cross the other way. |
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ng | A thing on a string. |
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nk | I think I stink. |
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