PIP's

In group time, the children access something called PIP's (progress in phonics). Phonics is the study of letters or clusters of letters and their corresponding sounds. The understanding of these is a fundamental skill which is necessary for reading and writing.

In nursery, we introduce new letters in a fun and child-friendly way, through the use of puppets, stories and games. Here the children are playing something called 'Alien game'.

Our friendly puppet alien comes down to earth to learn letter sounds alongside the children. However, he keeps on making mistakes! He often muddles up his initial letter sounds and therefore says some words incorrectly. The children have to point out any mistakes and correct them, showing the alien how to say things properly.

This week the children have been concentrating on the sound 'e'.

This new knowledge will be repeated and recapped regularly, as this is a powerful way to enable the knowledge to be embedded.

There are many other games that the children play in PIP's - rhyming rock, circle swap shop, jump in the hoop - the list goes on and on!