Contents: 72 flowers and a tricky word hat These colorful flowers support the teaching of the 72 tricky words taught in Jolly Phonics. They are frequently used words that the students cannot read and write simply by using their phonic knowledge of the 42 letter sounds. The flowers can be used to teach and reinforce the reading and spelling of the tricky words and make an attractive wall display. The words are arranged in six color-coded groups and a list of them can be found in the Jolly Phonics Word Book.
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Ways to use the tricky word wall flowers
As each tricky word is taught, add its flower to the
wall display. Point to the word in a flower and ask the students to
find the "tricky bit." Ask some of the students to find a tricky word on the wall and point to it.
Ask the students to spell a tricky word by looking at the word and saying the letter names. Point to each letter in turn, as the students say it. When the students are more familiar with the spellings, the words can be covered and then revealed.
Point to each flower in turn and ask the students to
read the word on it. Call out a tricky word and ask the students for the color of its flower,
Use the flowers with the plush Jolly Phonics Tricky Word Hat (sold separately) for further fun practice