PHONIC WHEEL

This is an example of how to make a phonic wheel in class. You can make it in arts for example. In this case I have chosen letter “a” and one of its sounds.

To make a phonic wheel students need these materials: scissors, crayons, pencil, two cardboards (one dark and another one bright), markers and a tack.

Students will use the cardboards to get two circles, one with the dark one and the other with the bright one. Students can use a plate or something which is round to draw the shape and then cut it.

Students will take the bright circle and divide it in eight parts. In each part they have to write one of the words we have decided before. The most important is the sound of the letter “a” so we are going to write words in black except the letter “a” which is going to be written in red.

One the words are written, we are going to draw a circle under the words. In these spaces students have to draw what words mean. For example, if one word is CAT, students are going to draw a cat but in the opposite place. The picture must be in the opposite place of the word.

Now, students are going to take the dark circle, and cut it at the same size the circle we have drawn in the bright cardboard. Then, students will cut a little piece and paint an arrow with a marker. Finally, they have to put the tack and it is already done!