Lunar New Year Phonics

Celebrate Lunar New Year with this fun and engaging Year 1 phonics activity! In 2027, Lunar New Year celebrates the Year of the Goat, making this a great opportunity to bring a seasonal and cultural theme into your phonics learning. In this activity, children are asked to use their phonics knowledge to label the images, encouraging them to apply their knowledge of sounds and spelling independently. The activity provides a simple and enjoyable way for children to practise segmenting words and identifying the sounds they need to write each word. This resource is quick and easy to use and would make a useful addition to your classroom during the Lunar New Year period. It could be used as a homework activity, an independent phonics task, an early finisher activity or a short classroom consolidation task. The Lunar New Year theme provides an engaging context for children to practise their phonics skills while learning about and celebrating an important cultural festival. Perfect for Year 1 children to: Apply their phonics knowledge when writing words. Segment words into sounds. Practise spelling using known phonemes and graphemes. Develop confidence with independent writing. Explore phonics through a Lunar New Year themed activity. A fun, low-preparation resource for adding a Lunar New Year theme to your Year 1 phonics provision!