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Motor Skills and Handwriting

Support coordination, confidence, and writing fluency through purposeful movement and playful practice. From early mark-making and fine motor play to handwriting strategies and motor planning for older learners, this space offers practical and emotionally resonant ideas that build strength, control, and pride. Expect tracing prompts, pencil grip tips, movement-based learning, and real-life activities that grow with your learners.

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Autumn foundations: gentle skills that make early reading and writing easier

Autumn gives children gentle sensory moments that strengthen early reading and writing foundations. Through tracing, tapping, colouring and hands‑on play, children build hand strength, sound awareness and confidence. When these early skills grow steadily, literacy feels lighter and more achievable, especially for children who need a little more support.

Phonics and Literacy Skills

Jane Fabulous at Phonics

Oct 13 min read

"Close‑up of a child’s hand using the Early Learner Box — mapped support for writing first letters with a chunky pencil on paper.

🌱 What Are Early Writing Skills?

Early writing is the first step in a child’s literacy journey. With mapped support from the Early Learner Box, tricky letters become joyful milestones. Each resource is expert‑designed and research‑based, helping children build confidence, fine motor skills, and a sense of belonging as they discover that every mark carries meaning.

Phonics and Literacy Skills

Jane Fabulous at Phonics

Dec 11, 20254 min read

Child giving a thumbs‑up while sorting colourful bead balls — playful sound‑spotting activity from the Early Learner box designed to build phonics awareness and spark talk.

Phonics Awareness Through Alliteration: Why Playful Sound‑Spotting Matters

Playful sound‑spotting builds phonics awareness from the very first silly alliterative phrases. With our Early Learner box, everyday objects become sparks for talk, confidence, and joyful reading moments. Research shows these simple alliteration games accelerate listening, vocabulary, and fine motor skills, giving children the right skill at the right time.

Phonics and Literacy Skills

Jane Fabulous at Phonics

Nov 27, 20253 min read

Young boy exploring autumn leaves — modelling mapped rhythm, seasonal play, and joyful engagement in early literacy.

Feel the Beat: Rhythm and Syllables in Early Literacy

This autumn, we’re tapping into rhythm to build phonological awareness, emotional safety, and joyful confidence in early literacy. From conker drops to syllable trails, discover how mapped movement and seasonal play help children feel the beat and segment sound — step by step.

Phonics and Literacy Skills

Jane Fabulous at Phonics

Nov 13, 20253 min read

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Discover playful literacy and phonics tips, expert advice, and creative learning ideas.
Thoughtfully written for families, carers and educators.

Motor Skills and Handwriting

Autumn foundations: gentle skills that make early reading and writing easier

🌱 What Are Early Writing Skills?

Phonics Awareness Through Alliteration: Why Playful Sound‑Spotting Matters

Feel the Beat: Rhythm and Syllables in Early Literacy

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Discover playful literacy and phonics tips, expert advice, and creative learning ideas. Thoughtfully written for families, carers and educators.

Motor Skills and Handwriting

Autumn foundations: gentle skills that make early reading and writing easier

🌱 What Are Early Writing Skills?

Phonics Awareness Through Alliteration: Why Playful Sound‑Spotting Matters

Feel the Beat: Rhythm and Syllables in Early Literacy

We are phonics specialists so you don't have to be

Sign up for Fabulous at Phonics emails to receive learning tips, helpful literacy development info, and exciting product updates.

Discover playful literacy and phonics tips, expert advice, and creative learning ideas.
Thoughtfully written for families, carers and educators.

We are phonics specialists so
you don't have to be