10 ‘NO-SKIP’ Phonics Drills for Homeschool Reading
Mama, you’ve got important work to do! When you lead your child through the these fun and fast 10 phonics drills for homeschool reading, you are setting your child up to become a strong independent reader.
Strong, independent readers enjoy reading and exploring learning topics they actually want to learn about! Your job as a homeschool mom to a kiddo in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade is to give your child a solid foundation in simple phonics lessons to make this happen!

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So, what’s in a phonics lesson? Everything to help your child move to the next reading milestone [and nothing that doesn’t]. Rather listen than read? Listen to Melanie’s Phonics for Homeschool Moms podcast here.
10 Daily ‘NO-FLUFF’ Phonics Drills for Homeschool Reading:
Mom friend, these are the exact phonics drill trained teachers use to lead children through daily phonics lessons. You can know them too!
- 🦸🏼♂️ Superhero SOUNDS DRILL [about to become your best friend when it comes to your child’s spelling]!
- 👀 LOOK & SAY – Show your child a letter. He/she says the sound it makes. Simple, quick, done.
- 👂🏼 HEAR & SPELL – Say a sound. Your child writes the letter that matches that sound. Quick recall.
- 🥣 Blending Drill – Blend sounds together to read words.
- 🔗 Word Chain [fast-paced spelling practice]
- ❤️ Heart Words [sounding out ‘was’ is like ‘wuz’]🤔
- ✍🏼 Read a sentence. Spell a sentence.
- 🔠 Word Fluency Grid
- 🤩 Four-in-a-Row Game
- 📖 Decodable Story
What I love about these 10 phonics drills for homeschool reading, is they are fast-paced [no time to be bored] phonics drills!
Inside TEACH YOUR K-2 CHILD TO READ: From CVC Words to Confident Reader, I’ve tucked in everything you need [and nothing you don’t] to move your child from singing the ABCs to reading beginning chapter books!
Missed this week’s podcast?
What’s in a Phonics Lesson? 10 ‘NO-SKIP’ Homeschool Reading Drills!
Here’s to your child reaching the next reading milestone,
Melanie 🧡


