VC2E1LY04
use knowledge of short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to read and write one- and 2-syllable words
- using knowledge of letters and sounds to write words with short vowels (for example, ‘man’) and with common long vowel sounds (for example, ‘time’)
- using knowledge of letter sounds to write one-syllable words with consonant digraphs and consonant blends, for example ‘wish’ and ‘rest’
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BUMP! Blending 's' – Board Game
A board game to practise decoding words with an initial s blend.
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I Spy Blending Phonemes Activity
Support your students' phonemic awareness development with this fun I Spy phoneme blending activity
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Blending Words Slides and Ladders Game
Play slides and ladders with your students and get them practising blending CVC words with this fun and engaging game board.
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Blending Words Digital Quiz
Get your students to practise their blending with simple CVC words using this digital activity.
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Additive Blending Worksheet Pack
Provide students with the tools to successfully practise phoneme and word blending with these additive and pyramid blending worksheets.
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Phoneme Blending Blender Activity
Set your students up for success when learning to blend phonemes by using this fun blender activity to practice blending simple CVC words.
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Long A Vowel Digraph Interactive Activity
Practise identifying the different graphemes that spell the long /a/ sound with this fun space-themed interactive activity.
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Consonant Digraph KN Interactive Activity
Engage students in practising their learning around the consonant digraph of ‘kn’ with this fun knight-themed interactive activity.
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Consonant Digraph CK Interactive Activity
Engage students in practising their learning around the consonant digraph of ‘ck’ with this fun rock climbing-themed interactive activity.
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EE, EA and EY Vowel Team Lesson Resource Pack
Introduce students to EE, EA and EY vowel digraphs with this set of teaching slides and mini activity book.
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Diphthong Phonics Journal
Help students remember and record words and examples of different diphthongs during your phonics lessons.
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Digraph Bug Swatting Game
Practise digraph knowledge at the start of words with this small group bug swatting game.
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OA Vowel Digraph Bingo Game
Practise decoding words with OA vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds with this BINGO game for up to 18 players.
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EE Vowel Team Bingo
Practise decoding words that use the EE vowel team convention with this BINGO game for up to 20 players.
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Monster Mash Grapheme Sorting Activity
Consolidate the concept of different graphemes with a printable consonant digraph activity.
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Blending Phonemes Fluency Strips
Develop students’ ability to blend phonemes in common words with this comprehensive set of phoneme blending fluency strips.
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Word Chain Mazes - Worksheets
Colour a path through the maze by identifying the changing phoneme to create a continuous word chain.
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Long U Words - Word Search
Explore words containing some of the most common ‘long u’ graphemes with this set of differentiated word searches.
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Long OO Words - Word Search
Explore words containing some of the most common ‘long oo’ graphemes with this set of differentiated word searches.
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Dress Up Day - Decodable Reader (Level 3)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
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What's That Racket? - Decodable Reader (Level 3)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
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My Dog Don - Decodable Reader (Level 2)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
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Long or Short OO? - SCOOT! Task Cards
Identify the long and short 'oo' sound in one- and two-syllable words with this active classroom game that will get your students moving!
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Colour By Vowel Sound - Winter Worksheet
Use a chilly colour by vowel sound worksheet to bring a bit of Winter into the classroom this season.
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Snow Globe Digraphs - Google Interactive Activity
Bring some winter fun into your phonics lessons with this interactive snow globe activity.
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Word Study List - Final Blends
Introduce and explore words containing final blends with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - CVCE Words
Introduce and explore words containing the ‘magic e’ with this extensive list of CVCE words.
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I Spy CVCe Words - Worksheet
Identify words that contain the magic e with this printable black and white worksheet.
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Final 'E' Worksheet Pack (I_E)
Explore words that make the 'long i' sound using the split i_e digraph with this set of 11 worksheets.
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Final 'E' Worksheet Pack (A_E)
Explore words that make the 'long a' sound using the split a_e digraph with this set of 11 worksheets.
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CCVC Word Dominoes
Practise decoding CCVC words with this set of 28 dominoes.
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Common Digraphs and Blends Bookmarks
These bookmarks are designed to help students remember some of the most common blends and digraphs while reading.