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    Phonics Games

    Dragon's Den https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/dragons-den 

    Buried Treasure https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure

    Picnic on Pluto https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/picnic-on-pluto

    Choose the sound you want to practise (the above games are free).

    Some suggested sounds to practise would be:

    Ph3 - ear, air, igh, ar, oi

    Ph5 - all split-digraphs, ue, aw, ew, oe

    Phonics Screening Presentation - Wednesday 29th April 2026

    Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS)

    Autumn 1 new graphemes for alternative spellings

    w/c 15th September 

    ay (play all day)

    ie (pie on your tie)

    ou (a proud cloud)

    ea (each have a treat)

    w/c 22nd September

    oy (the boy cries land ahoy!)

    ir (a quirky shirt)

    ue (true, the sky's blue)

    aw (fawn on the lawn

    w/c 6th October - Review week

    w/c 20th October

    wh (whip with a whisk)

    ph (photo on a phone)

    ew (the crew flew)

    oe (tiptoe past the doe)

    Autumn 2 New graphemes for alternative spelling

    w/c 10th November

    au    (pause the launch)

    ey    (use money to buy honey)

    a-e   (cake by the lake)

    e-e   (the athletes compete)

    w/c 17th November

    i-e    (time to shine)

    o-e   (note in an envelope)

    u-e   (tune on the flute)

    c       (cycle in the city)

    w/c 24th November 

    y/ee/    (a lovely baby)

    al/or     (walk along the wall)

    Review weeks until the end of Term.

    Spring 1 - Alternative pronunciation

    w/c 5th January

    /ai/ <a> (acorn) /ai/ <ey> (they)
    /ai/ <ea> (great) /ai/ <eigh> (weight)

    /ar/ <a> (father) /ee/ <e> (he)

    /igh/ <i> (find) /igh/ <y> (by)

    w/c 12th January

    /oa/ <o> (go) /o/

    <a> (was)

    /oo/ <u> (push)

    /y/+/oo/ <u> (music)

    /c/ <ch> (school)

    /sh/ <ch> (chef)
    /e/ <ea> (head)

    w/c 19th January

    /ur/ <or> (world) /ur/ <ear> (learn)

    /oo/ <ou> (soup)

    /oa/ <ou> (shoulder)

    /ee/ <ie> (brief)
    /v/ <ve> (have)

    /i/ <y> (gym)

    w/c 26th January 

    REVIEW

    w/c 9th February

    /air/ <are> (care)

    /air/ <ere> (there)

    /air/ <ear> (pear)

    /ch/ <tch> (catch)

    Spring 2 - Alternative graphemes

    w/c 23rd February

    /u/ <o> (monkey)

    Rest of the week is review

    w/c 9th March

    /j/ <g><ge><dge> (giraffe, barge, bridge)

    /s/ <st> (whistle)

    w/c 16th March

    /s/   <ce> <se> (dance, mouse)

    /n/  <gn> <kn> (gnome, knee)

    /r/   <wr> (wrap it round your wrist)

    /m/ <mb> (lamb)

    w/c 23rd March 

    /z/   <se> <ze>  (cheese, freeze)

    /ear/  <eer> <ere> (deer, here)

    /sh/  <ti>  (station)

    w/c 30th March

    REVIEW WEEK

    w/c 13th April

    /ar/ <al>  (balm on your palm)

    /or/ <augh> (she taught her daughter)

    /sh/ <ss> <ti> <ci> (mission, special, nutritious)

    /zh/ <si>(illusion, confusion)