This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βquβ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βquβ digraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the SEVENTEENTH lesson in a series of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βshβ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βshβ digraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the EIGHTEENTH lesson in a complete course of phase 3 phonics lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βthβ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βthβ digraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the NINETEENTH lesson in a series of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βurβ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βurβ digraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTIETH lesson in a series of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Homophones Group B, Part 1: break, great, hear, knot, main, meddle, mist, rain, scene, peace
Homophones Group B, Part 2: brake, grate, here, not, mane, medal, missed, reign, seen, piece
This is a full lesson teaching the spelling of the following homophones: brake, grate, here, not, mane, medal, missed, reign, seen, piece
The lesson includes an explanation of what βhomophonesβ are, explains the meanings of all these words and includes a multitude of activities for learning both the spelling and meaning of these words (anagrams, word search, crossword, fill in the blanks, spelling pyramids and many more). It also includes a spelling strategies mat of extra ideas and methods for learning spellings.
A homophone is a word with the same pronunciation as another word but which has a different meaning and usually, a different spelling. It is advisable to teach homophones independently from each other so as to avoid confusion between the word spellings and meanings.
The spelling lesson includes the following:
β A spelling assessment
β Learning objective
β Success criteria
β Starter Activity
β Teaching input - explaining homophones, word meanings etc.
β Multiple consolidation activities for learning the word spellings
β Multiple consolidation activities for learning the word meanings
β All answer slides
β Spelling strategies mat
β Extension task - writing application activity
β Plenary introducing the alternative homophones
This includes everything you need to teach children the spelling of these homophones. There is a separate lesson teaching the alternative homophones for each of these words (plain, meat, male, heel, groan, fare, except, effect, bawl and bury) and which should be taught at a different time to avoid confusion.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βvβ grapheme of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the letter βvβ and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTY-SECOND lesson in a complete course of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Homophones Group B, Part 1: break, great, hear, knot, main, meddle, mist, rain, scene, peace
Homophones Group B, Part 2: brake, grate, here, not, mane, medal, missed, reign, seen, piece
It is advisable to teach homophones separate from each other to avoid confusion (e.g. teach βmainβ on a different day to βmaneβ). This bundle contains two full lesson teaching the spellings of the homophones in group B; each lesson focuses on one half of all the pairs of homophones in group B.
Lesson 1 covers: break, great, hear, knot, main, meddle, mist, rain, scene, peace
Lesson 2 covers: brake, grate, here, not, mane, medal, missed, reign, seen, piece
The lessons include an explanation of what βhomophonesβ are, explain the meanings of all the words and include a multitude of activities for learning both the spelling and meaning of these words (anagrams, word searches, crosswords, fill in the blanks, spelling pyramids, acrostic poems and many more). They also include spelling strategies mats for extra ideas and methods for learning spellings.
A homophone is a word with the same pronunciation as another word but which has a different meaning and usually, a different spelling. It is advisable to teach homophones independently from each other so as to avoid confusion between the word spellings and meanings.
The spelling lessons include the following:
β Spelling assessment
β Learning objectives
β Success criteria
β Starter activities
β Review of prior learning
β Teaching inputs and information slides
β Multiple consolidation activities for learning the word spellings
β Multiple consolidation activities for learning the word meanings
β All answer slides
β Spelling strategies mats
β Extension task - writing application activities
β Plenary activities
This includes everything you need to teach children the spelling of these homophones in a fun, engaging and impactful way.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βureβ trigraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βureβ digraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTY- FIRST lesson in a complete course of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βwβ grapheme of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βwβ grapheme and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTY-THIRD lesson in a complete course of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βxβ grapheme of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βxβ grapheme and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTY-FOURTH lesson in a complete course of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
All the resources you could ever need to teach the full set of the phonics phase 3 consonants; this bundle includes all the videos, games, activities and resources needed to teach children how to read and write the phase 3 phonics consonant sounds. It consists of six one-hour long lessons and each PowerPoint includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phonics phase 3 sound mat
β Review of previously learned sounds
β Videos introducing the sound
β Games practising identifying, segmenting and blending each sound
β Reading activities
β Writing activities
In phase 3 of phonics, children meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons and phase 3 digraph and trigraph lessons.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
You can download the βaiβ digraph for free from the Firefly Learner TES shopβs featured resources. We also have a bundle for all the phase 3 digraphs and tragraphs. This bundle includes the following sounds from phonics phase 3:
j
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z
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βzβ grapheme of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βzβ grapheme and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTY-SIXTH lesson in a complete course of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βyβ grapheme of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βyβ grapheme and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTY-FIFTH lesson in a complete course of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the βzzβ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the βzzβ digraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the TWENTY-SEVENTH lesson in a complete course of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
β Learning objective and success criteria
β Phase 3 phonics sound mat
β Review slides for phase 2 phonics
β Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
β Segmenting and blending reading activities
β Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the βnotesβ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.