Phase 3 Phonics Weekly Activities

Jump into Phase 3 Letters and Sounds with these weekly phonics activities, designed to give learners practice in reading and recognising the letter sounds in Phase 3 of the Letters and Sounds Progression. Whether for independent work in literacy centres or small group instruction these resources are perfect for helping Reception pupils master their weekly phonics goals with confidence.

How to Use:
This comprehensive 149-page pack gives printable weekly activities in a .pdf format, easy to download, print, laminate and deliver. Each activity includes an instruction card and preparation guidelines. Additionally, each activity has a way to self-check for the correct answer, as well as words to blend and segment, and tricky word practice pages.

This pack contains:
• Activity instructions for each activity,
• An activity for each group of letter sounds grouped in the following way:
o Week 1: j, v, w
o Week 2: x, y, z, zz
o Week 3: qu, sh, ch
o Week 4: th/th, ng
o Week 5: consolidation of Weeks 1-4
o Week 6: ai, ee
o Week 7: igh, oa
o Week 8: oo/oo
o Week 9: ar, or
o Week 10: consolidation of Weeks 6-9
o Week 11: ur, ow
o Week 12: oi, ear
o Week 13: air, ure, er
o Week 14: consolidation of Weeks 11-13
o Week 15: consolidation of all Phase 3 Letter Sounds
• Word cards aligned to each week for blending and segmenting practice,
• Tricky Word reading and writing practice sheets.

Preparation:
This pack requires printing, and if required laminating. Some activities require cutting out and minimal assembly, and others are ready to use, depending on the skill and content being taught.

Letters and Sounds
Phase 3 Phonics covers the remainder of the alphabet and moves onto consonant and vowel digraphs, and r-controlled vowels. It focuses on letter sound recognition of these graphemes as well as blending and segmenting activities. The more practice young readers get with interacting with and reading these letter sounds, the more confident they will become when recognising them in their independent and shared reading.

Want to be set for the year? Pair this resource with the Phase 2 and Phase 4 packs to build the complete independent work toolkit.
Want more phonics ideas and games? Check out my website for fun, free ideas and resources: www.penandpaperphonics.com