Tricky Words
These are Tricky Word cards for all the phonics phases.
7 Tricky Words resources
Access to a smartboard is needed but there are plenty of opportunities to take the learning outside! As with all interactive and exciting teaching, there are a lot of resources needed but most can be made and collected cheaply. There is a list of resources needed at the top of each block of plans.
As always with pre-made plans these should be adapted to meet the needs of the children you are teaching. For example, instead of using a whiteboard to write a word you can use a small tray with dried sand and the children can use their finger.You may also need to reteach and consolidate the sounds if the children have not picked one up for example before moving on. Each session aims to take around 20 minutes but because they are very active and often outside it is easy for the children to remain engaged. However, if they become unengaged during the session adapt it there and then. It is a good ideal to do phonics after children have had a snack or lunch.The Early Years Staffroom phonics planning uses the Letters and Sounds order (below), however these plans can be used and adapted as needed to fit your school’s scheme. Click on the phase to go to the resources.These are Tricky Word cards for all the phonics phases.
s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss
j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th ng ai ee igh oa oo ar or ur ow oi ear air ure er
Consolidating the sounds learnt so far and teaching tricky words.
ay ou ie ea oy ir ue aw wh p hew oe au a_e e_e i_e o_e u_e
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This is a fantastic PowerPoint with slides of some words that rhyme and one that doesn’t. Children have to work out which picture is the odd one out. This is great for Communication & Language as well as Literacy.
The phase 4 game is called ‘Phonics of Fortune’. It can be played in two ways. Children can spin the spinner and find a picture that contains the digraph sound, this encourages their blending skills. Children could then write a sentence using the digra …
This is a fantastic PowerPoint with slides of phase 2 sounds. Each slide has 4 pictures, 3 of them starting with a sound for example e and then 1 starting with a different sound ie. t. Children have to work out which picture is the odd one out. This is …
*Phase 1 Phonics Planning Week 1 Example only* This Phonics Planning Phase 1, is a 20-week program of phase 1 phonics planning based on the 7 aspects of letters and sounds. Each session is fun and practical, lasting 5-10 minutes and details which aspec …
Simply a list of the 100 High Frequency Words on 1 A4 sheet.
This explains what High Frequency Words are, how they are different from Tricky words, why to teach them and how to teach them.
This is a fantastic resource requested by a lovely member of photos of things beginning with each sound from A-Z! So useful for phonics when you can’t lay your hands of the physical objects. This is a document for letters A – Z with 3/4 pictures of obj …
Tricky Word and High Frequency Words – Phonics Phase 3 on Flowers.
Tricky Word and High Frequency Words – Phonics Phase 2 Flowers.
This is a story using many sh sounds from Phase 5.
This is a fantastic PowerPoint to teach parents or staff about Phase 1 phonics.