Tricky Words
These are Tricky Word cards for all the phonics phases.
1 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.
Phonics Phase 5 Phonics Planning and Assessment for Phase 5 Sounds. Phonics Assessments, Parent Handouts, Phonics Sound Mats and Tricky Words.
Phonics Phase 4 Planning and Assessment. Consolidating the sounds learnt so far and teaching tricky words.
Phonics Phase 3 Phonics Planning and Assessment for Phase 3 Sounds. Phonics Assessments, Parent Handouts, Phonics Sound Mats and Tricky Words.
Phonics Phase 2 Phonics Planning and Assessment for Phase 2 Sounds. Phonics Assessments, Parent Handouts, Phonics Sound Mats and Tricky Words.
Phonics Phase 1 Phonics Planning and Assessment. Phonics Assessments and Parent Handouts.
North Lanarkshire Council Active Literacy Scheme Resources.
Additional resources for phonics including handwritting books, Training Powerpoints, Handouts, Letters for Parents, Trackers and Labels to send home.
Phonics Planning Phase 2 This Phonics Planning Phase 2 is a 5 week program of phase 2 phonics. Each session lasts around 15-25 minutes. These are easy to follow, exciting, practical and interactive. It follows the program in the following order: s, a, …
Phonics Planning Phase 3 Complete This Phonics Planning Phase 3 resource is a 7 week program of phase 3 phonics. Each session lasts around 15-25 minutes. These are easy to follow, exciting, practical and interactive. Other Resources All Phonics Resourc …
This is a 4 week program of phase 4 phonics. Each session lasts around 15-25 minutes. These are easy to follow, exciting, practical and interactive.
This is a useful powerpoint presentation explaining phonics for parents.
This is a PDF of an A- Z of familiar logo’s to children.
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.
Hessian Common Word Cards Stages 1-3 North Lanarkshire Council Active Literacy Scheme
These are flashcards a on hessian background. For all phonics sounds from phase 2 to 5.
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 …
An Excel spreadsheet with all 7 aspects of Phase 1 as an assessment tool. Pupil names can be added.
This is a metal mike phonics game for children to use to robot talk / sound out pictures for phonics.