Phonics

The children will receive a daily 20 minute phonics lesson.

As the children begin Year 1, we continue to use and revise Level 2 and 3 phonemes from Twinkl Phonics during our daily phonics lessons. We also introduce the children to Level 4 and Level 5 once they are ready. All the phonemes they learn have got actions to accompany them and to help the children remember them. 

Each level is outlined below: 

Level 2 

s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, l, ff, ll, ss.

Level 3

j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er. 

Level 4

CVCC words, CCVC words, adjacent consonants, polysyllabic words and three letter adjacent consonants. 

Level 5 

ay, oy, ie, ea, a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, u_e, e_e, ou, a, e, i, o, u, ch, ch, ir, ue, ue, y, aw, au, ow, oe, wh, c, g, ph, ea, ie, tch, are, ear, ore, ew, ew. 

Below are some useful documents for you to use at home. These include sounds mats and action mats for level 2, 3 and 5 planning overviews for each level and a parent's guide to phonics.