Year 1 · English
Phonological Awareness
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Year 1 learners practise blending and segmenting sounds phonics.
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Hear rhyme and sound positions
Practise spoken rhyme, initial and final phonemes, sound counts and vowel letters with adult support. Printed choices support the tasks; hearing and letter evidence remain distinct, with accent-aware guidance and partial coverage.
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Blend and read simple words
Recall programme-taught letter sounds, blend supplied sound buttons and read reviewed words for an adult. Supported selection is separate from independent reading, and oral evidence requires an adult to hear the first attempt.
7 pages · answers and adult guidance · selected skills, not the whole topic
Segment sounds for spelling
Segment spoken words, record taught sound spellings and practise hidden adult dictation. Supported spelling, oral segmentation and spelling from memory remain separate; this is bounded partial practice rather than mastery.
7 pages · answers and adult guidance · selected skills, not the whole topic
Decode new and constructed words
Practise decoding with reviewed constructed strings and adult-selected programme-taught words. All printed constructed choices have reviewed provenance; shuffled strategy ordering is distinct from adult-heard reading and word/accent-bound pronunciation practice.
7 pages · answers and adult guidance · selected skills, not the whole topic
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- Blend Sounds — support from Twinkl
- Blend Sounds in Alien Words — support from YouTube — Little Learners
- Decode New Words — support from YouTube — Learn Bright
- Distinguish Between f and th — support from YouTube — Miss Phonics
- Find the Phonemes — support from Twinkl
- Identify Final Phonemes — support from YouTube — Mrs. Corum Kindergarten
- Identify Initial Phonemes — support from YouTube — Mrs. Corum Kindergarten
- Identify the Phonemes — support from Twinkl
- Identify Vowels — support from YouTube — Scratch Garden
- Investigate Sounds: ea and ou — support from YouTube — The Learning Lady
- Investigate Sounds: ow and ie — support from YouTube — Happy Heart Words
- Know How to Blend Sounds to Read Alien Words — support from YouTube — Little Learners
- Know the Sound: a to i — support from YouTube — Letters and Sounds for Home and School
- Know the Sound: j to r — support from YouTube — Letters and Sounds for Home and School
- Know the Sound: s to z — support from YouTube — Letters and Sounds for Home and School
- Practise Blending Sounds — support from Twinkl
- Practise Blending Sounds to Read Alien Words — support from YouTube — Little Learners
- Practise Finding the Phonemes — support from Twinkl
- Practise Segmenting Words — support from Twinkl
- Practise Using Phonemes to Read Simple Words — support from YouTube — Kids Academy
- Read Familiar Words — support from YouTube — Teaching Mama
- Recognise Rhyming Sounds 1 — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Rhyming Sounds 2 — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Rhyming Sounds 3 — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Rhyming Sounds 4 — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Rhyming Sounds 5 — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Rhyming Sounds 6 — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Sounds — support from YouTube — Letters and Sounds for Home and School
- Recognise the Phonemes — support from Twinkl
- Segment Words — support from Twinkl
- Understand How to Segment Words — support from Twinkl
- Use Phonemes to Read Simple Words — support from YouTube — Kids Academy
- Use Phonic Skills to Decode New Words — support from YouTube — Rising Stars
- Use Vowels to Spell Words — support from YouTube — Kiddos World TV
- Work Out New Words — support from YouTube — Learn Bright
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Phase 1 Phonics Lesson 7: Blending and Segmenting Video
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Alien Words: Phonics Screening Check Practice
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Decoding Words for Kids
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th Sound Phonics
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Beginning and Ending Sounds
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The Vowel Song: Long and Short Vowel Sounds
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Alternative ea Phonics Sounds – Phase 5
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Vowel Team IE: Learn the Two Sounds of Digraph IE
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Lesson 121 - Year 1 (Summer Term)
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Learn to Read: Phonics for Kindergarten and Grade 1
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Sight Word Sentences: Practice Reading English
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Phase 1 Phonics Lesson 4: Rhythm and Rhyme Video
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Lesson 1- Year 1
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Year 1 segmenting lesson demo | Using mini whiteboards in Reading Planet Rocket Phonics
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Learn How to Spell | Spelling Basic Words | Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids
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Phase 2 Phonics
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Phase 3 Phonics
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Phonics Activity Mat Pack 3
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Phonics Screening Levels 2-5 Real and Alien Words Interactive Display Pack
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Mock Phonics Screening Check Resource Pack
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Level 4 Decodable Words Booklet
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Sorting Sounds Phase 2 Phonics PowerPoint Pack
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Phase 3 Sets and Digraphs: Matching Letters and Sounds
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sh, ch, th and ng Word Sorting Cards
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Phoneme Frames
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KS1 Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Sounds Pack
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Final Sound Identification Pack
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CVC Final Letter Matching Activity
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Phase 1 Initial Sounds I Spy Pack
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Initial Sound and Picture Stand-Up Cards Resource Pack
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Identifying Vowels and Consonants Resource Pack
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Vowel and Consonant Sorting Activities
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Alternative Pronunciations of 'ea' and 'ou' Resource Set
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Level 5 'ou' Alternative Pronunciations Phonics Screening Pack
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Alternative Pronunciation of OW Sorting Game
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Alternative Pronunciation of IE Sorting Game
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Initial Sounds Playing Cards Pack
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CVCC Words Phonics Lesson Pack - Level 4 Week 1 Lesson 1
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Rhyming Words Resource Pack
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Phase 3 Find and Circle the Rhyming Words
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