Phase 3 - j, v, w, x, y

Bring phonics to life outdoors with active games like hopscotch, sound stamping, and natural sound buttons, designed to secure children’s segmenting and blending skills. Whether focusing on the sounds j, v, w, x, or y, these playful activities keep learning physical, memorable, and fun.

Lesson Plans

j

Activities included in this lesson are ‘sound stamping’, ‘real or alien’ and chalk writing. Watch your children light up as they move around your outdoor space whilst practising their segmenting and blending with the ‘j’ sound.

Learning objective:

To blend to read words with the j sound.
To segment to spell words with the j sound.

v

Activities included in this lesson are ‘silly voice game’, ‘word hopscotch’ and ‘jump-write’. Watch your children light up as they move around your outdoor space whilst practising their segmenting and blending with the ‘v’ sound.

Learning objective:

To blend to read words with the v sound.
To segment to spell words with the v sound.

w

Activities included in this lesson are ‘real or alien’, ‘natural sound buttons’ and ‘quick write’. Watch your children light up as they move around your outdoor space whilst practising their segmenting and blending with the ‘w’ sound.

Learning objective:

To blend to read words with the w sound.
To segment to spell words with the w sound.

x

Activities included in this lesson are ‘silly voice group’, ‘bounce and blend’ and ‘partner writing’. Watch your children light up as they move around your outdoor space whilst practising their segmenting and blending with the ‘x’ sound.

Learning objective:

To blend to read words with the x sound.
To segment to spell words with the x sound.

y

Activities included in this lesson are ‘natural sound buttons’, ‘run to the word’ and ‘quick write in the mud’. Watch your children light up as they move around your outdoor space whilst practising their segmenting and blending with the ‘y’ sound.

Learning objective:

To blend to read words with the y sound.
To segment to spell words with the y sound.

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