Explore our collection of Phase 4 phonics resources, designed to save you time on Phase 4 phonics planning while keeping lessons engaging and effective. Our carefully developed Phase 4 phonics resources help your class make progress using tried-and-tested approaches. We offer a variety of Phase 4 phonics worksheets to reinforce learning and provide additional practice. Start each session by revisiting previously learned words using our Phase 4 flashcards. All of our resources align with the DfE Letters and Sounds framework, ensuring they meet curriculum expectations.
Support blending and segmenting skills with our Phase 4 phoneme frames. These frames help children identify individual phonemes, which they can then blend together to form words. Ideal for phonics teaching input, they can be used throughout your Phase 4 phonics planning to reinforce essential skills. Our Phase 4 phonics worksheet is also perfect for consolidating learning at the end of each week.
Enhance blending practice with these Phase 4 word cards—simply hold up a card and guide pupils as they blend each phoneme to form a word. Further develop phonics skills using our fun and interactive Phase 4 phonics games. Use these games during phonics lessons or in your phonics provision area for independent learning.
By the time children begin Phase 4, they will have a strong understanding of simple GPCs and be able to blend phonemes to read and spell CVC words. They will have experience reading simple two-syllable words and captions, know letter names, and recognise some tricky words. The main goal of Phase 4 phonics is to consolidate children’s knowledge of graphemes, improve fluency in reading adjacent consonants, and build confidence in spelling polysyllabic words.
The Phase 4 tricky words that children need to read include: said, like, there, when, so, do, some, little, out, come, one, what, have, and were.
The Phase 4 tricky words that children need to write include: he, she, we, be, me, was, my, you, her, they, all, and are.
Help pupils master these words with our Phase 4 tricky word cards, designed to reinforce recognition and recall. We also offer engaging phonics games like the Phase 4 tricky words treasure hunt game, which makes learning interactive and memorable. A simple but effective activity is our Phase 4 tricky words high five game—encourage pupils to high five the focus tricky word each day as they leave the room, reinforcing word recognition through repetition. The Phase 4 tricky words car park game is another great way to engage children in phonics learning within provision areas.
Tricky words are words that cannot yet be fully decoded using phonics knowledge at the current learning stage. These words appear frequently in reading texts, making it essential for children to learn them by sight. One effective way to teach tricky words is through our Phase 4 tricky words mirror activity, which uses a hand mirror to encourage children to read and recall tricky words. This activity can be used both in phonics provision areas and during phonics sessions.
