Phase 3 Phonics Lesson: Multi-Phoneme Words
Build fluency and strengthen decoding with this engaging Phase 3 phonics lesson focused on multi-phoneme words. Ideal for pupils ready to tackle more complex structures, this interactive PowerPoint helps children blend and segment words with multiple graphemes, including digraphs, trigraphs and clusters. Aligned with the updated 2021 Letters and Sounds progression, it bridges the gap between Phase 3 and Phase 4.
Children practise reading and spelling words such as ‘stamp’, ‘twist’, ‘string’, ‘scrunch’ and ‘market’, with embedded tricky word work including ‘were’, ‘here’, ‘little’ and ‘says’. Sentence reading and writing opportunities help to apply phonics in context.
What’s included?
- Blending and segmenting of multi-phoneme words with digraphs and clusters
- Interactive decoding of words like ‘twist’, ‘sprint’, and ‘carpet’
- Tricky word focus including ‘were’, ‘here’, ‘says’ and ‘little’
- Sentence reading and dictation to boost fluency and understanding
- Fully aligned with the 2021 Letters and Sounds progression
Teaching Tip
Encourage children to break words into smaller parts by identifying graphemes first, then blending in chunks. Use visual aids like sound buttons or phoneme frames to support decoding of longer words.
This Phase 3 phonics lesson helps children become confident readers by combining familiar sounds in new ways and applying their learning to longer and more complex words.
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