If you’re delivering Phase 3 phonics in line with the 2021 updated Letters and Sounds progression, our extensive collection of resources will support your teaching from start to finish. These Phase 3 phonics activities are ideal for teachers following structured SSP programmes such as Little Wandle, offering consistency and progression across Reception and beyond.
Phase 3 marks an important point in a child’s phonics journey, introducing a wider set of graphemes including common digraphs and trigraphs. Children move from single-letter sounds to more complex phoneme-grapheme correspondences, giving them the tools to decode and spell a broader range of words with greater fluency.
Our Phase 3 phonics resources are carefully created to match the order of teaching used in popular SSP programmes, so you can teach with confidence. With visual support, clear instructions, and engaging designs, our activities help embed knowledge through repeated, meaningful practice. Children encounter each new grapheme in different formats to help reinforce understanding and memory recall.
We’ve included everything from GPC flashcards and interactive activities to decodable word cards, caption reading sheets, and segmenting games. These are all designed to support effective phonics instruction and encourage daily reading and writing practice. Whether you’re teaching whole class, working in small groups, or providing targeted interventions, our Phase 3 resources give you the flexibility you need to adapt to your class.
For tricky words that can’t yet be decoded using phonics knowledge alone, we offer printable tricky word cards, reading comprehension tasks, and consolidation booklets. These support visual recognition and repeated exposure, which are key to helping children develop reading fluency and confidence.
Our planning and resources reflect the structure and pace of the 2021 progression widely used in schools today. While not tied to one scheme, they work perfectly alongside DfE-validated programmes and offer useful additions to your phonics teaching toolkit. Schools following Little Wandle or similar progressions will find that our content aligns well with their approach.
Children learn a new set of sounds during Phase 3, including consonant digraphs (ch, sh, th, ng) and vowel digraphs and trigraphs (ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er). These are taught alongside tricky words such as he, she, we, me, be, was, you, they, all, are, my and her. Our Phase 3 vowel digraphs booklet makes these concepts accessible and engaging through clear visual cues and consistent formatting.
We also provide support for blending and segmenting, including sound button activities and word building tools that encourage children to identify each phoneme and blend fluently. These methods are especially helpful when supporting pupils with SEND or those needing extra repetition.
Every resource in our Phase 3 collection has been designed by experienced primary teachers to suit the developmental needs of Reception pupils and support early readers with high-quality, practical materials. The focus is always on enabling progress and helping you deliver effective phonics teaching with confidence.
Whether you’re searching for Phase 3 worksheets, phoneme cards, interactive games or assessment tools, you’ll find everything you need in one place. Try our Phase 3 phonics resources today with a free trial and see how they can support your pupils’ reading development in line with the latest expectations for SSP delivery.
