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Valentine’s Phase 2 Tricky Words

This Valentine’s-themed phonics activity for Reception and Year 1 helps children practise Phase 2 common exception words by matching letter hearts to word cards, making early reading fun and interactive.

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Engage young learners this Valentine’s Day with this fun and educational phonics activity, perfect for Reception and Year 1 pupils. Designed to support Phase 2 phonics, this hands-on resource helps children practise recognising and reading common exception words. Children select a word card and then match the corresponding letter hearts to spell out the word, combining play with early reading practice. Ideal for classroom or home use, this activity encourages independent learning, fine motor skills, and a love of literacy, making phonics practice both interactive and enjoyable. Perfect for Valentine’s-themed learning, it adds a seasonal twist to essential early reading skills.Read more

Engage young learners this Valentine’s Day with this fun and educational phonics activity, perfect for Reception and Year 1 pupils. Designed to support Phase 2 phonics, this hands-on resource helps children practise recognising and reading common exception words. Children select a word card and then match the corresponding letter hearts to spell out the word, combining play with early reading practice. Ideal for classroom or home use, this activity encourages independent learning, fine motor skills, and a love of literacy, making phonics practice both interactive and enjoyable. Perfect for Valentine’s-themed learning, it adds a seasonal twist to essential early reading skills.

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The standard small step pack, as her own modules ship it. We do not print page counts here, because her catalogue does not publish them and a guessed number is worse than none.

★★★ Differentiated three ways
  • Working towardsScaffolded, with the model or the bar already drawn.
  • Working withinThe expected standard for the year group.
  • Greater depthReasoning and explaining, not just more of the same.

Her own system, with the star count repeated in every worksheet header so a child can be handed the right sheet without a word.

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