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Valentine’s Phase 5 Tricky Words

Valentine’s-themed phonics activity for Reception and Year 1. Practise Phase 5 common exception words by matching letter hearts to word cards—fun, hands-on learning!

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day while developing essential early reading skills with this engaging phonics activity for Reception and Year 1 children. Designed for Phase 5 phonics, this hands-on resource helps young learners practise recognising and reading common exception words. Children select a word card and match the corresponding letter hearts to spell out each word, combining fun, interactive play with purposeful learning. Perfect for classroom or home use, this activity supports independent reading, fine motor development, and a love of literacy. With its seasonal Valentine’s theme, early reading practice becomes both memorable and enjoyable for young learners.Read more

Celebrate Valentine’s Day while developing essential early reading skills with this engaging phonics activity for Reception and Year 1 children. Designed for Phase 5 phonics, this hands-on resource helps young learners practise recognising and reading common exception words. Children select a word card and match the corresponding letter hearts to spell out each word, combining fun, interactive play with purposeful learning. Perfect for classroom or home use, this activity supports independent reading, fine motor development, and a love of literacy. With its seasonal Valentine’s theme, early reading practice becomes both memorable and enjoyable for young learners.

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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.

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  • 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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