Cool Structured Literacy Term 2
Year 3 Phonics & Spelling Journey 11 Weeks of Reading & Writing Skills I Do, We Do, You Do
Our Learning Journey Map
Week 1-2: R-Controlled vowels (ar, or) & Busy 'y' Week 3-4: Vowel teams (ee, ea, oa, ow) Week 5-6: The 'oo' crew & 3-letter blends Week 7-8: Diphthongs (oi, oy) & 'er' trio Week 9-11: Morphemes, contractions & homophones
Our Learning Motto
When we learn together, we grow stronger!
Week 1: R-Controlled Vowels (ar, or)
WALT: Recognize that 'r' bosses the vowel The 'r' changes how vowels sound Success Criteria: Read and write ar/or words Examples: shark, farm, porch, sport
R-Controlled Detective Game
Find the r-controlled words in sentences Circle 'ar' and 'or' patterns Read: shark, porch, orbit, garden Write: farm, sport, smart, north
Week 2: The Busy 'y'
WALT: Understand 'y' makes different sounds 'y' as /i/ in short words (sky, fly) 'y' as /e/ in long words (candy, party) Success Criteria: Sort words by 'y' sound
Sorting the Busy 'y'
{"left":"Short words: sky, fly, cry, dry","right":"Long words: candy, party, sunny, puppy"}
Sentence Building Challenge
Dictation: 'It is sunny by the farm porch' Combines ar/or and 'y' patterns Break into chunks: It is / sunny / by the / farm porch Check spelling together
Week 3: Vowel Teams (ee, ea)
WALT: Apply the 'two vowels walking' rule When two vowels go walking, first does talking Success Criteria: Read ee/ea words fluently Examples: bleed, feast, dream, cheese
Vowel Team Memory Match
Match pictures to ee/ea words Read: bleed, feast, dream, cheese Write: tree, sleep, beach, clean Practice with word families
Think & Share
Can you think of more 'ee' words? What about 'ea' words? Which pattern is more common?
Week 4: Vowel Teams (oa, ow)
WALT: Distinguish between oa and ow patterns Long /o/ sound in both patterns 'oa' appears in the middle of words 'ow' usually comes at the end
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