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National Literacy Strategy; Year 1; Term 3

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	Steer your submarine up through a tunnel and find the correct spellings as you go.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y1 T1, W4: To discriminate and segment all three phonemes in CVC words; T2, W3: to segment clusters in to phonemes for spelling; T3, W1: the common spelling patterns for each of the long vowel phonemes: ee, ai, ie, oa, oo; W5: to recognise words by common spelling patterns. NC English KS1 Writing: Spelling 4b: use their knowledge of sound-symbol relationship and phonological patterns; 4c: recognise and use simple spelling patterns.
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	Choosing the correct vowel(s) to correctly spell simple words which contain long vowel sounds.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y1, T3, W1: the common spelling patterns for each of the long vowel phonemes: ee, ai, ie, oa, oo NC KS1: Reading: Phonemic awareness and phonic knowledge e) recognise that the same sounds may have different spellings and that the same spellings may relate to different sounds. Word recognition and graphic knowledge f) read on sight high-frequency words and other familiar words.
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	Recognising the difference between vowels and consonants in a fast paced game.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y2, T1, W8: to secure understanding and use of the terms 'vowel' and consonant'. NC KS1: Phonemic awareness and phonic knowledge b) sound and name the letters of the alphabet
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	Matching pictures of everyday objects with their corresponding words.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: ELG Begin to recognise some familiar words. NLS Reception, W5: To read on sight a range of high frequency words. Y1, T1: word level 7: to read on sight high frequency words. NC KS1: Word recognition and graphic knowledge f) Read on sight high-frequency words and other familiar words.
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