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  • Year 1

    Year 1: Rocket Phonics

    Half-termly overview

    Autumn 1

    /igh/ as in child

    /igh/ as in time

    /igh/ as in pie

    /igh/ as in spy

    /oa/ as in rope

    /oa/ as in snow

    /oa/ as in toe

    /oa/ as in piano

    /ee/ as in happy

    /ee/ as in key

    Consolidation

    some, one, said, come, do, so, were, when, have, there, out, like, little, what

    Autumn 2

    /y+oo/ as in unicorn

    short /oo/ as in push

    /y+oo/ as in cube

    long /oo/ as in flute

    /y+oo/ as in statue

    long /oo/ as in blue

    /y+oo/ as in news

    long /oo/ as in screw

    /ur/ as in herbs

    /ur/ as in bird

    /ou/ as in cloud

    /oi/ as in toy

    oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, looked, called, asked, could, water, where

    Spring 1

    /or/ as in astronaut

    /or/ as in strawberry

    /oa/ as in shoulder

    long /oo/ as in soup

    short /oo/ as in should

    /ar/ as in father and palm

    /ur/ as in pearl and world

    /eer/ as in deer and here

    /air/ as in square, bear and there

    /or/ as in ball

    /or/ as in four

    /or/ as in core

    /or/ as in door

    /or/ as in daughter

    who, again, thought, through, many, laughed, because, any, eyes, friends, once, please

    Spring 2

    /s/ as in celery

    /j/ as in giraffe

    /e/ as in bread

    /s/ as in house

    /s/ as in fence

    /k/ as in school

    /sh/ as in chef

    /j/ as in bridge

    /j/ as in package

    /uh/ as in mother

    Consolidation

    oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, looked, called, asked, could, water, where

    Summer 1

    /ul/ as in bottle

    /t/ as in mixed

    /d/ as in drilled

    /m/ as in comb

    /n/ as in knot

    /n/ as in sign

    /r/ as in writing

    /ch/ as in hatching

    /zh/ as in treasure, television, collage

    Consolidation

    oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, looked, called, asked, could, water, where

    Summer 2

    /ch+u/ as in picture

    /i/ as in pyramid

    /s/ as in scissors

    /s/ as in whistle

    /o/ as in watch

    /sh/ as in station

    /sh/ as in musician

    /sh/ as in percussion

    Consolidation

    who, again, thought, through, many, laughed, because, any, eyes, friends, once, please