ELS: Essential Blending Books Phases 2–5

23 books to help children blend and practice the GPC’s taught from Phase 2 to Phase 5 of the Knowledge Trust’s validated phonics programme Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS). These simple but useful Essential Blending Books reinforce phonics learning in specified weeks in the programme for Reception and Year 1.

Children can practice the GPC’s aloud, blend them to make a word and check if they are correct by turning the page to see a graphic representation.  At the end of book there are sentences to practice harder to read and spell words (HRSW’s).

Autumn Term 1

• Week 1, Book 1 – s, a, t, p
• Week 2, Book 2 – I, n, m, d
• Week 3, Book 3 – g, o, c, k
• Week 4, Book 4 – ck, e, u, r
• Week 6, Book 5 – h, b, f, l, ff, ll

*NB Week 5 is a Review week

Autumn Term 2

• Week 1, Book 6 – j, v, w, x
• Week 2, Book 7 – y, z, zz, qu, ch
• Week 3, Book 8 – sh, th, ng, nk
• Week 4, Book 9 – ai, ee, igh, oa

*NB Week 5 & 6 is a Review week

Spring Term 1

• Week 2, Book 10 – ar, ur, oo, or
• Week 3, Book 11 – ow, oi, ear, air
• Week 4, Book 12 – ure, er, ow (snow)
• *NB Week 1, 5 & 6 are Review weeks

Summer Term 1

• Week 1, Book 13 – CVCC-ed/ed/
• Week 2, Book 14 – CCVC-ed/t/
• Week 3, Book 15 – CCVCC-ed/d/
• Week 4, Book 16 – CCCVC
• Week 6, Book 17 – CCCVCC (-er, -est)

*NB Week 5 is a Review week

Summer Term 2

• Week 1, Book 18 – ai/<ay>, /ow/<ou>,  igh/<ie, ee/<ea>, /-ie
• Week 2, Book 19 – oi/<oy>, ur/<ir>, (y)oo/<ue>, or/<aw>
• Week 3, Book 20 – w/<wh>, /f/<ph>, (y)oo/<ew>, /oa/<oe>
• Week 4, Book 21 – or/<au>, /ee/ <ey>, /ai/ <a-e>, /ee/ <e-e>
• Week 5, Book 22 – Review
• Week 6, Book 23 – igh/<i-e>, /oa/ <0-e>, (y)oo/ <u-e>, /s/ <c>

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