Bug Club Phonics Programme Structure
Early Years - Reception
Phase 2 sounds are taught in the following order.
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Phase 2 units (Bug Club sequence) |
Sounds taught |
Tricky Words |
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Units 1 and 2 |
s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d |
n/a |
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Unit 3 |
g, o, c, k |
to |
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Unit 4 |
ck, e, u, r |
the, no, go |
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Unit 5 |
h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss |
I, into, her |
The children are then taught phase 3 sounds.
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Phase 3 units (Bug Club sequence) |
Sounds taught |
Tricky Words |
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Unit 6 |
j, v, w, x |
me, be |
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Unit 7 |
y, z, zz, qu |
he, my, by, she |
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Unit 8 |
ch, sh, th, ng |
they |
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Unit 9 |
ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (long), oo (short) |
we, are |
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Unit 10 |
ar, or, ur, ow, oi |
you |
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Unit 11 |
ear, air, ure, er |
all, was, give, live |
When the children are confident in phase 2 and 3 sounds they progress to phase 4.
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Phase 4 units (Bug Club sequence) |
Sounds taught |
Tricky Words |
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Unit 12 |
Adjacent consonants consolidation (cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc, cccvc, cccvcc) |
said, have, like, so, do, some, come, were, there, little, one, when, out, what |
Year 1
At the beginning of Year 1, the children consolidate their learning from the end of Early Years by revisiting the phase 4 sequence where they also have the opportunity to apply their previously learnt phase 2 and 3 knowledge. Children then progress to phase 5 where they learn a set of new graphemes, alternative pronunciations for graphemes already known and alternative spellings for phonemes. At the end of Year one, the children sit their Phonics Screening Test in the summer term.
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Phase 5 units (Bug Club sequence) |
Sounds taught |
Tricky Words |
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Unit 13 |
wh, ph |
oh, their, people |
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Unit 14 |
Long a: ay, a-e, eigh, ey, ei |
Mr, Mrs, Ms |
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Unit 15 |
Long e: ea, e-e, ie, ey, ei |
looked, called, asked |
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Unit 16 |
Long i: ie, i-e, y, I |
water, where |
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Unit 17 |
Long o: ow, oe, o/oe |
who, again |
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Unit 18 |
Long u: ew, ue, u-e short oo: u, oul |
thought, through |
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Unit 19 |
aw, au, al |
work, laughed, because |
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Unit 20 |
ir, er ear |
Thursday, Saturday, thirteen, thirty |
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Unit 21 |
ou, oy |
different, any, many |
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Unit 22 |
ere, eer, are, ear |
eyes, friends |
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Unit 23 |
c, k, ck, ch |
two, once |
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Unit 24 |
ce/ci/cy, sc/stl/se |
great, clothes |
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Unit 25 |
ge/gi/gy, dge |
It’s, I’m I’ll, I’ve |
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Unit 26 |
Le, mb, kn/gn, wr |
don’t, can't, didn’t |
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Unit 27 |
tch, sh, ea, zh, (w)a, o |
first, second third |
Year 2
In Year 2, daily phonics lessons follow the phase 6 sequence of Bub Club Phonics looking at suffix morphemes, plural morphemes and prefix morphemes. Spelling, grammar and punctuation lessons continue throughout the year in addition to daily literacy lessons. Children who need to take their Phonics Screening Test again at the end of Year 2 will do so in the summer term. Extra interventions will be put in place to help these children to ‘catch up’.
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Phase 6 units (Bug Club sequence) |
Focus: |
Tricky Words |
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Unit 28 |
Suffix morphemes: ing, ed |
clearing, gleaming, rained, mailed |
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Unit 29 |
Plural morphemes: s, es |
men, mice, feet, teeth, sheep |
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Unit 30 |
Prefix morphemes: re, un prefix + root + suffix |
Vowel consonant prefix suffix syllable |