phase 2 els

ELS developed by Knowledge Schools Trust

Grapheme

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Essential Letters and Sounds

s a t p i

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s a t p i

PHASE 2

Rhyme snake – swerve around the snake

ant – around the head, down the body

teacher – down her body and cross her shoulders

parrot – down his body, around his face

inventor – down her body, spot her idea

n n m m d d g g o o

Grapheme

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Rhyme nest – down the bird and over her nest

meerkat – meerkat, mound, mound

duck – over his back and around the tail, up his neck and down to his feet

goat – start at his ear, around the face and down the beard

ostrich – around the ostrich’s body

c k ck e u

Grapheme

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Rhyme camel – curl around the camel’s back

kid – down the body, up the arm, down the leg

a camel and a kid – the camel stood by the kid

elephant – around the head and down the trunk

umbrella – under the umbrella and down to the tip

r r ss ss h h b b f f

Grapheme

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Rhyme runner – down her body, up over the arm

two snakes – sunbathing snakes

heron – from his head to his feet, up and over his back

bike – down the person and around the wheel

fox – over the ear, down to the tail and across the jaw

Grapheme

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ff l ll

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ff l ll

Rhyme two foxes – two foxes facing forwards

ladder – down the long ladder

two ladders – ladders in a line