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Blending Three-Letter Words — CVC Phonics to Read

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Key stage

EYFS

Subject

Phonics

Time

~5 min

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Let us read some words with Roo! Say each sound, then blend them together — c-a-t… cat! Watch all the way to the end to finish and earn your tick. ✅

This 5-minute phonics video helps your child take the leap from single sounds into reading whole words. We sound out and blend three-letter (CVC) words — c-a-t → cat, s-u-n → sun. Sit alongside your child, pause after each word and blend it together out loud.

When they watch it through to the end it is automatically marked complete on your dashboard.

A CVC blending video aligned to the EYFS Literacy (Word Reading) early learning goal and Year 1 phonics — oral blending of Phase 2–3 words. Ideal as a whiteboard starter once pupils recognise single sounds. Pair it with the Alphabet Sounds video to build a clear sounds→blending sequence.

Watching to the end flips the resource to completed in the class dashboard.

Afterwards, write a few simple CVC words (cat, sun, hat, pin) and ask your child to sound out and blend each one. If they can blend most on their own, they are ready for the next step. Re-watch any that were tricky.

Three activities from this video

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Activity: Sound out S-A-T, blend the sounds slowly, then read the word.
Answer guidance: S-A-T blends to sat.
Activity: Sound out T-A-P, blend the sounds slowly, then read the word.
Answer guidance: T-A-P blends to tap.
Activity: Sound out P-I-N, blend the sounds slowly, then read the word.
Answer guidance: P-I-N blends to pin.

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Prepare a focused session

Read the title and learning focus together. Ask the learner to anticipate the ideas, vocabulary or plan they may need. Scan each sample and recognise instruction words, quantities, signals, limits or unfamiliar terms. Agree a focused time window, remove interruptions and prepare useful materials such as paper, pencil, ruler, coloured pens, calculator, headphones or a device. Encourage an independent opening attempt so the work indicates secure understanding and gaps. A brief pause often aids recall better than an immediate answer.

Make thinking visible

Invite the learner to summarise the task in their own words. They can underline key information, break a extended problem into shorter steps, design a diagram, arrange details, compose a sentence or describe a planned method. Ask why their method fits and whether another plan could work. When movement stops, give a carefully scaled hint: state again the goal, point towards a relevant example, narrow the choice, then demonstrate only the next step. Return control straight afterwards. Spoken reasoning exposes misconceptions and practises correct subject language.

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Compare the attempt with visible answer guidance after genuine effort. Inspect more than the final work: review the method, explanation, units, details, sequence, spelling or presentation where relevant. Ask the learner to find the opening point where their reasoning changed course. Complete corrections actively in a different colour or new space, followed by a brief description of the improvement. For a correct answer, request reasoning and one independent check. This differentiates secure ideas from guessing while developing accuracy, reflection and careful working habits.

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Finish with retrieval from memory. Cover the example and ask for the core idea, process or fact again. Create one small alternative by changing a value, condition, example, viewpoint or level of support while keeping the learning focus. Invite the learner to write a related question and supply checking guidance. Record one success and one specific next step, perhaps returning to terminology, rehearsing a calculation, adding details or improving clarity. Recheck that target later in the week because spaced review gives better information than immediate repetition.

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