Week 5, lesson 5 Review Tricky Word Treasure Hunt activity - Phonics Phase 5, unit 1 - Worksheet

Week 5, Day 5 of the phonics programme brings an exciting activity for young learners called the Tricky Word Treasure Hunt. This engaging exercise is part of the Phase 5, Unit 1 curriculum, where children embark on a linguistic adventure to discover and write down 'tricky words'. These are words that don't always follow the common phonetic rules and can be challenging for children to decode using their phonics knowledge alone. The task is to sift through a mix of words and identify the tricky ones while disregarding any nonsensical combinations of letters that don't form real words.

The activity sheet presents a series of fragments that children must carefully examine to uncover the tricky words. Examples of words they are expected to find include 'Mr', 'Mrs', 'their', 'there', 'people', 'looked', 'climb', and 'order'. These words are essential for children to recognize on sight because they often appear in reading and are critical to writing fluently. The Tricky Word Treasure Hunt not only reinforces the recognition of these irregular words but also adds an element of fun to the learning process, as children feel like they're on a treasure hunt for words, enhancing their engagement and retention of the tricky words they find.