Boost your child's phonics skills with our Extra Challenge Phonics Worksheets designed for ages 6-7! These engaging resources provide a fun and interactive way for young learners to enhance their phonemic awareness, decoding, and word recognition abilities. Each worksheet is crafted to challenge students beyond the basics, ensuring they grasp essential phonics concepts. With a variety of activities that include matching sounds, identifying words, and creative writing exercises, your child will enjoy building their confidence in reading. Perfect for home practice or classroom use, our phonics worksheets equip kids with the tools they need to succeed in their early literacy journey!


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The Long I Maze Reading Worksheet
The Long I Maze Reading Worksheet

The Long I Maze Reading Worksheet

Help your child learn phonics to help them read. Show them the difference between long and short "i" sounds. Guide them as they use a pencil to trace words with the long "i:" sound in the "Help the Boy in the Picture" worksheet exercise. This will help them find the kite in the picture.
The Long I Maze Reading Worksheet
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Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound A | PDF Worksheet 1
Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound A | PDF Worksheet 1

Long Vowel Sound A Worksheet

Teach your young learner about the long vowel A with this colorful free printable phonics worksheet. The long vowel A says its name while the short vowel A does not. Complete the worksheet by tracing the root to the toy train and helping the dog by filling in the missing letter A. Have them practice writing and spelling with phonics while having fun!
Long Vowel Sound A Worksheet
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Phonics for Kids | Short Vowel Sound E | PDF Worksheet 1
Phonics for Kids | Short Vowel Sound E | PDF Worksheet 1

Short Vowel Sound E Worksheet

This free printable phonics worksheet helps kids learn the short vowel sound E. Kids need to help the dog complete the word “hen” by finding their way through a maze. It teaches kids to see the connection between letters and sounds and also strengthens their writing and spelling skills. Fun and educational, this phonics worksheet is great for kids. Want more? Check out here.
Short Vowel Sound E Worksheet
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Phonics for Kids | Short Vowel Sound O | PDF Worksheet 1
Phonics for Kids | Short Vowel Sound O | PDF Worksheet 1

Short Vowel Sound O Worksheet

Help your child learn the short vowel sound O with this fun and free printable phonics worksheet! They'll need to complete the maze to help the dog finish the word "fox" with the missing letter O. Engage their fine motor muscles while they color or trace the maze with crayon or pencil. This educational activity is sure to bring a smile to your little learner's face! For more phonics worksheets, check here.
Short Vowel Sound O Worksheet
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Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound O | PDF Worksheet 1
Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound O | PDF Worksheet 1

Long Vowel Sound O Worksheet

Help the goat find her missing O! Guide your little learner through this fun maze to help the goat get its vowel sound back. Make phonics learning engaging and enjoyable with this free printable worksheet.
Long Vowel Sound O Worksheet
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Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound I | PDF Worksheet 1
Phonics for Kids | Long Vowel Sound I | PDF Worksheet 1

Long Vowel Sound I Worksheet

Learning long vowels is essential to becoming a good reader. Ask your child to distinguish between the long and short I vowel sounds. Remind them that the long I says its name, while the short I doesn't. With this fun printable phonics worksheet, your kid can practice writing and spelling while helping a dog find his way through a maze. Check out our phonics worksheets for more learning activities.
Long Vowel Sound I Worksheet
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Parents and teachers should prioritize Phonics Skills Extra Challenge Phonics for Ages 6-7 because this stage is critical for building a strong foundation in reading and literacy. At this age, children are transitioning from learning individual letter sounds to blending those sounds into meaningful words. The Extra Challenge component addresses varying abilities within the classroom, helping to distinguish between students who may need more support and those ready for advanced phonics skills.

By focusing on phonics skills, educators and parents can ensure that children develop the necessary decoding strategies to tackle unfamiliar words and improve their reading fluency. Mastering phonics contributes to a child's overall literacy development, boosts their confidence in reading, and enhances comprehension skills. Furthermore, a solid grasp of phonics empowers children to become independent readers, ultimately fostering a lifelong love for literature.

Implementing these additional challenges helps maintain engagement and motivation, allowing advanced learners to explore more complex phonetic patterns while ensuring foundational skills are solid for those who need extra help. Overall, strong phonics education at this age encourages future academic success and equips children with the tools to navigate and comprehend the world around them more effectively.