Curriculum Reference
The complete scope and sequence for Open Phonics. 150 lessons covering 93 sound patterns and over 1,000 words across 7 phases.
150 Lessons
97 Sounds
1236 Words
7 Phases
30 Stories
Phase Overview
Scope & Sequence
Every sound in the order it is introduced, with its type, example word, and the lesson where it first appears.
| Lesson | Phase | Sound | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | m | voiced | ram |
| 1 | 1 | s | whispered | bus |
| 3 | 1 | a | voiced | and |
| 5 | 1 | ē | voiced | eat |
| 7 | 1 | t | whispered | cat |
| 9 | 1 | r | voiced | bar |
| 12 | 1 | d | voiced | mad |
| 14 | 1 | i | voiced | if |
| 16 | 1 | th | voiced | this voiced, as in this and bathe |
| 19 | 1 | c | whispered | tack |
| 21 | 2 | o | voiced | ox |
| 23 | 2 | n | voiced | pan |
| 25 | 2 | f | whispered | stuff |
| 27 | 2 | u | voiced | under |
| 29 | 2 | l | voiced | pal |
| 31 | 2 | w | voiced | wow |
| 33 | 2 | g | voiced | tag |
| 34 | 2 | I | voiced | sight word |
| 35 | 2 | sh | whispered | wish |
| 37 | 2 | ā | voiced | ate |
| 39 | 2 | h | whispered | hat |
| 41 | 3 | k | whispered | tack |
| 43 | 3 | ō | voiced | over |
| 45 | 3 | v | voiced | love |
| 48 | 3 | p | whispered | sap |
| 49 | 3 | ar | voiced | car |
| 50 | 3 | ch | whispered | touch |
| 52 | 3 | e | voiced | end |
| 54 | 3 | b | voiced | grab |
| 56 | 3 | ing | voiced | sing |
| 58 | 3 | ī | voiced | ice |
| 60 | 3 | y | voiced | yard |
| 62 | 3 | er | voiced | brother |
| 63 | 3 | ir | voiced | bird same sound as er |
| 64 | 3 | ur | voiced | burn same sound as er |
| 65 | 3 | oo | voiced | moon long oo, as in moon |
| 67 | 3 | j | voiced | judge |
| 69 | 3 | wh | whispered | why |
| 71 | 3 | ȳ | voiced | my |
| 74 | 3 | ū | voiced | use |
| 74 | 3 | qu | voiced | quick also pronounced koo |
| 75 | 3 | x | whispered | ox |
| 75 | 3 | z | voiced | buzz |
| 79 | 4 | ea | voiced | leave |
| 80 | 4 | ee | voiced | feet same sound as ea |
| 82 | 4 | oa | voiced | boat |
| 84 | 4 | ay | voiced | day same sound as ai at end of words |
| 88 | 4 | ai | voiced | rain |
| 89 | 5 | ou | voiced | loud |
| 91 | 5 | or | voiced | for r-controlled vowel |
| 93 | 5 | ck | whispered | back same sound as k/c, used after short vowels |
| 95 | 5 | th (unvoiced) | whispered | thing unvoiced, as in thing and math |
| 97 | 5 | ŏŏ | voiced | book short oo, as in book/look/good |
| 101 | 6 | bl, cl | blend | block, clap |
| 102 | 6 | fl, sl | blend | flat, sled |
| 103 | 6 | br, cr | blend | brick, crab |
| 104 | 6 | dr, fr | blend | drip, frog |
| 105 | 6 | gr, pr | blend | grab, print |
| 107 | 6 | tr, str | blend | trip, strap |
| 108 | 6 | sp, st | blend | spot, stop |
| 109 | 6 | sm, sn, sw | blend | smell, snap, swim |
| 111 | 6 | pl, sk, sc | blend | plan, skip, scan |
| 112 | 6 | -nd, -nk | ending blend | band, think |
| 113 | 6 | -mp, -lt, -ft | ending blend | jump, belt, left |
| 115 | 6 | ow (cow) | voiced | cow diphthong |
| 116 | 6 | ow (snow) | voiced | snow long o spelling |
| 117 | 6 | oi, oy | voiced | oil, boy |
| 118 | 6 | aw, all | voiced | saw, ball |
| 120 | 6 | igh | voiced | night |
| 121 | 6 | kn, wr | silent letter | know, write |
| 122 | 6 | ew | voiced | new |
| 123 | 6 | -ed (/d/) | suffix | played after voiced sounds |
| 123 | 6 | -ed (/t/) | suffix | jumped after unvoiced sounds |
| 123 | 6 | -ed (/id/) | suffix | wanted after t or d |
| 124 | 6 | soft c | whispered | city c says /s/ before e, i, y |
| 124 | 6 | soft g | voiced | gem g says /j/ before e, i, y |
| 125 | 6 | -ct, -nt, -st | ending blend | fact, went, fast |
| 126 | 7 | gl | blend | glad |
| 126 | 7 | spr | blend | spring |
| 127 | 7 | scr | blend | scream |
| 127 | 7 | squ | blend | squish |
| 128 | 7 | au | voiced | cause same sound as aw |
| 129 | 7 | gn | silent letter | gnat |
| 129 | 7 | mb | silent letter | lamb |
| 130 | 7 | gh | silent letter | ghost |
| 131 | 7 | -ld, -lf, -lp, -lk | ending blend | cold, self, help, milk |
| 132 | 7 | -sk, -sp, -pt | ending blend | mask, clasp, kept |
| 133 | 7 | ff, ll, ss, zz | double consonant | stuff, ball, miss, buzz double letters make one sound |
| 135 | 7 | -er (comparative) | suffix | bigger comparing two things |
| 135 | 7 | -est | suffix | biggest |
| 136 | 7 | -ly | suffix | quickly |
| 137 | 7 | -ful | suffix | helpful |
| 137 | 7 | -less | suffix | careless |
| 138 | 7 | -ness | suffix | kindness |
| 140 | 7 | -tion | suffix | action |
| 140 | 7 | -sion | suffix | vision |
| 142 | 7 | -ble, -tle, -dle | syllable | table, little, middle consonant-le syllable type |
Word Distribution
Phase 1: Foundation — 47 words
aL3 massL3 amL4 SamL6 atL7 mastL7 matL7 matsL7 satL8 armL9 artL9 earsL9 marsL9 ratL9 ratsL9 ramL10 damL12 dearL12 deedL12 deemL12 madL12 reedL12 sadL12 addL13 dadL13 amidL14 itsL14 midL14 midstL14 mistL14 ridL14 sitL14 dimL15 isL15 rimL15 thatL16 theseL16 thisL16 theL17 carL19 cardL19 cartL19 castL19 catL19 catsL19 discL19 sacL19
Phase 2: Building — 142 words
cordL21 costL21 cotL21 gotL21 momL21 mossL21 oddL21 rotL21 sortL21 dogL22 dotL22 rodL22 saidL22 antL23 dinL23 manL23 mintL23 nitL23 nodL23 norL23 northL23 ranL23 rantL23 tinL23 tonL23 tornL23 canL24 inL24 notL24 onL24 tanL24 didL25 fatL25 fitL25 formL25 fortL25 ifL25 doL26 fanL26 finL26 funL26 toL26 dudL27 dustL27 mudL27 mustL27 noneL27 nutL27 rutL27 someL27 sonL27 usL27 andL28 cutL28 itL28 runL28 dullL29 lastL29 lidL29 listL29 litL29 lordL29 loreL29 lostL29 lotL29 millL29 tillL29 dollL30 fillL30 wasL30 youL30 wetL31 winL31 witL31 wonL31 willL32 digL33 figL33 gagL33 galL33 gasL33 gillL33 goneL33 gumL33 gunL33 gustL33 gutL33 mugL33 rugL33 tagL33 tugL33 wagL33 wigL33 IL34 cashL35 dishL35 fishL35 gashL35 gushL35 lushL35 mashL35 rashL35 rushL35 shallL35 sheL35 shinL35 shoreL35 shotL35 wishL35 shutL36 aceL37 dateL37 faceL37 fateL37 gameL37 gateL37 laceL37 lameL37 laneL37 lateL37 maneL37 nameL37 saleL37 sameL37 saneL37 shadeL37 taleL37 tameL37 hadL39 hamL39 hasL39 hatL39 heL39 hidL39 himL39 hogL39 hornL39 hotL39 hugL39 humL39 hitL40 withL40
Phase 3: Expanding — 294 words
askL41 cakeL41 kickL41 kidL41 killL41 kitL41 lakeL41 lockL41 luckL41 mockL41 nickL41 sakeL41 sickL41 tackL41 tickL41 tuckL41 wakeL41 wickL41 folkL42 milkL42 silkL42 codeL43 coneL43 domeL43 goalL43 goldL43 holeL43 hoseL43 loneL43 modeL43 noseL43 noteL43 rodeL43 roleL43 roseL43 soL43 toneL43 wokeL43 goL44 bigL45 caveL45 loveL45 saveL45 vanL45 vatL45 vimL45 voteL45 giveL46 haveL46 hutL46 liveL46 capL48 capeL48 cupL48 dipL48 gapL48 hipL48 hopL48 hopeL48 lipL48 mapL48 mopL48 napL48 paceL48 padL48 paleL48 panL48 patL48 pathL48 pigL48 pinL48 pitL48 pokeL48 poleL48 popL48 porkL48 portL48 poseL48 potL48 pugL48 punL48 putL48 ripL48 sapL48 shapeL48 sipL48 tapL48 tipL48 arkL49 darkL49 farL49 harmL49 larkL49 markL49 parkL49 tarL49 archL50 chaseL50 chatL50 chinL50 chipL50 chopL50 choseL50 suchL50 muchL51 richL51 checkL52 denL52 evenL52 fedL52 henL52 ledL52 legL52 letL52 menL52 messL52 metL52 netL52 peckL52 penL52 petL52 redL52 restL52 shellL52 tellL52 themL52 vestL52 badL54 bagL54 bakeL54 banL54 barkL54 baseL54 batL54 bedL54 bellL54 betL54 binL54 bitL54 bobL54 boneL54 bossL54 budL54 bugL54 bunL54 busL54 cobL54 cubL54 hubL54 robL54 rubL54 subL54 tabL54 tubL54 webL54 bangL56 dingL56 hangL56 kingL56 ringL56 singL56 thingL57 bikeL58 dineL58 fineL58 fiveL58 guideL58 hideL58 hikeL58 kiteL58 limeL58 lineL58 mineL58 niceL58 nineL58 pineL58 ripeL58 sideL58 vineL58 wideL58 wifeL58 wineL58 wiseL58 rideL59 timeL59 yamL60 yellL60 yetL60 yesL61 earnL62 fernL62 herL62 herdL62 perkL62 termL62 verbL62 wordL62 workL62 wornL62 worthL62 birdL63 dirtL63 firL63 fireL63 firmL63 shirtL63 sirL63 thirdL63 burnL64 fastL64 furL64 turnL64 doorL65 foodL65 foolL65 footL65 hoodL65 hookL65 loopL65 loseL65 moodL65 moonL65 moveL65 noonL65 poolL65 roofL65 roomL65 rootL65 sureL65 tooL65 toolL65 woodL65 woolL65 eatL67 jamL67 jarL67 jigL67 jobL67 jogL67 jokeL67 jotL67 jugL67 pageL67 forL68 wentL68 whenL69 whichL69 whileL69 whimL69 whipL69 whiteL69 whatL70 cryL71 dryL71 fryL71 shyL71 skyL71 tryL71 whyL71 flyL72 highL72 myL72 comeL73 cubeL74 cuteL74 duneL74 fuseL74 hugeL74 muleL74 muteL74 pureL74 quickL74 quillL74 quitL74 rudeL74 ruleL74 tubeL74 tuneL74 useL74 axL75 boxL75 buzzL75 fixL75 foxL75 hexL75 mixL75 oxL75 quizL75 sixL75 waxL75 zapL75 zipL75 zoneL75 zooL75
Phase 4: Vowel Teams — 121 words
dugL77 thinkL78 beadL79 beakL79 beamL79 beanL79 beastL79 beatL79 beaverL79 cheapL79 cheatL79 dealL79 deanL79 deepL79 deerL79 earL79 easeL79 eastL79 fearL79 feastL79 feelL79 gearL79 gleamL79 healL79 heapL79 heatL79 heelL79 keenL79 leadL79 leafL79 leakL79 leanL79 leapL79 leastL79 leaveL79 mealL79 measleL79 nearL79 neatL79 peaL79 peachL79 peakL79 pealL79 reachL79 readL79 reapL79 rearL79 reasonL79 seaL79 sealL79 seamL79 seasonL79 seekL79 seemL79 seenL79 shearL79 squealL79 teaL79 teachL79 tealL79 teamL79 teaseL79 vealL79 weakL79 weanL79 weaveL79 weedL79 weekL79 wheatL79 wheelL79 yearL79 yeastL79 zealL79 seeL80 seedL80 goodL81 boatL82 roadL82 hisL83 dayL84 meatL84 wayL84 homeL86 aidL88 ailL88 aimL88 baitL88 bareL88 careL88 chainL88 chairL88 failL88 faintL88 fairL88 faithL88 fellL88 gainL88 hailL88 hairL88 jailL88 laidL88 lainL88 maidL88 mailL88 nailL88 paidL88 pailL88 painL88 paintL88 pairL88 raidL88 railL88 rainL88 raiseL88 sailL88 saintL88 shareL88 tailL88 vainL88 wailL88 waistL88
Phase 5: Patterns & Rules — 128 words
aboutL89 boutL89 couchL89 doubtL89 foulL89 fourL89 hourL89 houseL89 loudL89 louseL89 mouseL89 mouthL89 nounL89 ouchL89 ourL89 outL89 pouchL89 pourL89 poutL89 roundL89 routeL89 sourL89 southL89 thouL89 touchL89 tourL89 yourL89 youthL89 cameL90 fromL90 soundL90 bornL91 cornL91 orL91 seatL91 ateL92 farmL92 duckL93 sockL93 beachL94 bestL94 coolL94 groundL94 likeL94 lookL94 ofL94 partL94 sandL94 shoutL94 trainL94 treeL94 warmL94 weL94 waitL95 foundL96 bookL97 cookL97 countL97 mainL97 meanL97 mountL97 againL98 butL98 cleanL98 downL98 eachL98 hardL98 lookedL98 soonL98 startedL98 sunL98 jumpL99 queenL99 benL100 boatsL100 chalkL100 cleverL100 coastL100 coinsL100 couldL100 countedL100 creekL100 crowsL100 doingL100 dreamingL100 endL100 enjoyL100 everL100 feedL100 girlL100 glovesL100 hawkL100 intoL100 jeanL100 jimL100 joinedL100 keptL100 knockedL100 littleL100 lookingL100 onceL100 oneL100 palL100 pointedL100 ridingL100 rocksL100 runningL100 sangL100 scarfL100 scrollL100 shopL100 shoutedL100 snackL100 snowmanL100 songL100 starsL100 streamL100 thenL100 thereL100 tookL100 trainsL100 upL100 waitedL100 watchedL100 wingL100 writtenL100 yawnedL100 yumL100
Phase 6: Blends & Advanced — 317 words
blackL101 bladeL101 blameL101 bleatL101 bleedL101 blockL101 bloomL101 blueL101 blushL101 claimL101 clamL101 clapL101 clashL101 clearL101 clingL101 clipL101 clockL101 closeL101 clothL101 cloudL101 clubL101 clueL101 flagL102 flameL102 flatL102 fleaL102 fleshL102 flipL102 floatL102 floodL102 floorL102 fluteL102 landL102 slabL102 slamL102 sleepL102 sliceL102 slideL102 slimL102 slipL102 slopeL102 brainL103 breadL103 breakL103 brickL103 bringL103 brushL103 crabL103 creamL103 crossL103 crushL103 drainL104 dressL104 driveL104 dropL104 drumL104 freeL104 freshL104 frogL104 fruitL104 grabL105 grainL105 greatL105 greenL105 preachL105 pressL105 priceL105 proofL105 crackL106 creptL106 logL106 pondL106 stringL107 strongL107 trackL107 tradeL107 tramL107 trapL107 treatL107 trickL107 tripL107 truckL107 trueL107 trustL107 truthL107 spaceL108 sparkL108 speakL108 speedL108 spellL108 spinL108 spokeL108 spoonL108 sportL108 spotL108 stainL108 starL108 startL108 stateL108 stealL108 steamL108 stemL108 stepL108 stickL108 stiffL108 stillL108 stoneL108 stopL108 storeL108 stormL108 strainL108 streetL108 smearL109 smellL109 smileL109 smokeL109 snakeL109 snapL109 sneakL109 sweetL109 swiftL109 swimL109 swingL109 pastL110 snailL110 placeL111 plainL111 planL111 plateL111 playL111 pleadL111 pleatL111 plumL111 scaleL111 scoreL111 scoutL111 skillL111 skinL111 bandL112 bankL112 bendL112 blankL112 blindL112 boundL112 drinkL112 fondL112 fundL112 grandL112 handL112 houndL112 linkL112 longL112 mindL112 moundL112 poundL112 rankL112 sendL112 sinkL112 spendL112 standL112 tankL112 beltL113 boltL113 builtL113 bumpL113 campL113 dumpL113 feltL113 giftL113 haltL113 lampL113 leftL113 liftL113 lumpL113 maltL113 meltL113 pumpL113 saltL113 softL113 bowL115 brownL115 clownL115 cowL115 crowdL115 crownL115 gownL115 howL115 nowL115 ownL115 plowL115 snowL115 sowL115 towL115 townL115 vowL115 blowL116 flowL116 glowL116 growL116 knowL116 lowL116 rowL116 showL116 slowL116 boilL117 boyL117 coilL117 coinL117 foilL117 joinL117 joyL117 noiseL117 oilL117 pointL117 soilL117 toyL117 voiceL117 allL118 ballL118 callL118 clawL118 dawnL118 drawL118 fallL118 fawnL118 jawL118 lawL118 lawnL118 pawL118 rawL118 sawL118 strawL118 tallL118 thawL118 wallL118 yawnL118 brightL120 fightL120 flightL120 lightL120 mightL120 nightL120 rightL120 sighL120 sightL120 tightL120 knackL121 kneadL121 kneeL121 kneelL121 knifeL121 knitL121 knobL121 knockL121 knotL121 wrapL121 wreckL121 wrenL121 wringL121 wristL121 writeL121 wrongL121 wroteL121 blewL122 brewL122 chewL122 crewL122 dewL122 drewL122 fewL122 flewL122 grewL122 newL122 pewL122 sewL122 stewL122 threwL122 viewL122 himselfL123 insectL123 kittenL123 nipL123 rabbitL123 selfL123 setL123 uponL123 behindL124 byL124 fastestL124 findL124 gaveL124 knewL124 offL124 rockL124 safeL124 smallL124 splashL124 windL124 amazingL125 areL125 beL125 everyL125 getL125 justL125 keepL125 knightL125 learnedL125 moreL125 proudL125 readerL125 readingL125 shouldL125 silentL125 storiesL125 strongerL125 vowelL125 wordsL125
Phase 7: Mastery — 187 words
gladL126 glueL126 sprayL126 spreadL126 springL126 scratchL127 screamL127 screenL127 squidL127 squintL127 squishL127 causeL128 faultL128 haulL128 launchL128 pauseL128 sauceL128 climbL129 combL129 gnatL129 gnawL129 lambL129 numbL129 signL129 thumbL129 designL130 ghastlyL130 ghostL130 boldL131 childL131 coldL131 gulpL131 halfL131 helpL131 holdL131 shelfL131 talkL131 walkL131 wildL131 claspL132 crispL132 deskL132 duskL132 maskL132 riskL132 sleptL132 taskL132 waspL132 cliffL133 fizzL133 fussL133 hillL133 jazzL133 lossL133 missL133 stuffL133 tossL133 wellL133 fieldL134 glassL134 grassL134 hearL134 heldL134 noL134 scaredL134 spillL134 squirrelL134 theyL134 waveL134 biggerL135 biggestL135 fasterL135 smallerL135 smallestL135 tallerL135 tallestL135 kindlyL136 nicelyL136 quicklyL136 safelyL136 slowlyL136 softlyL136 carefulL137 carelessL137 fearlessL137 harmlessL137 helpfulL137 helplessL137 hopefulL137 thankfulL137 darknessL138 fairnessL138 goodnessL138 kindL138 kindnessL138 sadnessL138 alsoL139 birdsL139 branchL139 closerL139 filledL139 gardenL139 heartL139 hoppedL139 nestL139 robinL139 slowerL139 tuckedL139 wereL139 wouldL139 actionL140 decisionL140 fictionL140 motionL140 nationL140 sectionL140 sionL140 stationL140 tionL140 visionL140 catchL141 madeL141 meL141 takeL141 worldL141 bottleL142 cableL142 fableL142 middleL142 puddleL142 riddleL142 tableL142 turtleL142 appleL143 eagleL143 giggleL143 peopleL143 simpleL143 sparkleL143 wiggleL143 wrinkleL143 anL144 braveL144 fadeL144 goingL144 journeyL144 juiceL144 overL144 realL144 sparkledL144 wantedL144 whereL144 aroundL148 asL148 belowL148 carefullyL148 doneL148 fieldsL148 fogL148 fullL148 gentleL148 goldenL148 hardestL148 lifeL148 missionL148 pushL148 strongestL148 topL148 trailL148 walkedL148 wildestL148 blendL150 brilliantL150 climbedL150 completedL150 learnL150 letterL150 mountainL150 openL150 phonicsL150 programL150 sentencesL150 singleL150 suffixL150 wholeL150 wonderfulL150 yourselfL150