--- title: "Reception- Phonics- Building CVC words" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-27-reception-phonics-building-cvc-words" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Reception- Phonics- Building CVC words ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-01-27_18_03_28.jpg) 27 January 2026 Building on their foundational knowledge of **CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) words**, our Reception children have been diving into interactive phonics sessions designed to bridge the gap between sound and symbol. Using **magnetic letters**, the children took on the role of "word builders," carefully listening to hear the individual **phonemes** in words like *cat*, *bin*, and *mop*. With great focus, they successfully matched these sounds to the correct **graphemes**, physically sliding the letters together to form complete words on their boards. This tactile approach not only reinforced their segmenting and blending skills but also turned abstract sounds into something they could see, touch, and master. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/Collage_2026-01-27_18_03_28.jpg) [Reception](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Phonics](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/phonics) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/ae1572d3-613a-4e56-8ea8-daabe3721535.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-26-nursery-maths-categorising-objects-by-size) Previous ### [Nursery - Maths - Categorising Objects By Size](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-26-nursery-maths-categorising-objects-by-size) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2026-01-28_12_42_37.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-28-year-6-pe-hockey) Next ### [Year 6: PE - Hockey](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-28-year-6-pe-hockey) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)