Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable words Elaborations
Practise finding different ways to blend 'l' with other consonants with this set of 8 game boards and letter cards.
Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
An interactive quiz to practise differentiating between long and short vowel sounds in words.
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘o’ words.
A board game to practise decoding words with an initial s blend.
A set of over 100 decodable sound button flashcards.
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘u’ words.
A set of over 180 decodable sound button flashcards.
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘i’ words.
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘e’ words.
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'u' sound.
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'o' sound.
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'i' sound.
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'e' sound.
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'a' sound.
A phonics game that can be edited to use the sounds you are focusing on with your students.
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel 'a' words.
A board game to practise decoding words with a final consonant blend.
A board game to practise decoding words with an l-blend.
A board game to practise decoding words with an r-blend.
An individual word building folder to develop and consolidate students’ phonemic awareness.
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
A worksheet that focuses on handwriting and vocabulary activities relating to the digraph 'wh'.
A template designed for students to display their writing and illustrations.
A set of 12 beehives with corresponding bee word cards for the consonant blends – fl, tr, br, cr, fr, cl, dr, sl, st, bl, gl, sc.
An active game that allows students to practise sorting word families.
An active game that allows students to test and build their phonetic knowledge.