Phonics and word knowledge
(source: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au)
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Magic E Wand and Word Cards
Explore the power of the magic e in CVCe words with this crafty phonics activity.
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Beginning Blends Bingo
Increase reading confidence with this beginning blends bingo game that engages learners while reviewing 22 beginning blends.
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Sound Manipulation Word Ladder Activity
Develop your students' phonological awareness with this phoneme substitution word ladder activity.
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Letter Reversal Posters
Display these posters highlighting the differences between b, d, p and q letterforms.
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Sight Word Splash Game
Use this collaborative partner game to allow your students to practise reading and writing some of the most common high-frequency words.
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Consonant Blends Beehive Sorting Activity
Explore common consonant blends with a bee-themed sorting activity perfect for lower primary phonics lessons.
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Vowel Digraph Cover Up Game
Practise vowel teams with your students with this set of three fun partner cover up games.
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Vowel Teams Sorting Activity (OA, OW and OE)
Decode words with the OA, OW and OE vowel teams using 18 picture cards with sorting mats.
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Long E Vowel Digraphs Interactive Activity
Practise identifying the different graphemes that spell the long /e/ sound with this fun space-themed interactive activity.
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Consonant Digraph TH Interactive Activity
Engage students in practising their learning around the consonant digraph of ‘th’ with this fun sloth-themed interactive activity.
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Consonant Digraph Dominoes With Mouth Images
Practise decoding words by their digraphs with this set of 28 dominoes.
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Orthographic Mapping Template and Word Cards
Practise mapping out words using an orthographic mapping template and word cards
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Word Mapping Recording Sheets
Practise mapping out words and segmenting their phonemes using these word mapping templates.
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Count and Colour Sounds - Phoneme Counting Worksheets
Count and colour the images that have 3 phonemes, 4 phonemes and 5 phonemes in this worksheet set.
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Phoneme Segmenting Activity – Feed the Elephant
Practise segmenting 2, 3 and 4 phoneme words verbally by feeding the elephant a peanut per phoneme.
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Ice Cream Word Chains - Interactive Activity
Drag and drop the ice cream scoops to make CVCC and CCVC word chains with this engaging digital activity.
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Tricky Word Flashcards and Practice Mat
Practise identifying the tricky parts in high-frequency words with this practice work mat and accompanying tricky word cards.
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Sounds of OO - Glasses Template
Review the long and short ‘oo’ sound by creating a pair of ‘sOOper’ funky glasses!
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Word Chain Mazes - Worksheets
Colour a path through the maze by identifying the changing phoneme to create a continuous word chain.
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Cricket - Decodable Reader (Level 4)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
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The Tap - Decodable Reader (Level 2)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
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Short and Long Vowels Interactive Activity
Help develop students' phonemic awareness with this interactive activity on short and long vowel sounds.
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Phoneme Segmentation - Count and Hook Cards
Help students gain mastery in phoneme segmentation with these hands-on count and hook task cards.
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How Many Phonemes? Worksheets
Practise counting the number of phonemes in common words with the set of five phonics worksheets.
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Gingerbread Colour the Vowels Worksheet
Use a Christmas-themed colour the vowels worksheet to help your students differentiate between long and short vowel sounds.
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Long E Graphemes - SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore words containing graphemes that make the ‘long e’ sound with this active classroom game that will get your students moving!
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Which Sound? Worksheet - The Letter C
Practise identifying the different sounds made by the letter C with this printable two-page worksheet.
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Which Sound? Worksheet - The Letter G
Practise identifying the different sounds made by the letter G with this printable two-page worksheet.
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Which Sound? Poster - The Letter C
Remind your students of the different sounds made by the letter C with this colourful classroom poster.
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Consonant Digraph Peg Cards
Explore consonant digraphs at the beginning and end of words with these hands-on peg cards.
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Ending Consonant Digraphs Sorting Activity
Explore words that contain a final consonant digraph with a set of 24 picture sorting cards.
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Consonant Digraph Word Puzzles
Familiarise your students with a variety of consonant digraphs with these hands-on word puzzles.