Phonological Awareness Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Open and Closed Syllables Match Up Activity
Practise identifying open and closed syllables with a rainbow-themed matching activity.
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CVC Word Work Mat
Practise segmenting and blending simple words with this CVC word building mat.
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SMASH IT! Vowels Game
Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.
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Food-Themed Syllable Puzzle
A fun food-themed phonics activity for lower years that helps to develop syllable recognition.
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Segmenting and Blending Mats
A set of beautifully designed templates for students to practise blending and segmenting words.
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Rhyming Words Snap Cards
A set of 32 snap cards to reinforce word families and rhyming with your students.
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Counting Syllables Game
Practise counting syllables in this beehive-themed Counting Syllables Game.
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Rhyming Bingo Game
Play a Rhyming Bingo Game to help your beginning readers learn to identify rhyming words and word families.
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Phoneme Deletion Activity Task Cards
Explore phoneme deletion with this set phoneme deletion activity task cards.
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Phoneme Deletion Match-Up Activity
Explore phoneme deletion with initial and final phonemes with your students, and make new words using this 32 card game.
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Secret Code Phoneme Blending Task Cards
Explore phoneme blending with this set of engaging secret code blending CVC word task cards.
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Blending 3-Phoneme Words Puzzles
Help students master blending phonemes with this set of 3-phoneme blending puzzles.
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Blending Words Digital Quiz
Get your students to practise their blending with simple CVC words using this digital activity.
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Roll and Cover Onset and Rime Activity Sheets
Practise decoding onset and rime words with this short vowel onset and rime activity pack.
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Onset and Rime Match-Ups Worksheet Pack
Practise matching onset and rime with simple CVC words with this set of matching worksheets.
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Spin and Blend Onset and Rime Pack
Practise blending onset and rime words with this set of spin and blend worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Short I Interactive
Practise onset and rime words that contain the short I vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Word Ladder Worksheet Pack
Climb the virtual ladder of onset and rime knowledge with this set of onset and rime worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Flipbooks
Flip through different short vowel onset and rime words with this set of printable flipbooks.
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Betty Botter – Tongue Twister Poster
Use this “Betty Botter” tongue twister poster to teach your youngest students about word play and alliteration.
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Onset and Rime Short A Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel u onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Short E Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel e onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Count and Sort the Sounds Worksheet Pack
Sort words based on their number of phonemes in these fun ice-cream themed cut-and-paste worksheets.
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How Many Phonemes? Interactive Activity
Practise breaking words into their phonemes with this fun forrest-themed interactive activity.
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Beach-Themed Phoneme Segmentation Interactive Activity
Practise breaking words into their phonemes with this fun beach-themed interactive activity.
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Phoneme Segmentation Activity - Hopping on Lily Pads
Jump the lilypads to practise segmenting 2, 3 and 4 phoneme words.
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SPLAT! Phoneme Segmentation Game
Practise segmenting one-syllable words into their phonemes with this fun game!
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How Many Candles? Phoneme Counting Interactive Activity
Practise breaking words into their phonemes with this fun cupcake-themed interactive activity.
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Blending Phonemes - Word Puzzles
Practise blending sounds to encode and decode words with these hands-on word puzzles.
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Word Chains Mini-Book
Practise spelling CVC words and manipulating their phonemes to create word chains with this fun-sized mini-book.
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Spaceship Word Chains - Worksheets
Manipulate the individual phonemes in 3- and 4-letter words to create new ones with this set of word chain worksheets.
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Valentine's Love Bug Rhyming Game
Bring a bit of love into the classroom with an interactive Valentine’s Day rhyming word activity for early years.