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English Year 2 Literacy Phonic & Word Knowledge

Use phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter/s) matches, including vowel digraphs, less common long vowel patterns, consonant clusters and silent letters when reading and writing words of one or more syllables, including compound words

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Unit Plan Year: 2

English Unit: Silent Letters

This unit plan has been designed to support students to understand the concept of silent letters. This unit plan comes complete with a detai...

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Unit Plan Year: 2

English Unit: Vowel Digraphs

This unit is a great comprehensive unit to introduce and reinforce the concept of vowel consonants. Use this unit after running through the...

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Unit Plan Year: 2

English Unit: Compound Words

This is a great unit to introduce and reinforce the concept of compound words. Use this unit after sharing the presentation with your cla...

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Unit Plan Year: 2

English Unit: Long E Sound

This unit is wonderful for learning and practising the concept of the ‘long e’ sound. The unit provides different vowel digraphs and graphs...

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Unit Plan Year: 2

English Unit: Syllables

This unit is a great overview of how to identify syllables and count out the syllable beats within a word. The unit covers words with one sy...

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Presentation Year: 2

Silent Letters - Presentation

This detailed presentation assists students to understand the concept of silent letters. It runs through common silent letters found in many...

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Presentation Year: 2

Vowel Digraphs - Presentation

Thispresentation is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This presentation aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digr...

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Presentation Year: 2

Compound Words - Presentation

This is a great presentation to introduce and reinforce the concept of compound words. Use this unit in conjunction with the unit and worksh...

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Presentation Year: 2

Long E Sound - Presentation

Long E Sound - Presentation

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Presentation Year: 2

Syllables - Presentation

The Syllables Presentation introduces the concept of syllables to students and allows the teacher to walk through visual examples with the c...

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Resource Year: 2

S and ES Flashcards (Plural Nouns Pronunciation)

These S and ES Flashcards focus on helping students recognise and practise the different pronunciations of plural noun endings: /s/ and /z/....

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Resource Year: 1 2

Flashcards - Blends

The Flashcards – Blends resource includes a vibrant collection of word and picture cards that focus on common consonant blends such as bl, c...

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Resource Year: 2

Flashcards - Trigraphs

The Flashcards – Trigraphs resource provides illustrated word cards to help students recognise and decode common trigraphs such as air, ear,...

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Resource Year: 1 2

Flashcards - Digraphs

The Flashcards – Digraphs resource features a wide range of illustrated word cards designed to reinforce student understanding of common con...

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Resource Year: F 1 2

Sight Word Caterpillar Race

The Sight Word Caterpillar Race is an engaging and interactive game designed to help early learners recognise, read, and recall high-frequen...

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Resource Year: F 1 2

My Word Matching Adventure - Blending and Segmenting Dominoes

Make learning phonics fun and interactive with My Word Matching Adventure - Blending and Segmenting Dominoes! This hands-on group game is de...

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Worksheet Year: F 1 2

Halloween Booklet - Lower Primary

Dive into a world of Halloween excitement tailored for our youngest learners! This 40-page booklet is packed with spooktacular activities, i...

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Worksheet Year: 5 6

Easter Pack - Upper Primary

Elevate Easter celebrations for upper primary students (Years 5-6) with our dynamic Easter Pack! Engage in challenging math puzzles, creativ...

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Worksheet Year: 3 4

Easter Pack - Middle Primary

Unleash the spirit of Easter with our vibrant pack designed for students in Years 3-4! From egg-cellent word searches to math challenges wit...

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Worksheet Year: F 1 2

Easter Pack - Lower Primary

Dive into a world of Easter excitement tailored for our youngest learners! This pack is filled with delightful activities, including bunny m...

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Word Challenge

This activity was created as a quick transition game for teachers to use in class. You can simply display one of the slides to the class and...

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Video Year: F 1 2

Wonder Words

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Resource Year: 1 2 3 4

Phoneme Reference Chart

This handy display has been created to help students become familiar with the 44 phonemes in spoken English. A fantastic guide for teachers...

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Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

Word of the Week

Put this display up in your classroom for daily reference. A great way to encourage spelling and vocabulary knowledge in your students.

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Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

Word of the Day

Put this display up in your classroom for daily reference. A great way to encourage spelling and vocabulary knowledge in your students.

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Resource Year: 2

Silent Letter Quiz

Use this worksheet to assess students’ understanding on silent letters within common words. This assessment has been created as part of our...

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Resource Year: 2

Who Stole That Silent Letter?

This fun worksheet allows students to work out the missing silent letter in each sentence in order to solve the ‘mystery’ person. A great...

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Resource Year: 2

Silent Letter City

Students use the words to complete the sentences so they contain the correct silent letter word. Students then have the opportunity to write...

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Resource Year: 2

Sweet Silent Letters

This worksheet allows students to categorise common words that contain the silent letters of k, t, h and c.

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Resource Year: 2

Shh! Silent Letters

This worksheet allows students to fill in the missing silent letter found in common words which are all supported by a visual as clues. Stud...

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Resource Year: 2

Silent Letters - Student Reference Card

This student reference card contains commonly used words that contain the silent letters of b, t, k and h. A handy sheet for students to ref...

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Resource Year: 2

Sorting Silent Letters Poster

This two page display lists some commonly used words that contain silent letters. A handy anchor chart to hang up in your classroom!

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Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +2

Word Challenge Activity

This activity was created as a quick transition game for teachers to use in class. You can simply display one of the slides to the class and...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds ar - al

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand the different letter combinations used to make a vowel soun...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds ai - ay

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds oi - oy

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds au - or - aw -ar

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds ow - ou

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds oo - ew - ue - ui

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds oa - ow

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds o -a

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds i - y

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds er - ir - or - ur

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds ear - eer

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds ear - air - are

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: 2 3

Slides and Ladders – Vowel Sounds ea - ee - ey - ie

Designed for students to play in group work, this game helps students understand letter combinations used to make the same vowel sound. ...

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Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

Slick Syllable Actions

This is a fun movement activity that students can do in class OR via remote learning, such as Zoom calls. You can easily do this activity wi...

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Resource Year: 2 3 4

Egg-citing Sounds

Students will progress around the game board saying words aloud that include the same vowel sound.

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Resource Year: F 1 2 3

Syllable Activity Cards

A fantastic syllable resource that can be used in a variety of ways: Classroom Display – display the cards as a great classroom refere...

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Resource Year: 2

Vowel Digraph Blends Quiz

This assessment is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This quiz aims to gauge student knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

Write the Digraph Word

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

Which Digraph?

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

Vowel Digraph Match

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

ui and ue Digraphs

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

oe and oo Digraphs

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

ee and oa Digraphs

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

ea and ai Digraphs

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘Vowel Digraphs’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of vowel digraphs...

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Resource Year: 2

Vowel Digraphs - Student Reference Card

This student reference card was created as a part of the Vowel Digraph unit plan. It can be stuck in their books and referred to throughout...

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Resource Year: 2

Vowel Digraph

This classroom reference display provides a clear definition of what makes a vowel digraph and includes visual examples of words that includ...

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Resource Year: 2

Compound Words Quiz

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘compound words’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of compound words....

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Resource Year: 2

Match and Glue Compound Words

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘compound words’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of compound words....

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Resource Year: 2

Making Compound Words

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘compound words’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of compound words....

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Resource Year: 2

Joining Compound Words

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘compound words’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of compound words....

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Resource Year: 2

Write The Compound Words

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘compound words’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of compound words....

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Resource Year: 2

Compound Word Match

This worksheet is part of a larger unit on ‘compound words’. This worksheet aims to reinforce knowledge and understanding of compound words....

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Resource Year: 2

Compound Words - Student Reference Card

This student reference card was created as a part of the Compound Words unit plan. It can be stuck in their books and referred to throughou...

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Resource Year: 2 3 4

Compound Words Poster

This is a great poster to introduce and reinforce the concept of compound words. Use this in conjunction with the unit and worksheets. Th...

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Resource Year: 1 2 3

Initial Blends Charts

Students will reference this set of Consonant Blends Charts and Consonant Digraph Charts when writing and blend these to read single syllabl...

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Resource Year: 2

Compound Word Teapots

Students will match each side of the teapot to create compound words.

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Resource Year: 2

Long E Four In A Row

These worksheets are great for saying, hearing, identifying and sorting the long E sounds and recognising and identifying which digraphs fit...

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Resource Year: 2

Long E - Assessment

These worksheets are great for saying, hearing, identifying and sorting the long E sounds and recognising and identifying which digraphs fit...

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Resource Year: 2

Does It Have A Long E?

These worksheets are great for saying, hearing, identifying and sorting the long E sounds and recognising and identifying which digraphs fit...

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Resource Year: 2

Beach Buzz - Long E Game

Beach Buzz - Long E Game

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Resource Year: 2

Buzzing Bees - Long E Game

Buzzing Bees - Long E Game

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Resource Year: 2

Long E - Quiz

Long E - Quiz

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Resource Year: 2

Sunny Day Sort

These worksheets are great for saying, hearing, identifying and sorting the long E sounds and recognising and identifying which digraphs fit...

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Resource Year: 2

Sound Sort

These worksheets are great for saying, hearing, identifying and sorting the long E sounds and recognising and identifying which digraphs fit...

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Resource Year: 2

Long E Sound - Worksheet

These worksheets are great for saying, hearing, identifying and sorting the long E sounds and recognising and identifying which digraphs fit...

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Resource Year: 2

Long E - Word Sort

Long E - Word Sort

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Resource Year: 2

Long E Sound - Student Reference Card

Long E Sound - Student Reference Card

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Resource Year: 2

The Long 'E' Family

The Long 'E' Family

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Resource Year: 2

Syllables - Review

This is a great assessment for practising the skill of identifying, writing and clapping out 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 syllables. Use this to assess...

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Resource Year: 2

Working with Syllables

This is a great worksheet to practise thinking of your own words with 1, 2, 3 or 4 syllables, before then creating your own sentences using...

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Resource Year: 2

Syllables - Student Reference Card

Enhance students' phonics and reading skills with the "Syllables Student Reference Card." This card serves as a handy guide, presenting stra...

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Worksheet Year: 2

Identifying Syllables 2

Use this visual worksheet to practise counting out the syllable beats for each object.

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Worksheet Year: 2

Identifying Syllables 1

Use this visual worksheet to practise counting out the syllable beats for each object.

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Resource Year: 2

How many syllables? - 3, 4 & 5

Use this visual and hands-on worksheet to practise sorting 3, 4 and 5 syllable objects into their correct columns.

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Worksheet Year: 2

How many syllables? - 1, 2 & 3

Use this visual and hands-on worksheet to practise sorting 1, 2 and 3 syllable objects into their correct columns.

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Worksheet Year: 2

How many syllables? - 1 & 2

Use this visual and hands-on worksheet to practise sorting 1 and 2 syllable objects into their correct columns.

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Resource Year: 2 3

Syllable Puzzles

The syllable puzzles are a simple activity for students to complete. It's an activity that allows you to differentiate to your students' nee...

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Worksheet Year: 2

Silent Letters

This resource enhances students' spelling and phonics skills, enabling them to identify and use silent letters correctly.

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Worksheet Year: 2

Compound Words

Build students' understanding of compound words with this comprehensive resource. Through engaging activities and examples, students will le...

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Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

Spelling Champions - Editable

Record your class weekly spelling results on the Spelling Champions poster. Add your students' names and award stickers or write results in...

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Resource Year: 1 2

Vowel Phonemes & Graphemes - Missing Vowel Sound Activity

Students will use most letter-sound matches including vowel digraphs, less common long vowel patterns and letter clusters to complete each w...

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Resource Year: 2 3

R-Controlled Vowels

R-Controlled Vowels are vowels that, when followed by 'r', may have the same sound as it does before other letters, but it can be different....

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Resource Year: 1 2

Consonant Blend & Consonant Digraph Puzzles

Students will use consonant blends and consonant digraphs to form words.

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Worksheet Year: 2

Compound Words

Expand students' vocabulary and language skills with this worksheet on compound words.

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Resource Year: 1 2 3

Vowel Sounds - Phonemes & Graphemes

Vowel Sounds - Phonemes & Graphemes - - Students will understand that a sound can be represented by various letter combinations.

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Resource Year: 2 3

Long Vowel Train

Long Vowel Train - This resource was created by request to identify the many letter combinations representing long vowel sounds.

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Resource Year: 1 2 3

Consonant Sounds - Phonemes & Graphemes

Consonant Sounds - Phonemes & Graphemes - Students will understand that a sound can be represented by various letter combinations.

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Resource Year: 1 2

Short and Long Vowel Owls

Each owl represents a short or a long vowel, which can be used in a classroom sorting activity. This activity is perfectly suited to literac...

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Resource Year: 1 2

Long Vowel Sounds - 2 Piece Puzzles

The Long Vowel Sounds - 2 Piece Puzzles assist Year 1 and Year 2 students to identify the long vowel sounds in words. This activity introduc...

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Resource Year: 2

Silent Knight - Silent Letters Game

The Silent Knight - Silent Letters Game is designed to support Year 2 students learning to recognise words containing silent letters. This r...

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Resource Year: F 2

Finding Syllables Poster

Finding Syllables Poster

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Resource Year: F 2

Syllable Sorter

Syllable Sorter

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Resource Year: 2

Long I Game

Long I Game

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Resource Year: 2 3 4

Silent Letters

These charts show words that include silent letters 'k', 'g', 'b', 't'.

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Worksheet Year: 2

UR and IR Words

Enhance students' language skills and phonics knowledge with this comprehensive resource on Ur and Ir words.

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Resource Year: 2 4 5

Vowel Sounds Charts

This set of 25 charts was created to assist students in Year 1 and 2 to develop an understanding of vowel sounds. The charts include the fol...

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Resource Year: 2

Christmas Compound Words

Match the lollies to create compound words. It's a great activity for Year 3 to complete satisfying the Australian Curriculum learning outco...

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Resource Year: 2

Long U Game

This game is suitable for up to 4 people and reinforces knowledge of the long u sound. Students need to match either "u_e", "u" or "oo" to t...

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Resource Year: 2

Long O Game

This game is suitable for up to 4 people and reinforces knowledge of the long o sound. Students need to match either "o_e", "oa" or "ow" to...

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Resource Year: 2

Long A Game

This game is suitable for up to 4 people and reinforces knowledge of the long a sound. Students need to match either "a_e", "ay" or "ai" to...

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Resource Year: 2

Long E Game

This game is suitable for up to 4 people and reinforces knowledge of the long e sound. Students need to match either "ee" or "ea" to the wor...

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - ow

Improve students' phonics skills and word recognition with this interactive resource for sorting words with the 'OW' sound.

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - oo

Strengthen students' phonics abilities and word recognition with this resource designed for sorting words with the 'OO' sound.

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - ir, ur

Enhance students' phonics skills and word recognition with this interactive sorting resource focused on distinguishing between words with th...

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - ight, ite

Strengthen students' phonics abilities and word recognition with this resource designed for sorting words with the 'IGHT' and 'ITE' trigraph...

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - ear

Develop students' phonics knowledge and word analysis skills with this interactive sorting resource focused on distinguishing words with the...

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - ea, ee

Improve students' phonics skills and word recognition with this interactive resource for sorting words with the 'EA' and 'EE' sounds.

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - au, aw, or

Enhance students' phonics abilities and word recognition with this resource designed for sorting words with the 'AU' and 'AW' or sounds.

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - are, air, ear

Strengthen students' phonics skills and word recognition with this interactive sorting resource focused on distinguishing between words with...

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Sorting - ai, ay, a-e

Improve students' phonics skills and word recognition with this interactive resource for sorting words with the 'AI', 'AY', and 'A-E' sounds...

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Word Families - at, ag, ap

Develop students' phonics knowledge and word recognition with this comprehensive resource focusing on word families. Students will explore a...

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Worksheet Year: 2

Syllable Sort 5 - One and Two Syllable Words

Enhance students' phonological awareness and word recognition skills with this interactive resource focused on sorting one and two syllable...

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Worksheet Year: 2

Syllable Sort 4 - One and Two Syllable Words

Build students' phonics skills and vocabulary with this interactive resource focused on sorting one and two syllable words.

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Worksheet Year: 2

Syllable Sort 3 - One and Two Syllable Words

Strengthen students' phonemic awareness and word decoding skills with this interactive resource focused on sorting one and two syllable word...

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Worksheet Year: 2

Syllable Sort 2 - One and Two Syllable Words

Engage students in phonics and word analysis with this interactive resource focused on sorting one and two syllable words.

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Worksheet Year: 2

Syllable Sort 1 - One and Two Syllable Words

Develop students' phonological awareness and word segmentation skills with this interactive resource focused on sorting one and two syllable...

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Worksheet Year: 2 3

Silent Letters - b, w, k

Enhance students' phonics skills and spelling knowledge with this interactive resource focused on silent letters B, W, and K.

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FREE! Resource Year: 1 2

Who's the Boss?

Learn about long vowel sounds and the "magic e" or "bossy e" rule with this simple card game designed for 2-4 players. It comes complete wit...

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Resource Year: 1 2

Dino Delight - Initial Blends Game

Dino Delight - Initial Blends is a fun and fast game designed to consolidate knowledge of initial blends. Students will travel around the bo...

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Resource Year: 2

Sight Word Splat - Dolch Grade 2

This game is lots of fun and works with the first set of Dolch Grade 2 sight words. It is an exciting game that motivates students of all ag...

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Resource Year: F 1 2 3

Spelling Studio Game - Dolch Word List

This spelling game is designed to be printed on A3 paper and used in conjunction with our sets of Dolch Flash Cards. Students will h...

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Resource Year: 2

Year 2 High Frequency Words

Perfect for word walls, these cards were made by request and reflect high frequency words appropriate for Year 2 students.

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Resource Year: F 1 2

Syllable Pictures

The basis for this game was kindly provided to Teach This by Eleonora Panaia and can be used to assist younger students to identify syllable...

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Resource Year: F 1 2

Syllable Game

Requested by our member, Tracey, the Syllable Game is designed to give students hands on practise identifying the number of syllables in wor...

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FREE! Resource Year: F 1 2

Syllables Counter - Froggy

These strips are designed to help students identify the number of syllables in each word. They can place a counter on the frog and jump forw...

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Resource Year: 1 2

Initial Blends Dominoes

The Initial Blends Dominoes were made by request and feature easily recognisable pictures for each blend.

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Resource Year: 2 4 5 6

Spelling Rules Charts

These charts were requested by our member, Rebecca, to help her Upper Primary class learn their spelling rules. There are 15 pages full of s...

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Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +2

Spelling Activities with Multiple Intelligences (90 cards)

Each activity is individually numbered and linked to Howard Gardner's 8 Multiple Intelligences. They are suited to ANY SPELLING LIST and ALL...

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Resource Year: 2

Dolch Grade 2 Flashcards

This is the fourth list of words Edward W. Dolch put together comprising 220 commonly used words estimated to comprise approximately 50 - 75...

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