Balloon Letter Recognition Matching Game
This is a great way for students to practice and consolidate their recognition of uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Each card contains a letter at the top and students must match this to the correct matching uppercase or lowercase letter/s below. This resource includes 26 cards.
These cards can be used as write'n'wipe cards, 'peg clip' cards or covered with counters.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to recognise the upper and lower case letters (graphs). and know the most common sounds represented by letters.
- We are learning to recognise the upper and lower case letters and know the most common sounds represented by letters.
- We are learning to use letters and sounds to spell words.
- We are learning to use letters and sounds, including onset and rime, to spell words.
- We are learning to use vowel sounds, consonant blends and digraphs when writing and reading one- and two-syllable words.
- We are learning to use vowel sounds, consonant digraphs and blends when writing and reading single syllable words.
Curriculum alignment
AC9EFLY11
9
Recognise and name all upper- and lower-case letters (graphs) and know the most common sound that each letter represents
AC9EFLY13
9
Use knowledge of letters and sounds to spell words
AC9E1LY11
9
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words
ACELA1440
8.4
Recognise and name all upper and lower case letters (graphemes) and know the most common sound that each letter represents
ACELA1438
8.4
Understand how to use knowledge of letters and sounds including onset and rime to spell words
ACELA1458
8.4
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable words
ENe-4A
old
Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies
ENe-5A
old
Demonstrates developing skills in using letters, simple sound blends and some sight words to represent known words when spelling
EN1-4A
old
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
ENE-PHOKW-01
new
Uses single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences and common digraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
ENE-SPELL-01
new
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts
EN1-PHOKW-01
new
Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
EN1-SPELL-01
new
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts
VCELA146
Recognise all upper- and lower-case letters and the most common sound that each letter represents
VCELA158
Know how to use onset and rime to spell words where sounds map more directly onto letters
VCELA181
Recognise short vowels, common long vowels and consonant digraphs, and consonant blends
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Extensions
Students can write words that start with each letter or identify objects around them that match the letter shown on the card.
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