What’s included? x6 sheets, portrait orientation, pdf format. x8 images and matching x8 words to sound out and read as well as match to images. What’s it for? This 'Phase 2/3‘ picture and word matching set has been designed to be a simple activity to consolidate learning. This set focuses on sounds within Phase 2 AND Phase 3. This activity is ideal for groups/individuals to be getting on with independently and/or for learners to revisit these sounds with an adult. Who’s it for? This resource has been designed for Early Years children who are learning these sounds for the first time, pupils in Year 1 who need some practise/reinforcement of these sounds. This resource is also ideal for learners with additional learning needs. How to use it? Each learner sounds out the graphemes printed on the ‘word cards’ then matches these to the and ‘stand up character/picture cards’. There are x8 pictures and word cards to match. Resource Details… Each word card has a coloured triangle (top, left). Pink indicates these words are using Phase 2 sounds. Purple indicates that these words use Phase 3 sounds. Red letters/graphemes indicate that these sounds might be more tricky as different people can pronounce these sounds differently. E.g. the ‘er’ in the word ‘cracker’ many people pronounce this as an ‘uh’ or ‘a’ sound. Learners may need support with these (red) graphemes. ALL images/words featured here have been chose because they CAN be sounded out - the ‘tick’ pictured on the coloured (pink/purple) triangle indicates that these words can be sounded out. The words included are listed here: Phase 2 Words elf robin Santa Phase 3 Words cracker tree Nutcracker snowman pudding Important message… ANY issues with any of this resource please don’t hesitate to let me know - I am happy to make changes. Feedback of this resource would be brilliant. Thank you! New online service coming soon with FREE downloads (including this resource) available! Register your interest now and be first in line for significant early bird discounts at https://alphabetlearning.online

What’s included? x6 sheets (picture/alphabet sound grapheme (with words) cards) to identify x26 initial sounds for each letter of the alphabet - all Christmas themed. All sheets are portrait orientation, pdf format. Now ALSO includes additional ‘Answer sheet’ Who’s it for? This resource has been designed for early years children, pupils in years one as well as older students needing additional learning support. double sided (back to back) version also available What’s it for? These Christmas Alphabet cards have been designed to be printed separately onto card to practise identifying the x26 initial sounds and match these with the correct grapheme - all Christmas themed. This set of cards provided learners with a fun opportunity to practise their sound knowledge linked to Christmas. This activity has been designed to be a simple, interactive, predictable activity to promote independence and consolidate learning. This activity is ideal for individuals to be getting on with independently. How to use it? An adult needs to print these cards onto A4 card and and pre-cut the cards into x52 separate rectangle cards. The set of cards can then be shuffled and placed on a table top, positioned face up with a for learners to look at and match. Learners could use on their own or perhaps with adult support (initially). Learners could also use this resource to order the cards alphabetically. Learners look at each image and say this out loud. They then identify (verbally) the initial sound of this word e.g. for the first letter of the alphabet the learner would say “Advent Calendar” and then “a” (for ‘Advent’). Learners then look for the ‘a’ grapheme card to match the two together. Resource Details… The pictures included use words with clear initial sounds. Some images/words may be completely new to learners making these a teaching point and opportunity to expand their ‘Christmas vocabulary’. For clarity all images are labelled on the back of every card, e.g. ‘quince’ may easily be presumed to be a ‘pear’. Pictures included a - Advent Calendar b - bauble c - cracker d - dove e - elf f - fire/fireplace g - gift/s h - holly i - invite/invitation j - jingle bells k - king (two versions of the ‘k’ grapheme are provided) l - lantern m - mistletoe n - nuts / n - Nutcracker (two ’n’ cards are provided) o - orange p - pudding q - quince r - robin s - star t - tree u - under (the tree) v - Vixen (a reindeer!) w - wine x - Xmas z - zest (of lemon/oranges, lemon pictured) New online service coming soon with FREE downloads (including this resource) available! Register your interest now and be first in line for significant early bird discounts at https://alphabetlearning.online

What’s included? x6 sheets (picture/alphabet sound grapheme (with words) cards) to identify x26 initial sounds for each letter of the alphabet - all Christmas themed. All sheets are portrait orientation, pdf format. Also included are instructions of how to make a ‘Function Machine’ and what is needed to make one. The alphabet cards are designed to be printed as double sided and used with a Function Machine, however you may have another use in mind. single sided version also available Who’s it for? This resource has been designed for early years children, pupils in years one as well as older students needing additional learning support. What’s it for? These Christmas Alphabet cards have been designed to be printed double-sided on card to use with the ‘Function Machine’ (instructions of how to make one of these included) to practise identifying the initial sound of x26 images - all Christmas themed. Providing learners with a fun opportunity to practise their sound knowledge linked to Christmas. This activity has been designed to be a simple, interactive, predictable activity to promote independence and consolidate learning. This activity is ideal for individuals to be getting on with independently. How to use it? An adult needs to print these card (double-sided) onto card and and pre-cut the cards into x26 separate rectangle cards (x27 if using both versions of the ‘k’/’king’ cards) The set of cards can then be placed on a table top, positioned with a ‘Function Machine’ for learners to use on their own or perhaps with adult support (initially). Cards may be ordered a - z or given to learners mixed up and learners could order these themselves. Learners look at each image and say this out loud. They then identify (verbally) the initial sound of this word e.g. for the first letter of the alphabet the learner would say “Advent Calendar” and then “a” (for ‘Advent’). Learners then post the card (image side up) and when it pops out of the lower slot they can see if they were correct… Resource Details… The pictures included use words with clear initial sounds. Some images/words may be completely new to learners - an opportunity to expand their ‘Christmas vocabulary’. For clarity all images are labelled on the back of every card, e.g. ‘quince’ may easily be presumed to be a ‘pear’. Pictures included a - Advent Calendar b - bauble c - cracker d - dove e - elf f - fire/fireplace g - gift/s h - holly i - invite/invitation j - jingle bells k - king (two versions of the ‘k’ grapheme are provided) l - lantern m - mistletoe n - nuts o - orange p - pudding q - quince r - robin s - star t - tree u - under (the tree) v - Vixen (a reindeer!) w - wine x - Xmas z - zest (of lemon/oranges, lemon pictured) New online service coming soon with FREE downloads (including this resource) available! Register your interest now and be first in line for significant early bird discounts at https://alphabetlearning.online