Make learning to spell fun with this Spelling Activity Booklet for Short A Vowel Sound CVC words. Our booklet is designed for pre-school and beginner spellers to easily develop phonemic awareness, (hearing sounds in words) and phonics skills, (letter sound correspondence). With matching words and pictures, onset and rhyme, reading and sounding out words and writing sentences activities, plus assessment checklists and recording sheets - your students will be confident and competent spellers in no time! Included in this Resource 14 activities and 2 checklists Checklists Progress and Assessment Checklists Beginning sounds Identify words starting with the Short A sound Odd one out Middle sounds Identify words with a Short A sound in the middle Odd one out Letter Recognition: Identify the ‘Short A’ sound letter in words Beginning sound Middle sound Spelling: the Short A sound Sound out and say Match the words and picture Onset and Rhyme Beginning Sounds Onset: change the first letter to make new Short A sound words Ending sounds Rhyme: Identify the words that rhyme Reading Reading Short A sound words by sight, complete words, no pictures Reading simple sentences with Short A words Writing Write the Short A sound word that matches the picture Write a simple sentence using Short A sound words from the activities How to Use These Activities Morning work, a page every day will build skills and confidence As main spelling lesson activities or as a complementary activity For catching up students who are having difficulties Sequential unit, beginning with recognising words that begin with the focus sound and leading to being able to independently read and write words with the focus sound. Individual activities as needed Encouraging students to celebrate progress with child friendly ‘I can’ statements on every page Print Options A4 Booklet: print A4 pages 4-19 and staple together as a pack Individual A4 activities/worksheets: print as required A5 Mini Booklet: print [ages 4-19 double sided and select booklet in the print options/layout page on your screen. The booklet will print as 4 double sided pages and be ready to fold into a 16 page A5 size booklet with front and back cover and 14 activities. Staple or bind with string or ribbon.

23 Rhyme worksheets to help your junior primary students recognise, combine and manipulate sounds in words and understand the concept that words sharing common sounds often share common letter sequences. Children will practice hearing, identifying and manipulating sounds and quickly realise that if they can spell ‘cape’, they can spell ‘tape’ etc. This variety pack of story based resources will capture and maintain student interest as they build competence in these essential phonological awareness foundation skills to support a successful learning to spell journey. Included in this pack: 7 Find the Rhyme Worksheets: Colour all the words that rhyme with a focus word in green and the rest in a different colour. 2 Rhyming Pairs Worksheets: Draw a line matching words with the same last sound. 2 versions for this activity, black and white for student worksheet and colour to laminate for repeated use 10 Rhyming Words Worksheets: Highlight the rhyming words in each row of the table. 4 Rhyming Writing Activities: Write a story or poem with rhyming sentences 2 Copies of the Phonics Story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’: Phonics story full of words showing 9 ways the Long A sound can be spelled. 2 copies are included, one with the Long A words in green and the other with all text in black

Teach 300 ways to spell the 44 sounds of the English language with anchor charts, flash and flip cards, sound walls, bunting and assessment grids. Colourful pictures and relevant words make learning to spell easy and memorable. Reference charts ensure no gaps and enable differentiation to cater for learning levels. 2 versions are included to accommodate differences between US and UK pronunciation of some sounds. This set of resources aligns with any spelling methodology, the Science of Reading, Orton Gillingham, Jolly Phonics etc. Contents 298/301 Anchor Charts: display, desk charts, student reference 298/301 Sound Walls: make sound and word walls, booklets or as an activity sheet 298/301 Flash Cards: teach and practice, match and sort 2 versions 298/301 Flip Cards: assessment, sorting 2 versions 298/298/301 Bunting: visual display, digital flash cards 3 Phonics Assessment Records: 3 levels most common, common, uncommon Phonics Reference Charts Sounds Chart: most common vowels and consonants on one page Sounds on One Page: all 44 sounds 298/301 ways to spell Phonemes: how many ways to spell each sound Graphemes: how many sounds each grapheme can represent Note: slightly different number of resources is due to differences in US and UK pronunciation, eg ‘a’ as in bath is included in UK ‘ar’ group but not in US,298/ as the ‘a’ letter is pronounced as a short a sound Teach 44 Sounds of the English Language 10 short and long vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, u, ai, ee, igh, oa, you 10 other vowels: ar, er, ir, air, ear, oo (as in moon), oo (as in book), oi, ow, schwa 24 consonants b, c, d, f, g, h, j, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, y, z, ch, ng, sh, th (soft), th (hard), zh Notes on Phonemes single examples of a word are included if a common word eg women, friend, many uncommon examples have been included but there are still more! x can represent 2 sounds eg c and s as in exercise and fox, g and z as in exam, c and sh as in luxury gn can represent 2 sounds eg, n and y as in lasagne q is pronounced as c and w and thus has no separate entry the word ‘one’ has no letters representing the ‘w’ sound oo and you are separated in this resource Pronunciation Many words are pronounced differently whether UK or US pronunciation however the process of spelling is the same: hear sounds in words and choose the correct letters to represent the sounds. The following words appear in different charts: ball, walk, astronaut, caught: US ‘ar’, UK ‘or’ draw, awe: US ‘ar’, UK ‘or’ bath: US short a, UK ‘ar’ laugh: US short a, UK ‘ar’ Add words to the Sound Wall sheets to build your own collection of words to suit local pronunciation.

This collection of music games makes learning quarter and eighth note rhythms easy and fun. Students will love playing Bingo, 4 Corners, Poison Rhythm, Build a Band, Who Am I, Play Along, Memory and Snap. These games are easy to run and are great for music lessons, band practice, small groups, fill in lessons, reward time or anytime! As well as building music skills your students will develop group cohesion, the class that plays together stays together! This Resource Includes Bingo Games: 3 variations Caller board with 16 patterns using quarter and beamed eighth notes 30 unique playing cards, one colour and the same set in black and white (60 cards) Blank caller board and player cards for free choice games 16 Rhythm Flash Cards: for games and practice Large rhythm cards, 3 per A4 page Small Flash cards, 16 per page Recording and Assessment Student Worksheet Class Assessment Grid Instructions for Each Game Record and Assess Rhythm cards, student worksheets and teacher grid are perfect for assessment and evidence of learning. Print and Play This resource requires no prep other than print, in black and white for individual student use, or colour and laminate for your games box ready to use at any time. Saves hours of time making rhythm cards! How to Use Laminate colour boards for long lasting use or print black and white for individual use Print and cut out rhythm cards for practice or ensemble work Display rhythm cards for memorising and familiarisation

95 story based learning spelling activities to learn 12 ways the Long E sound in words can be spelled. No prep printable worksheets ready for your word work, literacy centres, morning routines, spelling program, ESL, revision or homework. Differentiated word lists cater to a range of ability from Kindergarten to Year 2. Your students will easily learn to hear sounds in words and know all the ways to spell them. Aligns to any curriculum. These Activities Will Help Students to Develop Skills in: Understanding that sounds are represented by various letter combinations Using sound letter knowledge to read familiar and unfamiliar words Using words in everyday writing to show comprehension and context Applying letter sound knowledge to spell familiar and unfamiliar words Making new words by changing the first letter or letters Building vocabulary Recognising rhyme Recognising and understanding homophones What is Included 85 Long E Word Family Activities Finding Long E: find the list words in the story Meaningful Words: write the meaning of the list words in the story context Writing Long E: combine list words to create a short story or paragraph More Long E Words: find more words with the same Long E grapheme Rhyming Long E: highlight words with the same end sound Onset: change the first letter or letters to make new words, answers included 5 Long E Activities Homophones: write meanings and sentences for each pair of homophones Find All the Words: underline all the words in the story with a Long E sound Missing Letters: fill in the missing Long E letters for each word Choose the Letters: fill in the missing Long E letters in a story context Word Family Sorting: sorting words into word families 3 Sight Words Activities Sight Words Sorting: sorting sight words into word families and analysis Sight Words Matching: cloze activity with sight words Sight Words Practice: check lists sorted according to Long E word family 2 More Ways to Spell Long E 6 More Ways to Spell Long E: Vocabulary Challenge 16 Ways to Spell Long E: Words and Picture Chart 4 Teacher Resources Long E Story: Three Free Wishes, 2 versions one with all black text and one with Long E words printed in green Complete Word List, 127 Long E Words Spelling Group Lists: 11 differentiated lists ’ea’, ’ee’, ’y’: 3 levels of each ’e’, ‘ei’, ‘ey’, ‘e_e’, ‘i’, ‘ie’, ‘i_e’, ‘2 Long E Sounds’: 1 of each Chart: 12 Ways to Spell Long E About Clever Speller Clever Speller is a Story Based Learning approach to spelling and easily shows how sounds in words are spelled in many ways. All activities are based on a series of traditional picture book style stories full of words showing many different ways a short or long vowel sound can be spelled. Clever Speller makes it easy to learn how to hear sounds in words and how to spell them, and makes learning to spell a fun and successful time for all.

14 Word Study activities for beginning spellers to develop phonemic awareness and phonics skills. Activities include hearing sounds in words, letter-sound correspondence, sounding out, matching words and pictures, onset and rhyme, reading and writing words and sentences with Short E CVC words plus recording and assessment checklists. Print as an A5 booklet or A4 worksheets. Included in this Resource 14 activities and 2 checklists Checklists -Progress and Assessment Checklists Beginning sounds Identify words starting with the Short E sound Odd one out Middle sounds Identify words with a Short E sound in the middle Odd one out Letter Recognition: Identify the ‘Short E’ sound letter in words Beginning sound Middle sound Spelling: the Short E sound Sound out and say Match the words and picture Onset and Rhyme Beginning Sounds Onset: change the first letter to make new Short E sound words Ending sounds Rhyme: Identify the words that rhyme Reading Reading Short E sound words by sight, complete words, no pictures Reading simple sentences with Short E words Writing Write the Short E sound word that matches the picture Write a simple sentence using Short E sound words from the activities How to Use These Activities Morning work, a page every day will build skills and confidence As main spelling lesson activities or as a complementary activity For catching up students who are having difficulties Sequential unit, beginning with recognising words that begin with the focus sound and leading to being able to independently read and write words with the focus sound. Individual activities as needed Encouraging students to celebrate progress with child friendly ‘I can’ statements on every page Print Options A4 Booklet: print A4 pages 4-19 and staple together as a pack Individual A4 activities/worksheets: print as required A5 Mini Booklet: print [ages 4-19 double sided and select booklet in the print options/layout page on your screen. The booklet will print as 4 double sided pages and be ready to fold into a 16 page A5 size booklet with front and back cover and 14 activities. Staple or bind with string or ribbon.

Differentiated reading comprehension activities with literal, inference and evaluative questions based on an included original story text. Our story based approach is designed to captivate imagination and inspire learning in an engaging natural story setting. Easily cater for all learning levels with tick box, cut and paste, and written activities and help your students develop skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension. All activities are based on the phonics story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, an engaging story full of words showing 9 different ways the Long A sound can be spelled. In this Resource Long A Phonics Story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’. Story includes: engaging narrative story with 103 Long A sound words picture clues Long A sound letters printed in grey for scaffolding when reading 30 Reading Comprehension worksheets, (Long A sound letters in the text are printed in grey) 6 Read and Tick 6 Read and Paste sequencing 6 Read and Write with literal questions 6 Read and Write with inferential questions 6 Read and Write with evaluative questions Inbuilt Phonics: Color the grey Long A Sound letters in the text

Variety of synonym and antonym worksheets to provide meaningful and contextual learning for middle primary students. Combining grammar and phonics these story based learning activities are based on the included Long E phonics story ‘Three Free Wishes’. Included in this resource: Worksheets Sort and Compare: 20 Activities Sort the Antonyms and Synonyms into the correct column Draw and label 2 comparative core words Antonym Pairs: 5 worksheets Match the Antonym pairs and write in a sentence Rewrite the Story: 4 worksheets Rewrite the story with synonyms and antonyms Students will need a copy of the included story 2 Synonym pages, (student worksheet story is in larger print) 2 Antonyms pages, (student worksheet story is in larger print) Colour Code: 2 worksheets Highlight Synonyms in blue and Antonyms in green Vocabulary Extension: 4 worksheets Write own synonyms and antonyms Teacher Resources Long E Phonics Story: Three Free Wishes 2 copies of the story, all black text, Long E words in green Includes 128 Long E vowel sound words Provides context for the activities in this pack Word Lists: 20 core words Core words with one matching synonyms and antonym Core words with 4 synonyms Core words with 4 antonyms

In this resource: Engaging 26 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 113 Short A spelling words. There is usually just one way to spell the Short A sound in words ‘a’. Short A graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in the story and accompanying activity pages. US/UK: crawfish/yabbies, coloring/colouring, theater/theatre More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

Decode and spell 6 Short E vowel sound word families. Phonics picture book story with 73 focus sound words to develop phonemic awareness and learn letter sound correspondence. Short E letters are printed in green to scaffold and support students learning to spell. Combining systematic spelling with story based learning this unique approach provides the context for phonics to make sense and brings spelling to life. In this engaging story Fred and his friend love to go riding around on their bikes. Children will love reading about their adventures and have fun learning to spell at the same time. Please note: these are different to decodable readers for whole words. This phonics story book focuses on decoding a focus sound. In this resource: Engaging 13 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 73 Short E spelling words to learn 6 different ways the Short E sound can be spelled: ‘a’, ‘ai’, ‘ay’, ‘e’, ‘ea’ and ‘ie’. Short E graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in accompanying activity pages. US/UK: coloring/colouring, theater/theatre More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

In this resource: Engaging 24 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 114 Long E spelling words to learn 12 different ways the Long E sound can be spelled: ‘ay’, ‘e’, ‘ea’, ‘ee’, ‘ei’, ‘eo’, ‘ey’, ‘e_e’, ‘i’, ‘ie’, ‘i_e’, and ‘y’. Long E graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in accompanying activity pages. US/UK: coloring/colouring, theater/theatre More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

50 task cards to help students understand the meanings of suffixes, add a suffix to a base word, understand how a suffix changes the meaning of a base word and use base words and words with suffixes in their writing. Extend your student’s vocabulary with engaging task cards to learn about 50 different suffixes. Easy to differentiate and fantastic for your early finishers! No prep printable Print and laminate to add to your collection of activities for learning centres, rotation activities and extension work. All activities easily align with curriculum requirements. 50 Suffixes to learn: able, acy, age, al, ance, ant, ary, dom, ed, ee, eer, en, ence, ent, er, ery, est, es/ies/s, ful, hood, ible, iac, ian, ic, ify, ing, ious, ise, ish, ism, ist, ity, ive, less, ling, ly, ment, ness, or, ous, ship, sion, some, tion, ty, ward, way, ways, wise, y What is Included: 50 Task Cards with suffix, meaning, picture clue and activities Sample Answer Card Activities on each task card: Write the base word Add suffixes to the base word to make new words Write meanings for the base word and new words Write sentences to include base word and new words 2 Task cards per page, print as A4 or any preferred size Print for individual use or laminate for multiple use

50 Prefixes Anchor Chart Posters to display in your class or home learning area. Each poster contains a prefix and its meaning, an example of a word and a picture for visual learning. Easy no prep printable posters to help middle primary students learn about grammar as well as brightening up your classroom decor. 50 Prefixes to learn: ab, ad, ante, anti, auto, be, bi, co, de, di, dia, dis, em, en, ex, extra, fore, homo, hyper, hypo, il, im, in, inter, ir, mal, mega, micro, mid, dis, mono, multi, non, omni, out, over, para, post, pre, pro, re, semi, sub, super, trans, tri, un, ultra, uni, up What is Included: 50 Posters with prefix, meaning and picture clue Print as A4 or any preferred size

50 Suffixes Anchor Chart Posters to display in your class or home learning area. Each poster contains a suffix and its meaning, an example of a word and a picture for visual learning. Easy no prep printable posters to help middle primary students learn about grammar as well as brightening up your classroom decor. 50 Suffixes to learn: able, acy, age, al, ance, ant, ary, dom, ed, ee, eer, en, ence, ent, er, ery, est, es/ies/s, ful, hood, ible, iac, ian, ic, ify, ing, ious, ise, ish, ism, ist, ity, ive, less, ling, ly, ment, ness, or, ous, ship, sion, some, tion, ty, ward, way, ways, wise, y What is Included: – 50 Posters with suffix, meaning and picture clue Print as A4 or any preferred size

Extend your student’s vocabulary with engaging task cards to learn about 50 different prefixes. Easy to differentiate and fantastic for your early finishers! No prep printable task cards will help students to understand the meanings of prefixes, add a prefix to a base word, understand how a prefix changes the meaning of a base word and use base words and words with prefixes in their writing. Print and laminate to add to your collection of activities for learning centres, rotation activities and extension work. 50 Prefixes to learn: ab, ad, ante, anti, auto, be, bi, co, de, di, dia, dis, em, en, ex, extra, fore, homo, hyper, hypo, il, im, in, inter, ir, mal, mega, micro, mid, mis, mono, multi, non, omni, out, over, para, post, pre, pro, re, semi, sub, super, trans, tri, un, ultra, uni, up What is Included: 50 Task Cards with prefix, meaning, picture clue and activities Sample Answer Card Activities on each task card: Write the base word Add prefixes to the base word to make new words Write meanings for the base word and new words Write sentences to include base word and new words 2 Task cards per page, print as A4 or any preferred size Print for individual use or laminate for multiple use

Learn how to add a suffix to a base word, understand how a suffix changes the meaning of a base word and use base words and words with suffixes in writing. Multi level resource to help your students to understand the meanings of 50 suffixes. Easy no prep printable worksheets plus word cards. Activities align with curriculum requirements. 50 Suffixes to learn: able, acy, age, al, ance, ant, ary, dom, ed, ee, eer, en, ence, ent, er, ery, est, es/ies/s, ful, hood, ible, iac, ian, ic, ify, ing, ious, ise, ish, ism, ist, ity, ive, less, ling, ly, ment, ness, or, ous, ship, sion, some, tion, ty, ward, way, ways, wise, y What is Included: – 25 No Prep Worksheets Suffix Sort: add suffix to base word, x5 How Many More: build words with suffixes, x5 Suffix Sentences: write a sentence with base word and new word, x5 New Meanings: base word and with suffix, x10 Each activity has 5 different worksheets with 10 suffixes, beginner to challenge levels Worksheets 1: ed, er, ful, ing, ish, less, ly, ness, or, y Worksheets 2: al, dom. en. ent, es/ies/s, est, ment, ship, sion, way Worksheets 3: able, ee, once, hood, ist, ity, ling, ive, ous, ward Worksheets 4: age, ance, ant, ible, ic, ise, ism, tion, ty, wise Worksheets 5: acy, ary, eer, ery, iac, ian, ify, ious, some, ways – 200 Word Cards for manipulative hands on word building activities, 150 base word cards and 50 Suffix cards Also Included Teacher Resources: Word and Suffix Lists Answer keys for Suffix Sort and How Many More 50 Suffixes with meanings 5 lists of 10 suffixes with 3 examples

127 Printable Word Cards showing 12 ways the Long E sound can be spelled, ‘ay’, ‘e’, ‘ea’, ‘ee’, ‘e_e’, ‘ei’, ‘eo’, ‘ey’, ‘i’, ‘ie’, i_e’ and ‘y’. All words are from ‘Three Free Wishes’, a Phonics Story full of Long E sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Long E graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 254 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Three Free Wishes’.

73 Word Cards showing 6 ways the Short E sound can be spelled, ‘e’, ‘ea’, ‘a’, ‘ai’, ‘ay’ and ‘ie’. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Short E graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 146 word cards in total), plus a copy of My Best Friend Fred Phonics Picture Book Story. All words are from My Best Friend Fred, a Phonics Story full of Short E sound words.

These charts combine phonics with whole language to show the different ways that long vowel sounds can be spelled in words. Use them as wall displays, desktop placemats or general teaching resources. All images are from Clever Speller Phonics Picture Books stories full of focus sound words showing how sounds in words are spelled in many ways. Clever Speller is a story based learning approach to bring spelling alive and make learning to spell connected and meaningful.

Did you know there are at least 20 ways to spell the Long I sound in words! These 67 activities focus on 6 well known ways with extension activities for 14 unusual ways to spell Long I. The activities are based on the included purpose written phonics story ‘Diamonds in the Sky’, full of words showing different ways the Long I sound can be spelled in words. ** Recently edited to fix minor errors. Available to re-download ** No prep printable worksheets ready for your word work, literacy centres, morning routines, spelling program, ESL, revision or homework. Differentiated word lists based on the included phonics story cater to a range of ability from Kindergarten to Year 3. Your students will easily learn to hear sounds in words and know all the ways to spell them. Our story based learning approach provides context and meaning to engage students and make spelling time a happy time. These Activities Will Help Students to Develop Skills in: Understanding that sounds are represented by various letter combinations Using sound letter knowledge to read familiar and unfamiliar words Using words in everyday writing to show comprehension and context Applying letter sound knowledge to spell familiar and unfamiliar words Making new words by changing the first letter or letters Building vocabulary Recognising rhyme Recognising and understanding homophones What is Included 50 Long I Word Family Activities Finding Long I: find the list words in the story Meaningful Words: write the meaning of the list words in the story context Writing Long I: combine list words to create a short story or paragraph More Long I Words: find more words with the same Long E grapheme Rhyming Long I: highlight words with the same end sound Onset: change the first letter or letters to make new words, answers included 7 Long I Activities Homophones and Homographs: write meanings and sentences for each pair Find All the Words: underline all the words in the story with a Long I sound Missing Letters: fill in the missing Long I letters for each word Choose the Letters: fill in the missing Long I letters in a story context Word Family Sorting: sorting words into word families 4 Sight Words Activities Sight Words Sorting: sorting sight words into word families and analysis Sight Words Matching: cloze activity with sight words Sight Words Practice: check lists sorted according to Long I word family More Ways to Spell Long I 14 More Ways to Spell Long I: Vocabulary Challenge 20 Ways to Spell Long I: Words and Picture Chart 4 Teacher Resources Long I Story: Diamonds in the Sky, 2 versions one with all black text and one with Long I words printed in green Story Word List, 93 Long I Words Spelling Group Lists: 3 ‘i_e’, 2 ‘I’, 1 each of ‘y’, ‘sigh’, ‘ie’. and ‘y_e’ plus unusual ways Chart: 11 Ways to Spell Long I