5 worksheets in which children need to look at a picture and then fill in the missing short vowel sound from the middle of a CVC word. Why do you need this? Filling in missing vowel sounds reinforces phonics rules and reading readiness. With cute animals and objects, learners practice deciphering familiar CVC vocabulary. Parents and teachers can use these pages to assess and develop critical vowel comprehension. How and when might you use this? Each page displays 10 illustrated words with the vowel missing. Looking at the picture clue, students fill in the blank to complete the word, applying knowledge of short vowel sounds. For example, seeing a picture of a c_t would cue writing an “a” to spell “cat”. These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways: · During small group phonics sessions · Independent work stations  · Homework practice · Guided reading groups · Morning work · Reading interventions for children who need additional support · Whole class instruction What’s included? 5 PDF worksheets

56 Flash cards showing CVC words with corresponding pictures. Why do you need this? Flashcards provide a visual aid for teaching phonics by pairing CVC words with corresponding images. Pairing CVC words with pictures helps build students’ vocabulary by providing visual representations of the words. This enhances comprehension and reinforces word-meaning associations. Flashcards allow students to practice decoding CVC words by sounding out each letter and blending the sounds together to read the word. Repetitive exposure to CVC words through flashcards improves decoding fluency. How and when might you use this? Teachers can use the cards for direct instruction, literacy centers, word walls, and reading games. What’s included? This set includes 56 printable flash cards with short CVC words like dog, , pet, map etc each paired with colorful illustrations.

4 worksheets in which children need to use the picture and the first part of the word to work out and write what the final sound in the word would be. Simple 3 and 4 letter words. Why do you need this? Isolating ending sounds builds phonemic awareness, a key early reading skill. These worksheets give students practice identifying final sounds in simple words through fun fill-in-the-blank activities. Filling in missing sounds reinforces sounding out abilities critical for spelling and reading. Recognizing final phonemes aids rhyming and phonics skills too. These worksheets allow assessment of skill progression with CVC and CCVC words. How and when might you use this? Each page displays 10 illustrated words with the final letters missing. Using the picture and initial sounds as clues, children must determine and write in the last letter to complete the terms. For example, seeing a picture of a p-i- _ would cue writing in “g” to spell “pig”. Parents and teachers can incorporate the pages into lessons or independent practice. What’s included? 4 PDF worksheets

5 worksheets, one for each vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). The worksheets contain a large letter showing the vowel sound and then lots of pictures, children need to circle the pictures that have the correct corresponding vowel sound in the middle of the word. Why do you need this? Understanding short vowel sounds is fundamental to strong literacy skills, it lays the foundation for their early literacy skills and paves the way for successful reading and spelling. The ability to recognise and differentiate between short vowel sounds helps children sound out words, enabling them to read new and unfamiliar words with accuracy. How and when might you use this? These five worksheets immerse students in focused short vowel recognition using visuals and interactive searching tasks. Isolating each sound, a, e, i, o and u, through pictures and circling deepens early literacy abilities. These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways: · During small group phonics sessions · Independent work stations or literacy centers · Homework practice · Guided reading groups · Morning work · Reading interventions for children who need additional support · Whole class instruction What’s included? 5 PDF worksheets

6 worksheets in which children need to circle the picture that begins with a given letter. Why do you need this? Recognising beginning sounds lays the groundwork for reading skills. These worksheets give students practice isolating and identifying initial phonemes through interactive activities. Connecting sounds to letters and pictures reinforces phonetic awareness. With pictures of things like food, animals, and vehicles, children apply knowledge to familiar vocabulary. How and when might you use this? Each box focuses on a target starting sound, with a bold letter at the top for reference. Students look at 4 different illustrations and circle any pictures that start with that letter’s sound. For example, when the target is “B”, learners will circle the banana. This simple yet effective exercise serves as a foundational step in phonics instruction. Use them for individual practice or small group phonics instruction. What’s included? 6 PDF worksheets

4 worksheets in which children need to look at a picture and then write in the missing beginning sound from the word. Why do you need this? Recognising beginning sounds lays the groundwork for reading skills. These worksheets give students practice isolating and identifying initial phonemes through interactive activities. Connecting sounds to letters and pictures reinforces phonetic awareness. With pictures of things like food, animals, and vehicles, children apply knowledge to familiar vocabulary. How and when might you use this? Each worksheet contains 10 pictures with the corresponding word next to it however each word has the beginning sound missing. Students must decipher the beginning sound by saying the word out loud and then write the missing sound on the line. What’s Included? 4 PDF worksheets

6 worksheets for children to practice blending and reading CVC words with words broken down into each individual sound and sentences broken down into each word. Why do you need this? Breaking down words into individual sounds helps children understand phonics principles and the relationship between letters and sounds. This approach supports early reading development by teaching children to decode words systematically. Breaking words into individual sounds helps develop phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words. This foundational skill is crucial for successful reading and spelling. Worksheets with words and sentences broken down into individual sounds provide opportunities for students to practice blending sounds together to form words. This skill is essential for fluent reading and helps children become more confident readers. How and when might you use this? These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways: · During small group phonics sessions · Independent work stations or literacy centers · Homework practice · Guided reading groups · Morning work · Reading interventions for children who need additional support · Whole class instruction What’s included? 6 PDF worksheets

6 worksheets with a short passage to read containing simple CVC words and then a set of questions to answer about the passage to show understanding. Why do you need this? Emerging readers need practice moving from decoding words to comprehending passages. These worksheets use simple stories and comprehension questions to build important literacy foundations. Featuring short paragraphs with CVC vocabulary and matching exercises, these materials help pave the way for reading proficiency. How and when might you use this? Each page includes a short narrative using basic sight words and repetitive consonant-vowel-consonant terms. This allows young readers to focus on making meaning from the passage, rather than struggling through complex words. After reading, students answer reading comprehension questions relating to story details and events. Each comprehension has 3 levels of questions - one easy multiple choice question with pictures, one where children take information directly from the text and one where they have to use inference to work out the answer. The vocabulary aligns with early phonics lessons to reinforce letter-sound relationships too. Parents and teachers can track progress across the repetitive activities. What’s included? 6 PDF worksheets

5 worksheets in which children need to look at a picture and then work out what the final sound in the word would be, they then find and colour that letter. Why do you need this? These worksheets help reinforce phonics skills by focusing on identifying and recognising the final sound in words. This supports students in understanding the relationship between letters and sounds. By associating final sounds with corresponding letters, students strengthen their understanding of letter-sound relationships. This knowledge is fundamental for decoding and encoding words in reading and writing. Engaging in activities where students analyse the final sound in words enhances their phonemic awareness—the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words. This foundational skill is essential for reading and spelling. How and when might you use this? Students view images, say each word aloud, isolate the last sound they hear, and identify and colour in the letter that matches. These worksheets can be used independently, in small groups, or whole class to allow struggling and advanced readers to practice this critical early reading skill. As students complete these final sound worksheets, they’ll develop greater phonemic awareness that will transfer when encoding and decoding unfamiliar words. What’s included? 5 PDF worksheets

25 worksheets each with a different high frequency sight word to support children with with reading and recognising words. Children can pick out the given word and only colour clouds with the correct word. Why do you need this? Instantly recognising common sight words is a milestone of early reading fluency. These 25 worksheets provide targeted practice for students to recognise and memorize high-frequency sight words, which are commonly encountered in text and essential for fluent reading. By repeatedly encountering and identifying sight words in context, students develop fluency in reading, as they can quickly recognise these words without having to decode them letter by letter. How and when might you use this? These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways: · During small group phonics sessions · Independent work stations  · Homework practice · Guided reading groups · Morning work · Reading interventions for children who need additional support · Whole class instruction What’s included? 25 PDF worksheets

54 Flash cards showing CCVC words with corresponding pictures. Why do you need this? Mastering CCVC words (Consonant-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) is an important early reading milestone. These CCVC Word and Picture Flash Cards provide engaging practice to boost decoding, spelling and vocabulary skills. Working with these cards increases exposure to the common CCVC pattern, laying the foundation for decoding unfamiliar words. How and when might you use this? Teachers can use the cards for direct instruction, word walls, and reading games. What’s included? This set includes 54 printable flash cards with short CCVC words like frog, clip, plum, truck etc each paired with colourful illustrations.

33 Jigsaw pieces showing opposites with words and pictures. Why do you need this? Learning opposite words help expand students’ vocabulary by introducing them to antonyms. By seeing and matching words and pictures representing opposites, students gain a deeper understanding of language and develop their word recognition skills. Jigsaw puzzles are inherently interactive and engaging. Students actively participate in the learning process as they match the pieces together to form pairs of opposites. This hands-on approach promotes active engagement and enhances comprehension. These could be used as a one off activity or for continual and regular use I would suggest cutting them out and laminating them to make them more durable. How and when might you use this? This activity can be used in a variety of ways: · Introduction to opposites · Vocabulary building · Interactive learning centers · Reinforcement of previous learning · Assessment · Literacy games and activities What is included? Included are 33 jigsaw puzzles showing the words: hot/cold, big/small, empty/full, tall/short, happy/sad, thick/thin, open/close, inside/outside, young/old, wet/dry, dirty/clean, fast/slow, short/long, sweet/sour, asleep/awake, day/night, boy/girl, light/dark, loud/quiet, up/down, high/low, behind/in front, heavy/light, stand/sit, laugh/cry, tidy/messy, black/white, hard/soft, sick/healthy, push/pull, fat/thin, on/off, left/right.

These name the alien worksheets are a great way to get children used to the idea of nonsense words in a fun way. These ones are the simplest containing just basic phonemes to make 3 letter names. Why do you need this? Nonsense words, or “alien words,” are non-existent words that follow phonetic patterns. By practicing decoding these words, students strengthen their ability to apply phonics rules and sound out unfamiliar words encountered in text. How and when might you use this? These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways: · During small group phonics sessions · Independent work stations or literacy centers · Homework practice · Guided reading groups · Morning work · Whole class instruction What is included? Resource contains 6 worksheets: · 5 worksheets, 1 for each vowel, in which children draw an alien and then cut and stick to create an alien name · 1 worksheet in which there are 4 pictures of aliens and children can write a nonsense name underneath that they make up.

These name the alien worksheets are a great way to get children used to the idea of nonsense words in a fun way. Why do you need this? Nonsense words, or “alien words,” are non-existent words that follow phonetic patterns. By practicing decoding these words, students strengthen their ability to apply phonics rules and sound out unfamiliar words encountered in text. These worksheets are valuable for teaching phonics skills, particularly digraphs (two letters representing one sound) and trigraphs (three letters representing one sound). They help students recognize and decode complex letter combinations, enhancing their reading fluency and word recognition. How and when might you use this? These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways: · During small group phonics sessions · Independent work stations · Homework practice · Guided reading groups · Morning work · Whole class instruction What is included? 27 worksheets each containing a digraph or trigraph - ck, nk, ng, sh, th, ch, ay, ee, ow, oo, ar, or, ir, ou, oy, oa, ur, aw, er, ea, oi, ai, ew, igh, are, ear

These name the alien worksheets are a great way to get children used to the idea of nonsense words in a fun way. Why do you need this? Nonsense words, or “alien words,” are non-existent words that follow phonetic patterns. By practicing decoding these words, students strengthen their ability to apply phonics rules and sound out unfamiliar words encountered in text. These worksheets are valuable for teaching phonics skills, particularly split digraphs. They help students recognize and decode complex letter combinations, enhancing their reading fluency and word recognition. How and when might you use this? These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways: · During small group phonics sessions · Independent work stations · Homework practice · Guided reading groups · Morning work · Whole class instruction What is included? 5 worksheets, 1 for each vowel, in which children draw an alien and then cut and stick to create an alien name

2 different versions of spot the odd one out worksheets. Why do you need this? These worksheets encourage students to think critically and identify patterns or differences among items. This helps develop their analytical skills. For younger students or those with learning difficulties, spot the odd one out activities can help develop visual discrimination skills, which are essential for reading and other academic tasks. How and when might you use this? Spot the odd one out worksheets are versatile and can be integrated into various parts of a lesson to promote critical thinking, review concepts, provide practice, assess understanding, and accommodate different learning styles and levels. What is included? · 4 worksheets in which children have to identify which picture is facing in a different direction · 6 worksheets in which a box shows items that all connected in some way except for one. Children need to find which picture does not belong.

Activity in which children are to match pictures to identical pictures. Why do you need this? Matching identical pictures helps children develop visual discrimination skills. They learn to recognise subtle differences and similarities between images, which is essential for reading and other visual tasks. This activity encourages children to observe details in pictures closely. They learn to pay attention to specific features and characteristics, enhancing their observational skills. How and when might you use this? This activity could be used in a variety of ways such as: · Early learning independent work · Small group instruction to provide targeted support · Independent work stations For continued use I would recommend laminating this resource and using Velcro to move the jigsaw pieces around. What is included? Included are 9 boards each showing 12 pictures and then 12 matching pictures for each board.

Jigsaws showing CVC word pictures with words to match. Why do you need this? Matching pictures with corresponding CVC words helps students develop word recognition skills. By associating the visual image with the written word, students strengthen their ability to identify and read CVC words independently. Jigsaw activities provide a hands-on and interactive approach to learning CVC words. Students manipulate puzzle pieces, which enhances their fine motor skills while actively engaging with the material. How and when might you use this? This activity could be used in a variety of way: · Small group instruction to provide targeted support · Independent work stations · Early morning work · Homework for additional practice · Assessment For continued use I would recommend laminating this resource and using Velcro to move the jigsaw pieces around. What is included? Included are 49 pictures and corresponding word jigsaw cards.