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LEGO Sight Word Mats
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LEGO Sight Word Mats

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Are you looking for an interactive way for students to practice sight words? Make learning to spell high frequency sight words hands-on fun with these mats made to use with LEGO bricks! With two different styles to choose from, prepping for your literacy centres or Word Work stations is easy! Just choose the set of sight words you need, print and add some LEGO to build the words from. Use the larger sight word mats which allow for children to directly ‘build’ the sight word from LEGO blocks then trace and write the sight word. The smaller sight word cards provide some context to the word by placing the sight word in an easy to read sentence and asks children to build the sight word using the picture as their guide - perfect for building fine motor skills, visual discrimination and spatial awareness skills as they position their LEGO blocks to make the word. Covers have also been included to easily make the smaller cards into a handy flip book. Ideal for practicing at home or in the classroom! **Here’s what’s included - ** 220 sight word mats ( LEGO block word + sight word to trace and write) - 1 per A4 page 220 sight word cards (LEGO block sight word + short sentence with sight word to read) - 3 per A4 page LEGO-themed covers for smaller sight word cards - 3 per A4 page **220 high frequency words included: ** the to and he a I you it of in was said his that she for on they but had at him with up all look is her there some out as be have go we am then little down do can could when did what so see not were get them like one this my would me will yes big went are come if now long no came ask very an over your its ride into just blue red from good any about around want don’t how know right put too got take where every pretty jump green four away old by their here saw call after well think ran let help make going sleep brown yellow five six walk two or before eat again play who been may stop off never seven eight cold today fly myself round tell much keep give work first try new must start black white ten does bring goes write always drink once soon made run gave open has find only us three our better hold buy funny warm ate full those done use fast say light pick hurt pull cut kind both sit which fall carry small under read why own wash show hot because far live draw clean grow best upon these sing together please thank wish many shall laugh
CCVC Word Cards + Puzzles
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CCVC Word Cards + Puzzles

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Consonant blends can be tricky for young children to master. These CCVC Word Cards allow children to practice blending them into simple words through hands-on play! This activity is ideal for Daily 5 work work or literacy centers, focusing on the blends - sl, tr, pl, dr, st, cr, fl, pr, sp, tw, fr, sw, cl and sk. With 22 focus words included, choose from 3 different types of CCVC Word Cards. Here’s what’s included - 22 CCVC Word Cards divided into four equal parts (puzzle cards) - 2 per A4 page 22 CCVC Word Cards with word to trace - 2 per A4 page 22 CCVC Word Cards with blank space to build/write the word - 2 per page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Beginning Sound Match Cards
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Beginning Sound Match Cards

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Perfect for children learning their beginning letter sounds! These Science of Reading aligned initial sound cards help students master identifying beginning sounds. With 70 easy to prep cards ready to print, this pack will give your students the practice they need isolating sounds and master letter-sound correspondence. Children will gain confidence in their beginning sound knowledge as they work to isolate and then match the beginning sound of easily identifiable photos of real life objects. Perfect for build phonological awareness in preschool and kindergarten. It’s the ideal resource for early readers/writers as individual sounds are being introduced and is simple enough for students to work on independently in literacy centers or your Daily 5 rotations. Just print and either laminate to write the letter to match the beginning sound or simply add magnetic letters to learn! Here’s what’s included - 38 beginning sound mats sorting into 4 smaller sequential groups of sounds (SATPIN/CKEHRMD/GOULFB/JZWVYQ) - 2 mats per A4 page 32 beginning sounds mats featuring the whole alphabet mixed - 2 mats per A4 page File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
CVC Word Crack The Code Cards Phonemic Awareness CVC Word Practice for Blending
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CVC Word Crack The Code Cards Phonemic Awareness CVC Word Practice for Blending

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These easy to prep Crack The Code CVC Word Cards are a perfect option for implementing some SoR practice helping develop phonemic awareness skills in kindergarten and first grade. This Science of Reading (SoR) aligned resource allows children to practice connecting speech sounds (phonemes) to letters. The pictures allow your students to map a word by identifying the beginning or initial sounds of the words in each picture given. After recording each individual beginning sound, children will then use their phonemic blending skills to decode, or sound out, the word - cracking the code! After blending the individual sounds, students can write the word using the answer sheet provided. Each card is numbered making it easy for them to record their word and, even independently, check their work using the answer sheet. You will also be able to check their progress in blending individual sounds together for reading. With 100 different CVC words included, this crack the code activity is ideal for small group work, Daily 5 work work or literacy centers. Here’s what’s included - 100 CVC word Crack the Code Cards - 3 per A4 page Crack The Code recording sheet - 2 per A4 page answer sheet included File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. I also encourage you to ask questions before purchasing if you are uncertain of anything. *What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free to download program. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
Tell Me A Story Writing Centre
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Tell Me A Story Writing Centre

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Help develop strong oral and written storytelling skills in your classroom with the help of this useful writing centre! Designed with early writers in mind, use just the three type of picture cards (where? who? what?) as visual support to prompt rich oral storytelling or combine their use with our helpful templates and writing sheets to capture their narratives as they begin writing. Here’s what’s included - 45 different setting cards (where) - picture + text 6 per A4 page 57 different character cards (who) - picture + text 6 per A4 page 54 different event cards (what) - picture + text 6 per A4 page ‘Tell Me A Story’ mats (colored boxes only) - 4 versions A4 page ‘Tell Me A Story’ mat (colored boxes and writing space) - 4 versions A4 page ‘Tell Me A Story’ writing page with space for illustration plus checklist for editing To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
CVC LEGO 'Say It, Build It, Write It' Word Mats
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CVC LEGO 'Say It, Build It, Write It' Word Mats

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Make learning to spell short vowel sound words or CVC words hands-on fun with these CVC LEGO ‘Say It, Build It, Write It’ Word Mats! Just print and add some LEGO bricks to build the words from. Here’s what’s included - 84 CVC word ‘Say It, Build It, Write It’ Mats - A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Noun Sorting Clip It Cards - Person, Place or Thing
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Noun Sorting Clip It Cards - Person, Place or Thing

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Help your children learn about the different types of common nouns with the help of this hands-on Noun Sorting Pack. With over 160 different clip it noun cards to sort into person, place or thing, this download included a helpful Noun mini anchor chart poster along with noun sorting recording sheets. Use as a literacy center activity to help reinforce the concept of nouns or as an assessment task. ** Here’s what’s included -** simple Noun Anchor Chart Poster - A4 format 160+ different Noun Clip It cards (person/place/thing) - 4 per A4 page Noun Sorting recording sheet (2 versions) - 1 per A4 page + 2 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Digraph Activities - CH SH TH
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Digraph Activities - CH SH TH

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Hands-on activities that focus on the consonant digraphs - /ch/ /sh/ and /th/. Perfect for introducing those tricky digraphs! Over 50 pages of ready to print activities for your literacy centers or morning work to review identifying and differentiating between the sounds. Beginning and end sounds included in activities. Here’s what’s included - printable mini books (black+white or color) to introduce and focus on each consonant digraph (CH/SH/TH) (2 versions - beginning sound or beginning/end sound) - 1 per A4 page 85+ digraph clip cards for children to match the correct sound to - 4 per A4 page sorting mats (3 versions - blank, picture only + word only) - 1 per A4 page picture + word sorting cards for each digraph - 14 per A4 page picture only + word only sorting cards for each digraph - 8 of each type per A4 page cut and paste sorting assessment task to check children can differentiate between the three different digraphs - A4 page File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. *What programs do I need to open and use this product? * I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
Pick A Partner - Compound Word Pack
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Pick A Partner - Compound Word Pack

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Choosing a partner doesn’t have to be a daunting task for teachers and students alike. These fun cards help students “find” their own partner randomly. Simply hand out a card to each child then they can search for the classmate with the matching one! Don’t want it to be random, place a card face down on each student’s desk before beginning so you have control over who is partnered with who but your student’s still believe it is quite random. While organising your class, you can also use this as an opportunity to reinforce taught concepts, in this case - compound words (two words which when combined create a new word). But you don’t just have to use these for class organization! Add them to your literacy center rotations as a fun memory match game! Here’s what’s included - 2 different sets of 30 pick a partner cards (15 pairs per set) featuring compound words (image + text) - 8 to an A4 page To use - You will need to have a up to date version of a PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Fruit and Vegetable Flash Cards
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Fruit and Vegetable Flash Cards

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These beautiful editable photo flashcards perfect for display at home or the classroom. Featuring over gorgeous real life photo cards of 75 of the most commonly found fruit and vegetables, use these cards to create a vocabulary rich environment, print out two sets to play memory with or create a smaller version to use shopping or to create a print rich play center. So many ways to use these handy photo fruit + vegetable cards! Here’s what’s included - 43 different vegetable cards with real life photos used each with editable text box - 4 per A4 page 33 different fruit cards with real life photos used each with editable text box - 4 per A4 page 2 x fruit covers + 2 vegetable covers - 4 on an A4 page To use - You will need to have a up to date version of Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to open and edit this resource.
CVC Say It Read It Make It Write It Word Mats
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CVC Say It Read It Make It Write It Word Mats

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Similar to our super popular ‘Say It Make It Write It’ word mats, this version focuses on CVC short vowel sound words and uses real life photos as visual prompts to read the correct word before making it from play dough or magnetic letters then writing the word. With 68 ready to print pages, these multi-sensory mats will be a hit in your literacy centers! Here’s what’s included - 68 ready to print pages with real life photos as prompt, three words to read along with space to make and write the word. To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Modern BOHO SUMMER Word Wall Pack
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Modern BOHO SUMMER Word Wall Pack

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Match your neutral classroom decor with this easy to edit word wall pack in modern boho summer inspired designs! With an palette of soft earthy colors, vintage beach clip art and hints of terrazzo, you can choose from a square or round set of designs. Made to match our other BOHO SUMMER Classroom Decor, you can just press print on our pre-made, ready to print alphabet labels or create your own from our range of labels and use your own fonts. Blank word cards included to match the different labels. Here’s what’s included - A-Z Alphabet round labels featuring different BOHO SUMMER themed artwork - 3 to an A4 page but can be edited + resized. A-Z Alphabet square labels with different BOHO SUMMER designs - 2 per A4 page but can be resized + edited Blank word wall cards (different colors) - 10 to an A4 page + editable. File type – Microsoft PowerPoint (editable text) + ready to print PDF **IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… ** All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files.  Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program. To use our editable resources, you will need to have Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to open and edit these resources. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues. What does it mean if a file is editable? Our editable files allow you to change and customize the text so you can make it exactly what you want to fit your classroom. Simply type into the text boxes provided or add in your own to edit. You will need access to Microsoft PowerPoint to do this. Editable does not mean all parts are moveable. Any included artwork, clip art, some fonts and other graphics are fixed to abide by copyright laws and cannot be edited or removed. Colours also used cannot be edited with the exception of coloured text. If you want the text in the editable items to match the look of the ready to print decor, you may need to purchase and install some of the fonts. I’ve included information on the custom fonts used within the download along with a help sheet to make sure you’re getting the most from your purchase. You can also use any fonts you already have to truly customize the look of your classroom! Please read through the product description to check what can be edited and, if unsure, please message me. Copyright © classroomHQ All rights reserved by author Permission to copy for single classroom use only Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only
Digraph Sound Wall Posters | Easy to Edit
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Digraph Sound Wall Posters | Easy to Edit

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This helpful classroom set of 37 different digraph/trigraph posters for the common vowel, split vowel digraphs and consonant digraphs provide visual support for young children as they are introduced to digraphs and trigraphs. Each posters features multiple real life photos of the featured digraph or trigraph providing visual support for these tricky to learn spelling patterns. The use of non-fiction photos make them perfect for Early Years classroom display or speech and language students. Digraphs included - ch/sh/th/ai/ay/oi/oy/ee/ea/ey/ou/ow/aw/ph/wh/ck/ng/ar/or/er/ir/ur/ew/ie/oo/ui/ue/oa/a_e/i_e/o_e/u_e/kn/wr Trigraphs included - igh/tch/dge Here’s what’s included - 37 different full page posters featuring digraph and matching real life photos with editable text- 1 per A4 page split and combined posters for ow as in cow and ow as in crow + oo as in book and oo as in boot + combined poster for ey as in donkey and ey as in grey for Australian/UK spelling two version supplied - ready to print PDF + editable version with instructions for editing File type – Microsoft PowerPoint (editable text) + ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files.  Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free to download program. To use our editable resources, you will need to have Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to open and edit these resources. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues. What does it mean if a file is editable? Our editable files allow you to change and customize the text so you can make it exactly what you want to fit your classroom. Simply type into the text boxes provided or add in your own to edit. You will need access to Microsoft PowerPoint to do this. Editable does not mean all parts are moveable. Any included artwork, clip art, some fonts and other graphics are fixed to abide by copyright laws and cannot be edited or removed. Colours also used cannot be edited with the exception of coloured text. If you want the text in the editable items to match the look of the ready to print decor, you may need to purchase and install some of the fonts. I’ve included information on the custom fonts used within the download along with a help sheet to make sure you’re getting the most from your purchase. You can also use any fonts you already have to truly customize the look of your classroom!
Non Fiction Information Text Posters and Word Wall - Animal HABITAT
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Non Fiction Information Text Posters and Word Wall - Animal HABITAT

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Learning about animal habitats? Build your students’ vocabularies with these nonfiction posters and photos of different animal habitats - perfect for creating a word wall when studying habitats in geography and science or learning to write information texts or informatives. This set of over 50 different word wall cards focuses on where animals live around the world and includes real life non fiction photos throughout. All of the most common landforms and habitats along with some key describing words are included. Ready to print PDF version or edit the text, font and even language used in our editable PowerPoint! Perfect for bilingual teachers needing their displays in a language other than English - just select the text box and retype the term in Spanish, French or another language. Here’s what’s included - 50+ different habitat mini posters formatted to look like Polaroid photos - 2 per A4 page full page Habitat Information Text Poster- 1 per A4 page ** File type –** Microsoft PowerPoint (editable text) + ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files.  Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free to download program. To use our editable resources, you will need to have Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to open and edit these resources. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues. What does it mean if a file is editable? Our editable files allow you to change and customize the text so you can make it exactly what you want to fit your classroom. Simply type into the text boxes provided or add in your own to edit. You will need access to Microsoft PowerPoint to do this. Editable does not mean all parts are moveable. Any included artwork, clip art, some fonts and other graphics are fixed to abide by copyright laws and cannot be edited or removed. Colours also used cannot be edited with the exception of coloured text. If you want the text in the editable items to match the look of the ready to print decor, you may need to purchase and install some of the fonts. I’ve included information on the custom fonts used within the download along with a help sheet to make sure you’re getting the most from your purchase. You can also use any fonts you already have to truly customize the look of your classroom!
Sound Box Cards CVC Words with Non-Fiction Real Life Photos
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Sound Box Cards CVC Words with Non-Fiction Real Life Photos

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Practice mapping sounds in CVC words with these sound word box cards with non-fiction real life photos of simple CVC words as prompts. Using sound boxes will help your students build their phonological awareness skills. They will help students identify the beginning, middle, and ending sounds making it easier for them to segment CVC words correctly. Ask your students to tap a dot under each sound box as they say each sound when they say and stretch out the CVC word. Then using magnetic letters or letter tiles, have them build the word. Once they have built the CVC word encourage them to slide their finger across the card to read the word helping them to build their decoding skills. Being able to easily segment CVC words and blend sounds is crucial for successful decoding! With over 80 words included, all with real life photos, these CVC Word Sound Box Cards are perfect for whole group, small group and reading intervention! Here’s what’s included - 80+ cards with real life photo of a CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) word, three equal sized sound boxes and three dots to tap File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
Build A Word CVC CVCC CCVC CVCe Pack
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Build A Word CVC CVCC CCVC CVCe Pack

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With over 300 different words included, this easy to prep Build a Word pack allows students practice their phonics skills when spelling new words. Students can work independently to sound out the pictured word and build the word on the mats with letters/tiles. They can then record their work on the included sheets. This approach to word work gives students an opportunity to use the oral language processing part of their brain to map, or connect, the sounds (phonemes) of the word to the letters or letter combinations (graphemes) in a word. Using this process, children can then work to physically connect or match the letters with the sounds they represent and helps to encourage the process of orthographic mapping when choosing the correct magnetic letter or letter tile to build the word. This practice helps build word recognition and decoding skills that improve fluency in both reading and writing making this Build A Word Pack a great addition to literacy centers, morning tubs, Daily 5 etc. These Build A Word Mats focus on spelling CVC, CCVC, CVCC and CVCe words. Each mat has five different pictures for your children to attempt spelling the word to match. Easy to prep, just print out the mats you want: IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product?
Noun Sorting Pack
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Noun Sorting Pack

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Make learning about the different types of common nouns fun with the help of this engaging Noun Sorting Pack. Use as a whole class for teaching parts of speech or as a literacy center activity to help reinforce the concept of nouns. Plenty of easy to interpret pictures of nouns included along with a simple Noun poster to help children be successful. Here’s what’s included - simple Noun Anchor Chart Poster - A4 format Noun Sorting Mats (3 versions) - A4 format 150+ different Noun Sorting cards (person/place/thing) - 8 per A4 page Noun Sorting recording sheet (2 versions) - 1 per A4 page + 2 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like** Adobe Reader** installed on your computer to open this resource.
CVCe Final Silent 'e' Word BINGO Game
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CVCe Final Silent 'e' Word BINGO Game

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With bright, real life images, this fun CVCe Word BINGO game is an excellent way to learn to read and spell words with long vowel sounds (CVCe or final silent ‘e’ words). Suitable for a whole class or small groups in literacy centers, this file includes 24 different BINGO playing mats. Choose from 2 sets - one with images only or one with CVCe words only, then pair them with some calling cards. Again choose from 3 different sets of calling cards - one with text only, one with text only with the vowel sounds highlighted in red and another set with text and visuals with support for beginning readers - ideal for differentiating to meet students needs. CVCe words included - bike, bite, bone, cage, cake, cape, case, code, cone, cube, dice, dime, dove, file, five, game, hose, June, kite, lice, lime, mane, mice, mime, nose, pine, pipe, rake, rice, robe, rope, rose, safe, tape, time, tube, vase, vine, vote, wave Here’s what’s included - 24 CVCe BINGO Cards with real life photos - 2 per A4 page 24 CVCe BINGO Cards with printed word only - 2 per A4 page 24 BINGO calling cards - photo + text - 6 per A4 page 24 BINGO calling cards - text only - 6 per A4 page 24 BINGO calling cards - text only (vowels in red) - 6 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
CVC Word Clip Cards
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CVC Word Clip Cards

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A great resource to use when young children are learning to blend initial sounds together to make simple words. Ready to print for your literacy centres or Daily 5 Word Work, these CVC Word Clip Cards encourage children to sound out the word before blending it to make the word. Children can then choose the correct picture to match. Just print and add some clothes pegs/pins to use!
Rhyming Word Family I Spy Mats - ED/EN/ET PACK
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Rhyming Word Family I Spy Mats - ED/EN/ET PACK

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Combining all three short vowel word family I Spy Rhyming Mats in one file! These printable word family I Spy mats are a perfect way for young children to learn and practice finding rhyming words. Use the printable I Spy cards on their own with some counters to mark each word as you find them or encourage early writers to write each rhyming word as they find it with our recording sheets. Perfect addition to your literacy center rotation or Daily 5 Word Work! Focus words included - _ ED Word Family - led, bed, fed, red, sled, wed _ EN Word Family - men, chicken, den, hen, pen, ten _ ET Word Family - set, get, jet, net, pet, vet, wet Answer sheets provided. Or SAVE and buy as a BUNDLE! >> RHYMING SHORT VOWEL SOUND WORD FAMILY I SPY MATS - BUNDLE