Clever Speller is a unique story based learning approach to spelling featuring full length narrative picture book style stories full of words showing all the ways to spell a focus sound. Our resources develop the essential skills of phonemic awareness, (hearing sounds in words,) and phonics, (learning all the ways to spell them). Authentic context makes learning to spell meaningful, warm and memorable. Make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life with engaging stories!
Clever Speller is a unique story based learning approach to spelling featuring full length narrative picture book style stories full of words showing all the ways to spell a focus sound. Our resources develop the essential skills of phonemic awareness, (hearing sounds in words,) and phonics, (learning all the ways to spell them). Authentic context makes learning to spell meaningful, warm and memorable. Make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life with engaging stories!
3 resources in 1! Alphabet charts, flashcards and student personal dictionary/word study memo booklet with captivating pictures to engage your students and help them easily learn the beginning sounds of words. Each resource comes in both colour and black and white.
In this Resource:
Alphabet Charts
1 letter per page with 2 words and images
Upper and lower case letters
2 versions colour and black and white
Flashcards
4 letters to a page with 2 words and 2 images for each letters
Upper and lower case letters
Enlarge on to A3 paper for larger cards
Word Study Memo Book, Student Personal Dictionary
1 word per page
Upper and lower case letters
Lines for writing personal dictionary words
Print as is, cut and staple for memo size book, or print on A3 paper for A5 booklet, or print as is with 4 letters per page
Decode and spell 4 Short O vowel sound word families. Phonics picture book story with 89 focus sound words to develop phonemic awareness and learn letter sound correspondence. Short O 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 you can read about all the interesting things to be found in Poppy’s Shop. Children will love playing shops while 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 14 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness
89 Short O spelling words to learn 4 different ways the Short O sound can be spelled: ‘a’, ‘au’, ‘o’ and ‘ou’.
Short O 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
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.
Easily decode 6 ways the Short U sound can be spelled with this phonics picture book story. 114 focus sound words help develop phonemic awareness, with the Short U letters printed in green to scaffold learning of letter sound correspondence.
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 Doug and his brother are having fun building by the creek when suddenly it starts to rain. Children will love reading about their adventures in the mud 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 17 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness
114 Short U spelling words to learn 6 different ways the Short U sound can be spelled: ‘o’, ‘oe’, ‘oo’, ‘ou’, ‘o_e’ and ‘u’.
Short U 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 story and accompanying activity pages.
US/UK: Mom/Mum, clubhouse/cubby, 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 22 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness
103 Long A spelling words to learn 9 different ways the Long A sound can be spelled: ‘a’, ai’, ‘ay’, ‘a_e’, ‘ea’, ‘ei’, ‘eigh’, ‘e_e’ and ‘ey’.
Long 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: neighbors/neighbours, favorite/favourite, labeling/labelling, coloring/colouring
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.
Decode and spell 5 Short I vowel sound word families. Phonics picture book story with 162 focus sound words to develop phonemic awareness and learn letter sound correspondence. Short I 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 Itchy Witch is not feeling very well. Children will love reading about how Lizardy Wizard can help Itch Witch find which itch is making her itch 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 29 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness
162 Short I spelling words to learn 5 different ways the Short I sound can be spelled: ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘u’, ‘ui’ and ‘y’.
Short I 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 19 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness
92 Long I spelling words to learn11 different ways the Long I sound can be spelled: ‘eigh’, ‘eye’, ‘i’, ‘ia’, ‘ie’, ‘ig’, ‘igh’, ‘i_e’, ‘uy’, ‘y’ and ‘y_e’.
Long I 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: neighbors/neighbours, coloring/colouring
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.
Differentiated grammar activities to help your students understand and use 50 prefixes. Your students will learn how to 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. Each set of worksheets includes differentiated variations to cater for individual learning levels.
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, omin, out, over, para, post, pre, pro, re, semi, sub, super, trans, tri, ultra, un, uni, up
What is Included:
25 No Prep Worksheets
Prefix Sort: add prefix to base word, x5
How Many More: build words with prefixes, x5
Prefix Sentences: write a sentence with base word and new word, x5
New Meanings: base word and with prefix, x10
Each activity has 5 different worksheets with 10 prefixes, beginner to challenge levels
Worksheets 1: bi, dis, mid, mis, multi, re, semi, tri, un, up
Worksheets 2: di, ex, mega, micro, non, over, pre, pro, sub, super
Worksheets 3: anti, extra, in, inter, mal, mono, out, post, ultra, uni
Worksheets 4: auto, be, co, de, dis, em, en, il, im, para
Worksheets 5: ab, ad, ante, fore, homo, hyper, hypo, ir, omni, trans
200 Word Cards for manipulative hands on word building activities, 150 base word cards and 50 Prefix cards
Also Included
Teacher Resources: Word and Prefix Lists
Answer keys for Prefix Sort and How Many More
50 Prefixes with meanings
5 lists of 10 Prefixes with 3 examples
Easily learn many ways the ‘ar’ sound can be spelled with a lively story full of focus sound words. Bring joy and life to your spelling time with our innovative story based approach. We combine the magic of stories with the science of explicit phonics to develop phonemic awareness and easily teach how sounds are spelled in many ways. Read the phonics story together to hear the ‘ar’ sound in words and then choose a follow up activity to set the scene for a successful spelling time for all.
Your students will become confident and competent spellers and they build skills in:
1: Phonemic awareness, hearing sounds in words
2: Phonics, learning all the ways to spell sounds words
The story and activities contain 67 focus sound words showing 11 ways to spell the 'ar sound: a, aa, air, ah, al, ar, are, au, ear, ia and ear
In this pack, (3 files included in total)
32 Page Phonics Picture Book, in 2 sizes
full of words that show 11 ways the ‘ar’ sound in words can be spelled, 67 spelling words included.
engaging narrative story in picture book style to captivate imagination, the story has more depth than your usual ‘readers’.
PDF book in 2 sizes, landscape and square, to cater for different displays
display on smart board or any device, or print out
all ‘ar’ letters are printed in green to provide a visual clue that these letters are pronounced as ‘ar’. The rest of the words in the story are reasonably simple, enabling students to read quite quickly.
complements any spelling methodology
Phonics Activities: use sequentially or to suit individual ability,
Beginning Sound: 3 activities to hear beginning sounds in words
Circle the Picture: 3 activities to match pictures and words and recognise ‘ar’ grapheme
Circle the Word: 3 activities to match pictures and words and recognise ‘ar’ grapheme
Circle the Spelling: 3 activities to recognise correct ‘ar’ spelling
Sounding Out:5 activities to segment words into phonemes and recognise ‘ar’ graphemes
Missing Letters: 3 activities to choose the correct letters to spell the ‘ar’ sound
Rhyming Words: 2 activities to recognise words that rhyme
Word Lists: 67 ‘ar’ sound words grouped in grapheme families
33 Synonym and Antonym Worksheets to print out. Your middle primary students will enjoy the variety of activities to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension.
What is included:
22 Cut and Paste Sorting Worksheets: Sort the synonyms and antonyms into the correct column
5 Antonym Pairs Worksheets: find the antonym pairs and write in a sentence
4 Rewrite the Story Worksheets: rewrite the story with synonyms and antonyms
2 Color Code Worksheets: highlight the synonyms in blue and the antonyms in green
Core word list of 22 words from the story
Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word
Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word
2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text
Easel Instructions
How to Use These Activities
Use the task cards for literacy centres, rotation groups, whole class or small groups
Great for morning tasks or early finishers
5 sets of Synonym and Antonym Task Cards, 56 Cards in total. Your middle primary students will enjoy the variety of activities to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension.
What is included:
22 Find a Word Cards: Highlight 4 synonyms and circle 4 antonyms for each story word
6 Matching Pairs Cards: draw a line to match the synonym and antonym cards
4 Thesaurus Skills Cards: use a thesaurus to find synonyms for the story words
22 Change the Story Cards: replace story words with antonyms and rewrite the story. Compare the original and the rewritten versions
2 Word Search Cards: word searches with a difference! Highlight the synonyms and antonyms for the words in the list and find the hidden messages.
Core word list of 22 words from the story
Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word
Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word
2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text
How to Use These Activities
Use the task cards for literacy centres, rotation groups, whole class or small groups
Great for morning tasks or early finishers
About Story Based Learning
Humans have been using stories to teach their youngsters about life since day dot. Everyone loves a story but it can quite hard to find them with any depth to explicitly teach spelling, which can make spelling rather boring! Our purpose written phonics picture book stories are full of words showing how sounds in words are spelled in many ways and bring spelling and grammar to life. Check out our store for a range of activities based on our original picture books and add life and colour to your spelling and grammar lessons.
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
Unleash your student’s creativity with Roll a Story Persuasive Creative Writing! This middle primary writing activity is designed to engage and inspire your students to express their opinion in three different styles of persuasive writing. Toss the dice and let the adventure begin! Who will you pick as your speaker? Who will be your audience? What persuasive topic will you write about?
Bonus story is included to get them started! All characters, images and settings are based on the included original story ‘Three Free Wishes’ to ignite imagination to write a sequel or spin off. Or, you can use this as a stand alone activity no problems!
Included in this resource:
3 Roll a Persuasion Charts, for request, debate and adverts styles.
9 Story Planning sheets, 3 for each style and differentiated for a range of capability.
9 Writing sheets, 3 for each style and also differentiated to cater for learning levels and abilities.
Story to inspire: Three Free Wishes (a purpose written phonics story full of Long E words…bonus reinforce spelling while they write!)
Detailed student instructions
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.
In this resource:
Engaging 25 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness
114 Long O spelling words to learn 9 different ways the Long O sound can be spelled: ‘ew’, ‘o’, ‘oa’, ‘oe’, ‘oh’, ‘ol’, ‘ough’, ‘ow’ and ‘o_e’.
Long O 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: yogurt/yoghurt, coloring/colouring, theatre, 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.
Easily decode 10 ways the Long U sound can be spelled with this phonics picture book story. 36 focus sound words help develop phonemic awareness, with the Long U letters printed in green to scaffold learning of letter sound correspondence.
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 the ewes are waiting in the queue to sample the unusual food on the menu. Children will love reading about the mischief they get up to 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 12 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness
36 Long U spelling words to learn 10 different ways the Long U sound can be spelled: ‘eau’, ‘ew’, ‘ewe’, ‘iew’, ‘u’, ‘ue’, ‘ueue’, ‘uu’, ‘u_e’ and ‘you’.
Long U 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 accompanying activity pages.
US/UK: coloring/colouring, theatre, 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.
Value bundle of printable worksheets, word cards, task cards and poster anchor charts for students to easily learn to read and spell words with prefixes, 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.
In This Bundle
50 Prefixes 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, omin, out, over, para, post, pre, pro, re, semi, sub, super, trans, tri, ultra, un, uni, up
What is Included:
25 No Prep Worksheets
Prefix Sort: add prefix to base word, x5
How Many More: build words with prefix, x5
Prefix Sentences: write a sentence with base word and new word, x5
New Meanings: base word and with prefix, x10
Each activity has 5 different worksheets with 10 prefixes, beginner to challenge levels
Worksheets 1: bi, dis, mid, mis, multi, re, semi, tri, un, up
Worksheets 2: di, ex, mega, micro, non, over, pre, pro, sub, super
Worksheets 3: anti, extra, in, inter, mal, mono, out, post, ultra, uni
Worksheets 4: auto, be, co, de, dis, em, en, il, im, para
Worksheets 5: ab, ad, ante, fore, homo, hyper, hypo, ir, omni, trans
200 Word Cards for manipulative hands on word building activities, 150 base word cards and 50 Prefix cards
50 Task Cards with prefix, meaning and picture clue
Activities on each task card:
Write the base word
Add prefixes to the base word to make new words
Write sentences to include base word and new words
Write meanings for the base word and new words
50 Posters with prefix, meaning and picture clue
Print as A4 or any preferred size
Also Included
Teacher Resources: Word and Prefix Lists
Answer keys for Prefix Sort and How Many More
50 Prefixes with meanings
5 lists of 10 prefixes with 3 examples
This lovely narrated picture book story develops Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Skills, the building blocks of learning to spell. Providing a natural, authentic and successful spelling experience, this full length original picture book style story full of words with the Long A sound has been purpose written by an experienced teacher. Your students will be happily learning to spell in no time at all!
Click on the preview to see this book in action!
In this deck:
Narrated phonics picture book story full of words showing 9 different ways the Long A sound can be spelled: 22 page story, 2 cards per page, 44 cards total.
Card 1 Phonemic Awareness
listen to narrated story full of words with a Long A sound
tap on the words with a Long A sound
click to check
Card 2: Phonics
learn 9 different ways the Long A sound can be spelled, with all the Long A sound letters printed in green
repeat for next page of the story
Learn to Spell with Stories!
One of the hardest aspects of learning to spell the English language is that sounds in words can be spelled in so many ways. This can lead to stress, confusion and ongoing anxiety, often not helped by endless lists of disconnected and meaningless wordlists.
Written and designed for the child to
1: hear sounds in words
2: know what letters to choose to spell the sounds they hear
We hope you and your students enjoy the stories and easily learn to spell at the same time!
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