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!
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.
Phonics stories full of words showing all the ways to spell long and short vowel sounds in words. This unique story based approach to spelling combines systematic phonics in the context of whole language for a natural and authentic way to learn to spell.
Designed to engage children and bring spelling to life, these stories will captivate imagination while easily learning 73 different ways that the Long and Short Vowel Sounds of the English language can be spelled.
Included in This Bundle:
Long A Phonics Story, Baby Jake’s Birthday: Learn 9 ways to spell the Long A sound in words
Long E Phonics Story, Three Free Wishes: Learn 12 ways to spell the Long E sound in words
Long I Phonics Story, Diamonds in the Sky: Learn 11 ways to spell the Long I sound in words
Long O Phonics Story, Baby Jake’s Birthday: Learn 9 ways to spell the Long O sound in words
Long U Phonics Story, Joanna Goanna: Learn 10 ways to spell the Long U sound in words
Short A Phonics Story, Dance of the Fancy Pants Ants: Learn 1 way to spell the Short A sound in words
Short E Phonics Story, My Best Friend Fred: Learn 6 ways to spell the Short E sound in words
Short I Phonics Story, Itchy Witch: Learn 5 ways to spell the Short I sound in words
Short O Phonics Story, Poppy’s Top Shop: Learn 4 ways to spell the Short O sound in words
Short U Phonics Story, Stuck in the Mud: Learn 6 ways to spell the Short U sound in words
Decoding the Focus Sound
Focus sound graphemes are printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding
Print or View
PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit
Included in Each Story:
Grapheme chart, word lists, tricky words, homonyms, reading comprehension quiz, coloring pages, activities to teach spelling, cross curricular theme activities and help with learning difficulties.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Matching, Cut and Paste, and Flash Cards activities to learn 7 Long O word families. 3 styles of activities provide variety to engage and keep students interested in spelling while easily building Long O phonemic awareness and phonics skills.
In these activities students will learn 7 ways the Long O sound can be spelled: ew, o, oa, oe, ol, ow and o_e. All Long O letters are printed in alternative colour for easy decoding of the Long O sound. Simple to complex activities are included to cater for range of learning stages. Colour and black and white versions of each activity are included.
In this resource:
Cut and Paste: cut, paste and colour worksheets, 8 colour and 8 BW versions
Match Words and Picture: activities to draw a line to match the word and picture. Print as individual worksheets or laminate/place in a plastic sleeve for multiple use. 11 colour and 11 BW versions
Flash Cards: 46 cards with words and pictures provide concrete materials for practical hands on learning. Use for sorting into word families, matching words and pictures or games such as memory and pairs. Blank template included. Colour and BW versions
Phonics story ‘Joanna Goanna’ full of words showing 9 different ways the Long O sound can be spelled in words. Provides context for connected and meaningful spelling learning.
Each activity is contained as a separate PDF document in the zip file
Story Based Learning
All words and images are from the included Long O phonics story ‘Joanna Goanna’, an original purpose written traditional picture book style story full of words clearly showing 9 different ways the Long O sound can be spelled: ew, o, oa, oe, oh, ol, ough, ow and o_e.
Benefits of Story Based Learning
brings spelling to life
provides context for phonics to make sense
complements and reinforces any curriculum programme and method
consolidates word family and phonics knowledge
How to Use These Activities
read story to bring spelling to life and show how the long O sound can be spelled in many ways
practice and reinforce spelling and phonics lesson content
help your ESL students learn that sounds in words in the English language are spelled in many ways
literacy and rotation groups
individual student worksheet activities
laminate or place in plastic sleeve for multiple use
homework
Matching word and picture activities to easily learn many ways to spell the Long I sound in words. 6 Printable activities in colour and black and white plus 2 copies of the phonics story are included. All words and pictured are from the original Long I phonics story ‘Diamonds in the Sky’. Focus sound letters are printed in green to help students decode the Long I sound in words.
Worksheets contain 11 Long I graphemes
eigh, eye, i, ia, ie, ig, igh, i_e, uy, y, y_e
Phonics Story ‘Diamonds in the Sky’ contains 11 Long I graphemes
How to Use
Use for spelling lessons, word-work, homework, practice, literacy centers
Print individual student worksheets or laminate for long lasting use.
Print in colour or black and white.
Clever Speller combines Phonics with Whole Language to help make sense of crazy English spelling and easily learn that sounds in words can be spelled in many ways.
Matching word and picture activities to easily learn many ways to spell the Long A sound in words. 6 Printable activities plus 2 copies of the phonics story are included. All words and pictured are from the original Long A phonics story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’. Focus sound letters are printed in green to help students decode the Long A sound in words.
Worksheets contain 7 Long E graphemes
a, ai, ay, a_e, ea, ei, eigh
Phonics Story ‘Three Free Wishes’ contains 9 Long E graphemes, 7 included in the worksheets plus 3 extra:
e_e and ey
How to Use
Use for spelling lessons, word-work, homework, practice, literacy centers
Print individual student worksheets or laminate for long lasting use.
Print in colour or black and white.
Clever Speller combines Phonics with Whole Language to help make sense of crazy English spelling and easily learn that sounds in words can be spelled in many ways.
Note: there are 2 versions of the stories and 2 of the worksheets to accommodate both US and UK/Australian spellings of the words favourite/favourite, labelling/labelling and neighbour/neighbour
Matching word and picture activities to easily learn many ways to spell the Long E sound in words. 9 Printable activities are based on the included original Long E phonics story ‘Three Free Wishes’. Focus sound letters are printed in green to help students decode the Long E sound in words.
Worksheets contain 8 Long E graphemes
ea, ee, eo, ey, i, ie, i_e, y
Phonics Story ‘Three Free Wishes’ contains 12 Long E graphemes, 8 included in the worksheets plus 4 extra:
ay, e, e_e and ei
How to Use
Use for spelling lessons, word-work, homework, practice, literacy centers
Print individual student worksheets or laminate for long lasting use.
Print in colour or black and white.
Clever Speller combines Phonics with Whole Language to help make sense of crazy English spelling and easily learn that sounds in words can be spelled in many ways.
Did you know there are at least 12 ways to spell the Long U sound in words! These 34 activities focus on 4 well known ways, (ew, u, ue and u_e), with extension activities for 8 unusual ways to spell Long U, (eau, eu, ewe, iew, queue, ui, uu and you). The activities are based on the included purpose written phonics story ‘Ewes in the Queue’, full of words showing different ways the Long U sound can be spelled in words.
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
22 Long U Word Family Activities
Finding Long U: find the list words in the story
Meaningful Words: write the meaning of the list words in the story context
Writing Long U: combine list words to create a short story or paragraph
More Long U Words: find more words with the same Long U grapheme
Rhyming Long U: highlight words with the same end sound
Onset: change the first letter or letters to make new words, answers included
7 Long U Activities
Homophones, Homographs and Heteronyms: write meanings and sentences
Find All the Words: underline all the words in the story with a Long U sound
Missing Letters: fill in the missing Long U letters for each word
Choose the Letters: fill in the missing Long U 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 U word family
More Ways to Spell Long U
8 More Ways to Spell Long U: Vocabulary Challenge
12 Ways to Spell Long U: Words and Picture Chart
4 Teacher Resources
Long U Story: Ewes in the Queue, 2 versions one with all black text and one with Long U words printed in green
Story Word List, 37 Long O Words
Spelling Group Lists: 5 lists
ew, u, ue and u_e
8 Unusual ways
Chart: Ways to Spell Long U
About Clever Speller
Did you know there are at least 15 ways to spell the Long O sound in words! These 69 activities focus on 4 well known ways, (o, oa, ow and o_e), with extension activities for 11 unusual ways to spell Long O, (au, eau, you, ew, oe, oh, ol, oo, ou, ough and owe). The activities are based on the included purpose written phonics story ‘Joanna Goanna’, full of words showing different ways the Long O sound can be spelled in words.
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 O: find the list words in the story
Meaningful Words: write the meaning of the list words in the story context
Writing Long O: combine list words to create a short story or paragraph
More Long O Words: find more words with the same Long I grapheme
Rhyming Long O: highlight words with the same end sound
Onset: change the first letter or letters to make new words, answers included
7 Long O 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 O sound
Missing Letters: fill in the missing Long O letters for each word
Choose the Letters: fill in the missing Long O 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 O word family
More Ways to Spell Long I
11 More Ways to Spell Long O: Vocabulary Challenge
15 Ways to Spell Long I: Words and Picture Chart
4 Teacher Resources
Long O Story: Joanna Goanna, 2 versions one with all black text and one with Long O words printed in green
Story Word List, 114 Long O Words
Spelling Group Lists: 11 differentiated lists
‘o’, ‘ow’ and ‘o_e’: 3 levels
‘oa’: 2 levels
11 Unusual Ways
Chart: 9 Ways to Spell Long O
About Clever Speller
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.
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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
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.