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
Created from our super popular Say It Make It Write It Mats, these sight word mats include the first 100 Oxford high frequency words.
Along with reading the word, children are asked to make the word and then write the work independently.
To make differentiation easier, the 100 words are broken into five groups of 20 words each.
Just print, laminate then add playdough, magnetic letters or wix stix to make the letters!
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
Combining all three 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 -
AT WORD FAMILY - cat, bat, mat, fat, bat (baseball), rat, hat
AP WORD FAMILY - cap, gap, map, nap, tap, zap
AN WORD FAMILY - man, can, fan, pan, ran, tan, van
Answer sheets provided.
*** Also available as a bundle ***
Rhyming Word Family I Spy Mats – COMPLETE BUNDLE
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!
This updated pack (Oct 2018) includes -
_ IG Word Family - rig, dig, fig, gig, pig, wig
_ IN Word Family - tin, bin, fin, pin, spin, twin
_ IT Word Family - kit, hit, knit, pit, sit, zit
Answer sheets provided.
Or SAVE and buy as a BUNDLE! >> RHYMING SHORT VOWEL SOUND WORD FAMILY I SPY MATS - BUNDLE
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!
This updated pack (Oct 2018) includes -
_ OG Word Family - cog, dog, fog, frog, hog, jog, log
_ OP Word Family - hop, chop, cop, lollipop, mop, stop, top
_ OT Word Family - hot, cot, dot, knot, plot, pot, pot, rot
Answer sheets provided.
Or SAVE and buy as a BUNDLE! >> RHYMING SHORT VOWEL SOUND WORD FAMILY I SPY MATS - BUNDLE
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!
This updated pack (Oct 2018) includes -
_ UG Word Family - shrug , bug, hug, jug, mug, plug, rug, tug
_ UM Word Family - yum, drum, hum, gum, plum, sum, thumb
_ UN Word Family - run, bun (bread), bun (hair), gun, nun, sun
Answer sheets provided.
Or SAVE and buy as a BUNDLE! >> RHYMING SHORT VOWEL SOUND WORD FAMILY I SPY MATS - BUNDLE
Creative writing tasks can be difficult for many children. This Roll A Story writing center will make writing fun and help develop strong oral and written storytelling skills in your classroom!
Similar to our Tell Me A Story Pack, this writing center is designed with early writers in mind. Ten different ‘Roll Me A Story’ mats are included with visual prompts for selecting characters, settings and events. Children simply need to role the dice to begin telling their story.
Use this center to build rich oral storytelling or combine their use with our helpful templates and writing sheets to capture their narratives as they begin writing.
Instructions for use have also been provided along with time cards (today/yesterday/on the weekend) to help improve the complexity of their writing.
Here’s what’s included -
10 different ‘Tell Me A Story’ mats - 1 per A4 page (UK/Aust + USA spelling included)
‘How To Use’ instruction cards - 2 per A4 page
2 different writing templates - 1 per A4 page
30 different time (when?) cards - 15 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 to download program.
Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
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!
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?
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.
Make learning those tricky controlled R digraphs - ER IR UR easier with these different hands-on activities suitable for small groups, literacy centers or homeschooling.
Ready to print activities for the controlled ‘r’ sounds - /er/ir/ur. Over 40 pages of ready to print activities perfect for introducing, identifying, differentiating and reviewing the different digraphs.
Here’s what’s included -
printable mini books (black+white or color) to introduce and focus on each consonant digraph (ER/IR/UR) - 1 per A4 page
68 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
*** Please note this product was completely remade and updated in April 2019 ***
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.
Ready to print picture mazes for every letter of the alphabet!
Children are encouraged to find their way through each maze using their growing knowledge of sounds to correctly identify the beginning sounds of words to find their way from start to finish.
Perfect for independent work in literacy centres or Daily 5 Word Work activities.
Perfect for kindergarten aged children learning to differentiate between sounds. Learning beginning letter sounds has never been so much fun!
Match your way through these alphabet sound mazes by practicing differentiating between initial letter sounds. Invite children to find all the words with the same beginning sound to make their way through each of the mazes. Just color your way or add counters to mark your way.
Children think it’s a game but they’re having to produce and distinguish between different letter sounds to navigate their way through each maze successfully.
Here’s what’s included -
26 individual pages - one for every letter of the alphabet! - 1 per A4 page
26 pages of answer sheets included to allow children to easily check if they are correct - 1 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.
Still have students reversing their letters? This pack is just what you need to help fix letter confusion or letter reversals.
With a focus on practical + kinesthetic activities, this mix of hands-on resource will keep young children engaged as they learn to use letter formation as a key support to recall the direction of each letter correctly.
Classroom tested activities and visuals to help young children to identify and form letters correctly. The mix of posters, cards, games and worksheets allow for the repetition of skills until mastered but each task is different enough to provide practice without losing engagement.
Designed for children aged 3-8 years, choose from a range of different tasks - traceable letter cards with real photo backgrounds or add our unique photo cards to your next literacy center rotation so young children can practice differentiating between the letters using real life photos beginning with the same sounds as prompts. Laminate the cards and add some whiteboard markers to practice writing each letter or just add some pegs to clip the correct letter.
Use the clip cards in another centers, again real photos are used as visual support. Add our games, mazes or worksheets to your small group work. Display posters as additional support or added them as visuals to your centers.
This pack makes differentiation within your literacy centers easy!
Here’s what’s included -
b/d/p/q + n/u posters ‘Bb is for ball’ (3 designs) - 1 per A4 page
b/d, p/q, n/u, b/p, d/q letter tracing cards featuring dotted letters for writing plus a real life photo of something starting with either the letter sound - 5 cards per A4 page
Sorting Letters worksheet of letters b+d with writing practice included - A4 page
Sorting Letters worksheet of letters p+q with writing practice included - A4 page
Sorting Letters worksheet of letters n+u with writing practice included - A4 page
Writing Practice worksheet for letters b+d with real photo prompts starting with same beginning sound plus traceable words to match - A4 page
Writing Practice worksheet for letters p+q with real photo prompts starting with same beginning sound plus traceable words to match - A4 page
Writing Practice worksheet for letters n+u with real photo prompts starting with same beginning sound plus traceable words to match - A4 page
b+q, p+q, n+u square posters for prewriters (traceable lower case letter over real photo background) - 3 different pages for each letter 1 per A4 page
b+d, p+q and n+u spinners + paper dice template (with and without photo cues)
traceable letter games - 1 per page
roll + cover games
letter mazes - 1 per page + answer sheet provided
b+d, p+q and n+u clip cards with real photo cues - 4 per A4 page
File type –
Ready to print PDF
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.
Help build your students vocabularies and make learning those tricky digraphs and dipthongs easier with these different hands-on sorting activities suitable for small groups, literacy centers or homeschooling.
Ready to print activities for the sounds - AI/AY/AW/AU/OI/OY/AR/OR/ER/IR/UR/EA/EE/EY/CK/NG/CH/TH/SH/WH/PH
Choose from picture only mats, word only or blank ones - mix and match to suit the needs for your students.
Over 100 pages of ready to print activities perfect for introducing, identifying, differentiating and reviewing the different digraphs and dipthongs.
Here’s what’s included -
SOUNDS INCLUDED so far -
AI/AY/AW/AU/OI/OY/AR/OR/ER/IR/UR/EA/EE/EY/CK/NG/CH/TH/SH/WH/PH
sorting mats for each sound (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
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.
These printable word family I Spy mats are a perfect way for young children learning to identify rhyme and practice producing rhyming words. The 18 different I Spy mats focus on the short vowel sound word families children making them ideal for children beginning to spell.
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.
Answer cards provided for each I Spy Mat allowing children to check their own work independently - the perfect addition to your literacy center rotation or Daily 5 Word Work!
This updated BUNDLE (Oct 2018) includes -
_ AG Word Family - tag, bag, flag, rag, wag, zigzag
_ AM Word Family - jam, clam, dam, ham, pram, ram
_ AN Word Family - can, fan, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van
_ AP Word Family - cap, gap, map, nap, tap, zap
_ AT Word Family - cat, bat, bat (baseball), fat, mat, rat
_ 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
_ IG Word Family - rig, dig, fig, gig, pig, wig
_ IN Word Family - tin, bin, fin, pin, spin, twin
_ IP Word Family - rip, chip, dip, drip, lip, sip, ship, skip, whip
_ IT Word Family - kit, hit, knit, pit, sit, zit
_ OG Word Family - cog, dog, fog, frog, hog, jog, log
_ OP Word Family - hop, chop, cop, lollipop, mop, stop, top
_ OT Word Family - hot, cot, dot, knot, plot, pot, pot, rot
_ UG Word Family - shrug , bug, hug, jug, mug, plug, rug, tug
_ UM Word Family - yum, drum, hum, gum, plum, sum, thumb
_ UN Word Family - run, bun (bread), bun (hair), gun, nun, sun