Christmas Alphabet picture/grapheme cards (Double-sided for use with 'Function Machine’)

What’s included?
x6 sheets (picture/alphabet sound grapheme (with words) cards) to identify x26 initial sounds for each letter of the alphabet - all Christmas themed. All sheets are portrait orientation, pdf format. Also included are instructions of how to make a ‘Function Machine’ and what is needed to make one.

The alphabet cards are designed to be printed as double sided and used with a Function Machine, however you may have another use in mind.

single sided version also available

Who’s it for?
This resource has been designed for early years children, pupils in years one as well as older students needing additional learning support.

What’s it for?
These Christmas Alphabet cards have been designed to be printed double-sided on card to use with the ‘Function Machine’ (instructions of how to make one of these included) to practise identifying the initial sound of x26 images - all Christmas themed. Providing learners with a fun opportunity to practise their sound knowledge linked to Christmas.

This activity has been designed to be a simple, interactive, predictable activity to promote independence and consolidate learning. This activity is ideal for individuals to be getting on with independently.

How to use it?
An adult needs to print these card (double-sided) onto card and and pre-cut the cards into x26 separate rectangle cards (x27 if using both versions of the ‘k’/’king’ cards)

The set of cards can then be placed on a table top, positioned with a ‘Function Machine’ for learners to use on their own or perhaps with adult support (initially). Cards may be ordered a - z or given to learners mixed up and learners could order these themselves.

Learners look at each image and say this out loud. They then identify (verbally) the initial sound of this word e.g. for the first letter of the alphabet the learner would say “Advent Calendar” and then “a” (for ‘Advent’). Learners then post the card (image side up) and when it pops out of the lower slot they can see if they were correct…

Resource Details…
The pictures included use words with clear initial sounds. Some images/words may be completely new to learners - an opportunity to expand their ‘Christmas vocabulary’. For clarity all images are labelled on the back of every card, e.g. ‘quince’ may easily be presumed to be a ‘pear’.

• Pictures included
  a - Advent Calendar
  b - bauble
  c - cracker
  d - dove
  e - elf
  f - fire/fireplace
  g - gift/s
  h - holly
  i - invite/invitation
  j - jingle bells
  k - king (two versions of the ‘k’ grapheme are provided)
  l - lantern
  m - mistletoe
  n - nuts
  o - orange
  p - pudding
  q - quince
  r - robin
  s - star
  t - tree
  u - under (the tree)
  v - Vixen (a reindeer!)
  w - wine
  x - Xmas
  z - zest (of lemon/oranges, lemon pictured)

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