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.

44 Bookmark and poster making printable activities for a hands-on way to learn about synonyms and antonyms. Your middle primary students will enjoy making these memorable learning aids to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension. How to Use These Activities Breaking up bookwork time with practical activities is a welcome change from worksheets Complete the bookmarks as a lesson activity, or add synonyms over time to use as a ‘personal thesaurus’. Make posters with examples of synonyms and antonyms for each core word to brighten up your classroom and provide learning prompts for daily use What is included: 22 synonym bookmarks 22 synonym and antonym posters to make, 1 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 Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words plus 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words plus 4 antonyms for each story word 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

Free for the 1st 24 hours! Literal Reading Comprehension multiple choice interactive Boom Cards activity based on an original phonics picture book story. Assess understanding of text in an authentic context that will engage students as well as consolidate their knowledge of how to spell the Short U sound in words at the same time. Click below to preview on the Boom Cards site https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/q-RWmaFu7SWFMea7RLe?ref=tpt How to Play Read the Question Click the correct answer Incorrect answers are circled in red with a ‘woops’ sound Correct answer circle in green with a ‘ding’ sound Students can play as many times as they wish. Click Next for next question. Page will only advance if correctly answered. Students Will Develop Skills in: Understanding text Letter sound recognition, learning which letters spell the Short U sound. This original phonics picture book story is full of words showing 6 different ways the Short U sound can be spelled. The Short U letters are printed in green for easy decoding. All words and pictures are from the original phonics story, ‘Stuck in the Mud’, by Clever Speller. On purchasing you will receive a PDF with a link to the product and extensive information on how to use Boom Cards. You will need a Boom account which is free to use when accessing this resource. Boom Cards are: interactive digital activities engaging self-checking, instant response can be used over and over, questions are shuffled for a new experience each time accessible on computers, tablets, whiteboards, any smart device accessible from the website or an app perfect for classroom or home learning Instructions Official Information from Boom Learning℠ To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks.

Improve phonics test results with this fun and interactive Long A words quiz. The Long A letters are printed in green for easy decoding. Great practice for phonics checks! Students Will Develop Skills in: phonemic awareness, hearing the Long A sound in words letter sound recognition, learning which letters spell the Long A sound segmenting words into phonemes, also known as sounding out recognising words decoding the Long A sound How to Play: Click on the word that matches the picture. With correct answer deck will advance to next slide Incorrect answer will be circled in red for student to retry. Students can play as many times as they wish. Cards are randomised All word and pictures are from the original Long A phonics story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’ by Clever Speller. On purchasing you will receive a PDF with a link to the product and extensive information on how to use Boom Cards. You will need a Boom account which is free to use when accessing this resource. Boom Cards are: interactive digital activities engaging self-checking, instant response can be used over and over, questions are shuffled for a new experience each time accessible on computers, tablets, whiteboards, any smart device accessible from the website or an app perfect for classroom or home learning Instructions Official Information from Boom Learning℠ To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks.

Pick’em All Up! Practice classifying Australian animals with this classic collect them all ‘Draw the Well Dry’ style of card game in printable format. Students in the classroom, at home or on holidays will have fun tricking each other as they learn about fascinating Aussie characters and how to sort them according to their class: marsupials, mammals, birds, reptiles or fish. A perfect complement for your Living Things science theme, geography and non-fiction literacy units and will be a popular addition to your games collection. Play as a warm up or cool down, for early finishers, small groups, informal learning and to generally motivate, engage and energise. Animals in This Game: Bandicoot, Barking Gecko, Bearded Dragon, Bilby, Black Swan, Brolga, Budgie, Cassowary, Cockatoo, Dingo, Echidna, Emu, Frill-neck Lizard, Galah, Goanna, Kangaroo, Koala, Kookaburra, Leafy Sea Dragon, Lyre Bird, Numbat, Pelican, Platypus, Quokka, Quoll, Ringtail Possum, Tasmanian Devil, Ulysses Butterfly, Wallaby, Wombat Included in this resource: 30 Aussie animal playing cards with backing, makes a deck of 120 cards Extra cards: Instructions, Classification Guides, Action Card Guides Preparation: Print print 4 of each double sided for a total of 120 cards in the deck and laminate for long lasting use

Learn about animals in Australia with Trick’n Switch, a game of ‘Switch’ with extra tricks! Practice classifying Australian animals with this classic Uno style of game. Students in the classroom, at home or on holidays will have fun tricking each other as they learn about fascinating Aussie characters and how to sort them according to their class: marsupials, mammals, birds, reptiles or fish. A perfect complement for your Living Things science theme, geography and non-fiction literacy units and will be a popular addition to your games collection. Play as a warm up or cool down, for early finishers, small groups, informal learning and to generally motivate, engage and energise. Animals in This Game: Bandicoot, Barking Gecko, Bearded Dragon, Bilby, Black Swan, Brolga, Budgie, Cassowary, Cockatoo, Dingo, Echidna, Emu, Frill-neck Lizard, Galah, Goanna, Kangaroo, Koala, Kookaburra, Leafy Sea Dragon, Lyre Bird, Numbat, Pelican, Platypus, Quokka, Quoll, Ringtail Possum, Tasmanian Devil, Ulysses Butterfly, Wallaby, Wombat Included in this resource: 30 Aussie animal playing cards with backing, makes a deck of 120 cards Extra cards: Instructions, Classification Guides, Trick and Switch guides Preparation: Print print 4 of each double sided for a total of 120 cards in the deck and laminate for long lasting use

Play games and learn to classify Australian animals with this fun set of printable cards. Students in the classroom, at home or on holidays will have fun playing Snap, Memory, Happy Families, Sorting or Creating Their Own. They will learn about fascinating Aussie characters and how to sort them according to their class: marsupials, mammals, birds, reptiles or fish. A perfect complement for your Living Things science theme, geography and non-fiction literacy units and will be a popular addition to your games collection. Play as a warm up or cool down, for early finishers, small groups, informal learning and to generally motivate, engage and energise. Animals in This Game: Bandicoot, Barking Gecko, Bearded Dragon, Bilby, Black Swan, Brolga, Budgie, Cassowary, Cockatoo, Dingo, Echidna, Emu, Frill-neck Lizard, Galah, Goanna, Kangaroo, Koala, Kookaburra, Leafy Sea Dragon, Lyre Bird, Numbat, Pelican, Platypus, Quokka, Quoll, Ringtail Possum, Tasmanian Devil, Ulysses Butterfly, Wallaby, Wombat Included in this resource: 30 Aussie animal playing cards with backing, makes a deck of 120 cards 2 sets are included one with classification labels and one without, for beginning and advanced learning Extra cards: Instructions, Classification Guides Preparation: Print print 4 of each double sided for a total of 120 cards in the deck and laminate for long lasting use

Popular I Have Who Has game to learn the names of 30 Australian animals. 2 versions are included, an introduction and a challenge. Students at home, on holidays or at school will love learning about the interesting animals of Australia. A perfect complement for your Living Things science theme, geography and non-fiction literacy units and will be a popular addition to your games collection. Play as a warm up or cool down, for early finishers, small groups, informal learning and to generally motivate, engage and energise. Animals in This Game: Bandicoot, Barking Gecko, Bearded Dragon, Bilby, Black Swan, Brolga, Budgie, Cassowary, Cockatoo, Dingo, Echidna, Emu, Frill-neck Lizard, Galah, Goanna, Kangaroo, Koala, Kookaburra, Leafy Sea Dragon, Lyre Bird, Numbat, Pelican, Platypus, Quokka, Quoll, Ringtail Possum, Tasmanian Devil, Ulysses Butterfly, Wallaby, Wombat Included in this resource: 30 Aussie animal cards with backing 2 sets are included one with animal names and one without, for beginning and advanced learning Preparation: Print print double sided and laminate for long lasting use

Aussie animal flash cards to learn the names of 30 Australian animals. Students at home, on holidays or at school will love playing memory, snap, matching and sorting to learn about the interesting animals of Australia. The cards area also useful for warm ups and pair group formation and activities. A perfect complement for your Living Things science theme, geography and non-fiction literacy units and will be a popular addition to your games collection. Play as a warm up or cool down, for early finishers, small groups, informal learning and to generally motivate, engage and energise. 2 versions are included, large and small size cards. Animals in This Game: Bandicoot, Barking Gecko, Bearded Dragon, Bilby, Black Swan, Brolga, Budgie, Cassowary, Cockatoo, Dingo, Echidna, Emu, Frill-neck Lizard, Galah, Goanna, Kangaroo, Koala, Kookaburra, Leafy Sea Dragon, Lyre Bird, Numbat, Pelican, Platypus, Quokka, Quoll, Ringtail Possum, Tasmanian Devil, Ulysses Butterfly, Wallaby, Wombat Included in this resource: 30 Aussie animal cards with backing 2 sets are included, large and small size Preparation: Print print double sided and laminate for long lasting use

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.

70 story based learning spelling activities to learn 9 ways the Long A sound in words can be spelled. No prep printable worksheets ready for your word work, literacy centres, morning routines, spelling program, ESL, revision or homework. Differentiated word lists cater to a range of ability from Kindergarten to Year 2. Your students will easily learn to hear sounds in words and know all the ways to spell them. Aligns to any curriculum. 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 61 Long A Word Family Activities Finding Long A: find the list words in the story Meaningful Words: write the meaning of the list words in the story context Writing Long A: combine list words to create a short story or paragraph More Long A Words: find more words with the same Long A grapheme Rhyming Long A: highlight words with the same end sound Onset: change the first letter or letters to make new words, answers included 5 Long A Activities Homophones: write meanings and sentences for each pair of homophones Find All the Words: underline all the words in the story with a Long A sound Missing Letters: fill in the missing Long A letters for each word Choose the Letters: fill in the missing Long A letters in a story context Word Family Sorting: sorting words into 9 word families 3 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 A word family 2 More Ways to Spell Long A 7 More Ways to Spell Long A: Vocabulary Challenge 16 Ways to Spell Long A: Words and Picture Chart 4 Teacher Resources Long A Story: Baby Jake’s Birthday, 2 versions one with all black text and one with Long A words printed in green Complete Word List, 103 Long A Words Spelling Group Lists: 11 differentiated lists ’a’: 2 levels, ’a_e’: 4 levels, ’ ai’: 2 levels, ’ay’: 2 levels, ’Unusual Ways’: 1 level Chart: 9 Ways to Spell Long A

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

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

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 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.

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 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.