Curriculum - TICK PHASE 1 - Learning the Alphabet Sounds BUNDLE

Stage 1 is the ideal starting point for beginners with no prior knowledge. This is Phase 1 (of 2). During this phase, children focus on developing their oral phonemic awareness skills, letter formation, and their knowledge of alphabet graphemes and phonemes.

This is the perfect school preparation kit, providing the foundational literacy skills every child needs. It sets the groundwork for future success. Children will progress from this phase to Phase 2, where the focus shifts to refining phonemic awareness skills and developing reading and spelling fluency with VC, CVC, CVCC, and CCVC words.

What’s included in this Essential Bundle:

• Teaching Instructions
• Grapheme Cards - Simple cards designed to support the introduction and revision of graphemes.
• Phase 1 – Teaching Cards (26 total) - Each card provides detailed guidance while introducing a new grapheme. It also includes phonemic awareness word lists, suggested phonemic awareness activities (segmenting and blending), letter formation guidance, and suggested handwriting activities.
• Object and Animal Cards - This resource includes 104 cards featuring objects and animals, with four cards for each letter of the alphabet. These can be used for phonemic awareness activities (particularly isolating initial sounds), when introducing new graphemes, and for other sound-based activities.
• Alphabet Worksheets - This resource contains 27 worksheets, with one worksheet for each letter of the alphabet and two versions for the letter k (a print version and an alternative cursive version). Each worksheet follows a consistent structure, including a section for letter formation and at least two accompanying activities - one focusing on the grapheme and the other on its phoneme.
• Elkonin Boxes - An Elkonin Boxes resource is included to support segmenting skills.
• Tapping Cards - This set includes 48 reusable cards designed to support children in developing their segmenting skills, progressing from two sounds to four sounds (including beginning blends).
• Prewriting Cards - For children who are not yet ready for writing, a selection of reusable prewriting cards is provided, covering a range of different patterns and tracks.
• Handwriting Cards - A double-sided resource that provides practice for letter formation. One side focuses on tracing, while the other provides an opportunity for more independent letter formation.

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