Learn to Spell Short A CVC Words - Fun Phonics Activity Booklet for Juniors

Make learning to spell fun with this Spelling Activity Booklet for Short A Vowel Sound CVC words. Our booklet is designed for pre-school and beginner spellers to easily develop phonemic awareness, (hearing sounds in words) and phonics skills, (letter sound correspondence). With matching words and pictures, onset and rhyme, reading and sounding out words and writing sentences activities, plus assessment checklists and recording sheets - your students will be confident and competent spellers in no time!

Included in this Resource
14 activities and 2 checklists

• Checklists
• Progress and Assessment Checklists
• Beginning sounds
• Identify words starting with the Short A sound
• Odd one out
• Middle sounds
• Identify words with a Short A sound in the middle
• Odd one out
• Letter Recognition: Identify the ‘Short A’ sound letter in words
• Beginning sound
• Middle sound
• Spelling: the Short A sound
• Sound out and say
• Match the words and picture
• Onset and Rhyme
• Beginning Sounds Onset: change the first letter to make new Short A sound words
• Ending sounds Rhyme: Identify the words that rhyme
• Reading
• Reading Short A sound words by sight, complete words, no pictures
• Reading simple sentences with Short A words
• Writing
• Write the Short A sound word that matches the picture
• Write a simple sentence using Short A sound words from the activities

How to Use These Activities

• Morning work, a page every day will build skills and confidence
• As main spelling lesson activities or as a complementary activity
• For catching up students who are having difficulties
• Sequential unit, beginning with recognising words that begin with the focus sound and leading to being able to independently read and write words with the focus sound.
• Individual activities as needed
• Encouraging students to celebrate progress with child friendly ‘I can’ statements on every page

Print Options
A4 Booklet: print A4 pages 4-19 and staple together as a pack
Individual A4 activities/worksheets: print as required

• A5 Mini Booklet: print [ages 4-19 double sided and select booklet in the print options/layout page on your screen. The booklet will print as 4 double sided pages and be ready to fold into a 16 page A5 size booklet with front and back cover and 14 activities. Staple or bind with string or ribbon.