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Clever Speller: Story Based Learning

Clever Speller is a unique story based learning approach to spelling featuring full length narrative picture book style stories full of words showing all the ways to spell a focus sound. Our resources develop the essential skills of phonemic awareness, (hearing sounds in words,) and phonics, (learning all the ways to spell them). Authentic context makes learning to spell meaningful, warm and memorable. Make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life with engaging stories!

Clever Speller is a unique story based learning approach to spelling featuring full length narrative picture book style stories full of words showing all the ways to spell a focus sound. Our resources develop the essential skills of phonemic awareness, (hearing sounds in words,) and phonics, (learning all the ways to spell them). Authentic context makes learning to spell meaningful, warm and memorable. Make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life with engaging stories!
Word and Picture Match Printable Phonics Worksheets for Long E Word Families
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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.
Word and Picture Match Printable Phonics Worksheets for Long A Word Families
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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
Word and Picture Match Printable Phonics Worksheets for Long I Word Families
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Word and Picture Match Printable Phonics Worksheets for Long I Word Families

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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.
Rhyme Worksheets - Junior Primary - Phonological Awareness and Spelling Skills
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Rhyme Worksheets - Junior Primary - Phonological Awareness and Spelling Skills

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23 Rhyme worksheets to help your junior primary students recognise, combine and manipulate sounds in words and understand the concept that words sharing common sounds often share common letter sequences. Children will practice hearing, identifying and manipulating sounds and quickly realise that if they can spell ‘cape’, they can spell ‘tape’ etc. This variety pack of story based resources will capture and maintain student interest as they build competence in these essential phonological awareness foundation skills to support a successful learning to spell journey. Included in this pack: 7 Find the Rhyme Worksheets: Colour all the words that rhyme with a focus word in green and the rest in a different colour. 2 Rhyming Pairs Worksheets: Draw a line matching words with the same last sound. 2 versions for this activity, black and white for student worksheet and colour to laminate for repeated use 10 Rhyming Words Worksheets: Highlight the rhyming words in each row of the table. 4 Rhyming Writing Activities: Write a story or poem with rhyming sentences 2 Copies of the Phonics Story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’: Phonics story full of words showing 9 ways the Long A sound can be spelled. 2 copies are included, one with the Long A words in green and the other with all text in black
Long A Phonics - Letter Pattern 'a' - Spelling Worksheets and Activities
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Long A Phonics - Letter Pattern 'a' - Spelling Worksheets and Activities

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Phonics activities and spelling worksheets to learn the ‘a’ letter pattern in Long A vowel sound words. Includes classic contract, make a mini book, find the words in a picture, match words and pictures, rhyming, find the words in the story, vocabulary extension, book marks to make, manipulative phoneme cards, word and picture cards, ideas for hands on activities, and assessment. These story based activities provide opportunities for students to develop phonological awareness and phonemic awareness and easily learn spelling patterns and rules, (phonics). Variations are included to cater for US and UK spelling differences Contents Information: About this resource About Story Based Learning 2 Word Lists 2 levels, 10 words in each list Baby Jake’s Birthday: Story on a Page 2 copies of Phonics Story with 103 Long A Words showing 9 different ways to spell the Long A vowel sound. Version 1 all text in black Version 2 Long A words printed in green 2 My Words To Learn List of Long A words to learn, Look Cover Write Check 2 Spelling Contracts Spelling activities for workbooks Write the word to match the picture worksheet Suffixes Identify base word, grapheme changes and suffix rule1 2 Mini Books Write words and draw pictures to make a mini book 2 Words in a Picture Find where all the Long A words belong on the picture2 Match Words and Pictures Use as individual activities or laminate for re-use 2 copies: Colour and Black and White 2 Rhyming Long A Highlight the rhyming Long A words in the table Finding Long A Find the Long A words in the story Underline the Long A letters Vocabulary Extension Find more ‘a’ Long A words How many other sounds do the letters ay represent Answer guide Book Marks Bookmarks for easy reference Word Cards Plain black text Coloured Long A graphemes with pictures Phoneme Cards Cut out and combine the phonemes to make words Activity Ideas Practical ideas to teach and reinforce phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence Assessment Dictation Spelling Phonics Included in this resource is the story on one page.
Long A Phonics Activities - Alternative Letter Patterns - Spelling Worksheets
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Long A Phonics Activities - Alternative Letter Patterns - Spelling Worksheets

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Easily teach alternative spellings and help your students to recognise and correctly use 12 uncommon Long A vowel sound graphemes. Activities include classic spelling contract, make a mini book, find the words in a picture, match words and pictures, rhyming, find the words in the story, vocabulary extension, book marks to make, manipulative phoneme cards, word and picture cards, ideas for hands on activities and assessment. These phonics activities support the Science of Reading by providing the specific systematic and explicit instructions students require in order to learn about letter sounds and words. This pack of resources is based on the included Long A phonics story that easily shows how the Long A sound can be spelled in many ways. Our story based approach to spelling provides the context for phonics to make sense and brings spelling to life. Graphemes taught in this resource include: Story Based: ea, ei, eigh, ey and e_e Extra: ais, ait, au, e, ee, eig, et, Activities include: Baby Jake’s Birthday Long A Phonics Story containing 103 Long A words that show 9 ways to spell the Long A Vowel Sound. My Words to Learn Spelling Contract Mini Book Words in a Picture Matching Words and Pictures Rhyming Long A Finding Long A Extension Challenge Grapheme Chart Bookmarks Word Cards Phoneme Cards Activity Ideas Assessment In this resource the base words and pictures are from ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, a phonics story containing 103 Long A words showing 9 ways the Long A sound can be spelled. In this story Jamie and Jane are in charge of the games at Baby Jake’s birthday party. Children will love reading about the fun at the party and easily learn 9 different ways to spell the Long A sound, in a natural and meaningful context. More About Clever Speller One of the most difficult aspects of learning to spell is that English is not a phonetic language. Every sound in the English language can be spelled in more than one way which makes building phonics skills a complex process. Our story based approach to spelling helps to provide context for phonics to make sense and brings phonics to life with purpose written stories full of words showing how sounds can be spelled in many ways. Clever Speller stories are different to most decodable readers and passages. They are written in full length colourful picture book style, with beautifully illustrated scenes, engaging characters and imaginative adventures. Our stories provide a link between decodable readers and storybooks. They include a variety of words ranging from simple to complex, with the focus sound letters printed in green to assist with decoding.
Long A Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'a-e' - Worksheets Flashcards
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Long A Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'a-e' - Worksheets Flashcards

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Spelling worksheets and phonics activities for the a_e letter pattern in Long A vowel sound words. Activities include classic spelling contract, make a mini book, find the words in a picture, match words and pictures, rhyming, find the words in the story, vocabulary extension, book marks to make, manipulative phoneme cards, word and picture cards, ideas for hands on activities and assessment. Often referred to as ‘magic e’ or ‘bossy e’, this grapheme is one of the most common ways to spell the Long A vowel sound in words. These activities provide opportunities for students to develop phonological awareness and phonemic awareness and easily learn spelling patterns and rules, (phonics). This pack of no prep worksheets is based on 4 differentiated word lists, with all words from the included Long A phonics story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’. There are 3 levelled lists of 10 words each plus a list of ‘sight words’. A variety of levelled activities make it easy to cater for a range of learning stages and differentiate for your students individual learning needs and interests. Contents Information: About this resource About Story Based Learning 4 Word Lists 3 levels, 10 words in each list 1 list of 9 sight words Baby Jake’s Birthday: Story on a Page** 2 copies of Phonics Story with 103 Long A Words showing 9 different ways to spell the Long A vowel sound. Version 1 all text in black Version 2 Long A words printed in green 4 My Words To Learn List of Long A words to learn, Look Cover Write Check 3 levels plus sight words 4 Spelling Contracts Spelling activities for workbooks Write the word to match the picture worksheet 3 Mini Books Write words and draw pictures to make a mini book 3 Words in a Picture Find where all the Long A words belong on the picture 3 Match Words and Pictures Use as individual activities or laminate for re-use 2 copies: Colour and Black and White 4 Rhyming Long A Highlight the rhyming Long A words in the table Finding Long A Find the Long A words in the story Underline the Long A letters Vocabulary Extension Find more a_e Long A words How many other sounds do the graphemes represent Answer guide Book Marks Bookmarks for easy reference Word Cards Plain black text Coloured Long A graphemes with pictures Phoneme Cards Cut out and combine the phonemes to make words Activity Ideas Practical ideas to teach and reinforce phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence Assessment Dictation Spelling Phonics
Long A Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'ai' - Worksheets Flashcards
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Long A Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'ai' - Worksheets Flashcards

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Spelling worksheets and phonics activities using the ai letter pattern in Long A vowel sound words. Activities include classic spelling contract, make a mini book, find the words in a picture, match words and pictures, rhyming, find the words in the story, vocabulary extension, book marks to make, manipulative phoneme cards, word and picture cards, ideas for hands on activities and assessment. These activities provide opportunities for students to develop phonological awareness and phonemic awareness and easily learn spelling patterns and rules, (phonics). This pack of no prep worksheets is based on 2 differentiated word lists, with all words from the included Long A phonics story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’. There are 2 levelled lists of 10 words each. A variety of levelled activities make it easy to cater for a range of learning stages and differentiate for your students individual learning needs and interests. Contents Information: About this resource About Story Based Learning 2 Word Lists 2 levels, 10 words in each list Baby Jake’s Birthday: Story on a Page 2 copies of Phonics Story with 103 Long A Words showing 9 different ways to spell the Long A vowel sound. Version 1 all text in black Version 2 Long A words printed in green 2 My Words To Learn List of Long A words to learn, Look Cover Write Check 2 levels 2 Spelling Contracts Spelling activities for workbooks Write the word to match the picture worksheet 2 Mini Books Write words and draw pictures to make a mini book 2 Words in a Picture Find where all the Long A words belong on the picture 2 Match Words and Pictures Use as individual activities or laminate for re-use 2 copies: Colour and Black and White 2 Rhyming Long A Highlight the rhyming Long A words in the table Finding Long A Find the Long A words in the story Underline the Long A letters Vocabulary Extension Find more ai Long A words How many other sounds do the letters ‘ai’ represent Answer guide Book Marks Bookmarks for easy reference Word Cards Plain black text Coloured Long A graphemes with pictures Phoneme Cards Cut out and combine the phonemes to make words Activity Ideas Practical ideas to teach and reinforce phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence Assessment DictationSpelling Phonics
Long E Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'e' - Worksheets Flashcards
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Long E Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'e' - Worksheets Flashcards

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Phonics activities and spelling worksheets to learn the ‘e’ letter pattern in Long E vowel sound words. Includes classic contract, make a mini book, find the words in a picture, match words and pictures, rhyming, find the words in the story, vocabulary extension, book marks to make, manipulative phoneme cards, word and picture cards, ideas for hands on activities, and assessment. These activities provide opportunities for students to develop phonological awareness and phonemic awareness and easily learn spelling patterns and rules, (phonics). Contents Information: About this resource About Story Based Learning 2 Word Lists 1 story based list (mainly sight/high frequency words) and 1 list of extra words with images, 10 words in each list, 20 spelling words in total. Three Free Wishes: Story on a Page 2 copies of Phonics Story with 127 Long E Words showing 12 different ways to spell the Long E vowel sound. Version 1 all text in black Version 2 Long E words printed in green 2 My Words To Learn List of Long E words to learn, Look Cover Write Check 2 Spelling Contracts Spelling activities for workbooks Write the word to match the picture worksheet Practice recording sheet 1 Mini Book Write words and draw pictures to make a mini book 1 Words in a Picture Find where all the Long E words belong on the picture 1 Match Words and Pictures Use as individual activities or laminate for re-use 2 copies: Colour and Black and White 2 Rhyming Long E Highlight the rhyming Long E words in the table Finding Long E Find the Long E words in the story Underline the Long E letters Vocabulary Extension Find more ‘e’ Long E words How many other sounds do the letters ay represent Answer guide Book Marks Bookmarks for easy reference Word Cards Plain black text Coloured Long E graphemes with pictures Phoneme Cards Cut out and combine the phonemes to make words Activity Ideas Practical ideas to teach and reinforce phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence Assessment Dictation Spelling Phonics Included in this resource is the story on one page.
Long A Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'ay' - Worksheets Flashcards
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Long A Phonics Activities - Spelling Letter Pattern 'ay' - Worksheets Flashcards

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Spelling worksheets and phonics activities using the ‘ay’ letter pattern in Long A vowel sound words. Activities include classic spelling contract, make a mini book, find the words in a picture, match words and pictures, rhyming, find the words in the story, vocabulary extension, book marks to make, manipulative phoneme cards, word and picture cards, ideas for hands on activities and assessment. These activities provide opportunities for students to develop phonological awareness and phonemic awareness and easily learn spelling patterns and rules, (phonics). This pack of no prep worksheets is based on 3 word lists, with words from the included Long A phonics story ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’ plus extra words and images. There are 2 levelled lists of 10 words each, plus a list of sight words. A variety of levelled activities make it easy to cater for a range of learning stages and differentiate for your students individual learning needs and interests. Contents Information: About this resource About Story Based Learning 3 Word Lists 2 levels, 10 words in each list list of sight words Baby Jake’s Birthday: Story on a Page 2 copies of Phonics Story with 103 Long A Words showing 9 different ways to spell the Long A vowel sound. Version 1 all text in black Version 2 Long A words printed in green 3 My Words To Learn List of Long A words to learn, Look Cover Write Check 2 levels plus sight words 3 Spelling Contracts Spelling activities for workbooks Write the word to match the picture worksheet 2 Mini Books Write words and draw pictures to make a mini book 2 Words in a Picture Find where all the Long A words belong on the picture 2 Match Words and Pictures Use as individual activities or laminate for re-use 2 copies: Colour and Black and White 3 Rhyming Long A Highlight the rhyming Long A words in the table Finding Long A Find the Long A words in the story Underline the Long A letters Vocabulary Extension Find more ay Long A words How many other sounds do the letters ay represent Answer guide Book Marks Bookmarks for easy reference Word Cards Plain black text Coloured Long A graphemes with pictures Phoneme Cards Cut out and combine the phonemes to make wordsActivity Ideas Practical ideas to teach and reinforce phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence Assessment Dictation Spelling Phonics
Garden Lessons | Outdoor Exploring Activities | 6 Quick & Easy Treasure Hunts
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Garden Lessons | Outdoor Exploring Activities | 6 Quick & Easy Treasure Hunts

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Quick and easy garden biology lessons for all ages. These 6 different treasure hunts are perfect to enjoy and explore nature and are suitable for any outdoor area. Each activity is designed for both independent work and working together with a buddy or group. Also complements learning about nouns and adjectives, the senses of touch, sound and sight and also emotions/well being. Contents: Students record their findings in words or pictures. Garden Treasures Garden Nouns Garden Descriptions Garden Sounds Garden Textures Garden Feelings
Alphabet Flash Cards in Colour and Black and White 4 Cards Per Page
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Alphabet Flash Cards in Colour and Black and White 4 Cards Per Page

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Alphabet Flashcards These alphabet flashcards are designed with captivating pictures to captivate and engage your students, making it easier for them to learn the beginning sounds of words. They can be used for various purposes such as word recognition, spelling games, sorting activities, writing prompts, or as a classroom display. Each page of the flashcards is available in both color and black and white, giving you the option to choose according to your preference. The resource includes flashcards with four letters on each page, featuring two words and two corresponding images for each letter. It also includes both upper and lower case letters, providing a comprehensive learning experience. Moreover, you can enlarge the flashcards onto A3 paper for larger cards, ensuring clear visibility and better engagement. In this Resource: Flashcards 4 letters to a page with 2 words and 2 images for each letters Upper and lower case letters Enlarge on to A3 paper for larger cards
Printable Teachers Calendar 2024 Homeschool Planner Year Long Phonics Learning for Kids Digital
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Printable Teachers Calendar 2024 Homeschool Planner Year Long Phonics Learning for Kids Digital

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This printable phonics learning calendar for kids is designed to teach the 44 sounds of the English language and features words and pictures to easily teach 302 different letter combinations. Each sound in the English language can be represented by numerous letter combinations, which can be confusing when learning how to spell. This calendar breaks down this complex learning process to small chunks and help children to easily learn a new spelling per day! Key Features: Comprehensive Phonics Coverage: Covering all 44 sounds of the English language, this calendar provides a structured approach to spelling mastery. Visual Aid: Each day features a phonics word accompanied by a clear and relatable picture, aiding visual recognition and understanding. Printable Format: Conveniently printable, the calendar can be hung on the wall or kept on a desk for daily reference. Suitable for Classrooms, Home Learning Space, Child’s Bedroom or Family Room: the bright and cheery nature helps to make spelling a happy and natural process.
My Words Personal Student Dictionary - Frequently Used Homophone and Theme Lists
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My Words Personal Student Dictionary - Frequently Used Homophone and Theme Lists

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This Printable Editable Personal Dictionary for Students is designed to help students enhance their vocabulary, improve their writing skills and develop independence with spelling. Packed with lists of frequently used words, homophones, and commonly confused words, this dictionary is a valuable resource for any student. Print in booklet format for a very useful ongoing resource for students. Or print as single sheets for word study activities. To print the cover in heavier cardboard select pages 1, 2, 67, 68 and print separately, then print pages 3 - 66 as usual. Easily editable with any PDF editor to add or remove words, making it fully customizable to your needs. Contents Front cover Contents with explanation of homophones and commonly confused words Inside cover 50 double spread alphabet pages with lists of frequently used words on one side and lined page on the other side for student recording of words they are learning to spell. 12 theme pages: days of the week, months of the year, time, mass, volume, length, temperature, weather, shapes, colours and animals 2 pages for extra notes Back cover
Editable Phonics Charts 44 Phonemes 301 Graphemes Supports Science of Reading
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Editable Phonics Charts 44 Phonemes 301 Graphemes Supports Science of Reading

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These charts clearly show the 44 phonemes of the English language, and how they can be spelled in many different ways. 301 different letter combinations are included, including the most common ways and many of the more obscure ways. There are still more but we had to stop somewhere! Consolidate your explicit phonics instruction and ensure your students learn all the letter combinations needed to become accurate and confident spellers. Providing a comprehensive overview of all of the phonemes in the English language this resource supports all explicit and systematic phonics methodology including Science of Reading, Orton Gillingham, Jolly Phonics, MultiLit etc. Featuring vibrant pictures, words, and letter combinations for visual and contextual learning this resource is perfect to brighten up your classroom and is easily adaptable for student activities. Each page is available in both colour and black and white. The black and white versions are particularly suited to print for student activities and the colour versions are great for visual displays or to laminate for long lasting use as games and teaching resources. Please note that pronunciation varies according to location and dialect. For example some people pronounce ‘ball’ with an ‘or’ sound and others with a ‘short a’ sound and others with a ‘short o’ sound. There are many such variations worldwide, which makes human language so interesting! Variations can also be left as they are and used as a teaching point or edited to suit via the Canva link included on the PDF download. Included in this resource: 2 Alphabet Charts 4 Phonics Charts (2 vowel and 2 consonant charts 2 Overview Charts, 44 phonemes and 301 graphemes on single page Teaching Notes Glossary Canva Link for editing Print Options Print colour versions for displays and teaching aids. Laminate for long lasting use Print black and white versions for student activities. Print in A4 for workbooks or in A3 to enlarge and then cut in half (especially useful for the one page posters) How to Use Wall posters for visual learning displays and classroom decor Desk charts Student workbook reference Flash cards, cut into single phoneme/grapheme Student activities eg sorting, writing prompts, spelling activities