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Alphabet Charts - Rainbow

Alphabet Charts - Rainbow
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Phonic & Word Knowledge
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Description

Each of the posters in this set features the uppercase and lowercase letter of the alphabet with an accompanying picture that begins with that letter.

Curriculum Codes

AC9EFLY11 9

Recognise and name all upper- and lower-case letters (graphs) and know the most common sound that each letter represents

ACELA1440 8.4

Recognise and name all upper and lower case letters (graphemes) and know the most common sound that each letter represents

ENe-4A old

Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies

ENE-PHOKW-01 new

Uses single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences and common digraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts

VCELA146

Recognise all upper- and lower-case letters and the most common sound that each letter represents

Differentiation

Modifications

  1. Print the cards 4 to a page and ask students to sort objects or pictures under the correct initial sound or end sound. 
  2. During circle time, place the cards in the centre of the circle and challenge students to pick up a card and say three words that begin with that letter. Extend students by asking them to name a word that ends with that letter.
  3. Use the cards as writing prompts. Select a letter of the alphabet and ask students to plan a narrative around the picture on that letter card or on a word that begins with the same letter. 
  4. Choose a letter of the day. Explore words that begin with that letter and identify the phonemes used in each of the words. 
  5. Choose a letter of the day and explore the different sounds that letter can make, e.g. a as in 'cat' or a as in 'swan', a as in 'ball', a as in 'banana', a as in 'zebra', a as in 'apron'  

EXTENSIONS

  1. When studying a letter of the day, extend students by asking them to find words that begin with that letter in the dictionary. They can identify the number of phonemes, syllables, find the definition, use the word in a sentence. 
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