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Balloon Letter Recognition Matching Game

Balloon Letter Recognition Matching Game
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Description

This is a great way for students to practice and consolidate their recognition of uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Each card contains a letter at the top and students must match this to the correct matching uppercase or lowercase letter/s below. This resource includes 26 cards.

These cards can be used as write'n'wipe cards, 'peg clip' cards or covered with counters.
 

Suitable for
  • Fast Finishers
  • Relief Teachers
  • Parents
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9EFLY11 9

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

AC9EFLY13 9

Use knowledge of letters and sounds to spell words

AC9E1LY11 9

Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words

ACELA1440 8.4

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

ACELA1438 8.4

Understand how to use knowledge of letters and sounds including onset and rime to spell words

ACELA1458 8.4

Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable words

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-5A old

Demonstrates developing skills in using letters, simple sound blends and some sight words to represent known words when spelling

EN1-4A old

Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less 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

ENE-SPELL-01 new

Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts

EN1-PHOKW-01 new

Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts

EN1-SPELL-01 new

Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts

VCELA146

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

VCELA158

Know how to use onset and rime to spell words where sounds map more directly onto letters

VCELA181

Recognise short vowels, common long vowels and consonant digraphs, and consonant blends

Differentiation

EXTENSIONS

Students can write words that start with each letter or identify objects around them that match the letter shown on the card.
 

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