Other activities to practise beginning sounds

Beginning Sound Clip Cards – Alphabet Phonics Activity (A–Z)

Interactive Early Literacy Resource – Perfect for EYFS, KS1, and SEND

Support your children’s phonics journey with this engaging set of Beginning Sound Clip Cards designed to develop letter recognition, initial sound awareness, and fine motor skills in a hands-on way.

What’s Included:

- 26 colourful clip cards (A–Z)

- Two cards per page

Each card features:

- A large uppercase and lowercase letter in the centre

- 12 surrounding pictures – children identify 3 that begin with the central letter sound

How to Use:

- Children identify the letter at the centre

- Look at the surrounding images

- Find and clip (with clothes pegs) or cover (with counters) the 3 pictures that start with that sound

Great for independent work, small groups, or literacy stations Laminate for durability and repeated use

Perfect for phonic reinforcement, assessments, or morning tasks

Skills Targeted:

- Initial sound identification

- Letter-sound correspondence

- Visual discrimination

- Fine motor coordination

Whether you’re teaching letters and sounds or supporting children who need phonics practice through play, these cards make learning interactive, visual, and fun!

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CVC Word Cards with Sound Buttons

- CVC Word Cards – Short Vowel Bundle (Save 25%)

Make phonics practice engaging and effective with this CVC Word Card Bundle, designed to support early readers in mastering short vowel sounds. This bundle includes 5 complete packs, each focusing on a different short vowel (a, e, i, o, u). Perfect for phonics lessons, small groups, interventions, or literacy centres.

Each pack contains real, decodable CVC words grouped by common word endings, with sound buttons under each phoneme to support segmenting and blending.

What’s Included:

- 5 individual documents, each focusing on a different short vowel:

- Short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u

Each document includes:

- A set of real CVC word cards grouped by word endings (e.g. -at, -et, -ig, -op, -un)

- Sound buttons under each letter to support phonics decoding

- Color-coded borders for each word ending (e.g. all -at words have the same color, different from -ad words, etc.)

Colour-Coded for Easy Sorting:

- Each word family within a document uses a unique border color

Makes it easy for children to:

- Recognise word patterns and rhyming families

- Sort, match, and engage with the words in a structured way