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The resources in this section have been specifically designed to link with the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. The resources can also be found in the other relevant Literacy sections on the site but here you can gain access to them in one place - scroll down and take a look!
Resources for the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document
Pupil phoneme flash cards FREE (Ref: SB828)
A set printable cards (8 per A4 sheet) featuring all of the 44 different phonemes from the English language, as listed in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication.
Phase 2 word cards FREE (Ref: SB806)
The suggested words for Phase Two as outlined in the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Over 170 words included!
Phase 2 caption cards FREE (Ref: SB821)
35 printable cards featuring suggested captions as outlined in Phase Two of the DfES Letters and Sounds publication.
Phase 2 tricky word bingo FREE (Ref: SB792)
A set of bingo boards and cards featuring the six Phase Two tricky words in the DfES Letters and Sounds document.
Phase 3 word cards (Ref: SB807)
A PDF with flash cards (3 to a page) featuring over 270 suggested words from Phase Three outlined in the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Ideal for use in conjunction with phonics games or for displaying in your classroom.
Phase 3 yes/no question cards (Ref: SB820)
A set of 42 printable cards (3 per A4 sheet) featuring the suggested ‘yes/no questions’ from the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Also includes pupil ‘yes/no’ cards that can be printed double sided to use as recommended in Letters and Sounds.
Phase 3 tricky word bingo FREE (Ref: SB794)
A set of bingo boards and cards featuring the twelve Phase Three tricky words in the DfES Letters and Sounds document.
Phase 4 word cards FREE (Ref: SB808)
The suggested words for Phase Four as outlined in the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Over 90 words included!
Phases 2-5 tricky words on bugs (Ref: SB804)
A PDF featuring some very colourful bug images with the 41 tricky words as specified in the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. These are ideal for displaying in your classroom or laminating for use in outdoor keyword hunts. Print size can be shrunk using ‘Print scaling’ in Adobe Reader.
Phase 5 tricky word bingo FREE (Ref: SB796)
A set of bingo boards and cards featuring the nine Phase Five tricky words in the DfES Letters and Sounds document.
Phase 5 grapheme and word cards (Ref: SB840)
A set of over 200 printable cards (3 per A4 sheet) featuring the suggested graphemes and accompanying words from the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Ideal for use in classroom word banks, for reading activities and also to compliment the activities suggested in the Letters and Sounds document.
Phase 5 graphemes with alternative pronunciations
cards FREE (Ref: SB841)
The suggested words for Phase Five graphemes with alternative pronunciations, as outlined in the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Over 200 words included!
Phase 5 alternative phoneme spellings (Ref: SB844)
A set of over 400 printable cards (3 per A4 sheet) featuring the suggested words and alternative phoneme spellings from the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Ideal for use in classroom word banks, for reading activities and also to compliment the activities suggested in the Letters and Sounds document.
Pupil phoneme flash cards - large FREE (Ref: SB845)
A set of large printable cards (2 per A4 sheet) featuring all of the 44 different phonemes from the English language, as listed in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication.
Phase 2 A4 mnemonic flash cards (Ref: SB849)
A set of A4-sized visual aids for use in the suggested ‘Flashcards’ activity on pages 52-53 DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Includes all 26 lowercase alphabet sounds and accompanying mnemonic images that can be printed on the reverse of each letter.
Phoneme frames FREE (Ref: SB850)
A set of A4-sized printable phoneme frames for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 letter words.
Phase 2/3 ‘Buried Treasure’ activity FREE (Ref: SB851)
A set of printable resources to accompany the ‘Buried Treasure’ activity outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication (pages 60 and 87). Includes editable CVC word coins together with A4 treasure chest and bin images.
Phase 2 pictures and captions (Ref: SB866)
A set of 36 A4-sized visual aids showing the suggested captions for reading (as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication) along with some colourful illustrations depicting each caption.
100 high-frequency word cards FREE (Ref: SB871)
The first 100 high-frequency words (as specified in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication) presented on cards with brightly-coloured borders.
Phase 6 word cards for adding suffixes -s and -es
FREE (Ref: SB878)
The suggested words for Phase Six practising adding the suffixes -s and -es as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. 30 words included!
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Phase 6 word cards for adding suffixes -ing, -ed, -s, -er, -est, -y and -en FREE (Ref: SB878)
The suggested words for Phase Six practising adding the suffixes -Ing, -ed, -s, -er, -est, -y and -en, as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication.
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Next 200 common word cards FREE (Ref: SB892)
The next 200 high-frequency words (as specified in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication) presented on cards with brightly-coloured borders.
Phase 3 pictures and captions (Ref: SB963)
A set of 20 A4-sized visual aids showing the suggested captions and sentences for reading (as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication) along with some colourful illustrations depicting each caption and sentence.
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Phase 3 caption and sentence cards FREE (Ref: SB977)
20 printable cards featuring suggested captions and sentences as outlined in Phase Three of the DfES Letters and Sounds publication.
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Phase 4 sentence cards FREE (Ref: SB983)
The suggested sentences for Phase Four as outlined in the DfES Letters and Sounds publication.
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Phase 4 yes/no question cards FREE (Ref: SB984)
A set of 19 printable cards (3 per A4 sheet) featuring the suggested ‘yes/no questions’ from the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Also includes pupil ‘yes/no’ cards that can be printed double sided to use as recommended in Letters and Sounds.
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Phase 4 sentence substitution mats FREE (Ref: SB985)
A set of 10 A4-sized printable activity mats where children can be challenged to make new sentences using the substitute words.
Phase 4 pictures and sentences (Ref: SB986)
A set of 10 A4-sized visual aids showing the Phase 4 suggested sentences for reading (as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication) along with some colourful illustrations depicting each sentence.
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Phase 5 sentence substitution mats FREE
(Ref: SB1026)
A set of 20 A4-sized printable activity mats where children can be challenged to make new sentences using the substitute words.
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Phase 5 yes/no question cards FREE (Ref: SB1027)
A set of 15 printable cards (3 per A4 sheet) featuring the suggested ‘yes/no questions’ from the DfES Letters and Sounds publication. Also includes pupil ‘yes/no’ cards that can be printed double sided to use as recommended in Letters and Sounds.
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Phase 5 ‘Choose three right answers’ mats FREE
(Ref: SB1028)
A set of 10 printable A4-sized mats to accompany the ‘Choosing three right answers’ activity outlined on page 143 of the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Includes the questions and possible answers, together with ‘yes’/’no’ cards for pupils.
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Phase 3 sentence cards FREE (Ref: SB1033)
A set of printable cards featuring suggested sentences as outlined in Phase Three of the DfES Letters and Sounds publication.
Phase 3 ‘What’s in the box?’ cards (Ref: SB1047)
A fantastic set of colourful word and picture cards to print for use with the ‘What’s in the box?’ activity as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document. 77 different word cards with picture cards included!
Phase 2 ‘What’s in the box?’ cards (Ref: SB1048)
A fantastic set of colourful word and picture cards to print for use with the ‘What’s in the box?’ activity as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document. 66 different word cards with picture cards included!
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Phase 4 ‘What’s in the box?’ cards FREE (Ref: SB1049)
A fantastic set of colourful word and picture cards to print for use with the ‘What’s in the box?’ activity as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document.
Phase 3 sound buttons word cards (Ref: SB1068)
A set of over 260 word cards with the appropriate ‘sound buttons’ beneath to accompany activities outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Children ‘press’ the buttons and say the sounds above to read the words.
Phase 2 sound button word cards (Ref: SB1070)
A set of 170 printable word cards with the appropriate ‘sound buttons’ beneath to accompany activities outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Children ‘press’ the buttons and say the phonemes above to read the words.
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Phase 3 sentence substitution mats FREE
(Ref: SB1114)
A set of 10 A4-sized printable activity mats where children can be challenged to make new sentences using the substitute words.
Phase 3 A4 mnemonics flash cards (Ref: SB1120)
A set of A4-sized visual aids for use in the suggested ‘Flashcards’ activity on pages 82-83 DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Includes 23 lowercase digraph graphemes and accompanying mnemonic images that can be printed on the reverse of each grapheme.
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Phase 3 certificates FREE (Ref: SB1145)
Two printable certificates to give to pupils for successful reading of the Phase 3 sounds and words as specified in the DfES Letters and Sounds document.
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Phase 2 certificates FREE (Ref: SB1144)
Two printable certificates to give to pupils for successful reading of the Phase 2 sounds and words as specified in the DfES Letters and Sounds document.
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Phase 4 certificates FREE (Ref: SB1147)
Two printable certificates to give to pupils for successful reading of the Phase 4 sounds and words as specified in the DfES Letters and Sounds document.
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Phase 2 picture and captions matching cards
(Ref: SB1162)
A set of 35 printable cards showing pictures and accompanying captions (as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication). Ideal for use as a matching activity where children match the picture card to the relevant caption card.
Phase 3 picture and caption matching cards
(Ref: SB1164)
A set of 21 printable cards showing pictures and accompanying captions (as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication). Ideal for use as a matching activity where children match the picture card to the relevant caption card.
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Editable word card backgrounds FREE (Ref: SB1179)
A set of coloured editable word card background templates for Microsoft Word. Includes orange, purple, green, pink and red - the colours of Phases 2-6 from the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication.
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Phase 5 A4 mnemonic flash cards (Ref: SB1240)
A set of A4-sized visual aids for use in the suggested ‘Flashcards’ activity on page 137 DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Includes 20 lowercase digraph graphemes and accompanying mnemonic images that can be printed on the reverse of each grapheme.
Phase 4 sentence and picture matching cards
(Ref: SB1251)
A set of 10 printable pairs of cards showing pictures and accompanying sentences (as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication). Ideal for use as a matching activity where children match the picture card to the relevant sentence card.
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Phase 5 pupil phoneme flash cards - large FREE
(Ref: SB1348)
A set of large printable cards (2 per A4 sheet) featuring all of the 19 additional Phase 5 phonemes as listed in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication.
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Pupil alphabet fans FREE (Ref: SB797)
A set of printable segments which can be assembled into pupil alphabet fans using a split pin. Create different alphabet fans using different letters to suit your activity focus.
Pupil phoneme fans (Ref: SB829)
A set of printable pupil fan segments that include all of the phonemes detailed in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Print these out, laminate and fix together to create alphabet fans using different letters to suit your activity focus.
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Additional phoneme fans FREE (Ref: SB1225)
A set of printable segments which can be assembled into pupil alphabet fans using a split pin. Includes the additional phonemes specified in Phase 5 of the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document.
Phase 1 ‘Voice Sounds’ visual aids (Ref: SB831)
A set of 10 printable visual aids to accompany the ‘Voice Sounds’ activity outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication (page 37). Includes pictures with printed sounds, as well as pictures alone.
Rhyming picture cards (Ref: SB1305)
A set of printable rhyming picture cards to accompany the Phase 1 ‘Rhyming soup’ and ‘Rhyming pairs’ activities as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document. Over 70 different cards included!
‘Playing with words picture’ cards (Ref: SB1308)
A set of printable picture cards to accompany the Phase 1 ‘Playing with words’ activity as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document. 30 cards included with various items that have different numbers of syllables.
Phase 1 rhyming bingo (Ref: SB1351)
A set of printable picture cards to accompany the Phase 1 ‘Playing with words’ activity as outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ document. 30 cards included with various items that have different numbers of syllables.
Phase 4 sound buttons word cards (Ref: SB1358)
A set of over 208 printable word cards with the appropriate ‘sound buttons’ beneath to accompany activities outlined in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication. Children ‘press’ the buttons and say the phonemes above to read the words.