Phonological Awareness Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Vowel Sorting Activity - Short and Long Vowels
Supplement your phonics lessons with an apple-themed vowel sound sorting activity.
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SMASH IT! Vowels Game
Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.
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Rhyme Time – Match-Up Activity
A set of 32 match-up cards for students to practise rhyming.
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Syllable Activity – Animal Puzzle
Build students phonological awareness with this syllable activity where students build animal pictures with the number of syllables.
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Phoneme Manipulation Worksheet Pack
Use these phoneme manipulation worksheets to help students develop their phonemic awareness skills.
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Blending Words Game Boards
Engage students in blending a number of words using this set of levelled phoneme blending game boards.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Blending Phonemes Game
Develop your students' blending phonemes in CVC and CCVC words with a set of 10 Tic-Tac-Toe board games.
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Blending Words Worksheet Pack
Explore blending phonemes in a variety of ways using this worksheet pack for your students.
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Spin and Blend Onset and Rime Pack
Practise blending onset and rime words with this set of spin and blend worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Short U Interactive
Practise onset and rime words that contain the short U vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short A Interactive Activity
Practise onset and rime words that contain the short a vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short I Interactive
Practise onset and rime words that contain the short I vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Bingo Phoneme Segmenting for 3 to 5 Phonemes
Play a game of bingo and count the phonemes in the words being called out.
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Word Mapping Task Cards
Practise segmenting words into phonemes with this set of word mapping task cards.
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CVC Word Chain Sequencing Cards
Practise building word chains involving CVC words with these word chain sequencing cards.
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Phoneme Segmentation - Count and Hook Cards
Help students gain mastery in phoneme segmentation with these hands-on count and hook task cards.
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I Can Count Sounds! - Phoneme Segmentation Worksheets
Practise phonemic segmentation of words with 2, 3 and 4 phonemes with this set of differentiated phonics worksheets.
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Word Chain Worksheet - Beginning L Blends
Manipulate the individual phonemes in words to create new ones with this differentiated word-building worksheet.
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Syllable Count Board Game
Segment and count up to 4 syllables with this game board and set of 33 picture cards.
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Food-Themed Syllable Puzzle
A fun food-themed phonics activity for lower years that helps to develop syllable recognition.
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Word Family Sorting Activity – Set 3
A sorting activity using word families.
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I Think Mice Are Rather Nice – Nursery Rhyme Poster and PowerPoint
Use this “I Think Mice Are Rather Nice” nursery rhyme poster and PowerPoint to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Syllables Worksheet Set
Use this Syllable Worksheet set to help students identify syllables in words.
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Phoneme Substitution Task Cards
Explore phoneme substitution with your students by using these task cards to replace individual sounds in words to make new words.
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Word Chains Activity
Explore phoneme manipulation with simple words using this word chain activity.
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Phoneme Manipulation Game
Explore phoneme manipulation with your students using this fun phoneme manipulation game.
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Phoneme Deletion Match-Up Activity
Explore phoneme deletion with initial and final phonemes with your students, and make new words using this 32 card game.
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Match and Cover Blending Phonemes Game
Engage your students in blending phonemes with this set of ‘Blend and Cover’ game boards.
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Blending 4-Phoneme Words Puzzles
Help students master blending phonemes with this set of 4-phoneme blending puzzles.
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Blending Words Digital Quiz
Get your students to practise their blending with simple CVC words using this digital activity.
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Onset and Rime Match-Ups Worksheet Pack
Practise matching onset and rime with simple CVC words with this set of matching worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Sandcastle Matching Activity
Match up the onset, rime and picture in this activity to create sandcastles.