teaching resource

Food-Themed Syllable Puzzle

Updated: 17 Jan 2023

A fun food-themed phonics activity for lower years that helps to develop syllable recognition.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 7 Pages
Years: 1 - 2

Curriculum

ACELA1458

Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable wordsElaborationsusing knowledge of letters and sounds to write words with short vowels, for example âmanâ, ...
ACELA1459

Understand that a letter can represent more than one sound and that a syllable must contain a vowel soundElaborationsrecognising that letters can have more than one sound, for example the letter âuâ in âcutâ, âputâ, â...
ACELA1824

Use most letter-sound matches including vowel digraphs, less common long vowel patterns, letter clusters and silent letters when reading and writing words of one or more syllableElaborationsrecognising when some letters are silent, for example â...

teaching resource

Food-Themed Syllable Puzzle

Updated: 17 Jan 2023

A fun food-themed phonics activity for lower years that helps to develop syllable recognition.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 7 Pages
Years: 1 - 2

A fun food-themed phonics activity for lower years that helps to develop syllable recognition.

Use this teaching resource in the classroom when teaching and learning how to recognise sounds and syllables in spoken words.

This phonics activity is ideal to use in small groups during English groups or as a warm-up activity.

Laminate and cut each food puzzle along the dotted lines.
Mix up the pieces and place them face-up on a table.
Ask your students to take it in turns to select from the puzzle pieces to construct a word.
Encourage your students to clap and sound out each syllable.

Curriculum

ACELA1458

Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable wordsElaborationsusing knowledge of letters and sounds to write words with short vowels, for example âmanâ, ...
ACELA1459

Understand that a letter can represent more than one sound and that a syllable must contain a vowel soundElaborationsrecognising that letters can have more than one sound, for example the letter âuâ in âcutâ, âputâ, â...
ACELA1824

Use most letter-sound matches including vowel digraphs, less common long vowel patterns, letter clusters and silent letters when reading and writing words of one or more syllableElaborationsrecognising when some letters are silent, for example â...

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Mary-Anne Glynatsis · 4 years ago

I would like to see more words and pictures split in this format.
- Paul (Teach Starter) · 4 years ago
  
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Olle Cooper · 5 years ago

This is a great fun activity. I will print out and use it in my class.Thank you.
- Scott (Teach Starter) · 5 years ago
  
  Thanks for your feedback, Olle! Please let us know how it goes with your students. All the best fo the year ahead!