To the Teacher:

These activities require no preparation. Children will need

writing equipment for some activities.
Slides are editable as for some of the activities you may wish to
change the wording. For example, depending upon whether
parents are involved or children are working independently, if
you wish an activity to be a talk activity or you would prefer
children to record their answers.

Select an Activity
Initial
Sounds
s, a, t.

Initial
Sounds
p, i, n.

Writing
CVC
words
using s,
a, t, p, i,
n.

Write
about the
photogra
ph A
duck in a
cap.

Generat
e
pictures
for initial
sound
g.

Write
CVC
words
using
sets 1-3
GPCs.

Write
about the
photogra
ph The
cat on
the rug.

High
frequency
words
write a
sentence
with: it, to,
got, and.

Write
about the
photogra
ph An
egg in an
eggcup.

Read the
sentence
and draw
the
picture
using
sets 1-5
GPCs.

Read the
sentence
and draw
the picture
using sets
1-5 GPCs.

Write
words
using
sets 1-5
GPCs.

Rhyming
Words
Read the
words
and draw
the
pictures
two
syllable
ck
words.

High
frequency
words
write a
sentence
with: is,
big, I, the.

Write a
sentenc
e using
sets 1-3
GPCs.
Pog the
dog
Find the
real
words
using
sets 1-5
GPCs.
High
frequency
words
write a
sentence
with: dad,
off, an, his.

Generat
e
pictures
for initial
sound
p.
Buried
Treasure
find the
real CVC
words
using
sets 1-3
GPCs.

Double
letter
endings
- ff, ll, ss.
Write
about the
photogra
ph - A
rabbit
and a
carrot.

Initial
Sounds
m, d, g.
Read the
sentence
and draw
the
picture
using
sets 1-3
GPCs.
Read
the
sentence
and draw
the
picture
using
sets 1-5
GPCs.

Rhyming
Strings

Initial
Sounds
o, c, k.

Final
phonem
e ck.

High
frequency
words
write a
sentence
with: go,
in, can, if.

Generat
e
pictures
for initial
sound
b.

Hear
initial
Sounds
e, u, r.

Hear
initial
Sounds
h, b, f, l.

Hear and
write the
final
phoneme
using
sets 1-5
GPCs.

Hear and
write the
medial
vowel
using
sets 1-5
GPCs.

High
frequency
words
write a
sentence
with: into,
but, up,
back.

Word
Endings

High
frequency
words
write a
sentence
with: mum,
him, no,
at.
High
frequency
words
write a
sentence
with: as,
of, on, not,
get.

Can you hear the initial

sound?
Say the names of the pictures out loud. What sound do they
start with?

Now can you sort them into 3 lists? Draw the pictures under the
correct sound.

s
t

Can you hear the initial

sound?
Say the names of the pictures out loud. What sound do they
start with?

Now can you sort them into 3 lists? Draw the pictures under the
correct sound.

p
n

Can you write these words?

Read the words:

is

bi
g

Now write a sentence using one of the words.

th
e

Initial Sound p
Draw some pictures of words beginning with p.
Here are some ideas to get you started.

Now practise writing the letter p.

Can you make them all look exactly the same?

Can you hear the initial

sound?
Say the names of the pictures out loud. What sound do they
start with?

Now can you sort them into 3 lists? Draw the pictures under the
correct sound.

m
g

Can you hear the initial

sound?
Say the names of the pictures out loud. What sound do they
start with?

Now can you sort them into 3 lists? Draw the pictures under the
correct sound.

o
k

These words end with ck:

Can you write these words?

Read the words:

go

in

can

Now write a sentence using one of the words.

if

Write a sentence about this

picture:

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Initial Sound g
Draw some pictures of words beginning with g.
Here are some ideas to get you started.

Now practise writing the letter g.

Can you make them all look exactly the same?

Write the words:

Write a sentence about one

of these pictures:

Help Pirate Pete find the

treasure!
The real treasure has real words on it.
The fake treasure has got made up words on it.

Can you find the real treasure?

Read the sentence and draw the

picture:

The kid put his socks on a pig.

Initial Sound b
Draw some pictures of words beginning with b.
Here are some ideas to get you started.

Now practise writing the letter b.

Can you make them all look exactly the same?

Can you hear the initial

sound?
Say the names of the pictures out loud. What sound do they
start with?

Now can you sort them into 3 lists? Draw the pictures under the
correct sound.

e
r

Can you hear the initial

sound?
Say the names of the pictures out loud. What sound do they
start with?

Now can you sort them into 3 lists? Draw the pictures under the
correct sound.

h
l

Write a sentence about this

picture:

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Read the words:

it

to

got

Now write a sentence using one of the words.

an
d

Write the words that rhyme:

Feed the dog:

Pog the dog likes to eat bones.
He can only eat the bones with real words on them.
Can you find the bones for Pog to eat?

Write the words:

Say the word.
Can you hear the missing sound?
Write the words and add the missing phoneme in each.
They all have 2 letters!

she
be

do
hi

hu

and pu

Read the sentence and draw the

picture:

The cat and the rat ran up the hill.

Can you hear the final

sound?
Say the word.
Can you hear the final phoneme in each?
Write the words.

bu_
bu_

ma_
she

du

ne_

Can you hear the missing

sound?
Say the word.
Can you hear the missing phoneme in each?
Write the words.

h_ll
f_n

b_g

p_n
s_n

s_ck

Read the words:

mu
m

hi
m

no

Now write a sentence using one of the words.

at

Write about the picture:

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Read the sentence and draw the

picture:

The dog in the mud is big and fat.

Read the words and draw the

pictures:

rocket
pocket
ticket
Now write a sentence using one of the words.

Read the words:

dad
off
an
his
Now write a sentence using one of the words.

Write about this picture:

Photo courtesy of www.metaphoricalplatypus.com (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence

attribution

Can you write some words

that rhyme with the
pictures?

Read the words:

int
o

but
up

Now write a sentence using one of the words.

bac
k

Gik likes to eat an words.

Gop likes to eat en words.

Write a list of words that Gik can eat.

Write a list of words that Gop can eat.

Gik

Gop

Read the words:

as

get

on
of

not

Now write a sentence using one of the words.

Read the sentence and draw the

picture:

The bug is on the red bucket.

Can you write these words?