This resource includes 104 object and animal cards, with four cards for each letter of the alphabet. A full list of included objects and animals is provided for reference.
 
Please note: The grapheme ‘x’ is marked with a star to indicate that its most common sound appears at the end of words (e.g. fox, box, six, fax).
 
Purpose
 
These cards are designed to:
 
Support the introduction of grapheme–phoneme correspondences
Develop phonemic awareness, particularly initial sound isolation
Provide a hands-on and engaging way to explore sounds in words
 
Activity Ideas
 
When introducing a new grapheme and its corresponding phoneme, show object and animal cards that match the target sound while clearly emphasising the initial sound (e.g. “llllog, lllleaf”)
Find all pictures that begin with the target sound
Sort cards into “target sound” and “not target sound”
Use for oral phonemic awareness games and discussions