resources by type
resources by year level
resources by subject
other resources

Pre-Reading teaching resources for Australia

CLEAR
resources by type
Activities
down arrow
Classroom Decor
down arrow
Teacher Tools
down arrow
Worksheets & Printables
down arrow
resources by year level
Early Years
down arrow
Pre-school
down arrow
Foundation–Year 5
down arrow
Years 6–8
down arrow
Years 9–12
down arrow
Adult Education
down arrow
Not Year Specific
down arrow
resources by subject
Creative Arts
down arrow
English
down arrow
Holiday & Seasonal
down arrow
Life Studies
down arrow
Maths
down arrow
P.E. & Health
down arrow
Social Studies
down arrow
Special Resources
down arrow
Science
down arrow
Foreign Languages
down arrow
Resources for Teachers
down arrow
other resources
Homeschool Resources
down arrow
Alphabet Letter Pairs: Solid and Outline Flashcards
Free Download

Alphabet Letter Pairs: Solid and Outline Flashcards
, Not Grade Specific,

Compare uppercase and lowercase A–Z on two versions of 26 cards, one solid and one outline. The activity cards are black and white.

Author EDITORIAL LAURA EDUCA

Rating

Tags

Cartoon Alphabet Cards: Uppercase A–Z
Free Download

Cartoon Alphabet Cards: Uppercase A–Z
, Not Grade Specific,

Practise naming letters with 26 uppercase cards featuring cartoon faces. Print the thirteen card pages for recognition or display.

Author EDITORIAL LAURA EDUCA

Rating

Tags

ABC Practice Worksheets

ABC Practice Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Alphabet practice pages where students say, trace and write each letter, three letters to a page, followed by pages for tracing picture words such as ant, ball, cat and dog.

Author KD's Kids School Shop

Rating

Tags Alphabet Practice, Language Arts, ABC Worksheets, Tracing Practice

Alphabet Anchor Charts | Music QR Codes

Alphabet Anchor Charts | Music QR Codes
, Not Grade Specific,

Alphabet anchor charts listing every uppercase and lowercase letter pair from Aa to Zz, for a classroom display or as individual copies students keep in their folders.

Author First in Line

Rating

Tags QR Codes, Language Arts, Alphabet Chart, Anchor Charts, Letters

Letter R Story: Racing Raccoon Rick

Letter R Story: Racing Raccoon Rick
, Not Grade Specific,

Read Racing Raccoon Rick’s story and answer five questions about the race, actions and rewards. A completed question page supports checking.

Author Have Fun Teaching

Rating

Tags

Alphabetical Order To The Fourth Letter Worksheet

Alphabetical Order To The Fourth Letter Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

Eight closely related words appear in an unsorted bank above numbered response lines. Their opening three letters are identical, so learners must compare the fourth character and continue farther when necessary. The compact single-list design isolates this advanced alphabetising move without mixing in unrelated dictionary tasks. A worked second page supplies the finished sequence for checking whether each comparison was carried far enough.

Author Have Fun Teaching

Rating

Tags Alphabetical Order

Alphabetical Order To The Second Letter Worksheet

Alphabetical Order To The Second Letter Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

Each practice page presents a compact list of words whose first letters are the same. Learners rewrite the words in alphabetical order by shifting attention to the second letter, rather than relying only on the initial character. Five separate lists provide repeated application with different word families and vocabulary. A consolidated reference page displays the completed ordering for every set, making it possible to review where second-letter comparisons changed the sequence.

Author Have Fun Teaching

Rating

Tags Alphabetical Order

Alphabetical Order To The Third Letter Worksheet

Alphabetical Order To The Third Letter Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

The five learner pages increase the comparison depth needed for alphabetical order. Words within each set share their first two letters, so the third character determines the sequence unless a later difference is needed. Learners transfer each list onto numbered lines in the order they choose. The final page assembles the correct arrangements for the complete collection, supporting targeted correction of mistakes caused by stopping the comparison too early.

Author Have Fun Teaching

Rating

Tags Alphabetical Order

Draw the Opposite: Antonym Worksheet

Draw the Opposite: Antonym Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

Write an opposite for each of eight descriptive words, then draw a picture to show its meaning.

Author Have Fun Teaching

Rating

Tags

Busy Learning Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Activity Packet

Busy Learning Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Activity Packet
, Not Grade Specific,

Alphabet matching and tracing packet: students cut out lowercase letters and match them to uppercase letters, then trace both forms of every letter.

Author KD's Kids School Shop

Rating

Tags Uppercase Letters, Reading Center, Literacy Station, Lowercase Letters, Activity Packet, Reading Small Group, Early Finishers, Tracing, Handwriting, Learning Lowercase Letters

CHARACTER: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organisers

CHARACTER: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organisers
, Not Grade Specific,

Character graphic organisers for any story, from a character map and a trait chart with text evidence to a relationship web, Venn comparison and character sketch.

Author Ibby Resources

Rating

Tags Study, Skills, Character, Literary, Device

Dictionary Skills Alphabetical Order Worksheet

Dictionary Skills Alphabetical Order Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

The early pages ask learners to sequence several small banks of unrelated words, building fluency with ordinary alphabetical comparison. Later pages shift to sentences and ask which listed word would appear first or last in a dictionary. That change moves the skill from rewriting full lists to making targeted lookup judgments within context. A final checking page covers both formats, allowing errors in sequencing and first-or-last decisions to be reviewed separately.

Author Have Fun Teaching

Rating

Tags Alphabetical Order, Dictionary Alphabetical Order, Put Words In Abc Order Worksheet, Dictionary In Alphabetical Order

Emotions Alphabet or Number Hunt Game

Emotions Alphabet or Number Hunt Game
, Not Grade Specific,

Pocket-chart hunt game in which letters or numbers hide behind emotion cards; the class recites a rhyme, names each emotion revealed and keeps searching until the target letter or number turns up.

Author The Proactive Classroom

Rating

Tags Emotions Alphabet, Number Hunt Game, Circle Time, Cognitive Growth, Emotional Intelligence

Environmental Print ABC Chart – Logo Letters

Environmental Print ABC Chart – Logo Letters
, Not Grade Specific,

An A-Z reference grid pairs each uppercase letter with its lowercase form, five pairs a row, for teaching the environmental print alphabet. Uppercase and lowercase letters sit side by side across a single A-to-Z grid, five pairs to a row, for quick environmental-print alphabet reference.

Author Primary 206 Mix

Rating

Tags ABC Chart, Environmental Print, I Can Read, Logos, Preschool Environmental Print, Environmental Print Preschool, Environmental Print Signs, Environmental Print Examples

One and More Than One: Noun Picture Cards

One and More Than One: Noun Picture Cards
, Not Grade Specific,

Use paired pictures to name one item and more than one. Regular and irregular plural examples and blank templates support teacher-led practice.

Author WORDS ASIDE

Rating

Tags

L blends Worksheets

L blends Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

The sequence addresses initial consonant blends beginning with C, B, F, G, P, and S followed by L. Early pages develop auditory discrimination and letter tracing, followed by picture finding, sorting, and writing the correct blend. Later tasks move into word building, spelling from pictures, cut-and-place matching, sentence completion, short passages, comprehension, dictation, and drawing. A final spinner activity asks learners to locate and read words by their opening blend.

Author Lilibette's Resources

Rating

Tags Consonant B;ends, L-blends, L Blends, Phonics, Blends, K Phonics, Blends And Short Vowel Words, L Blends Worksheets, Phonic Worksheets, Kindergarten

Letter A Sorting – Capital & Lowercase Apple Theme

Letter A Sorting – Capital & Lowercase Apple Theme
, Not Grade Specific,

Twelve capital and lowercase A cards are sorted onto two labelled mats, isolating letter-case recognition for a single letter.

Author The Connett Connection

Rating

Tags Letter A, Alphabet Sorting, Capital And Lowercase Letters, Apple Sorting, Letter Recognition, Apple Themed, Preschool Literacy, Literacy Center, Fine Motor Center, Sorting Activity

Letter A Dab It Worksheets

Letter A Dab It Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Three learner worksheets isolate different stages of letter recognition. The first asks children to locate uppercase A, the second focuses on lowercase a, and the third mixes both forms in the same field. Dot-marker responses add a simple fine-motor component without requiring handwriting. Teachers can assign the pages in sequence or select the case that matches current instruction, using errors to identify visually confusable letters.

Author The Connett Connection

Rating

Tags Letter A, Dab It Activity, Dot Painting, Letter Recognition, Alphabet Center, Letter A Activities, Alphabet Activity

Little Red Riding Hood: Story Sequencing Cards

Little Red Riding Hood: Story Sequencing Cards
, Not Grade Specific,

Arrange ten illustrated cards to retell Little Red Riding Hood in order. Simple sentences connect each picture with its story event.

Author Fiddleticks Education

Rating

Tags

Manuscript Handwriting Worksheets

Manuscript Handwriting Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Repeating tracing pages take students through lowercase manuscript letters, starting with individual letters and building into short traced letter combinations.

Author The Connett Connection

Rating

Tags Manuscript, Handwriting Worksheets, Handwriting Practice, Print, Letter Formation, Alphabet Worksheets, Alphabet Writing

Matching Opposites Worksheet

Matching Opposites Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

Matching Opposites develops relational vocabulary through a line-matching task. Students read a word on the left, scan the choices on the right, and connect it with the term expressing the reverse meaning. The set includes descriptive, directional, emotional, and response words, requiring attention to meaning rather than spelling similarity. A filled companion sheet makes review straightforward. Reading each connected pair aloud can reinforce how antonyms describe contrasting states, positions, or actions.

Author Have Fun Teaching

Rating

Tags Synonyms, Opposites Kindergarten Worksheets, Opposite Worksheets For Kindergarten

My Book of CVC Words

My Book of CVC Words
, Not Grade Specific,

Eighty CVC words are sorted into five short-vowel word lists, one page per vowel, for reading and phoneme-blending practice.

Author Rodriguez's Resources

Rating

Tags CVC, Fluency Book, Phonological Awareness, Word Recognition, Vowel Sound, Cvc Words Chart

Animal Picture Matching: Different Images of the Same Animal

Animal Picture Matching: Different Images of the Same Animal
, Not Grade Specific,

Match different depictions of animals across six categories using 28 pictures and cards.

Author SEN Resource Source

Rating

Tags

Overlapping Patterns Drawing Prompts | Creative Art Enrichment

Overlapping Patterns Drawing Prompts | Creative Art Enrichment
, Not Grade Specific,

Drawing prompts built on overlapping line patterns: students draw inside each shape or space the black lines create, turning every page into their own design.

Author Doodle Thinks

Rating

Tags Grid Drawing, Alphabet, Art Education, Fine Motor Skills, Creativity, Drawing, Build Confidence, Learn The Alphabet, Drawing Accuracy, Art Printables