Letter R Reading Strips
Students read 14 'R is for ___' sentence strips, such as R is for rainbow and R is for robot, using the picture on each strip to help them read the word.

- Year levels
- Foundation, Pre-school (Early Years)
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Phonics, Reading, Language Development, English
- Topic
- Beginning Sounds, Alphabet Activities
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9EFLY04 — read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, and monitor meaning… AC9EFLY11 — recognise and name all upper- and lower-case letters (graphs) and know the most common…
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Practise recognising and reading words beginning with the letter R with these 14 simple sentence strips. Each black and white strip features a word starting with R and a corresponding illustration, such as "R is for rainbow". Students will build phonics skills by identifying the initial R sound and using the picture clues to read the sentences independently or with a partner. These printable strips work well for literacy centres, small group instruction, early finisher tasks, and take-home practice for Early Years and Foundation children learning letter recognition, beginning sounds, and decoding new vocabulary. Teachers can place the strips on a key ring, cut apart the pictures for a matching activity, or use them for letter R sorting and classification. With no prep besides printing, laminating if desired, and cutting the strips, this versatile phonics resource builds key early reading skills.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Read a patterned sentence with picture support
Identify words that begin with the /r/ sound
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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9EFLY04 — read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, and monitor meaning using context and emerging grammatical knowledge
- AC9EFLY11 — recognise and name all upper- and lower-case letters (graphs) and know the most common sound that each letter represents
Core concepts
Beginning sound /r/
Letter R
Picture clues
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