Alphabet Flashcards: Phonetic

Alphabet Flashcards

Here is a colourful set of Alphabet Flashcards – sure to delight any child.

As a bonus, as I know that some children are transport lovers, I have included two pictures for some letters to provide a form of transport to appeal to these children (i.e.: H for helicopter, R for rocket, L for lorry, F for fire and fire engine, A for ambulance).

This set of alphabet flashcards is equally suited to a variety of needs:

·         The parent with a young child

·         The teacher in the classroom

·         The classroom assistant

·         The SEN teacher

·         The ESL/EFL teacher

They can be used in all situations to help children learn those all-important alphabet/beginning/initial sounds and become familiar with both upper- and lower-case letter shapes.

Suggested ways in which to use the Alphabet Flashcards:

·         Pin them on the wall in order as a display: ask the child to point to the letters either by name, by sound, or by picture (beginning sound).

·         Look around the house/classroom for things that begin with the same sound as the object on a given flashcard.

·         Choose several cards (suitable for the needs of the child you are playing with) and lay them out on the table face up: Play I spy: I spy with my little eye something beginning with ‘….’.

·         Bean bag toss: Lay a selection of flashcards on the floor and give the child a bean bag. Ask – can you toss the bean bag onto the picture that begins with..’..’.

·         Print duplicates and play snap!

·         Help the child to put the flashcards in alphabetical order!

Format:

Four flashcards print to an A4 page, formatted to fit the page on a cheap HP printer.

It is advised that the flashcards be laminated to make them more durable. They will get hard wear!

What is included?

1 PDF

11 pages

46 pictures (2 for some sounds as indicated above)

For a comprehensive set of alphabet flashcards, with letters and 2 sets of picture cards, see here.

When children are first starting to learn letter shapes and sounds, it is helpful to have a handy reference chart that they can use to aid recall of letter shapes and a picture cue to the sound each letter stands for.