Alphabet Letter A of the Week Boom Digital Cards

Autumn-themed Letter A Boom Cards deck that moves from identifying and sorting uppercase and lowercase A to listening for short and long A in picture names.
Year groups
Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 1–2 (Key Stage 1)
File type
Boom Cards
Use
Digital activity

Updated Aug 30, 2021

Subject
Phonics, Language Development, English
Topic
Phonics Activities, Letter a
Resource types
Activities
Use
Digital activity

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About this resource

Alphabet Letter A of the Week Boom Digital Cards is a comprehensive English teaching resource, specifically designed for early learning, Year 1, Nursery (Early Years) and Year 2 educators. This set includes a total of 34 Boom Digital Cards that introduce the lowercase and uppercase 'A', reinforcing student understanding.

  • The first card offers an introductory view.
  • Cards 2 and3 provide guidance on noting the formation of uppercase and lowercase 'A'.
  • Cards 4 and 5 help in identifying these letters effectively.
  • A puzzling match-up waits on Card number 6, where students get pieces to form letters.

Interactive visuals abound from cards seven through seventeen which are related to letter 'A', enhancing word association with graphics. Young learners enjoy unearthing hidden images by correctly identifying ten Letter A visuals in a grid format provided on cards eighteen and nineteen. Meanwhile, Card Number twenty sets out an interesting drag-and-drop task for alphabet sorting.

  • Cards twenty-one through thirty-one offer auditory clues as they make connections between sounds; short or long 'A' sounds associated with ten different images.

The final two slides (thirty-two & thirty-three) encourage learners to exercise their drag-and-drop skills again—this time placing letter 'A' (either uppercase or lower case) into correct position within words! At slide number thirty-four marks their accomplishment towards mastering every aspect of Alphabet Letter ‘A’!

All activities can be accessed via a straightforward link contained within a downloadable PDF provided. This resource serves as practical tool designed to strengthen early literacy skills while also building confidence in understanding Letter ‘A’!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify uppercase and lowercase A

  • Distinguish short A from long A sounds by listening

  • Complete words in sentences with the correct form of A

Skills covered

  • Letter identification — tapping and sorting uppercase and lowercase A by drag-and-drop

  • Sound discrimination — listening to picture names and choosing short or long A

  • Letter placement — dragging A into the missing spot in words within sentences

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What do students need to use the cards?

The cards run on the Boom Learning website, so students need internet access, a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard, and a Boom Learning account.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Uppercase and lowercase letters

  • Short A

  • Long A

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