B And D Anchor Chart
The BED Anchor Chart presents a mnemonic for a common letter reversal. When the word bed is written in order, the tall stem of b appears at the beginning and the tall stem of d appears at the end, with the middle letter forming the mattress-like centre. Learners can recall or gesture the whole word when deciding which letter they see or need to write. The single visual works as a desk reference, wall reminder, or decoding prompt.
- Year groups
- Early years, Years 1–2
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Handwriting, Writing, English
- Topic
- Letters, Alphabet
- Resource types
- Anchor Charts, Teacher Tools
- Preparation
- Print ready
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About this resource
This resource is 1 printable anchor chart to teach the difference between the letter 'b' and 'd'.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Distinguish lowercase b from lowercase d
Use a visual mnemonic during reading or writing
Recall the left-to-right order of the letter pair
Teaching tips
Have learners make two fists with thumbs up to form the bed shape.
Prompt with the mnemonic before directly naming a reversed letter.
Skills covered
Letter-direction discrimination
Mnemonic use
Lowercase recognition
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
B and D
Letter reversals
Bed mnemonic
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