Letter B Reading Strips

Sentence strips for the /b/ sound, each reading 'B is for ___' with a word such as banana, basket, bird, bell or button.
Year groups
Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Year 1 (Key Stage 1)
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
Pre-Reading, Phonics, Reading, Language Development, English
Topic
Letter B, Letter B Activities
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Practise reading simple sentences with these letter B reading strips. Students will read words that begin with the letter B using the picture clue on each strip. There are 14 total reading strips that focus on the initial /b/ sound. All sentences are in the form of "B is for ___."
These letter B reading strips are suitable to nursery, Reception or Year 1 kids who are learning to identify the initial sound of the letter B. These cards are perfect for introducing new vocabulary to students.

What is Included:

  • * Fourteen reading strips for the letter B - banana, baby, bird, balloon, ball, basket, bell, bee, butterfly, bug, bed, bow, button and bag.
    When to Use:

  • * Literacy Centre

  • * Reading Centre

  • * Small Group Activity

  • * Task Box Activity (using pencil boxes)


  • Ways to Use
    * Place on a ring for a simple reading ring for a reading centre

  • * Cut the picture from the strip and have students match the picture to the sentence

  • * Simply have students read the strips to practise recognising words that begin with the target letter


Skills Assessed:
* Reading Simple Sentences

  • * Beginning Sounds

  • * Using picture clues to figure out new words


These reading strips are a low prep activity. Teachers simply need to print out the strips and then cut them apart. They can be laminated if desired. They can be placed in a reading or literacy centre. By placing these strips on a ring or in a pencil box, students can easily take out and clean up these reading strips.

These strips can be combined with the strips for other letters to create a sorting activity. Students can sort the strips according to each beginning sound.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Read a short 'B is for ___' sentence

Skills covered

  • Beginning sound awareness — hearing /b/ at the start of each word named on a strip

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