Ready to use 65-slide PowerPoint, to start off your guided for whole class reading groups, before branching off into individual groups. Pop up on your Interactive Whiteboard, and use for small group practise if you have individual i-pads available, too. This PowerPoint is not complicated; it is designed as a quick review for repetition to build fluency and confidence in recognising both capital and lower case letters, and the basic blends and digraphs to support development of strong foundational reading skills.
What does this resource include?
- 65 slides total
- Alphabet from A to Z, with one letter per slide (both upper and lower case on same slide)
- The most common blends and digraphs
- Reusable for the whole year
- Engaging bright visuals to keep early readers engaged
How is this a practical, helpful resource for Prep to year 2?
- Upper and lowercase letters on every alphabet slide to build letter recognition in both forms and learn the connection
- Works as a daily warm up or guided reading starter: flexible across your literacy block and great to continue to review, consolidate and practise skills with repetition
- No prep required: open the PowerPoint and start teaching
Which year levels is this suitable for?
Great for multiple year levels, but really designed to support students in Prep and Year 1; personally also used with great benefit for Year 2 students, however. Use the alphabet slides for Prep and early Year 1 students building letter recognition. Use the blends and digraphs slides for Year 1 and Year 2 students consolidating phonics knowledge. Works across all three year levels in composite classes.
How do I use this in the classroom?Open the PowerPoint on your interactive whiteboard and display one slide at a time, and students can read the letter, blend, or digraph aloud as a whole class. Alternatively, use as a 5-10 minute daily warm up at the start of your literacy block, or on individual i-pads during guided reading rotations.
Which year levels is this resource for?Aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 English strand for Prep to Year 2. Supports phonics and word knowledge including letter-sound relationships, blending, and segmenting.
Australian Curriculum V9 Links: AC9EFLE02 / AC9E1LE02 / AC9E2LE02: recognise and use phonic knowledge and word knowledge to read; AC9EFLY04 / AC9E1LY04 / AC9E2LY04: read texts with phonic, semantic, and grammatical knowledge
