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Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

Alphabet and Phonics Cards

I think classroom environment is important. It’s important that all that your students’ environment is not only fun to look at, but engaging and meaningful as well.

 Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

Whenever possible, I try to ensure that whatever I put on my walls can serve many purposes including beautiful decor. Hey – we spend a lot of time in there – it needs to look good!

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

This summer I shared the BRIGHT and BOLD Classroom Essentials Focus Wall and Calendar cards that I am using in my classroom. I found that my alphabet cards could use some overhauling as well.

 

The Must Haves

In creating these cards I wanted to ensure they included many components. They had to be:

  • Fun and engaging.
  • Incorporated bright and bold colors.
  • Indicate proper letter formation.
  • Highlight short vowels for easy recognition.
  • Include phonic rules.
  • Include “sing-song” like wording for fun alphabet & phonic rule recital.

 

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

I made the cards to match all three of the Classroom Essentials color schemes. My favorite is the BRIGHT & BOLD. The colors just pop off the walls. There is also a BRIGHT and LIGHT set and and red and black (ladybug) set.

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

 

Phonic Rules

The phonic rules on the cards follow the same theme so there is unity throughout the room. The kids can use the cards as helpers when the read and write. The lettering is large and the images are easily identifiable.

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

 

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

I included all of the phonic rules that we cover in class. We refer to the cards often and recite the patterns daily. That way my kiddos know where to look for help when trying to spell a particular sound.

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

 

Spelling Rules

I want the kiddos to push themselves to dig deeper and expand their schema. All of the spelling rules for different phonic patterns are on the cards. Just seeing these rules on a daily basis helps identify the sounds when they come to certain letter combinations when reading. Phonics cards are amazing tools.

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

 

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

I LOVE that they are adorably cute AND purposeful in content.

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

 

Visual Learning

My kiddos who are struggling with letter/sound recognition respond in the most fabulous way when I say “/n/, /n/, /n/ NIGHTTIME NINJA” or “Check out the Painting Pig card for the correct way to write that P”.

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

 

Matching ENGAGING & MEANINGFUL Classroom Decor

This newest addition to my room matches the Bright and Bold Focus and Calendar Wall Classroom Essential Cards that are already on our walls.

Classroom Essentials - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

 

Rhymes and Chants for Review and Mastery

The Alphabet and Phonics cards include a set of rhymes/chants that you can do with your kids as part of your phonics practice routine. We “read the cards” every day. Chanting and acting out the different sounds and images not only helps to cement the sounds and spellings in a visual way, but auditory and kinesthetic as well.

Color Schemes

The Alphabet and Phonics cards are available in (click the images to find them in my store):
BRIGHT and BOLD

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

BRIGHT and LIGHT

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

and LADYBUG.

Alphabet and Phonics Cards - Engaging Teaching with Traci Clausen

Each set corresponds with the matching color scheme of Classroom Essential Focus Wall cards and are also available as a BUNDLE.

<BRIGHT and BOLD BUNDLE>
<BRIGHT and LIGHT BUNDLE>
<LADYBUG BUNDLE>

Make it engaging and useful and the kiddos don’t even realize they are learning just by looking around the room! It’s a win-win all around!

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  • Positively Learning
    · Reply

    September 15, 2015 at 10:49 AM

    Love! I have a resource room with primary colors and the ladybug set would be the perfect match! I teach SpEd 1st, but this year I seem to have a large group of students who need extra alphabet reinforcement. They would love these! Thanks, Jen

  • Lori Smith
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    July 14, 2016 at 11:17 PM

    Love these! We teach D'Nealian though. Do you have a set in D'Nealian?

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