Are you struggling to find engaging and independent phonics activities that actually target initial sounds? This "Find and Colour" resource provides targeted practice in identifying beginning sounds, allowing your students to work independently while you support others. Aligned with Science of Reading and the Australian Curriculum V9 (AC9EFLY09 ), this grab and go resource is perfect for independent practice of phonological awareness skills.

Key Features:

• Australian Curriculum V9 Aligned: AC9EFLY09
• Phonological Skills: Develops essential initial sound phonological awareness skills.
• Independent Learning: Designed for independent practice, allowing teachers to differentiate instruction and provide valuable one-on-one or small group support to other students.
• Self-Assessment: Includes answer slips for self-assessment, promoting metacognition and student independence.
• Multiple Options: Includes an option with instruction icons for students who require visual support and step-by-step guidance.
• Instructional Posters: Visual posters guide explicit instruction on the activity routine, making it easy to teach and model for all students.
• Australian Fonts: VIC PreCursive | NSW Beginner | QLD Beginner | SA PreCursive | TAS Beginner

How it Works:

1. Explicitly Teach Sound Focus: Introduce sound focus and ensure students have had multiple opportunities to practise.
2. Explicit Instruction: Use the provided posters to explicitly teach the activity routine to the whole class or in small groups. Model the expected behavior and answer any questions.
3. Independent Practice: Students independently search for and color all the pictures that begin with the target sound.
4. Visual Support: Students can refer to the instruction icons on their worksheet for guidance.
5. Self-Assessment: Students use the answer slip to check their work and assess their understanding.
6. Reflection: Students reflect on their performance by coloring a corresponding face.

Benefits:

• Improved Phonological Awareness: Enhances students' ability to identify and sounds.
• Increased Independence: Fosters independent learning and self-assessment skills.
• Differentiation Options: Provides flexibility to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
• Teacher Time-Saver: Saves valuable teacher time by providing engaging independent practice activities and clear instructional support.

What is Included:

• Multiple Worksheets: Worksheets for various target sounds with self-assessment.
• Answer Keys: Answer keys for all worksheets.
• Instruction Icon Versions: Worksheets with and without visual instruction icons.
• Instructional Posters: Visual posters to guide explicit instruction on the activity routine.

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