Boost Phonemic Awareness with This Interactive Beginning Sound Activity!

Help your students confidently discriminate between similar beginning sounds with this engaging flashcard set! Featuring 53 This or That cards, this resource encourages learners to refine their decoding and phonemic awareness skills as they distinguish between /f/ and unvoiced /th/, and /v/ and voiced /th/.

Students will:

✔ Observe the picture and identify the correct beginning sound

✔ Strengthen phonemic awareness and decoding skills

✔ Use pegs, counters, or markers to indicate their answer in a hands-on way

✔ Build confidence in sound differentiation through playful learning

This versatile activity is ideal for literacy rotations, independent work, intervention sessions, early finishers, and more! Plus, it’s available in all Australian beginner fonts as well as a generic neat font, ensuring flexibility across classroom settings.