Phonics Activities

We have a growing range of phonics activities. These complement the Phonics Plus Reading texts and can also be used as a part of your structured literacy programme.

  • Kākano 2 Fluency Slides: Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Phase 1: First 6 Months

    Kākano 2 Fluency Slides: Ready to Read Phonics Plus – Phase 1: First 6 Months

    NZ$6.50

    This resource is designed to give students extra fluency practice. Project the slides on your classroom projector or TV, and you are ready to go! A full teacher script is built into the slides to help guide you through the resource.   The words used in this fluency resource are aligned to the scope and…

  • Phonics and Structured Literacy Activities - Consonant Patterns

    Phonics and Structured Literacy Activities – Consonant Patterns

    NZ$10.00

    These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of nine consonant patterns.   The consonant patterns included in this set are ff, ll, ss, zz -tch, -dge, qu, wh, and x.   With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills in following…

  • Kākano 3 Fluency Slides: Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Phase 1: First 6 Months

    Kākano 3 Fluency Slides: Ready to Read Phonics Plus – Phase 1: First 6 Months

    NZ$7.50

    This resource is designed to give students extra fluency practice. Project the slides on your classroom projector or TV, and you are ready to go! A full teacher script is built into the slides to help guide you through the resource.   The words used in this fluency resource are aligned to the scope and…

  • Sale! Phonics and Structured Literacy Teaching Slides: Consonant Patterns

    Phonics and Structured Literacy Teaching Slides: Consonant Patterns

    Original price was: NZ$10.00.Current price is: NZ$8.00.

    These Phonics and Structured Literacy teaching slides have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of nine consonant patterns -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz, -tch, -dge, qu, wh, x. This teaching tool could be used as a warm-up at the start of a structured literacy session, as revision or as a whole class lesson….

  • Rākau Fluency Slides: Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Phase 1: During Year 2

    Rākau Fluency Slides: Ready to Read Phonics Plus – Phase 1: During Year 2

    NZ$7.00

    This resource is designed to give students extra fluency practice. Project the slides on your classroom projector or TV, and you are ready to go! A full teacher script is built into the slides to help guide you through the resource.   The words used in this fluency resource are aligned to the scope and…

  • Decodable Text for Older Readers: Cricket

    Decodable Text for Older Readers: Cricket

    NZ$5.00

    This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on cricket and contains factual information about it and personal stories of the narrator and their love of the sport.   Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: The text emphasises the following phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences: /k/ phoneme represented by -ck,…

  • Structured Literacy Consonant Digraphs Posters (Set 1) | Kākano Phase Phonics Visual Aids

    Structured Literacy Consonant Digraphs Posters (Set 1) | Kākano Phase Phonics Visual Aids

    NZ$4.00

    Transform your phonics instruction with these vibrant, evidence-based Consonant Digraphs Posters. Designed explicitly for early readers, this resource provides clear visual anchors, mouth formation cues, and word examples to help students confidently master the trickiest first-year spelling rules. Perfect for structured literacy classrooms, structured intervention, or home learning! Are you looking for an easy, effective…

  • Structured Literacy Consonant Patterns Posters (Set 2) | Tupu

    Structured Literacy Consonant Patterns Posters (Set 2) | Tupu

    NZ$4.00

    Transform your phonics instruction with these vibrant, evidence-based Consonant Patterns Posters. Designed explicitly for early readers, this resource provides clear visual anchors, mouth formation cues, and word examples to help students confidently master the trickiest first-year spelling rules. Perfect for structured literacy classrooms, structured intervention, or home learning! Are you looking for an easy, effective…

  • Decodable Text for Older Readers: Slugs and Snails

    Decodable Text for Older Readers: Slugs and Snails

    NZ$5.00

    This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on Slugs and Snails (minibeasts) and contains information about the differences between the bugs and some non-fiction information about them. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on long /ā/ sounds, represented by ‘ai’ and…

  • Decodable Text for Older Readers: A Good Day at the Creek

    Decodable Text for Older Readers: A Good Day at the Creek

    NZ$5.00

    This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It is a simple narrative that follows Pete, who goes to the creek to look for frogs and gets stuck in the mud. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: /ē/ (long e), represented by ‘ee’…

  • Decodable Text for Older Readers: The Buzz on Bees

    Decodable Text for Older Readers: The Buzz on Bees

    NZ$5.00

    This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on bees and contains simple non-fiction information about their appearance and behaviour.   Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on the Floss rule: -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz This resource contains: Decodable text ‘The Buzz…