Double Sounds Giant Flash Cards

Support young learners in their phonics journey with the Double Sounds Giant Flash Cards-an interactive and visually appealing educational resource designed to master complex phonics patterns. These oversized, brightly coloured cards are ideal for beginner readers aged 6 years and up, offering a hands-on way to strengthen reading fluency, word decoding, and sound recognition. The set features 26 large flash cards, each highlighting an important sound combination such as digraphs, split digraphs, vowel teams, and r-controlled vowels, including ar, au, aw, ai, ee, ea, ey, er, ir, ur, or, ou, and both sounds of ow and oo, plus ch, sh, th, and wh.

The cards are laminated for durability and easy cleaning-ideal for frequent use in busy classrooms or at home. The clear, bold text paired with colourful illustrations supports both visual and auditory learning styles. Also included is a helpful activity guide that offers creative ideas for lessons and games, making phonics practice engaging and memorable. Whether used during small-group reading instruction or individual practice sessions, these cards provide an essential stepping stone for children advancing from basic phonics to more complex reading skills.

Educational Benefits:

• Teaches children to recognise, pronounce, and decode more advanced sound combinations.
• Supports word recognition and accurate pronunciation, improving confidence in reading.
• Children can use the cards individually or in groups to reinforce learning through self-guided practice.
• Promotes memory retention, sound blending, and problem-solving through repeated exposure to varied phonemes.

Classroom Ideas:

• Sound Sorting Activity: Ask students to sort flash cards by sound type (e.g., vowel teams, digraphs, split digraphs).
• Phonics Relay Game: Create a fun classroom game where students match words to flash cards during a timed race.
• Story Starters: Use a flash card as inspiration and have students write short sentences or stories using words with that sound.
• Small Group Review: Use the cards during guided reading to reinforce sound recognition and pronunciation through repetition and discussion.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for children aged 6+ years
• Card Size: Each card measures 34.5 cm x 14.3 cm
• Contents: 26 Giant Flash Cards, Activity Guide and storage Container