Grapheme Mnemonics
Help every child remember GPCs with these effective picture mnemonics.
These carefully designed picture mnemonics help children to more easily remember the GPCs across Phases 2, 3, and 5a - providing more extensive coverage than most standard programmes.
From single letters to complex digraphs and alternative pronunciations, each set of mnemonics has been purposefully created to make learning stick. My single letter set even combines phonics with handwriting formation, while the digraph/trigraph sets help children recognize and remember the majority of graphemes, which could appear in the Phonics Screening Check.
What Makes These Mnemonics Special?
- Comprehensive coverage of graphemes in Phases 2, 3, and 5a
- Perfect companion for any phonics programme that doesn't provide mnemonics
- Each digraph mnemonic cleverly combines the single letter pictures with a memorable story, making phoneme recall natural and intuitiveFlexible printing options - choose your background color to meet specific needs of learners
- Unlimited printing rights for your school/individual use
After Purchase:
- You'll receive the teachers' notes and graphemes for card backs immediately
- Simply reply to this email with the name you would prefer to appear on the bottom of your grapheme cards (your school name or personal name)
- Your personalised picture mnemonics will be emailed to you within 7 days (typically much sooner!)
Help your children independently recall the sound represented by each single letter grapheme
'The mnemonic cards are a super easy way for children to remember how to form the letters correctly. The short story hooks the children's imagination and embeds the learning so that it can be recalled at a later date. I have been using them successfully for a number of years. They are my 'go to' resource'. Feedback from a teacher who has been using them for a number of years:
What’s included in this download:
- A PDF containing a set of 26 printable mnemonics, designed to help children remember the single letter grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs).
- Graphemes to print on the back of the mnemonics
- A choice of writing mats featuring the picture mnemonics
- A set of teachers' notes, which:
- Explain how to use the mnemonics
- List the mini stories, which explain how the letter-shaped mnemonic pictures relate to the phoneme represented by each grapheme.
Perfect for:
- Introducing a new grapheme during the 'Teach' part of a phonics lesson.
- Revising graphemes during the 'Revisit and Review' part of a phonics lesson.
- Using during interventions for groups or individuals who need additional support to secure the single letter GPCs
- Supporting letter formation during a phonics lesson or handwriting practice.
- Displaying in your teaching area for children to refer to independently.
- Referring to when reading and writing with children across the curriculum.
- Helping children recognise graphemes when reading and recall them when spelling.
- Supporting both adult and child initiated writing.
Why use this resource?
- These grapheme mnemonics give children a memorable way to recall the sound represented by each single letter grapheme.
- The picture, story and actions work together to help children remember the grapheme-phoneme correspondence. This can support children who find some of the graphemes difficult to recall.
- The mnemonics can also encourage children to become more independent. Rather than relying on an adult to provide the sound, children can use the picture and story to help work it out for themselves.
- They are quick to introduce, easy to revisit and can be used in whole-class teaching, small-group work or as a classroom display.
- The writing mats can be used across indoor and outdoor areas to support independence when writing.
NB: You will receive the teachers' notes straight after making your payment. All grapheme card downloads are personalised with your name/school name. In order to do this, you will need to reply to the download email with the name you would like to appear on the bottom of your cards. ie. your full school name if this is a school purchase or your name if it is a personal purchase. The personalised mnemonics will be emailed to you as soon as possible, but within 10 days at the latest.
This download contains a set of 16 printable picture mnemonics which have been designed to help children remember grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs). Each digraph mnemonic is made up of the 2 mnemonics representing the individual letters in the grapheme (available in pack 1). A mini story explains how these relate to the phoneme respresented by the digraph. You will also receive a writing mat you can use with the children.
The files are in PDF format.
Possible Uses:
- For introducing a new grapheme during the 'teach' part of a phonics lesson.
- For teaching letter formation either during a phonics lesson or handwriting practice.
- For revising graphemes during the 'revisit and review' part of a phonics lesson.
- For displaying in your teaching area and referring to during phonics lessons and writing sessions across the curriculum.
This download contains a set of 19 printable picture mnemonics which have been designed to help children remember grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs). Each digraph mnemonic is made up of the 2 mnemonics representing the individual letters in the grapheme (available in pack 1). A mini story explains how these relate to the phoneme respresented by the digraph.
The files are in PDF format.
‘I've found that the mnemonic stories have helped children with the reading and spelling of more difficult sounds such as 'ir', 'au', 'aw' and 'ou' and 'ey'. Children can easily recall the sounds and actions that go with the stories which I think has helped them a lot.'
Y1 teacher, West London
Possible Uses:
- For introducing a new grapheme during the 'teach' part of a phonics lesson.
- For teaching letter formation either during a phonics lesson or handwriting practice.
- For revising graphemes during the 'revisit and review' part of a phonics lesson.
- For displaying in your teaching area and referring to during phonics lessons and writing sessions across the curriculum.
This download bundle contains the content from the Grapheme Mnemonic Packs 1-3 detailed above at a discounted price.