Description

Download and print this deck of child-sized (5 X 6.5cm) playing cards for fun reading practice. Contain one-syllable words which contrast the vowels “a” as in “cap” with “a…e” as in “cape”. Learners must read all letters carefully so they don’t confuse pairs like gap/gape, mad/made and plan/plane. Words are printed facing both up and down so they can be read from either side of a table.

As well as these vowels, sound-letter relationships in this deck are as follows:

• b as in but
• c as in can
• d as in dog
• f as in fun
• g as in got
• h as in hat
• j as in jam
• k as in kid
• l as in let
• m as in man
• n as in not
• p as in pat
• r as in run
• s as in sit
• t as in top
• v as in vet
• w as in win
• y as in yes
• sh as in shop

These cards can be used to play any card game that uses a typical deck of playing cards, but with the extra requirement that each card’s word must be read when it is played. We’ve made some videos of example games to get you started:

• California Speed
• Spit
• Snip Snap Snorum
• War
• Beggar Thy Neighbour
• Slapjack
• Snap
• Mancala, for which you’ll also need to download our Mancala board.

We hope you enjoy using them!