Educating Tiny Minds

Make phonics practice engaging and interactive with this Phonics Picture Sort activity! Perfect for literacy centres, small-group lessons, and independent word work, this resource helps students build strong decoding, spelling, and word recognition skills by sorting picture cards based on phonics patterns. Students cut, sort, and organize picture cards onto sorting mats, visually connecting sounds to spelling patterns in a fun, hands-on way. This resource aligns with the UFLI program, with each

This engaging endings & syllables word hunt resource is designed to align with UFLI lessons and provides students with meaningful practice in identifying and applying common endings and syllables. Each word hunt targets a specific ending or syllable, such as -es, -ed, -ing, open & closed syllables, compound words, closed/closed, open/closed, giving students repeated opportunities to build confidence with these essential phonics skills. Students look at the word hunt and circle the words that

This engaging VCe Word Hunt resource is designed to align with UFLI lessons #54-62 and provides students with meaningful practice in identifying and applying vowel-consonant-e (silent e) patterns. Each sound and word hunt targets a specific long vowel pattern (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, and e_e) while also incorporating important spelling patterns such as _ce, _ge, and common exceptions like _ve and the scribal o. This gives students repeated opportunities to build confidence with both typical an

This engaging digraph word hunt resource is designed to align with UFLI lessons and provides students with meaningful practice in identifying and applying common digraphs and ending sound patterns. Each sound and word hunt targets a specific pattern, including sh, ch, th (voiced and unvoiced), ck, ph, wh, nk, and ng, giving students repeated opportunities to build confidence with these essential phonics skills. Students look at the word hunt and circle the words that match the target digraph

This engaging short vowel resource is designed to align with UFLI lessons and provides students with meaningful practice in identifying and applying short vowel sounds. Each sound and word hunt targets a specific vowel sound, giving students repeated opportunities to build confidence with common sound patterns. Students look at the word hunt and circle the words that match the target short vowel sound. They then record the words they find and extend their learning by generating their own example

This engaging phonics resource supports students in developing early decoding and word recognition skills through a structured sound/word hunt. Students begin by identifying and circling the matching letter for a given sound. As they build confidence, they progress to circling whole words that contain the target sound. After identifying the correct sounds or words, students record their findings on the lines and extend their learning by generating their own examples. This gradual release approac

Give your students the hands-on practice they need to master long vowel teams with this engaging Picture Sort activity! Perfect for reinforcing phonics skills, this resource helps learners recognize common vowel team spelling patterns and connect sounds to words in a visual and meaningful way. This resource aligns with the UFLI program, with each page clearly labeled by its corresponding lesson number for easy integration.  Students cut and sort picture cards onto mats labeled with long vowel te

Help your students master those tricky r-controlled vowels with this fun and interactive Picture Sort activity! Designed to strengthen decoding and spelling skills, this resource gives learners hands-on practice sorting words with the ar, er, ir, or, ur, and w+or patterns. This resource aligns with the UFLI program, with each page clearly labeled by its corresponding lesson number for easy integration. Students will cut and sort picture cards onto the matching r-controlled vowel mats, helping t

This bundle includes number, alphabet and colour tracing students to help the students who need extra support, including MLL students.