Basic Code

Free resources to use with the foundation year of schooling – Part One – Basic Code.

Display

Alphabet Classroom Display A picture for each letter of the alphabet classroom display. Alphabet Classroom Display
Camera Word Display Large camera words cards to display in your classroom to increase recognition and fluency by getting those tricky words embedded! Camera Word Display.
100% Decodable Word Cards – Unit 1 100% decodable word cards from Unit 1 to display around your classroom. 100% Decodable Word Cards - Unit 1
Grapheme Cards Large colourful grapheme cards from each unit of the Basic Code. One phoneme per card. Grapheme Cards

Essentials

Sequence at a Glance What phonemes you are teaching, and in what order you are teaching them. Sequence at a Glance
Camera Word List List of all camera words from the Basic Code. Camera Word List
Guided Reading Session Plan An example of a guided reading lesson from the Get Reading Right Toolkit Part One. Guided Reading Session Plan
Picture Dictionary Use this picture dictionary to help build vocabulary. All words from our Practice Books are here with their corresponding pictures. Picture Dictionary
Basic Code Completion Certificates Print out these certificates to give to your students once they have cracked the Basic Code. Basic Code Completion Certificates
Reading With Expression Cards Use these cards to get children reading with expression. For instructions on how to introduce the cards, click here. talking-robot
Decodable Bookmarks Bookmarks that summarise in one sentence, the purpose of home reader, helping to guide parental expectations so they can most effectively help their child. For instructions on when to send which bookmark home, click here. bookmark

Games

Phoneme Dominoes Print out and cut these phoneme dominoes to increase phoneme recognition. Match the phonemes to play. Phoneme Dominoes
Flip Book Unit 1 Staple the pages together and cut along the dotted lines. Get your students to make lots of decodable words using the target phonemes from Unit 1 by simply flicking through the pages. Flip Book Unit 1
Flip Book Unit 2 Staple the pages together and cut along the dotted lines. Get your students to make lots of decodable words using the target phonemes from Unit 2 by simply flicking through the pages. Flip Book Unit 2
Flip Book Unit 3 Staple the pages together and cut along the dotted lines. Get your students to make lots of decodable words using the target phonemes from Unit 3 by simply flicking through the pages. Flip Book Unit 3
Letter Cards – Spelling Game Fill in the boxes to match the pictures using your magnetic letters or simply write the phonemes in each box. This games takes you systematically through Unit 1 with increasing word difficulty. Letter Cards - Spelling Game
Snake Sentence Jumbles Cut out each snake and then cut each word. Jumble up the parts so that the children have to read the words and make complete sentences by putting the snake back together. Snake Sentence Jumbles