My First Flash Cards

These flashcards are designed to help your child with their reading and spelling and can also help them learn to recognize everyday objects. One side of the cards shows an object and the written word, and the reverse side shows just the written word. Take a card and hold it up in the air so your child can see it. Ask them if they recognize the picture shown on the card. If they do, ask them to tell you a story that relates to the picture. If they don’t recognise the picture, describe it to them to help them understand what the item is. Cover the word at the base of the picture. Ask your child to spell the object or animal shown in the picture. If your child finds this word too difficult, put it to one side and come back to it later. Put the cards in a pile so the side showing only a word is face up. Ask your child to read the word shown on the card. If this word is too difficult, come back to it later. Put the cards in a pile so the side showing only a word is face up. Cover the word with your hand and ask your child to spell the word. Remember, they have no picture to help them this time. This should be played after they can comfortably read the words shown on the cards.