Australian High Frequency Words | Spelling Discoveries | Teaching Slides & Wall Display

Teach one word. Unlock many more.

 

Important: This is a digital resource. No physical resource will be shipped to you. You will be able to download the resource immediately after purchase.  

 

When students learn a high-frequency word, they often identify the unexpected spelling... and then move on.

Spelling Discoveries takes the next step.

One spelling discovery can unlock many more words.

Instead of simply identifying the unexpected spelling, students use that spelling discovery to unlock other words with the same pattern.

For example, when learning the word was, students discover that the letter a can sometimes represent the /o/ sound. That same discovery can then be applied to words such as what, want and wash.

Rather than learning high-frequency words in isolation, students begin making meaningful connections between words and the spelling patterns they share.

 

Please check out the PREVIEW here.

 

A simple three-step routine

Explore

Students explore the focus word by stretching the sounds and identifying the spellings they can already explain.

 

Discover

Students identify the unexpected spelling and make a new spelling discovery.

 

Unlock

Students apply that same discovery to other words, helping them recognise spelling patterns across their reading and writing.

 

The matching poster is then added to your Our Spelling Discoveries wall, creating a classroom reference that grows throughout the year.

 

What's included?

• Ready-to-use teaching slides for every spelling discovery
• Matching classroom wall posters (both full colour and a low-colour option)
• "Our Spelling Discoveries" wall heading
• Teacher guide
• Editable templates to create your own spelling discoveries
• Australian English pronunciation throughout

 

Designed specifically for Australian classrooms

Because pronunciation influences spelling discoveries, this resource has been developed using Australian English pronunciation. Some discoveries differ from American English, making this resource suitable for Australian classrooms.

If you teach outside Australia, please preview the examples carefully to ensure they align with the pronunciation used in your school.

 

Which words are included?

a, about, again, against, also, always, any, are, as, ask, ball, bath, be, been, by, call, come, could, cry, do, does, done, fall, father, four, friend, go, has, he, his, into, is, love, many, me, mother, my, no, of, one, pull, push, put, said, see, she, should, so, some, talk, the, their, there, they, to, tree, two, walk, want, was, wash, we, were, what, where, who, why, would, you, your.

 

Need more words?

No problem! This resource also includes editable PowerPoint templates so you can create your own Spelling Discoveries for words that aren't included.

Simply add your own focus words, spelling discoveries and example words to create matching teaching slides and classroom posters that fit seamlessly with the rest of the resource.

 

Perfect for

  Whole-class phonics lessons

  High-frequency word instruction

  Small-group teaching

  Reading intervention

  Foundation and Year 1 classrooms

 

Why you’ll love Spelling Discoveries

✔ Helps students transfer their learning to new words.

✔ Helps students make meaningful spelling connections.

✔ Encourages discussion, observation and critical thinking.

✔ Builds transferable spelling knowledge.

✔ Creates a classroom wall that students actually use.

✔ Fits alongside your existing phonics program.

✔ Ready-to-use teaching slides make implementation simple.

 

Please note

Spelling Discoveries is designed to complement your existing phonics program, not replace it.

Simply introduce each spelling discovery when the focus word naturally appears in your teaching sequence.

The example words are there to demonstrate the spelling discovery, not to be explicitly taught all at once.

 

Additional information

Please note: This is a downloadable, digital file that you can access immediately after purchase. To open the PDF files, you will be required to have a PDF Reader such as Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. To use the editable PowerPoint, you will be required to have PowerPoint installed on your computer.

 

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