Questions about the First Sounds poster

What’s on the First Sounds poster?

16 entries in 2 groups. Say the sound, not the letter name. /m/ not 'em'. EASY TO HEAR: m — moon, s — sun, f — fish, l — leaf, n — nest, r — rain; SHORTER, TRICKIER: b — ball, d — duck, p — pig, t — top, k — key, g — goat. The tricky ones are short bursts. Do not add 'uh' — it is /b/, not 'buh'.

Who is the First Sounds poster for?

First Sounds is filed under Kindergarten (ages 5–6), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.

When should you use the First Sounds poster?

Play 'I spy with my little eye, something beginning with /m/' — the sound, not the letter name. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so First Sounds belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with First Sounds?

Alphabet Aa–Zz, Last Sounds and The -an Word Family sit alongside First Sounds in the Kindergarten set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Alphabet Aa–ZzLast SoundsThe -an Word Family

Is the First Sounds poster free to download and print?

Yes. First Sounds downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Kindergarten set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the First Sounds poster print at?

First Sounds is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of First Sounds loses nothing.Printing guide