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’ay’ Phonics Mini Book – Decodable Reading Practice with Worksheets & Game | KS1 / Kindergarten / 1st Grade

Support early readers with this decodable phonics mini book focused on the ‘ay’ sound! Designed for children in Key Stage 1 (UK) and Kindergarten–1st Grade (US), this resource builds decoding fluency and phonemic awareness through a fun bay-themed story and interactive activities.

What’s Included:

• Mini Decodable Reader (Color & Black and White Versions): A simple story over 10 pages featuring high-frequency ‘ay’ words like play, day, say and spray —great for practicing vowel team sounds.
• Comprehension & Red Word Activity: Identify tricky words (the, is, they, this, says, what, a), answer a comprehension question, and spot all the ‘ay’ words.
• Word Hunt Tally Chart: Count and record how many times each ‘ay’ word appears in the story.
• Write Your Own Page: Children write and illustrate their own sentence using ‘ay’ words.
• Roll & Read Phonics Game: Roll a die to read or use an 'ay’ word in a sentence—perfect for small group work or literacy centers.

How to Print the Mini Book as a Booklet (Adobe Reader):
Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free to download).
Go to File > Print.
Under Page Sizing & Handling, select Booklet.
Choose Booklet Subset: Both sides (or Front side only if you’ll flip and reload manually).
Set Binding to Left.
Click Print. Fold the pages down the middle and staple to complete the booklet!

Ideal for:

• Phonics lessons (RWI, Letters and Sounds, Science of Reading)
• Guided reading groups
• Early literacy centers
• Home learning and reading intervention
• Independent phonics practice

Skills Covered:

• Blending and decoding vowel team sounds
• High-frequency (red/tricky) word reading
• Reading fluency and comprehension
• Sentence building and writing

This all-in-one printable phonics pack makes teaching the ‘ay’ digraph easy and engaging—perfect for use in all curriculums alike!

Take a peek at the preview for a better picture of what is included!