Ball Flashcard — Letter B for Preschoolers
Bb beside a bright beach ball — the /b/ sound is a lip-pop, and ball is usually one of the first words a child says, which makes this card an easy win.
How this card helps
The letter pair Bb sits beside the ball, so the shape and its pop-sound arrive in one look — and because /b/ is visibly made with the lips, children can watch themselves say it.
How to use this card
Play bounce-and-say: one bounce, one b-word. Ball, bounce, big, blue, bunny — when the b-words run out, start the round again faster.
What kids learn from it
That Bb is a lip-pop sound with the voice buzzing — and that the same sound can start a whole family of words, not just one.
Print it like this
Print landscape on A4 or Letter at 100%; the Bb card keeps its full 2000×1414 frame. Print two and the pair makes a matching game.
How to teach with this card
Let your child feel the /b/ by touching their own lips — sounds a child can feel are sounds a child remembers.
Letter sound
B makes the /b/ sound — lips pressed together, then popped open with the voice on. It is the first sound of ball, bat and bubble.
Teach it, step by step
Want the full walkthrough? Open the Ball lesson on the Learning Path.
From the Phonics & Beginning Sounds (Class 28) class on the Learning Path.
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