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FLASHCARD · PHONICS & BEGINNING SOUNDS · AGES 4–5 YEARS

Fish Flashcard — Letter F for Preschoolers

Ff beside a smiling teal fish — the /f/ is a windy sound made with lips and teeth, and fish is the animal most children meet first at dinner time or in the bath.

A phonics flashcard with the big letters Ff, the word "fish" and a smiling teal fish.
FishCard 6 of 26 · Phonics & Beginning Sounds

How this card helps

Ff beside the fish pairs the letter with the teeth-on-lip wind — a sound children can see in a mirror, which makes it one of the easiest to self-check.

How to use this card

Blow the fish across the table: cut a paper fish, race it with f-f-f puffs, and shout a f-word each time it lands — fish, fast, fin, done.

What kids learn from it

That Ff is a windy, voiceless sound made with teeth and lip — and that the same puff starts fish, frog and fork.

Print it like this

Print landscape on A4 or Letter at 100%; the Ff card keeps its full 2000×1414 frame and prints fast — lots of ink-free cream background.

How to teach with this card

Mirror work is gold here: if your child can see their top teeth touching their lip, they are making a true /f/.

Letter sound

F makes the /f/ sound — top teeth gently on the bottom lip, air blown through with no voice: fish, frog, fork, four.

Teach it, step by step

Want the full walkthrough? Open the Fish lesson on the Learning Path.

From the Phonics & Beginning Sounds (Class 28) class on the Learning Path.

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