trugs – Teach Reading Using GameS

trugs PICS

trugs PICS picture cards from Stages 1 to 15

trugs PICS builds reading fluency and vocabulary with picture card games that follow the trugs phonics stages. Every word is decodable at its stage, and the photos help learners understand what they read, including learners with English as an additional language.

The printed PICS boxes are currently unavailable. The same artwork is now ready to download and print: 12 decks across Stages 1 to 15, each with 36 picture and word cards and 5 games to play.

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Which do I need?

  • PICS 1, 2 or 3, Personal & Tutoring License: four decks for one group of stages, to print for your family and the learners you tutor. PICS 1 is Stages 1 to 5, PICS 2 is Stages 6 to 10 and PICS 3 is Stages 11 to 15.
  • PICS 1, 2 and 3: all 12 decks for Stages 1 to 15, at a saving on buying them separately.
  • School License: staff across your school can print sets for learners, including copies sent home. How the School License works.

Print, cut and play

Print onto thick card (we use 275 gsm), cut the cards out along the crop marks with a paper trimmer, and keep each deck together with a band. The rules for Collect it, Pair it, Group it and Pass it are at the back of every deck.

Any questions about PICS, email us and we will help.