Finn & Friends

Fundy Phonics

Created in New Brunswick, for New Brunswick classrooms.

Picture sound boxes, segmenting cards and word mapping for K-2 - printable, low-prep and classroom-ready.

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Finn the whale leaping from the waves with his five friends: Pip the sandpiper, Puff the puffin, Ted the seal, Lobby the lobster and Sam the clam
Made for K-2 Canadian spelling Aligns with UFLI Foundations

Free interactive practice

Practice with Finn - free on iPad, laptop or whiteboard

  • Works on iPad, laptop or classroom whiteboard - in any web browser (Safari, Chrome)
  • Nothing to install - on iPads you can add it to the home screen
  • All the words from every set, three practice modes
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The Practice with Finn app open on an iPad, showing a word being built with letter tiles

Resources

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Start free with the Short A set - then explore each line. New sets launching August 2026 on TpT.

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Planning aid

Pairs with your scope and sequence

Fundy Phonics slots into the programs you already use. Here's where each set lines up with UFLI Foundations, and with programs that introduce letters in groups of six.

Fundy setUFLI lessonsLetter-group order
Short A (free starter)35a-35c (Short A review)after Groups 1-2
Short I36a-36bafter Groups 1-2
Short O37a-37bafter Groups 1-3
Short U39a-39bafter Groups 1-3
Short E40a-40bafter Groups 1-3
Segmenting Cards - CVC35-41 (Alphabet Review unit)after Groups 1-3
Word Mapping - CVC35a-41aafter Groups 1-3
Blends - s, l, r, final35b/c-41b/c (CCVC, CVCC, CCVCC review)after Groups 1-3
Word Mapping - Blends41b-41cafter Groups 1-3
Digraphs - ck endings44 (ck /k/)with Group 2 letters (c, k)
Digraphs - sh & ch45 (sh), 48 (ch)Group 6
Digraphs - ng & th endings46-47 (th), 51 (ng)Groups 5-6
Segmenting Cards - Digraphs42-53 (Digraphs unit)Groups 5-6
Word Mapping - Digraphs44-51Groups 5-6

Letter groups at a glance

  • Group 1s, a, t, i, p, n
  • Group 2c, k, e, h, r, m, d
  • Group 3g, o, u, l, f, b
  • Group 4ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or
  • Group 5z, w, ng, v
  • Group 6y, x, ch, sh, th

Pair these sets with the free decodable readers from SPELD SA - they follow the same letter-group order.

UFLI Foundations is a program of the University of Florida Literacy Institute. Fundy Phonics is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by it - lesson references are a planning aid only.

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The cast

Meet Finn & Friends

Every set has a friend whose name shows off its vowel sound - Sam, Pip, Lobby, Ted and Puff, with Finn the whale alongside.

  • Finn the whale, the lead Fundy Phonics mascot

    Finn

    the Whale

  • Sam the Clam, the Short A friend

    Sam

    the Clam | short A

  • Pip the Sandpiper, the Short I friend

    Pip

    the Sandpiper | short I

  • Lobby the Lobster, the Short O friend

    Lobby

    the Lobster | short O

  • Ted the Seal, the Short E friend

    Ted

    the Seal | short E

  • Puff the Puffin, the Short U friend

    Puff

    the Puffin | short U

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Finn the whale waving hello