ClassFlow
Class Flow: Beginning Sounds
[Free Registration/Login Required] Match beginning sound to the correct picture.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Teams: Distance Learning: Rhyming Words Activities
A K-1 lesson plan from TEAMS Distance Learning. "Students will practice rhyming words and also be able to identify words that rhyme. These lessons will have them active."
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Teaching Approaches: Phonics Instruction
Explore the world of phonics instruction. Students and teachers can benefit from this informative site, which outlines a phonics instruction plan.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Turtle Dash
Students will determine the correct double vowel sound to go in the given letters.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Princess Presto's Spectacular Spelling Play
Help Princess Presto put on a spelling play! After she makes the letter sound, choose the correct letter with your wand to make a simple word. The word you spell will become part of the play!
International Reading Association
Lesson Plan: Making and Writing Words
A detailed and thorough lesson/unit plan designed to lead students into a greater understanding of word building through intense study and activities. Students learn spelling structure, word recognition, and phonics. Great resource!
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Overview of Letter Sounds
This Overview of Letter Sounds resource has two sections: Introduction to Letter Sounds and Video Demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, glossary, and video transcript. This section is...
Starfall
Starfall: Picture Hunt: Y as Long E
Become a better reader with this interactive game. Hunt for pictures words with Y as a long E sound.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: By Car, Train, or Bus! The Sounds of Language on the Go
Come and check out this awesome pre-reading resource. This site offers examples of simple word games you can play with kids to increase their ability to recognize and use letters and sounds. Try these games the next time you're in the...
Auburn University
Assessing Phoneme Awareness and Decoding
How do you assess phoneme awareness and decoding? Use this site to find the answer to this question on phoneme awareness and decoding.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Weird & Watery Alphabet
ABCya! presents its sixth children's storybook for the classroom. The Weird and Watery Alphabet is an original work by Michelle Tocci. The story takes children on a unique underwater adventure introducing them to amazing creatures while...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Upper and Lower Case Match Up
This technology-based lesson has students navigate Internet sites to assist them with learning the letter names and sounds. Students also use slideshow presentations to identify letter matches and learn beginning sounds.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Spotting Sounds All Around
This is both a hands-on and technology based lesson where students can apply their knowledge of letter/sound relationships while incorporating the use of classroom technology. This Language Arts activity will allow for the students to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Phonological Awareness/beginning Sounds
During this lesson students will develop phonological awareness through activities that focus on beginning sounds. Students will go on a scavenger hunt, make a picture book, and play games on the Internet in order to help them learn to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Phonemic Awareness With Technology
This lesson allows students to use the Internet to manipulate words by changing initial sounds. Students will use computer skills while learning how to change words by changing the initial sound.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Teams: Distance Learning: Recognizing Rhyme
This site from the TEAMS Distance Learning provides a K-1 activity: "Quick test you can give your students to see if they can tell when words rhyme and when they do not."
TVOntario
Tvo Kids: Alphabet Goop
A colorful game to help young readers or beginning English language learners practice the beginning sounds of words.
Other
Lesson Plan: Decoding: Context Activity
What does it mean to decode words in a context activity? Explore this lesson plan to find the answer to this question and more.
Other
Lesson Plan: Decoding: Context Activity
What does it mean to decode words in a context activity? Explore this lesson plan to find the answer to this question and more.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sounds
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students identify /ou/ and /ow/ sounds in words.
Primary Games
Primary Games: Circus Abc
In this game children pick a letter of the alphabet and then click on the animal that begins with that letter.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Letter Lifter
This game challenges students' knowledge and understanding of beginning consonant sounds.
Starfall
Starfall: Chunk That Word
A short but clever animation that helps early readers learn to pronounce words by chunking them into letter groups and syllables.