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Thinking Spelling
An etymology resource is packed with suggestions for activities designed to build phonological, visual, morphemic, and etymological spelling skills.
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Kind Kangaroo
In this phonics worksheet, students look at 5 pictures and determine if they hear the sound of the letter k in each picture. Students choose "yes" or "no" and circle their answer.
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School-Home Links: Beginning Sounds
In this early childhood beginning sounds worksheet, students say the name for 15 pictures and, with the help of a caregiver, write the beginning sound of each word.
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School-Home Links: Beginning Sounds 2
In this early childhood beginning sounds activity, students say the name for 15 pictures and, with the help of a caregiver, write the beginning sound of each word.
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Letter L
In this printing activity, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase L's. Students also form the words lamp, lamb, and letter and color in a related illustration.
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Review of Initial Sounds: B, D, M, N
In this initial sounds learning exercise, students look at pictures, then write the initial sound, first on a line beside the pictures, then at the beginning of the word that describes the picture.
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Letter Dd
In this printing activity, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase A's. Students also form the words dog, draw, and desk and color in a related illustration.
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Letter Ff
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase F's. Students also form the words fence, fox, and flowers and color in a related illustration.
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Letter O
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase O's. Students also form the words orange, open and octopus and color in a related illustration.
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Letter R
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase R's. Students also form the words rain, raincoat, and rabbit and color in a related illustration.
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Word Matching and Beginning Sounds
In this word match worksheet, students analyze 5 words at the beginning of a row. Students read the 5 words that follow and circle the words that match the first word. Students then look at 6 animal pictures and circle the beginning...
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CVC Words: a
For this CVC pattern worksheet, 1st graders add the missing letters to each word that follows the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. The vowel is the letter "a." Students then read each word and draw a picture for it.
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Language Arts: Sound Recognition
First graders practice the short i sound by repeating tongue twisters. Later they write the letter i by using the analogy of drawing a straight line from the "fence" down to the "sidewalk" and putting a "basketball" above it. Other...
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Zac the Rat
In this language arts activity, students investigate the short vowel sound /a/. Learners rhyme and write words corresponding to a picture.
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Zac The Rat
In this literacy activity, learners complete words with the short /a/ vowel sound. They use the pictures for clues.
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Amazing Alphabet Lessons to Excite Your Little Learners
Wiggle, create, and recognize! Fun and engaging activities to reinforce phonemic awareness and pre-reading skills.
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Baseball B: The Letter B
In this letter b worksheet, students color in designated colors the b's found on a picture in various places, then circle yes or no to tell whether things begin with the b sound.
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Jolly Jet: The Letter J
In this letter j worksheet, students color in designated colors the j's found in a picture, then circle yes or no to tell whether pictures begin with the j sound.
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Dancing Dinosaur: The Letter D
In this letter d worksheet, students color in designated colors - the d's found on a picture in various places - then circle yes or no to tell whether things begin with the d sound.
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Reintroduce /S/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a phonics activity. In this letter "S" lesson, students identify the different sounds made by the letter "S" and discuss words that start with the letter. Students view a letter card to...
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Reintroduce -wh
Students explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination activity with their class. In this word sound activity, students identify the sound "wh" and discuss words where the sound is utilized. Students practice repeating words...
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Blending into Good Speech
Your class can increase their production of the target phoneme /sh/ through the use of video, the Internet, and hands-on activities listed here. Sound out the phoneme altogether, then model words that include /sh/ at the beginning....
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Phonics: Beginning and Ending Sounds
What does the word door start with? Little ones will look at each of the eight images, say them, then fill in the initial or final phoneme that is missing. Afterward, they play an independent game where they think of other words that...
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Blending Best Buddies
Practice blending letters together to make the words learners are reading. They decode words familiarized with the concept of blending. This lesson utilizes the Body-Coda method of blending developed by Lloyd Eldredge. Each child...