Synthesize pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples as scholars learn all there is about the letter g. They examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the hard /g/ sound. As you explain how this sound is...

Everything your pre-readers need to know about the letter Q is right here; this strategy combines pronunciation, letter recognition, sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /kwww/...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter A. They trace the letter A on a worksheet, paint the letter A, create an apple print painting, cut out and glue magazine pictures of things starting with the letter A, and...

Students practice recognizing the phonemes/grapheme's in /s/ sounds in words. They also practice viewing the representation of the letter symbol s and the picture of Sammy the Snake. The tongue twister "Sammy the sneaky snake slithered...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter M. As a class they recite a tongue twister with the assistance of a moose puppet, then trace and write the letter M. Students then listen to the book "If You Give a Moose...

Students explore the grapheme along with phoneme it represents. The teacher teaches letter reconginition by having the students write the letter and practice the sound. This helps studens investigate the letter faster (p). Students...

Students canvass the important elements of art in the seven lessons of this unit. Story structure and in particular, color is perceived as essential to the development of the idea of a picture.

Students practice with the strategy that letters represent phonemes and spellings map out phonemes in spoken words. They work on the phoneme sounds of /a/ and e=/e/ in correspondences with reading. Each student also recites the tongue...

In this printing worksheet, learners trace 4 uppercase letter P's. The first box provides arrows that guide students in tracing the letter.

In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 8 questions by practicing the formation of capital and lower case S and writing the letter in the bubbles next to the pictures.

For this phonics worksheet, learners respond to 8 questions by practicing the formation of capital and lower case R and writing the letter in the bubbles next to the pictures.

In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 8 questions by practicing the formation of capital and lower case F and writing the letter in the bubbles next to the pictures.

In this phonics worksheet, learners respond to 8 questions by practicing the formation of capital and lower case H and writing the letter in the bubbles next to the pictures.

In this rhyming words learning exercise, students read Humpty Dumpty and begin recognizing rhyming words. Kids unmix a mixed up batch of words by putting the words in 3 word family columns and list each one underneath one of the...

Students examine artwork depicting Harriet Tubman. In this Harriet Tubman lesson, students review her life and how she impacted the Underground Railroad. Students view impressionistic artwork showing her life. Students then create their...

Here is a simple, yet effective instructional activity on consonant blends. Young readers watch as the teacher demonstrates voiced phonic sounds, unvoiced phonic sounds, and voiced vowel sounds. They practice rhyming consonant blends and...

Young scholars navigate a website to practice the short e sound.  In this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.

Students demonstrate how to say hello in five different languages. They discover the many differences in the way students speak across the world.

In this short vowel a worksheet, students say the names of 4 pictures with the short vowel a sound, then color the pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this long vowel A worksheet, students say the names of pictures with the long A sound, then color each of the 4 pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this long vowel e worksheet, 1st graders read words and color the pictures of items that have the long vowel e in their name. Students do this for 4 pictures.

In this long vowel i worksheet, students read the words and color the pictures that have the long vowel i sound in them. Students color 4 pictures.

In this identifying pictures with the short o sound activity, 1st graders say the word for each short o picture, then color the four pictures.

In this short vowel u learning exercise, students say the names of pictures with the short u sound, then color each of the 4 pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.