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Phonemes
This worksheet provides two differentiated versions of 3 tasks that challenges students to identify phonemes in spelling and reading. Task 1 asks students to split a given list of words into their appropriate phonemes; task 2 instructs...
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Discriminating Phonemes
Develop the fluency of beginning readers one sound at a time with this phonemic awareness instructional activity. Through a series of whole-class instruction, independent practice, and collaborative learning activities,...
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Rhyming Words: Ball and Wall
Preschoolers and kindergartners can identify the pictures that do not rhyme with the lead image. They say each of the four words and then find the image that doesn't belong. In addition, they trace the words ball and wall.
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Vowel Sound: i
As scholars become more comfortable with initial sound correspondence, introduce them to medial sounds. As they focus on the vowel sound /i/, youngsters examine a set of images and draw a line from the letter i to any with that...
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Vowel Sound: u
Which of these have /u/ as a middle sound? There are images of seven CVC words surrounding the letter u here, and scholars draw lines from the letter to words with the same middle phoneme. Be sure they know what these images are...
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Connect the Rhymes
Connect these rhyming images. There are two sets of six familiar pictures here, and scholars draw a line from the left objects to their rhyming partners on the right. The images may be difficult for learners to identify, so be sure this...
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Connect the Rhymes
Introduce your pre-readers to rhyming using this matching exercise! They examine two sets of images, connecting rhyming pictures with a line. All 10 words use the vowel sound i. Note that some of these images may be difficult for...
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Practicing Letters a and b
Start out your alphabet practice right using this phonics and printing worksheet. Pre-readers begin by tracing and printing lowercase letters a and b and adding them to an incomplete alphabet at the bottom. They connect...
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Find the Rhyme
Which one rhymes? There are four starting objects here, each heading a row of three objects. Learners identify the objects and their vowel sounds to determine which one rhymes with the first object. All these rhyming words involve the...
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Find the Rhyme
Find the rhyming word. All of these rhyming, single-syllable words have the short i sound, but learners have to determine which ones they are. There are four starting objects each heading a row of three objects. They examine the...
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Poems: Humourous Verses
First grade is a great time to build strong reading skills. Here are three short rhyming poems or common nursery rhymes that are intended to help boost reading fluency. Because most children know these rhymes, they will have an easier...
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Identifying Phonemes
In this phonemes worksheet, students break apart 20 words into their phonetic sounds. Students categorize the words into two groups: words with the sound in "fool" or words with the sound in "play".
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Poems: Identifying Patterns
Here is a great worksheet that contains two short poems to compare and contrast. Children will read each poem out loud and then complete three comparative analysis questions which focus on rhyme, structure, and language. Note: The...
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Long Vowel Sounds (a)
Several words use the long vowel a sound. Match the six words to the correct illustration. Practice saying the word, writing the word, and identifying the written word.
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Christmas Worksheets for Santa's Little Helpers
Just because children aren't in the classroom over winter break, doesn't mean that learning has to stop. Intended as a resource for parents, this eBook provides Christmas-themed worksheets and activities that engage children in...
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Teaching Vowel Combinations
Need some fun activities to augment your lessons on vowel patterns and phonemic awareness? Peruse a series of worksheets designed to help little ones with their early reading skills.
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Syllables
How many syllables? This practice worksheet starts with a brief introduction on segmenting words, encouraging kids to say words aloud. They categorize 12 words into lists based on number of syllables: one, two, or...
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Identifying Pictures With the Short O Sound
For this identifying pictures with the short o sound worksheet, 1st graders say the word for each short o picture, then color the four pictures.
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Spelling With Phonemic Awareness
In this elementary literacy worksheet, students identify the pictures and spell the 3 letter words for the nine problems. The teacher could help them sound out the words.
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Phonemic Awareness Spelling
For this literacy worksheet, 1st graders identify the words that correlate to each picture given in the form of three letters. The words are read with the help of phonics.
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Vowel Sounds: e
"Eh?" That is the short vowel sound the letter e makes when it is used in the middle of a word. Little ones will draw a line between the letter e and objects that make the short e sound. Then they will fill in the missing e in six...
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Vowel Sounds: O
This worksheet focuses on the medial vowel sound o. Pre-readers complete two tasks to practice the short o sound. They draw a line from the letter o to pictures that contain the medial /o/ sound. They then, fill in six cvc words with the...
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Connect the Rhymes
As your pre-readers begin to understand phonemes and rhyming, give them this practice learning exercise which has them matching rhyming pictures. For each of six images, they identify the corresponding image which has the same vowel...
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A Poem to Share
This festive winter poem incorporates rhyming using the oa sound. Readers examine the words to find examples that use that sound. This is good phonics exposure to words that have the same sound but are spelled differently....