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Initial Consonant "W:
In this initial consonant W worksheet, students say the name of 6 labeled pictures. Students fill in the letter W in front of each of the words.
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Beginning Sounds
In this consonant worksheet, 1st graders focus on initial sounds. Students study 9 pictures and circle the letter of the initial consonant sound that is heard for each.
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Initial Blend 'Bl'
In this initial blends worksheet, students say the initial blends for each picture. Students bracket the 'bl' sound for the 5 examples.
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Initial Consonant "g"
For this initial consonant "g" worksheet, students practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that begin with the letter. Students record the letter in each of the picture boxes making note of the "g" sound.
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Initial Consonant "j"
In this initial consonant "j" worksheet, students practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that begin with the letter. Students record the letter in each of the picture boxes making note of the "j" sound.
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Beginning Consonants: Say the Sound
In this beginning consonants worksheet, students say the sound of 5 letters. Students name the two pictures in each row and circle the one that begins with the given letter.
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Beginning Consonants: Circle the Picture
In this beginning consonants worksheet, students say the sound of five letters and name the two pictures in each row. Students circle the picture that begins with the given letter.
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Letter and Sound Recognition for "L"
In this letter and sound recognition for "L" activity, students say the name of each picture, then write the letter "L" if the word begins with that sound for 10 pictures.
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Beginning Sounds Match
In this early childhood beginning sounds match worksheet, students examine the 5 pictures in the right column and match them to the 5 letters in the left column that are the begin each of the words.
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What is the Beginning Sound?
In this early childhood beginning sounds worksheet, students practice their phonics skills as they look at 6 pictures, say their names, and identify the letter that begins the 6 words. An animal habitat question is also included on the...
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Initial sound: soft c
In this soft c worksheet, students fill in the initial sound of the soft c under the pictures that contain that sound. Students fill in the blank to 3 words.
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Initial sounds: c
In this letter c worksheet, students fill in the initial sound of the letter c under the pictures that contain that sound. Students fill in the blank to 3 words.
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Initial sounds: d
In this letter d worksheet, students fill in the initial sound of the letter d under the pictures that contain that sound. Students fill in the blank to 3 words.
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Initial sound: soft g
In this soft g worksheet, students fill in the initial sound of the soft g under the pictures that contain that sound. Students fill in the blank to 3 words.
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Initial Sounds: Th
In this word and letter recognition activity, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the initial letters in the words as instructed. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letter.
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Initial Sounds: Ch
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the initial letters in the words as instructed. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letter.
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Beginning Consonants
In this beginning consonants worksheet, students say the sound of a letter, name pictures in the row and circle the pictures that begin with the given sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Introducing Phonemic Awareness Using Oral and Written Instruction
First graders demonstrate their ability to read with fluency, accuracy, and comprehension through phonemic awareness. They use a color-coding system to master the long and short vowel sounds and develop their skills in listening and...
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Consonant Digraphs Make Beginning Sounds
For this creating words with consonant digraphs worksheet, students say the picture words, guess the letters that make the beginning sounds, circle the letters that make the middle vowels and final sounds, and write the words. Students...
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Move the Sounds
Use cut out letters to make beginning sounds, blends, and word families that ultimately make new words. Learners move around physically as they hold the letters to make the specified blend or word. Assessment suggestions are included.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds - Lesson 1 of 2
Stamp, slap, and clap! Emergent readers demonstrate their awareness of the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in spoken, short vowel, single-syllable words with a stamp/slap/clap activity. After identifying the letters and sounds of...
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Astonishing "A"
Young learners gain phonemic awareness with this quick activity. First, point out what sound you’re focusing on today: /a/. Then spell basic words that use this sound, like fat, bat, cat, etc. As a culminating activity, the whole group...
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Introduce Onset-Rime Blending
Mico (or your favorite puppet) helps emergent readers recognize words from segmented phonemes. Explain to learners that he struggles with pronouncing words and needs their help. Model how Mico segments sounds in single-syllable words....
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Phonics: Letter Recognition, Clip-A-Letter
Young scholars show what they know about the alphabet. With two circles—one surrounded by capital letters and one with lowercase—pupils use clothespins to match letters, case to case or the opposite.