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Build Fluency /A/
Students are introduced to the letter "A" and play a game to reinforce the printed and sound recognition of the letter "A." In this letter "A" instructional activity, students observe the teacher model the letter card game....
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Tricky T
Students practice the corresponding phonemes associated with the letter and sound symbol to T. They identify the letter, write it and also identify pictures that display it's beginning sound. Students also interact with the book,...
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Aaa-aaa-aaa-choo!!
Students study the /a/ sound by mimicking the sound one makes when they sneeze. Next they work with a tongue twister, which they recite while stretching out the initial short a sound. Next, they practice writing the letter and read "A...
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Ta-Ta- Timer
Students identify a letter of the alphabet. They recognize this letter in print and in spoken language. The letter and phoneme chosen is the letter t and /t/. They write the letter in both lower and upper case. They read 'One Tiny...
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See It, Say It, Move It, Do It!
Learn two new letters a week with this activity! After learning the two target letters, the class will make an alphabet video "performing" each letter. The letter's name, sound, and a motion associated with it will be included in the...
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Alphabet Animals
Students experience and study how to utilize the alphabet and letter sounds to create an alphabet PowerPoint Presentation. They prepare each slide with a letter of the alphabet, a sentence expressing that letter and the sound that...
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Alphabet Photo Book
Students brainstorm words that start with each letter of the alphabet, take digital pictures of words that start with assigned letter, and use iPhoto to create class alphabet book.
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Long a Vowel Phoneme
In this long a vowel phoneme worksheet, students cut out the 35 word cards featuring the long a sound. Students sort the 35 cards into groups based on the patterns that make the long a sound.
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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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Beginning and Ending Sounds Springtime Bouquet
In this beginning and ending sound worksheet, students use magnetic or plastic letters to fill in the letters that make the beginning and ending sounds so that each word matches the picture that is shown on a flower shape.
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Blends with R as the Second Letter
Young scholars listen to a text in class and determine which words the blend with an "r" as a second letter. They practice the blend.
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Beginning Consonants S and Sh-
For this consonant sound worksheet, students use the s and the sh- sounds. Students look at five pictures and fill in the beginning sound for each word.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds: Springtime Bouquet
For this vowel worksheet, students fill in the beginning and ending letters of 7 consonant-vowel-consonant words to complete the word. All words have the short vowel sound "u" in the middle.
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Igh and Y Words
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students examine 12 sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with a word ending in igh or y. A word bank with suggestions is provided.
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Hard and Soft C
In this phonics worksheet, students read about the sounds made by the hard and soft c. They cut out 16 words at the bottom of the page and place them in the chart under the proper heading; either soft c or hard c.
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Practicing Short and Long Vowel Sounds
What are the differences between short and long vowel sounds? The class participates in a teacher ledlesson in which they add letters to words as they evolve from a three letter, short vowel word to a longer long vowel word. They...
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Consonant Blends and Digraphs
In this consonant blend/digraph worksheet, students select from a "consonant bank" and complete words correctly, filling in blank spaces with the appropriate blend.
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Phonogram and Rhyming Word Sheets
In this 22 page set of phonogram and rhyming word worksheets, students add letter tiles to photograms to make words. They work with phonograms such as up, ut, ip, it, in, ug, en, et, ig, ap, at, an, aw, ay, ot, op, am, un, to make word,...
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Consonants - ch and j
In this consonants learning exercise, students insert the consonants "ch" and "j" into words where they belong. Students insert the consonants into 6 words.
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Short Vowel A: Find and Circle
In this short A words worksheet, students read 15 words in a box that all have the letter A. Students circle all the short vowel words and write them on the lines.
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Short A and Short O
In this short a and short o worksheet, students match pictures to words that have the short a and short o in them. Students complete 15 matches total.
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Say and Spell Vowel Digraph Board Game
Pupils say and spell vowel digraphs by playing a board game. In this vowel digraphs lesson plan, students make a single sound with 2 vowels.
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CVC Words: id and it
In this CVC activity activity, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with the letter "id" or "it". Students also list as many other CVC words with the letters "id" and "it" as possible.
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CVC Words: ad and ap
In this CVC activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 8 sentences with the letter "ad" or "ap". Students also list as many other CVC words with the letters "ad" and "ap" as possible.