In this spelling list instructional activity, students practice spelling words that are sight words, final digraph -ch, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.

Students study the letters s and h as they blend together to make one sound. They practice making the sound, reciting a tongue twister while stretching the sh sound, and writing the letters. Next, they make words using letter boxes...

Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...

Students explore the /sh/ digraph and how it is a blending of the /s/ and /h/ sounds. They use letterbox manipulatives to spell 'sh' words and identify /sh/ words as they read a story. They 'fish' for 'sh' words to practice writing at...

In this vowel combinations worksheet, students trace the 3 oa letters and the 3 oa words boat, goat, and soap. Students read the 2 oa sentences.

In this vowel combinations worksheet, students trace the 3 letter examples of the 'oo' vowel combination and the 3 'oo' words. Students read the 2 sentences that contain 'oo' words.

In this literacy worksheet, students create and spell the words correctly that coincide with the nine problems on the sheet with the "sh" digraph.

Learners state the "ai" long a sound. For this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.

In 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.

First through third graders observe and demonstrate a variety of reading expression strategies. First start by reviewing some common digraphs and the sounds they make. Then listen to the teacher read different sentences with and without...

Help your young learners recognize their first words! They'll see a picture of the word, what the written word looks like, and learn how to make the letters. This learning exercise focuses on the word book! 

Students study the /sh/ phoneme by making the sound, and reciting a tongue twister. Next, they make words that the teacher models using their Elkonin letterboxes. While using the big book version of Dr. Seuss', One Fish, Two Fish, Red...

Learners explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Learners listen to the teacher recite words and identify the...

First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...

In this recognizing the letters and sounds of Ee worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the upper case E and the lower case e, the word earth, and experience other Ee words. Students write 20 answers.

First graders distinguish between the different ways to create the sound for long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words containing the...

In this phonics practice activity, students 6 words that are missing letters and fill in the blanks with ph or gh to appropriately complete the words. Picture clues are provided.

In this "oa" word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 5 "oa" words listed in the word bank within the word puzzle. Students also fill in the blanks in 4 words with the letters "oa".

In this oa learning exercise, students trace and write words that contain the letters oa in them. Students trace and write 10 lines of words total.

Students discover shapes on a playground. In this guided reading lesson plan, students discover new vocabulary words related to shapes as they read Shapes Where We Play. In small groups, students use picture clues and one to one matching...

In this phonics word search puzzle worksheet, students locate and identify the 21 words from the word bank. Each of the words ends with the letters "th".

In this "th" words worksheet, students read 8 words that begin with the letters "th". Students fit these words in a word shape puzzle.

In this rhyming words worksheet, students locate 12 rhyming words that begin with -ch that are hidden in a word search puzzle. They locate words such as chalk, choose, cheer, and chart.

Supercharge beginning readers phonics skills with this extensive collection of worksheets. With exercises on long and short vowels, consonant blends, rhyming words, word endings, and much more, this resource is a primary grade teacher's...