Core Knowledge Foundation
Kindergarten Skills Unit 9
This unit explores uppercase letters and tricky high-frequency words. Over 23 lessons, scholars review decodable and high-frequency words, examine and practice writing uppercase letters, and work with a new tricky high-frequency word....
Core Knowledge Foundation
Kindergarten Skills Unit 7
A unit consists of seventeen lessons that examine six new consonant digraphs. Lessons review past concepts, introduce sounds and spelling, and offer differentiated instruction in small groups. Learners begin reading a decodable story and...
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Beginning Consonant Sound Matching
In this sound matching worksheet, students match the beginning consonant sound to the correct picture. There are 5 consonants and 5 pictures to match.
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Under the Umbrella
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the...
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Chompin' on Chewing Gum
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ consonant digraph. As a class they recite a Ch tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the words...
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Zoo Phonics Preschool Lesson
Have your class discuss the letter /l/ sound. Using a variety of entertaining books, preschoolers identify the sound of this letter. This is a terrific way to review the letter L.
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Match the Letters
Build a foundation of alphabet familiarity using this matching worksheet. Learners focus on lowercase letters a, o, c, d, g, and q as they match balloons to corresponding children. Each balloon and child has a letter inside, so scholars...
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Match the Letters
Before youngsters begin reading, they need a foundational familiarity with alphabet letters. This matching worksheet focuses on lowercase letters m, n, u, v, and w. Learners match letters on teddy bears with the same letter on hats by...
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students then trace...
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Mysterious E: Makes Space a Brave Place
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and words containing a_e. In small groups they play a board game, then spell words containing the a_e letter pattern using letter manipulatives. Students read the...
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Pepperoni Pizza
Use this presentation as a way to review vowel sounds in a quick and easy way. The colorful graphics are inviting. It could be used in language arts center.
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Down in the Jungle
Young readers should benefit from this basic PowerPoint which gives many examples of how the "at" sound can be used in a variety of words. A variety of consonants, and consonant blends, are put in front of the "at" sound to make many words.
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Phonic Knowledge
This lengthy presentation gives young readers a lot of chances to practice sounding out vowel and consonant blends. There are 122 slides full of vowels, consonants, and actual words. For example, one slide has ay, the next slide has pl,...
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Phonemic Alliteration Lesson Plan
Old MacDonald had a ... dragon? A shared reading of this funny take on the classic children's song engages beginning readers as they learn about phonemes and alliteration.
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Phonics: Letter Recognition, Venn Diagram Letter Name Sort
What’s in a name? Letters, of course! Partners place the letters of their names on a Venn diagram. Letters they have in common are named and placed in the overlapping area of the circles, while letters unique to just one of the names are...
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Introduce qu-
Students practice saying and reading words beginning with qu. In this phonics lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination qu creates. Students play a pronunciation game to ensure their understanding of the letter sound.
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Homework for Kindergarten #17
In this homework for kindergarten #17 activity, students name letters, make letter sounds, read sentences,read sight words, blend words and practice letter sounds for 3 days with parental guidance.
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Letter Sounds
Students orally say the sounds of the letters A, G, H, L, N, R, W, and J at the beginning of words when given a list of words that start with these letters. They use at least two of these words effectively in a sentence. Students...
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Gorilla Girl- Letter G Worksheet
For this letter g worksheet, students complete activities with the letter g sound that include spatial skills, color skills, and phonemic awareness. They listen as the teacher reads the directions to locate the letter g over, under and...
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Letter Pronunciation -- | ou | Sound
In this /ou/ sound- letter pronunciation worksheet, learners examine colorful clip art pictures, identify the words that name them, and use each word in a sentence. They complete 7 examples.
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Spelling with Vowels
Students practice spelling words with vowels. In this letter sound and identification instructional activity, students learn all the vowels and their vowel sounds. Students spell words with vowels and fill in missing letters.
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Letter Pronunciation- | m | Sound
In this /m/ letter pronunciation worksheet, students examine 7 colorful clip art pictures. They circle the word that best describes each picture and write each word in a sentence.
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Letter Pronunciation - I gh I Sound
In this letter gh pronunciation worksheet, students circle the word that best describes the picture. They then use that word in a sentence. There are 7 pictures to describe.
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Letter Pronunciation - I ch I Sound
In this ch letter pronunciation activity, students circle the word that best describes the picture. They then write a sentence using that word. There are 7 questions on this page.