Using their readers, learners answer questions, compose sentences, fill in the blanks, and compare two stories. Each activity is intended to build high frequency vocabulary and spelling proficiency, and is scheduled for a different day...

What's the sound, Mico? Use your class' favorite puppet (in this example, Mico) to teach them about initial sounds in single-syllable words. Using the picture cards provided, choose three and lay them out in front of learners. When Mico...

What is Mico trying to say? Use a puppet to make this final-phoneme activity more engaging for kindergartners. Using three picture cards at a time (included), they listen to him say a final sound. To which of the three images is he...

Mico the puppet offers a phoneme challenge for emerging readers: can they find the object with the middle sound they hear? Use the fantastic set of full-color picture cards to play this game with small groups or even the whole class....

Practice blending initial sounds with a St. Patrick's Day-themed word sort! Scholars read 20 word cards, organize them by initial blends, and write their findings on a corresponding worksheet.    

Students read the story Anansi Goes to Lunch and complete many language arts-based activities to go with the book. For this language arts lesson plan, students complete activities including phonics, writing, coloring, counting, role...

Second graders demonstrate their encoding skills by spelling words using color coded paper, match correct letters with the colored paper to spell the words in standard form, and self correct any errors made in the spelling with colored...

In this phonics activity, learners analyze a picture of a basketball player in front of a shelf with 12 balls, each with a word. Students color the balls orange that have the "air" sound.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and write the letters Ch. Students listen to word pairs and identify which word in each pair contains the /ch/ sound, and...

Students discover the alphabet and the sounds the letters make. In this alphabet lesson, letters are cut out of sandpaper and the sound the letter makes is discussed. Students then color over the letter with crayons.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound represented by the /ay/ correspondence. They spell different words containing the /ay/ correspondence using letter manipulatives, and identify words they hear the...

Use this presentation to review the consonant blend spr-. With colorful pictures and a clear format, this resource is useful as a whole-group activity or at a center. This technique could be used to review a variety of topics. 

Help beginning readers recognize that whole words are made up of individual letters. They examine a set of lowercase letters and circle the ones they find in a CVC word. Learners do this for the words bin and cup. 

In this letter E learning exercise, students write the upper and lower case letter, draw, color and label 5 things that begin with E, and as a "challenge activity" list 11 things that make them excited. Space for drawing and writing is...

In this long vowel sounds worksheet, students place pictures next to the long vowel sound that is in their names. Students put 51 pictures next to sounds.

The Magic Pot by Patricia Coombs is the theme of this multidisciplinary lesson plan. Early readers first take part in a read aloud and grand conversation about the story's details. Then, they get to work practicing their skills in...

Using a familiar decodable text, pairs take turns reading sentences. The partner who isn't reading follows along silently, helping if needed. They alternate sentences until the entire book is finished and then reverse to read the other...

Students explore folktales. In this folktale lesson, students listen to a story from another country and discuss the characters. Students retell the story using puppets and do coloring sheets. Students do a sequencing cut and paste...

In this identifying the long o sound words activity, students observe a puzzle with words written on each piece, color the words with long o sounds brown, and the remaining words green. Students color 17 puzzle pieces.

In this handwriting practice learning exercise, students fill in the missing letter e to the word elephant. Students then trace the word elephant and the sentence 'It's and elephant.'

Read a short book with your first graders! Anansi and the Tug O' War is the focus of this lesson. After reading the African story together, they complete language arts activities to practice reading comprehension. A stellar...

In this rhyme worksheet, students see 16 full color cards and word labels for the rhyme pattern ---at. This is an independent center activity and there are directions for sorting, writing, and classifying.

In this spelling words with the "or" pattern worksheet, students write words using definition clues, unscramble letters, and write sentences using the words or, for, more, before, and color. Students write fifteen short answers.

In this phonics activity, students look at 5 pictures and determine if they hear the sound of the letter k in each picture. Students choose "yes" or "no" and circle their answer.