K12 Reader
Two Hens in a Pen
Make a study of -en words with this exercise. Class members first read a short poem that incorporates many -en words. They then respond to three included reading comprehension questions about the passage.
K12 Reader
Mom Will Find the Fox
Fox, box, shop, got... what do all of these words have in common? The short /o/ sound! Give your class some practice with the short /o/ poem by reading the poem on this learning exercise. Learners also answer three included reading...
K12 Reader
He Must Take the Bus
Build your youngsters' knowledge of the short /u/ sound with a quick exercise. Class members read a brief poem designed to include many words with the short /u/ sound and then answer three reading comprehension questions about...
K12 Reader
The Spy Will Try Not to Cry
Learn all about the exploits of a sly spy from the short poem included on this resource. The poem, intended to provide practice with long /i/ words that use the letter y, is paired with three reading comprehension questions for pupils to...
K12 Reader
The Snow Blows
Brrr! It's cold outside when it snows. Have your class read this poem about the snow to practice the long /o/ sound, -ow words, and reading comprehension. After reading, they respond to three questions.
K12 Reader
The Coat Got Soaked on the Boat
This silly story of a family, their pet goat, a coat, and boat will capture your pupils' attention as they work on the long /o/ sound, the oa digraph, and reading comprehension.
K12 Reader
Feel the Green Grass
This poem may make your learners yearn for summer, but it will also help them practice the ee digraph. Pupils read the short poem, which includes many examples of the ee digraph, and respond to three reading comprehension questions.
Curated OER
The ai Sound
There are multiple vowels that make the /ai/ sound within words; show your learners three of them in this spelling worksheet. They look at some examples, then complete three sets of words by adding in the vowels to make this sound. The...
Jolly Learning Ltd
Cartoonito Activity Sheets
The snake goes sssss and the plane goes nnnnn! Practice letters and their sounds with a collection of activities. For each letter, kids get to color, practice the sound, and practice writing the letter. This is group one. See the...
Michigan Department of Education
Family Fundamentals for Summer Learning
Just because it's summertime, doesn't mean that learning has to stop. Support children with continuing to develop their reading fluency with this extensive collection of literacy activities.
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
Second-Grade Explicit Intervention
Unfortunately, not all students learn to read at the same pace, but with the help of this resource, you can ensure that they all receive the support they need to reach this important goal. Comprised of short...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Family Time: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 5)
Support English language development with a family-themed unit consisting of a series of lessons designed to get your scholars moving, looking, speaking, writing, and listening. Conversation topics...
Curated OER
'IGH' Anagrams
What on earth does tlghi mean? Learners practice spelling words with the 'igh' letter pattern by unscrambling 14 'igh' anagrams. And if you're wondering tlghi is the anagram for light.
Curated OER
Initial Consonant Clusters
In this literacy learning exercise, students look for the words that correlate to the pictures that are listed. They are all words that are consonant clusters.
Curated OER
Here's An Instant Activity for April 7, 2003
Fifth graders practice their spelling skills with soft syllable endings. In this spelling lesson, 5th graders complete soft syllable interaction activity with their teacher. Students then write 16 le-ending and ly-ending word pairs to...
Curated OER
--oo Family Word Slide
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners analyze the "--oo" rhyming pattern by making a word slide. Students cut slits in the laminated word ending piece and slide the strip of initial consonants to generate 12 new words. Learners read the...
Curated OER
OU Words Word Search Puzzle
For this word search worksheet, students locate 18 words that contain the "ou" letter pattern. They find words such as double, house, mouse, and proud that are found in a word bank at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
I Can See CVC Words
For this letter pattern worksheet, students read each sentence and use the picture to write the consonant-vowel-consonant word in the blanks.
Curated OER
Decoding
Students decode words containing r-controlled vowels. For this r-controlled vowel lesson plan, students use letter tiles to make words containing specific vowel patterns, and substitute letters to make new words, while the teacher...
Curated OER
The Cream Cake Mystery Print Off
In this rhyming words activity, learners cut out the pictures and color them. Students then sort the words into groups according to their rhyming pattern.
Curated OER
Home Spelling Practice: Long A
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 6 long A words with a silent E pattern. Students write the words one time. There are additional optional exercises.
Curated OER
Here's and Instant Activity for October 20, 2008
Students complete spelling activities for words with or and ore spellings. In this spelling lesson, students find antonyms for the 'or' words in the first exercise. Students find synonyms for the second exercise.
Curated OER
Words with More Letters Than Sounds
For this spelling activity worksheet, students write the spelling words on the lines that contain silent sections. Students find the 20 words in other sources.
Curated OER
Racing Through Reading
Students increase their reading fluency through rereading selected text. They review the rule for a vowel-consonant-e spellings which are used during the fluency assessment. Given a grade level appropriate text multiple times, they...