Curated OER
Beginning Sounds H, C, T, A, and B
Can your class identify initial phonemes? They'll say the name for each of the pictures shown and read the letters in each row. They circle the letter that makes the same beginning sounds as the picture names. The letters focused on are...
Curated OER
Little Red Hen
Pupils listen to a teacher reading of The Little Red Hen, identify the story elements and sequence them. They talk about different jobs associated with providing food and act out a play based on the story. Be aware that although several...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Word a Day
Students create a word bank of sight words. Each student creates his/her own personal word bank, and creates pictures to illustrate the word.
Curated OER
Skateboard Fun
In this syllabication worksheet, 1st graders read the story and circle the two-syllable words in the story about skateboard fun. Students write the words from the story on the lines and also print the words cat and dog.
Curated OER
Jake and the Long A Sound
In this long a sound instructional activity, learners write three words from the word box that rhyme. Students then complete the story with words from the box. Learners learn to recognize words containing the long a sound.
Curated OER
Beginning Sounds
In this beginning sounds learning exercise, students say the name of the pictures in each row. Students circle the letter that makes the same beginning sound as the picture names. Students recognize the beginning sounds for the letters...
Curated OER
Ending Sound M
In this ending sound learning exercise, students study the various images and draw a line from the letter M to each picture that ends with the M sound. Students draw lines to the jam, worm, drum, ham, and broom.
Have Fun Teaching
Feeling Bright, Green and Proud (words with R-Blends)
What words begin with an r-blend? Group each picture card into the correct category according to its initial consonant blend. After they complete the list, have kids write words into each box in the worksheets. Fun and educational for...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Lessons 13 24 Review
In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews words that incorporate "x", "2 syllables", digraphs, and more. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words,...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Ar Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of "ar" words. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: "ar" lesson.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Lessons 23 29 Review
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "x". Words with digraphs and 2-syllable words are also included in this review module. Students are prompted to interact with the video...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Lessons 68 73 Review
In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews how to pronounce words that incorporate"a_e", "e_e", "ing", and other patterns. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Er, Le Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "er" and "le" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words,...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words: A Story About Fred
A fun poem about "Fred" that the teacher reads to the class and students guess what the missing words are. When they guess correctly, they are able to draw the character.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Find the Rhyme: Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words
A game in which students are given a word and must hunt around the classroom for a word that rhymes with it.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Make a Big Book of Rhymes: Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words
In this teacher-led activity on this site, students work together in the classroom creating a book full of rhymes.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Memory Game: Identifying and Generating Rhming Words
A game of "Memory" where the students flip over two cards at a time to try and match rhyming words. This site includes links to Rhyming Pictures to use to make the Memory cards.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Craft Stick Game: Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words
A fun game where students draw/colr and happy face on one end of a craft stick and a sad face on the other end. Then they hold up these sticks to identify whether or two words that their instructor says rhyme.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Rhyme Rally Game: Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words
A teacher-led activity teaching students to identify whether it contains rhyming words. This site also contains links to Rhyming Books.
Free Reading
Free Reading: The Ship Is Loaded With: A Game Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words
A fun classroom game that helps students come up with words that rhyme with a word given to them by the teacher. Students sit in a circle, the instructor gives them a sentence and asks what word rhymes with the last word. Students raise...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Gingerbread Phonics
Through a shared reading of the familiar text, "The Gingerbread Man," students can learn to sound out familiar words. You will find step-by-step instructions as well as supplemental materials.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Word Recognition Strategies Using Nursery Rhymes
This lesson plan is a great way to teach students about rhymes and word recognition. This plan includes suggest nursery rhymes for you to use, and several supplementary sites to help you out.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Chuggin' Choo Choo
This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a series of words and identify each word that starts with the /ch/ consonant digraph. An answer key and lesson...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Vocabulary Activities Find Activities
A fantastic reading skills site emphasizing vocabulary activities. This site contains 54 individual vocabulary activities to click on, and provides teaching tips as well. It is still in the building phase, and more activities, tips, and...