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Odd One Out
Which word doesn't rhyme? As they practice vowel-sound recognition, scholars examine rows of familiar objects to determine which object doesn't rhyme. There are four rows here, each with a beginning image and three subsequent images....
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Connect the Rhymes
Connect these rhyming images. There are two sets of six familiar pictures here, and scholars draw a line from the left objects to their rhyming partners on the right. The images may be difficult for learners to identify, so be sure this...
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Reading
Primary readers read books in order to practice word recognition, rhyming, and play reading games. They will "read" simple books to reinforce basic reading skills in order to create a foundation. Readers are available to print out along...
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Drawing Straight Lines
Put pencil to paper with a preschool drawing activity. Little ones trace a given squiggle with straight lines, then finish the last line. They fill the rest of the page with straight lines for practice. A good way to start drawing, which...
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Moving Left to Right
To get scholars ready for the curves, twists, and turns of alphabet letters, give them this tracing exercise. Early writers follow dotted lines with their finger from left to right first, then trace it with a pencil. The images are...
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Moving Left to Right
Get a head start on writing with this fun visual worksheet. Learners move their pencils from left to right, following the dotted lines. There are four lines here, each following an object's path. Writers get practice with curved,...
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Writing Lowercase k and f
Here's some visual printing practice with lowercase letters k and f. Emerging writers trace each letter before trying a few freehand in the space provided. Note that there is no dotted middle line here to keep your printers on track as...
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Left to Right Kittens
Oh no! The kittens have lost their mittens! Help young learners develop fine-motor skills by drawing straight lines from three kittens to their pair of mittens. Use this to show young learners that things move left to right, just like...
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Reading and Writing in the Right Direction
Beginning writers practice writing and reading from left to right using green and red dots. You'll need notecards with a green dot on the left side and a red dot on the right side. Do your learners understand that print moves from left...
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Alphabet Letters S, T, U and V
Primary readers look at nine pictures and choose which letter, S, T, U or V begins each picture. Students circle their answers. This worksheet is a great way for them to practice their phonemic awareness and letter recognition.
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I Know an Old Lady
Young learners sing the song "I Know an Old Who Swallowed a Fly." They learn to track the words on a pocket chart and identify rhymes in the song as they are learning. Using illustrations, a flip chart, and the song, the teacher will...
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The Secret Codes of Sentences
First graders observe a sentence as it is written on the board reading it from left to right. They look at the teacher's finger as it goes from one word to another beginning at the far left and moving to the last work in the sentence and...
ICT Games
Ict Games: Sky Writing
In this this interactive activity, and airplane demonstrates how to print the letters of the alphabet through sky writing.
SEDL
Cognitive Framework: Instructional Resources Database: Instructional Activities
This professional resource includes a database to find the answer relative to the best instructional practices related to alphabetic literacy. This site offers activities in English and Spanish to help teach literacy topics.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pass the Punctuation, Please!
During this lesson students will listen to the story, Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells and identify punctuation used in the story. Students will also play games to strengthen knowledge of punctuation usage. They will then use the Internet to...
Chateau Meddybemps
Chateau Meddybemps: Crocodile Smiles
Students use this site to identify colors and what foods are that color.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Writing Development
Tour a portfolio of writing samples by one child from babyhood to third grade that help illustrate how writing develops naturally as well as the relationship between reading and writing. Consider literacy signposts at each level.