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K12 Reader

The Spy Will Try Not to Cry

For Students 1st Standards
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...
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K12 Reader

Two Hens in a Pen

For Students 1st Standards
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.
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K12 Reader

Will You Stay and Play?

For Students 1st Standards
Start off your day with a study of -ay words. Pupils can practice long a with -ay words by reading the brief poem included here. After they read, class members answer three reading comprehension questions right on the page.
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K12 Reader

Snack in the Sack

For Students 1st Standards
Get those -ack words straight with a quick exercise. Class members read a short poem that includes quite a few -ack words and then complete three reading comprehension questions.
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K12 Reader

The Man Has a Can

For Students 1st Standards
Add this -an word resource into your plan for the day! Kids can read the poem, which includes several -an words to practice with, and then answer the three included reading comprehension questions.
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K12 Reader

Feel the Green Grass

For Students 1st Standards
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.
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K12 Reader

Drop the Mop!

For Students 1st Standards
Combine a study of -op words with a bit of reading comprehension. Learners read a quick a silly poem containing many -op words and then answer three questions.
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K12 Reader

The Coat Got Soaked on the Boat

For Students 1st Standards
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.
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K12 Reader

The Snow Blows

For Students 1st Standards
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.
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K12 Reader

The Bug on the Rug

For Students 1st Standards
Where did that bug go? Kids can find out where it is by reading this short poem that features -ug words and responding to the three included reading comprehension questions.
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K12 Reader

The Big Pig

For Students 1st Standards
Pigs are often big, but what else can your class find out about this particular pig? They'll learn a few things about it by reading the poem full of -ig words, and then answering the three reading comprehension questions.
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Unit Plan
University of Texas

Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Spelling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode and...
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Activity
Jumpstarting Journeys

Vowel Digraph Activities for au and aw

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
It can be awfully hard teaching young children how to read, but this phonics resource will make the job a little easier. Focusing on the au and aw vowel digraphs, this collection of engaging activities teaches beginning readers how to...
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Essential Skills Software

Worksheet Set: Super Phonics Level 2

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Supercharge beginning readers phonics skills with this extensive collection of worksheets. With exercises on long and short vowels, consonant blends, rhyming words, word endings, and much more, this resource is a primary grade teacher's...
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Curriculum Corner

Digraph Word Sort Recording

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Young readers sort their way through a deck of word cards in order to become familiar with four common spelling patterns. Focusing on the ch-, sh-, wh-, and th- consonant digraphs, students draw cards and write each word in the box...
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Curriculum Corner

Digraph Word Hunt

For Students K - 3rd Standards
Support young learners with developing their spelling skills and ready fluency with this simple graphic organizer. Focusing on the four consonant digraphs /th/, /ch/, /sh/, and /wh/, students dig through their independent reading books...
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Curated OER

Perfecting Plural Nouns

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Turn potato into potatoes with a great activity on plural nouns. A quick reference guide at the top of the page shows third graders how to make regular and irregular nouns plural. They list as many nouns as they can think of, then work...
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Curated OER

The or Sound

For Students K - 1st Standards
Before using this vowel sounds crossword activity, be forewarned that the pronunciation here is based on British English, and will be confusing for American English speakers. Learners focus on the /or/ sound, examining five spelling...
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Curated OER

Vowel Sound: u

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Which of these have /u/ as a middle sound? There are images of seven CVC words surrounding the letter u here, and scholars draw lines from the letter to words with the same middle phoneme. Be sure they know what these images are...
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Curated OER

The ai and ar Sounds

For Students K - 1st Standards
These words sound the same but are spelled differently, giving scholars a chance to practice spelling patterns and rhyming words. First they read that the /ai/ vowel sound can be made with three different spellings. Learners label three...
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Curated OER

-air Spelling Pattern

For Teachers K - 2nd
What do hair, chair, and fair all have in common? The -air spelling pattern! Each slide provides both an image and a word that contains the -air sound. Perfect for early readers or to boost spelling success.
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Curated OER

Poems: Itsy Bitsy Spider

For Students K - 1st Standards
Act out the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" rhyme with youngsters. Learners observe visual instructions before completing the corresponding actions, then draw the spider into a scene. Finally, they write down rhyming words that have the ai spelling...
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Curated OER

The -ale Ending

For Students 2nd - 3rd
This is a very useful resource to use with younger or special needs learners. It includes five printable worksheets which all reinforce the -ale ending and spelling pattern. Printing practice, fill in the blank, complete the pattern, and...
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Curated OER

The oo Sounds

For Students K - 1st Standards
Investigate spelling patterns that make the /oo/ sound in this labeling worksheet. Scholars read a brief introduction explaining the different vowel pairings that make the long /oo/ sound, along with word examples. Then, they write words...