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Introduce -ar
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound "ar" and identify words that commonly use the sound. Students listen to their teacher say words and identify...
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Introduce /ee/
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this vowels lesson, students identify words in the English language which contain the "ee" sound. Students participate in an activity in which the teacher speaks...
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Phonics
Students complete online phonics activities. In this phonics lesson, students view online clips about using 'oa' words. Students make their own Phonics Finder badge and wear it to play the first and end sounds worksheet. Students also...
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Rhyming Tic-Tac-Toe
In this rhyming words worksheet, students draw a line through the three words that rhyme in each tic-tac-toe puzzle. Students then write the rhyming words on the lines for the 4 puzzles.
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Zoom!
In this phonics learning exercise, students color words blue that begin with the same sound as yak, color words green that begin with the same sound as zebra, and color words red that begin with the same sound as vase.
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Drew the Dragon: Consonant Clusters
In this initial blends worksheet, students read the ending sections of the 3 word lists. Students then write in the missing initial blend of br, cr, and gr.
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Phonics Activity
In these phonics worksheets, students complete 7 different worksheet activities that help them learn word sounds including vowels and consonants.
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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...
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The Long A Sound
Budding readers complete three different series of exercises where they write down four, then three, and finally two words that rhyme from the word box. A great way to practice reading, rhyming, and printing skills.
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Write Your Own Poem 'ack'
In this rhyming words worksheet, students complete four activities that help them learn words that contain the cluster 'ack.' Students spell words that contain the cluster, write a silly sentence with the words, and then compose two poems.
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Word Search: Cluster 'ck'
In this word search worksheet, learners read the words that contain a 'ck' cluster. Students then find the words in the word search and circle them. Learners find the following words: luck, trick, chick, sock, duck, deck, wreck, attack,...
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Initial Blends
In this consonant clusters worksheet, students fill in the missing initial blends for the words. Students fill in cr, gr, fr, pr, tr, and dr to make each word match the picture. Students find nine different words.
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Letter A Words and Pictures
In this letter A words and pictures activity, students study the a words and their pictures. Students then match the words and pictures to each other.
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Letter W Words and Pictures
In this letter W words and pictures worksheet, students study the w words and their pictures. Students draw a line matching the words to their pictures from the choices: window, wagon, water, wash, and watermelon.
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Literacy by Design: Theme 5 & 6
In this literacy and word usage worksheet, students complete several pages of activities that help them learn how to spell and use words with the sounds of ou, ow, oi, and oy as well words with the silent consonant sounds of b, g, gh, w,...
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Beginning and Ending Sounds
In this word sounds instructional activity, students fill in the blank with the word that best completes each sentence. The objective is to enhance students' understanding of word sounds.
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Using a Dictionary - Sounds
In this research skills learning exercise, students use a dictionary to answer the 4 questions on the learning exercise. All of the questions have to do with word sounds.
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Using a Dictionary - Sounds
In this research skills worksheet, students use a dictionary to answer the 4 questions on the worksheet. The questions have to do with word sounds.
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Animal Sounds
In this animal sounds worksheet, students match up the pictures, short phrases and the real sounds that each pictures makes in the boxes provided. Students choose sounds from a word box at the bottom of the page.
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Reintroduce /I/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a beginning writing activity. In this letter "I" lesson, students discuss the sounds that are made from the letter I and how the letter fits into many different words. Students practice...
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Sound Boxes
Students explore language fluency by identifying word segments. In this word structure lesson, students utilize words from their vocabulary lesson, dissect them into syllables and sound out their individual parts. Students participate in...
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Rhymes
Students complete rhyming word activities. In this rhyming words lesson, students play an online game for rhyming words and recite a well known nursery rhyme as a class. Students pick out words from the poem that rhyme and brainstorm...
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Short Vowel Discrimination
Young scholars read a Dr. Seuss book and complete activities for short vowel sound words. In this short vowels lesson, students read Hop on Pop and analyze the rhyming words in the text. Young scholars complete rhyming activities and...
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How Many Words Can You Say that Rhyme With Rice?
First graders practice their language art capabilities by rhyming words. In this vocabulary lesson, 1st graders examine words that rhyme with rice and create rhyming sentences using the same sound. Students complete a quick word search...