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Initial Sounds
In this consonant sound worksheet, students focus on the initial letter sounds. Students study 8 pictures and circle those that have the same sound as the first picture on the page.
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Name That Sound
First graders match different pictures to the correct beginning and ending sounds they go with. For this sound lesson plan, 1st graders will use the computer program Kid Pix to go through a variety of pictures. They then match the...
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Beginning Sound of Letter B
In this sound/letter worksheet, students practice writing the letter B and recognizing its sound. First, students trace and write the letter, then name pictures that begin with B.
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Beginning Sound of Letter M
In this sound/letter worksheet, learners first practice tracing and writing the letter M, then identify pictures that begin with the letter.
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Initial Sounds: I (Long)
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter i that should begin with the letter i. Picture clues are included. Students also practice...
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Initial Sounds: O
In this word and letter recognition instructional activity, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter o that should begin with the letter o. Picture clues are included. Students...
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Initial Sounds: O
In this word and letter recognition learning exercise, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter o that should begin with the letter o. Picture clues are included. Students also...
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Medial Sounds a and e
Focus on medial sounds a and e. Youngsters examine three pictures of images with the a medial sound, writing the CVC word below each. Then, they complete a sentence by writing in the most logical word from three choices. They do the...
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Word Wheel
Make a phonics wheel with your young learners! Either provide the pieces pre-cut for your learners, or have them practice their fine-motor skills to cut out the four circles provided. When the wheel is assembled, learners can create...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Letter Recognition, Hungry Letter Mouse
Scholars take turns writing and identifying letters on a whiteboard. Learner one writes a letter; learner two finds it on the alphabet strip. If they are correct, Mr. Mouse gets to eat that letter, and if they are incorrect, Mr. Mouse...
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Cat in the Hat Beginning Sounds Match
In this Cat in the Hat matching beginning sounds worksheet, students cut out the cat's hats with pictures and matching hats with words, then match the beginning sounds hats. Students cut and match pairs of forty-eight hats.
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Word Recognition, initial sounds, Letter U, V Sound, letter V, U sound
In this letter H activity worksheet, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letter H. A word bank is provided.
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Letters U/V: Initial Sounds
In this letters U and V activity worksheet, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letters U or V. A word bank is provided.
Perkins School for the Blind
Initial Consonant Activity
Bingo is a super fun game and can be used to reinforce a vast number of recognition skills. These bingo cards are prepared by constructing nine squares, each delineated with raised Wikki Stix or gluedyarn and containing a...
Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 2 - Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words
Closed syllable words contain short vowel sounds. A phonics lessons introduces readers to consonant-vowel-consonant words. Guided instruction introduces the words with a series of dictation activities, and then learners practice reading...
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Mystery Word
Help spellers hear words that have the same beginning letter in them and guess the letter. Each speller has a piece of paper where they are to write down the letter once they have identified it. For instance, the teacher will say, "may,...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Sound Changes
Looking for an auditory approach to phoneme manipulation? You'll find everything you need here for an independent practice activity to get youngsters changing initial, medial, and final phonemes to create new words. They begin with a...
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Review Letters and Words: 20
In this reviewing letters and words worksheet, students name letters, say sounds of letters, read sentences, say beginning sounds, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Beginning Sound of the Letter D
In this beginning letter activity, 1st graders practice printing one row of upper case D's, and another of lower case d's. They look at 9 black line pictures, name them, and write the letter "d" under each picture that begins with the...
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Beginning Sounds: 2 Letter Vowels
In this beginning sound worksheet, students say picture words and guess which given letters make the beginning sound. Students circle letters that make the middle and final sound, then spell the word in the space provided.
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Beginning Sounds
In this recognizing beginning sounds worksheet, students name the first pictures in the rows, look at the pair of pictures in the same rows, and circle the pictures with the same beginning sounds. Students circle six pictures with the...
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Upper and Lower Case Nn- Printing Practice and Initial Sound Recognition
In this upper and lower case Nn printing practice and initial sound instructional activity, students print 1 row of each letter. They follow the directional arrows and dotted lines as they form the letters. They write an n next to 7...
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Upper and Lower Case Qq- Printing Practice and Initial Sound Recognition
In this Qq printing practice and initial sound recognition learning exercise, students practice printing 1 row each of Q and q. They follow the directional arrows and dotted lines to form the letters. They write the letter q next to 7...
Kiz Club
"Q" Sound
Quick! Print this worksheet out so your pupils can master the letter Q. Given four sets of three images, learners circle the image in each set that begins with the letter Q.