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Phonics: Onset and Rime, Rime Closed Sort
Practice onset and rime with this word sort activity. Beginning readers lay out the four picture cards along the top of the chart: fan, cap, tack, and lamp. Then, they flip word cards and sort them beneath the image with the same rime....
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, Vowel Stars
Learners are given a star; each star contains a c_c form in the center and vowels on each point. They use the vowels to fill in the blank between the consonants making a simple CVC word. They write each word they make on a piece of...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, Three-In-One
Scholars use the provided pack of alphabet cards to construct basic CVC words, then write down each word they make in one of two columns. Column one is for real words and column two is for nonsense words.
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Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, Digraph Delight
There are three spinners to use in this phonic activity. Spinner one contains digraphs, spinner two contains vowels, and spinner three contains consonants. Learners spin each spinner, write down the letters they get, blend them to make a...
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Fluency: Connected Text, Rereading Decodable Text
Using a familiar decodable text, pairs take turns reading sentences. The partner who isn't reading follows along silently, helping if needed. They alternate sentences until the entire book is finished and then reverse to read the other...
Curated OER
Phonics Instruction: Writing Simple Words
Sound it out, read it, then sound it out, and write it. Little ones work as a class to sound out simple words. After they have sounded out each word they will write that word on the white board. This is a great way to build a connection...
Curated OER
Phonics: Beginning and Ending Sounds
What does the word door start with? Little ones will look at each of the eight images, say them, then fill in the initial or final phoneme that is missing. Afterward, they play an independent game where they think of other words that...
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Connect the Rhymes
Pre-readers benefit from visual context clues like the ones in this rhyme activity. There are two sets of objects here, and scholars connect objects on the left with their rhyming counterparts on the right. Each word has the vowel...
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Connect the Rhymes
If your budding readers are new to rhyme, this is a visual way to give them practice. They examine familiar sets of objects, matching them to their rhyming partners by drawing a connecting line. Practice left to right skills by asking...
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Draw it Yourself
What rhymes with fox? Get learners engaged with rhyming words through this drawing worksheet featuring four single-syllable words for beginning readers. For each, they draw something that rhymes with the word. Challenge learners who need...
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Odd One Out
One of these words doesn't belong! As they practice first-letter recognition, scholars examine rows of familiar objects to determine what letter each begins with. For each row of three items, they decide which does not begin with the...
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Lowercase and Uppercase Letters
There are two alphabet-themed tasks on this page. The first requires pre-readers to draw a line to match the upper and lowercase letters. The second requires them to draw a line to match the letters that make the same sound. A well-done...
Curated OER
Lowercase and Uppercase #1
Practice with uppercase and lowercase letters using this matching worksheet. There are several letters here and scholars match the ones that make the same sound. The trick is that the matching pairs are between capitals and lowercase...
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Poems: Itsy Bitsy Spider
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...
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Poems: Eating Treats
Which poem is best? Your kindergarten class follows along as you read three different poems. They decide which one they like best, then draw a picture to illustrate it. The class can also discuss why they chose the poems they did. A...
Curated OER
Poems: Humourous Verses
First grade is a great time to build strong reading skills. Here are three short rhyming poems or common nursery rhymes that are intended to help boost reading fluency. Because most children know these rhymes, they will have an easier...
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Practicing Letters C and D
The lowercase letter c and d are highlighted in this two-part activity. Kids complete the top half by tracing then printing the letter c and locating images that begin with the /c/ sound. Part two requires them to trace then write the...
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Practicing Letters S and T
Let your class learn about the sounds made by the letters s and t. They work to recognize each lowercase letter and match the letter to images that begin with the /t/ or /s/ sounds. They also trace each letter several times.
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Practicing Letters W and X
Match initial phonemes to practice recognizing the sounds made by the letters w and x. Early readers circle all of the objects that begin with either an x or a w, then trace each letter several times. Try a fun variation by having...
Curated OER
Puzzle Page 2
Beginning readers complete this simple crossword using visual clues. Each word is missing a first letter and has a corresponding picture. Pupils practice printing by writing in the first letter and tracing subsequent letters. There are...
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Vowel Sound: ie
Introduce young learners to the various letter sets that make the /ie/ sound. They assess 12 different words, then sort them based on their medial letter pattern. Letter sets focused on are, ie, i_e, igh, and y. An answer sheet is included.
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Vowel Sounds: A
Say aaaaa, because today your class will be practicing the short a vowel sound. They complete two activities. First the draw a line from the letter a to the objects that contain the medial /a/ sound. Then, they fill in the missing a to...
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What's the First Letter? (A to H)
Here are eight words, and each of them is missing a letter. Not just any letter but the first letter. Oh my! Put your phonics masters to work and have them determine which of the eight letters (a-h) completes each word.
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Missing Letters
As your youngsters begin learning to read, use visual worksheets like this to help them tie objects to words. Scholars examine six images labeled with a word. Each word is missing a first letter, and they must use one of the letters at...
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