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Color, Cut, and Paste: M
In this alphabet worksheet, students color and cut out pictures that begin with the "M" sounds. Students paste the pictures inside the "M" and then with a partner, say and touch the name of the letter and the name of each picture.
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Words and Pictures: Scrapbook O
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and identify the words that represent them that have the o sound.
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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.
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Word and Letter Practice #10
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students say letters and sounds of letters, practice reading simple sentences and sight words, then say names of pictures and say the beginning sound of each.
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Word and Letter Practice #5
In this word and letter practice learning exercise, students name given letters, say sounds, read simple sentences, and practice sight words and blending.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet Set 3
Bird starts with B and so does banana! Being able to identify beginning letter sounds takes early readers one step closer to reading complete words. They say the name of the items in each row, and then circle the letter that makes the...
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Long I Sound
In this letter i worksheet, 1st graders will read pictures that have the letter i sound. Students will then trace 8 words before drawing a line from the word to the correct picture it represents.
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Letter A
In this letter a worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 2 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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Letter C
In this letter c worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 3 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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letter a
In this letter a instructional activity, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sounds. Students will study 12 pictures and decide if the word contains a long or short sound and circle the correct answer accordingly.
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Vowel Sounds -- Short Ee Words
In this letter and number recognition activity, learners use a secret code box to help them spell 20 short Ee words.
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Reading Bugs
Review the phonemic sounds of the alphabet letters before examining how to blend letter sounds to make a word. During this teacher-modeled lesson, learners make word bugs out of three phonemes that blend together. As an assessment, read...
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Sssssssss
Students experience the strategy of phoneme recognition to recognize /s/ in spoken words, including plurals, and in writing. They encounter the book Summer Fun by Lucy Lawrence and the tongue twister "Miss Sam saw a sneaky slimy snake in...
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Play I Spy
Pre-readers examine a rainy-day picture with many details to find words beginning with either p, u, w, or l. They tally the number of objects they find and write the numbers beside each letter. To help kids stay organized and meet...
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Blending Buddies
Young scholars put word cards together and use the word parts to create correct words. In this phonics lesson plan, students practice pronouncing consonant blends and vowel sounds, demonstrating an awareness of beginning, middle, and...
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Alexander said Achoo
Alexander asked for ashy amber apples! Have your young learners practice the /a/ sound with this tongue twister. Then learners will write the letter and participate in a book talk for A Cat Nap. Can they identify the target...
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Alphabet Forwards and Backwards
The alphabet is largely displayed from beginning to end, then end to beginning in this bright PowerPoint. Each slide contains the upper and lower case letters from A to Z. This is a great tool to use when teaching the alphabet. Tip: You...
Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 4 - Consonant Blends
Old, ild, ind, and ost may sound like a foreign language, but they actually represent common final consonant blends. Help learners recognize and pronounce consonant blends with step-by-step instructions, including scripted conversations....
University of Texas
Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Spelling
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...
Florida Center for Reading Research
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...
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Letter L
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase L's. Students also form the words lamp, lamb, and letter and color in a related illustration.
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Letter F: Initial Sounds
In this letter F activity worksheet, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letter F. A word bank is provided.
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Letter B: Initial Sounds
In this letter B activity worksheet, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letter B. A word bank is provided.
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Letter Dd
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase A's. Students also form the words dog, draw, and desk and color in a related illustration.