Phonics blends

“Sight words are boring!” They certainly can be… but they don’t have to be. When children are learning to read a huge emphasis is placed on the alphabet – working on l…

Your kindergarten students will learn their words in no time as they read, write, clap, color, trace, spell, find and tell! This set contains all of the high-frequency words (sight words) from the 2014 Journeys Common Core reading series. Set for Dolch words coming soon!

Freebie! Three pages filled with those tricky vowel sounds that some students need extra practice with. Students read the 2 words in each box while switching back and forth from a short to a long vowel sound. Use with small group: Listen to students read the list of words. Students could take turns reading one box at a time as they read around the table. Use at a reading center: Set several copies at a reading center for students to partner read. Students can take turns reading each box. Use…

This file is a collection of aids that will complement your phonemic awareness and phonics program. Vowels are organized under a, e, i, o, u.

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I am excited to share with you my "Upper Case Letters A-Z" unit I just made to practice upper case letters! I am going to use these to introduce and teach each letter of the alphabet. Each page focuses on a different letter, and the students are asked to: trace, print, color, circle and find, and color the picture with the beginning sound. Here is the unit: Ways to use these printables: -Use as center work. Once you show the students what to do for each section of the worksheet, they will be…

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using play-dough to improve fine motor skills and letter recognition

These FREE alphabet worksheets are hands-on and engaging for young children. Kids practice upper and lowercase letters, letter sounds, and making patterns. | This Reading Mama

Reluctant readers will love this activity to be done with Sh Sh Sh Let the Baby Sleep! Laminate and tape several consonant blends to the floor. The ones featured in the book are Sh, Br, Th, Ch, Gr. Create aword basket at the end that uses the same blend. Start each child with a beanbag or pair of rolled up socks. With feet together, they jump on each blend and say the sound as they land. Then they throw the beanbag into the basket and read the word. They retrieve the beanbag, give it to the…

Are you looking for a resource to teach rhyming? This is a hands-on rhyming, CVC word family and fine motor activity for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, RTI, SPED, early childhood, and at home learning. This CVC rhyming clip card activity will help you teach kids to identify rhymes.***Please note t...

Are you looking for a resource to teach rhyming? This is a hands-on rhyming, CVC word family and fine motor activity for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, RTI, SPED, early childhood, and at home learning. This CVC rhyming clip card activity will help you teach kids to identify rhymes.***Please note t...

Over 80 pages of activities to teach beginning digraphs. Perfect for Kindergarten and 1st grade.

Today I am going to tell you about an idea I came up with a few years ago called CVC Cups! They help kids practice finding the middle soun...