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Connect the Rhymes
Introduce your pre-readers to rhyming using this matching exercise! They examine two sets of images, connecting rhyming pictures with a line. All 10 words use the vowel sound i. Note that some of these images may be difficult for kids...
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Word Puzzle
Add some fun to rhyming using a word puzzle instructional activity. First, learners match up single-syllable rhyming words. Then, they find all the words in a word search. This beginning reading activity only has words spelled...
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O
As part of a series of alphabet worksheets, learners focus on the letters p and o. They begin by tracing the lowercase letters, using the space to print a few on their own. Next, scholars connect the letter to images that begin with the...
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Vowel Sounds: O
This worksheet focuses on the medial vowel sound o. Pre-readers complete two tasks to practice the short o sound. They draw a line from the letter o to pictures that contain the medial /o/ sound. They then, fill in six cvc words with the...
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Play I Spy: In the Bathroom
Usually playing I Spy in the bathroom causes trouble, but not in this worksheet! Little readers look for objects that begin with the letters b and t. They circle the objects in the picture, count how many of each they found, and write...
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Connect the Rhymes
As your pre-readers begin to understand phonemes and rhyming, give them this practice worksheet which has them matching rhyming pictures. For each of six images, they identify the corresponding image which has the same vowel sound (or...
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Draw it Yourself
What rhymes with fox? Get learners engaged with rhyming words through this drawing instructional activity featuring four single-syllable words for beginning readers. For each, they draw something that rhymes with the word. Challenge...
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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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Match the Rhymes
Focus on the short u sound in this rhyme instructional activity for emergent readers. Learners examine images surrounding a jug, drawing lines to connect it to those that rhyme (bug, rug, mug). Then, they practice their printing by...
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The oo Sounds
Investigate spelling patterns that make the /oo/ sound in this labeling worksheet. Scholars read a brief introduction explaining the different vowel pairings that make the long /oo/ sound, along with word examples. Then, they write words...
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Super Susie Slithered Slowly
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter /s/ sound. As a class they recite an S tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to the book "Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth" by Eric Carle,...
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet
In this beginning sounds worksheet, learners look at each of the four pictures below and circle the letter that each picture begins with.
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Word Recognition: S
In this word recognition learning exercise, students examine 5 pictures and match the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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Beginning Consonants S and Sh-
In this consonant sound worksheet, students use the s and the sh- sounds. Students look at five pictures and fill in the beginning sound for each word.
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Swimmy Swim Swiftly
Students examine the letter 's'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They listen to a story and identify words with the /s/ sound by...
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The "S" Sound
In this handwriting worksheet, student trace and write six key words with the "s" sound on the lines provided. Students then draw and illustrate a seal and a sandwich.
August House
Anansi Goes to Lunch - Pre-Kindergarten
In a multidisciplinary lesson plan, you will focus your instruction around the West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch by Bobby and Sherry Norfolk while your little learners sing songs, play games, participate in a grand...
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The Magic Apple
A fun and delicious lesson can help your kids learn about plural nouns and story sequencing. After reading The Magic Apple by Rob Cleveland, kids match pictures to story segments and add s to nouns to make them plural. They then cook...
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Choose the Blend
In this phonics worksheet, students practice pronouncing the pictures on 16 squares. Students discover the consonant blends for each picture. Students cut out each picture and glue them in their appropriate squares on the second page.
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Learning Upper and Lower Case Letters
For this phonics worksheet, learners practice recognizing upper and lower case same letters. students circle the letter in a row that are the same, 5 rows total. Worksheet is designed to be signed by student and parent when completed.
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Letter Pronunciation- /s/ Sound
In this word recognition worksheet, students circle the words that best describe 7 pictures. Students then use the identified word in a sentence.
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ESL- Double Phonics
In this ESL double phonics activity, learners watch a video about double vowels, then fill in correct double vowel pairs to complete the text of a poem.
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Letter Pronunciation - I e I Sound
In this letter e learning exercise, students circle the word that best describes the picture. They then write a sentence using that word. There are 7 questions to do on this learning exercise.
Lerner Publishing
Teaching Vowel Combinations
Need some fun activities to augment your lessons on vowel patterns and phonemic awareness? Peruse a series of worksheets designed to help little ones with their early reading skills.