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Vowel Sound: i
As scholars become more comfortable with initial sound correspondence, introduce them to medial sounds. As they focus on the vowel sound /i/, youngsters examine a set of images and draw a line from the letter i to any with that middle...
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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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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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Vowel Sounds: e
"Eh?" That is the short vowel sound the letter e makes when it is used in the middle of a word. Little ones will draw a line between the letter e and objects that make the short e sound. Then they will fill in the missing e in six...
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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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Practicing Letters C and D
The lowercase letter c and d are highlighted in this two-part instructional 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...
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Vowel Sounds: O
This instructional activity 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...
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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...
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Letters U and V
Little learners familiarize themselves with the letters u and v. They find objects in each of two pictures that begin with either v or u. They say the sound of each letter and then trace it several times.
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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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Odd One Out
Letters q-z are the topic of the worksheet. Learners circle the picture in each row that does not make the initial letter sound indicated. They then fill in the letter that is missing from the beginning or ending of four words.
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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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Above, On, Below, part 2
Prepositions describe where something is in space or time. Little learners discover the prepositions about, on, and below. They locate and count objects in each position as they are located in relation to the ground. They then record the...
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Connect-the-dots Dinosaurs: Reading Numbers
Connecting dots activities can be great number sequencing practice. Here are two dinosaur dot-to-dot pictures that are intended to help learners count, sequence numbers up to 40, and recognize number words. Who doesn't love a good...
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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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Above, On, and Below
This boating picture is missing a few things! Scholars practice common prepositions and counting as they add details to a scene. They follow specific directions by drawing two birds above the boat, three fish below it, and two ducks on...
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Checking Grammar: Accuracy
Get young writers in the practice of editing their work using this punctuation and grammar worksheet. They first read eight sentences with grammar issues, rewriting or checking off as correct. The sentence errors involve subject-verb...
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A Story
What fun! Beginning readers complete a story by filling in missing letters of CVC words. Each word has an accompanying picture to help youngsters decode meaning. They complete first, medial, and final phonemes for 13 words. Once they are...
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Questions
Explore end punctuation with this multi-step worksheet on question marks. Scholars begin by finishing 10 sentences with either a period or a question mark. Consider discussing patterns they see at this point (first word, inflection,...
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Practicing Letters e and f
Which of these words begins with the letter e? Scholars become familiar with lowercase letters e and f by visually matching. After tracing each letter, they draw lines from the letter to images beginning with the same sound. Encourage...
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Story Starter: Stop Sign
If you're looking for simple writing prompts for young children then stop right there, because we have what you need. Including a picture of a stop sign and four sets of handwriting lines, this exercise asks young writers to produce...
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Spring Circle and Spell
Wait, is it flowir or flower? See how adept your youngsters are at spelling by asking them to choose the correctly spelled words in 16 different groups. All of the words are related to spring.
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Room on the Broom Story Cut Outs for Retelling
After you read Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, use these character cut outs to retell the story with your young readers. The characters include the witch, her cat, and the animals that join them on their adventure, as well as the...