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Pepperoni Pizza

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Use this presentation as a way to review vowel sounds in a quick and easy way. The colorful graphics are inviting. It could be used in language arts center.
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Down in the Jungle

For Teachers K - 1st
Young readers should benefit from this basic PowerPoint which gives many examples of how the "at" sound can be used in a variety of words. A variety of consonants, and consonant blends, are put in front of the "at" sound to make many words.
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Word Families

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This phonics PowerPoint presents sets of word families featuring /a/ and /o/. Each of the words is accompanied by a picture. Students practice sounding out each of the words.
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Short Vowel Activities

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel instructional activity, students place an X through bubbles with short vowel words printed on them. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Advanced Conversation Quiz #1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary and pronunciation assessment worksheet, students complete 17 problems where they match words to definitions and circle the word that has a different vowel sound than the rest.
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Say and Spell Vowel Digraph Board Game

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students say and spell vowel digraphs by playing a board game. In this vowel digraphs lesson plan, students make a single sound with 2 vowels.
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Phonemic Awareness, Say It and Move It

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students clap and count sounds when saying different words. In this phonemic awareness lesson plan, students move bingo chips around when hearing a certain number of sounds in words.
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There, the, They, This

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this "th" words learning exercise, students read 8 words that begin with the letters "th". Students fit these words in a word shape puzzle.
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Reintroduce /ou/

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Learners identify the words on the board that...
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Initial Sound Memory Game

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are reintroduced to initial sounds and play a picture card game to build accuracy. For this initial sound lesson, students place the picture cards face down and organize the picture cards into an even number of rows and columns...
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Build Accuracy /A/, /M/

For Teachers K
Students practice identifying the letters /a/ and /m/. In this letter identification lesson, students examine letter cards for /a/ and /m/, tell the difference between the two, and say the sound for each. They play an identification game...
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Beginning Sounds: Poem

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying beginning sounds. In this phonics lesson, students review different beginning sounds and read a poem. Students then work together to identify the words in the poem with their particular beginning sound.
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Long Vowel Search and Sort

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice identifying long vowels.  In this vowel lesson, students read a story and find long vowel words that fit their pattern. Students then sort their word under the correct long vowel pattern.
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Sounding out accuracy, Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners practice word patterns while playing the game of tic tac toe. For this sounding out accuracy lesson, students work with a partner to pick a word from a pile of words. Learners then sound out the word from the pile of...
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Sounding out accuracy, Word Baseball

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners practice sounding out words. In this phonics lesson, students play a baseball game, practicing sounding or stretching out words for accuracy.  Learners read the word off the card and stretch it out.
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Introduce qu-

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice saying and reading words beginning with qu. In this phonics lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination qu creates.  Students play a pronunciation game to ensure their understanding of the letter...
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Introduce /ai/

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson plan, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are...
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Reintroduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice reading words with the kn pattern.  In this phonics lesson, students review the sound kn makes.  Students then play a game to reinforce the correct use of the kn spelling pattern.
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BL to the Ends (blends)

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine word blends. In this word blends lesson, students investigate common word blends. Working in pairs, students analyze words containing blends and generate a word list.
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Identification of Short Vowels

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify words. In this short vowels instructional activity, 1st graders identify words that have the short /e/ sound. They work either independently or in a small group to sort picture cards into "yes" or "no" stacks...
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Initial Sound Accuracy, Same Sound!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study words. For this phonemic awareness lesson, students play a game in which they identify if two words have the same initial sound. They play the game in pairs using a stack of word cards prepared by the teacher. This lesson...
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Reintroduce /S/

For Teachers K
Pupils explore the alphabet by participating in a phonics activity. In this letter "S" lesson, students identify the different sounds made by the letter "S" and discuss words that start with the letter. Pupils view a letter card to view...
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Letter Sound and Letter Combination Accuracy, Sound Search Game

For Teachers K
Students participate in an activity to identify words with specific letter sounds or letter combinations. In this letter sound/letter combination lesson, students focus on three-letter sounds then identify words in a sound hunt...
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Sounding out fluency, Relay Race

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice reading. In this fluency building lesson, students participate in a relay race to quickly sound and read word cards. They work in small groups to accurately sound out and say three word cards before it is another...