Young scholars practice pronouncing the correct consonant sound.

Students listen to the story , Pet Show, and discuss the variety of animals that were in the show. The class recalls the animals and practice sounding out the names. Then they decide which animal should receive the best of show ribbon.

Learners create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.

In this alphabet awareness worksheet, students circle each picture that begins with the long or short /Ii/ sound and then make an x on each picture that does not begin with the /Ii/ sound.

Students explore rhymes and reading.

This interesting site has a variety of activities and games to use in the classroom or at home to teach letter recognition, phonics, and beginning writing skills. Learn about individual letters at the Alphabet Soup Cafe, create an...

Very specific advice on teaching the skill of handwriting to young children. Making correct letters, making letters the same size, and the slant of the letters are all stressed.

This lesson focuses on the short-vowel letter A sound. It includes a poem about apples, how to from the letter A caps and lower case, and pictures of other things beginning with an A.

At first glance, this simply appears to be a list of cursive letters; however, if you place your cursor over each letter, the way to write it is shown using animation. Click on a letter to show that letter by itself.

Provides coloring pages for each letter of the alphabet in three styles: traditional, cursive, and modern. Each page features a printed upper and lower case letter of the particular style as well as an illustration of something that...

This is a handwriting activity for first graders. The students learn the importance of their name and learn to properly write their name in a fun activity.

Use this resource to print activities and worksheets for handwriting.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Handwriting worksheets are available in several different styles to help students learn to correctly form cursive and manuscript letters, words, and numbers in English. It also offers left-hand friendly...