Core Knowledge Foundation
Kindergarten Skills Unit 2
Kindergarteners practice prewriting skills in a 10-day unit. Young scholars blend sounds and syllables, build shapes with playdough, write shapes on paper, and trace their names.
Kathryn J. Davis
Spelling Workbook: Phonics Patterns
Set your pupils straight with spelling and sounds by using these materials for practice. Included here are three booklets and workbooks that cover just about any sound or blend you could think of!
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Make a Word: Long U by Starfall
Students explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. In this letter U lesson, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel. Students...
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Run, Bug, Run!
Now, why would a bug be on the run? Your kids can find out by putting together and reading this cute (and slightly silly) mini book.
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Short I/Short U Name the Picture
In this short vowel name the picture worksheet, students will choose a short I or short U word from the word bank to correctly name the picture. Then students will draw a picture of a kid on the bus.
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CVC Words - Medial Sounds
In this phonics worksheet, students fill in the missing sound for each picture. Students follow a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern to complete each word.
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CVC Words - Initial Sounds
In this phonics worksheet, students study each picture and then fill in the missing sound for each word. Students follow a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.
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CVC Words - Final Sounds
In this phonics worksheet, students study each picture and then fill in the missing final sound to complete the word. Students follow the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.
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CVC Words - Initial Sounds (2)
In this phonics activity, students study each picture and then fill in the missing initial sound to complete the word. Students follow the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.
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Short
In this short a word families worksheet, students answer 6 fill in the blank questions where they look at a picture and finish each word with the word families an, at, or ag.
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CVC Words
The -ap word family includes many members. This colorful PowerPoint shows five words ending in -ap; each slide also includes a great image to match the word. After viewing this slide show, ask your class to share more examples of -ap words.
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Rhyming Objects
Students explore language arts by reading Dr. Seuss stories in class. In this word play lesson, students identify the rhymes in both Dr. Seuss and Nursery Rhyme stories. Students utilize flash cards with rhymes written on them to play a...
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Short A Label the Picture
In this labeling learning exercise, learners will use six short /a/ words from a word bank to label the proper object on a picture of Appleland.
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I Feel the Need....The Need for Speed!
Students first learn to decode when learning to read. Decoding each letter and phoneme in a sentence or even a short text takes a considerable amount of time. Students must drill to progress in the pace and level of their reading. In...
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Short U Word Search
Learners in this language arts instructional activity examine a picture word bank of nine words with a short /u/. Students locate the words in the easy word search puzzle.
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Letter Aa
In this recognizing the letter Aa worksheet, students pronounce picture words with beginning short a sounds, trace, and print upper case A and lower case a letters. Students complete three Aa activities.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds Springtime Bouquet
In this beginning and ending sound activity, students use magnetic or plastic letters to fill in the letters that make the beginning and ending sounds so that each word matches the picture that is shown on a flower shape.
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Mini-Book of Words With Short A
In this phonics and spelling worksheet, students make a cut out and construct a mini-book of short a words. They work with words such as cap, can, map, and mat.
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Words Beginning with Oo
In this recognizing words that start with the Oo sound activity, students observe pictures of objects, color the ones that begin with Oo, and use the word bank to write their names.
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Ee is for Earth
For this recognizing the letters and sounds of Ee worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the upper case E and the lower case e, the word earth, and experience other Ee words. Students write 20 answers.
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"Oa" Review
In this "oa" word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 5 "oa" words listed in the word bank within the word puzzle. Students also fill in the blanks in 4 words with the letters "oa".
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Reintroduce /ou/
Students 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. Students identify the words on the board that...
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Handwriting Letters Aa through Ee
In this handwriting practice activity, students practice writing letters capital and lowercase letters first by tracing and then on their own. Each page is for a different letter and gives the correct formation of each letter.
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Short E Word Practice
In this short e word practice worksheet, students will cut and glue final letters to make short e words that begin with m, b, p, j, l , and w.