A collection of single-syllable sight words appropriate for kindergarteners flashes across a yellow screen. Each word is clearly read and is printed in dark black lettering.

An object pops up on the screen for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by the letter itself and the name of the object. The objects are drawn in black and white and the letters pop up in red.

A jolly little song begins this video with the sounds of each vowel and the names of the letters. Words are written somewhat small, but still legibly. Children are singing the song with a slight British accent, but not too strongly. Each...

Consonant blends at the end of words are shown in this video. The ending is shown first, then other letters jump onto the screen to form a word. A female voice reads all the letters, sounds, and words.

Diphthongs and digraphs pop up on the screen along with a word and picture to go along with each sound. The sounds are spoken as are the words, and a string of diphthongs is sounded out at the end of the video.

Introduce /ch/ and /sh/ to your beginning readers. The digraphs are stated and other letters are added to make words. The words are repeated to allow young ones to practice saying the words themselves before the voice-over speaks.

By using spatial awareness, readers can easily learn to blend sounds. One letter is shown while its sound is spoken and then is taken away. Another letter appears, the sound is stated, and it disappears. Both letters show up at opposite...

An enthusiastic woman's voice begins this video! She proceeds to clearly enunciate a large variety of mostly single-syllable sight words shown clearly against a blue background. After about three minutes of the video are some slightly...

Continue learning digraphs in this video. Various digraphs are reviewed slowly and put into words before being repeated for learners to practice. A quick "Part 2" video for digraphs.

The digraph /th/ is pronounced two different ways, and this video goes through both! Various words are shown on the screen that start with /th/ and a voice states the word with time for readers to practice on the second round.

Sing a little song for a variety of vowel and consonant blends. Each piece is to a tune of a popular children's song. Chant the sound along with a small action!

A little song goes with every letter in the alphabet. This video goes along with the Jolly Phonics vowels video as the songs for the vowels are repeated. Small actions are described for each letter as well to make this video interactive...

Two letters pop up on the screen; each sound is said separately, blended together, and finally as part of a word. A picture pops up to visually display the word as well. Two words appear for each blend.

Looking for a fun activity for your vocabulary lesson? Bring a worksheet on "spoonerisms" to your fifth grade class. Kids decipher seven phrases that have mixed up the first letter sounds of each word. They then think of their own...

With attractive graphics and easy-to-read letters, this resource could be used in kindergarten to review letters and sounds. Although just a presentation with letters and pictures, it could be used in a variety of ways. Teachers could...

In this phonics worksheet, learners say the name of each object out loud. Students listen for the sound of the letter in the word. Learners then sing the alphabet song and point to each letter while they sing.

Students discriminate initial sounds of words and categorize words based on the initial sound. They generate ideas and topics for writing and use prewriting and drafting strategies to formulate text.

As youngsters are learning letter sound relationships, create a fun class project to engage and bring them together in the process. Using digital tools, kids document and present various objects beginning with letters of the alphabet....

Before using this vowel sounds crossword activity, be forewarned that the pronunciation here is based on British English, and will be confusing for American English speakers. Learners focus on the /or/ sound, examining five spelling...

Here is an excellent, four-page packet of worksheets on word and letter recognition. In them, young readers are asked to identify certain pictures, what sounds letters make, and read simple one-syllable words. An answer key is included...

Which ones rhyme with swing? There are six images and scholars determine which ones rhyme. Two of the words are written out below to incorporate some printing practice as scholars trace the letters to form each single-syllable word....

Some words are tricky. Can your scholars quickly recognize irregularly spelled words? Write the word was on the board (or any irregular word you'd like to practice), touching each letter as scholars segment the phonemes. Explain that the...

Some of these words don't rhyme; scholars determine which ones as they examine four sets of images with the vowel sound /e/. For each set, they circle the words that don't rhyme with the first image. Be sure kids know what these images...

Navigate the letter p without leaving anything out: combine pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /p/ sound. As you explain how this sound is made,...