Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and the a_e vowel correspondence. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and spell words containing the /ae/ correspondence using letter manipulatives. Students...

Students are introduced to the letter "y" and practice its letter sound. In this letter "y" lesson, students review words that begin with the letter sound "y" and take turns reciting the sound of the letter "y."

Students practice the soft letter sound "c" and build letter accuracy. For this soft letter "c" lesson, students are introduced to how the soft letter "c" sometimes borrows the same sound of another letter "s."  Students...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a short /i/ tongue twister, then spell words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. In pairs they read the book "Tin...

Pupils examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. As the teacher reads a story, they identify words with the short /i/...

Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' as it makes the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. They spell different words containing the short /o/ sound using letter manipulatives, and with a partner read the book "Big Top." With their partner they count...

First graders the /i/ sound by practicing the way the mouth moves while making the sound while saying "icky, sticky." They write the letter "i" using both upper and lower case letters, make words using letterboxes, and write about a...

Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and use letterboxes to spell 'u' words. They identify short /u/ words as...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words using letter manipulatives. Students then read the book "Tin Man Fix It," and identify the...

Students complete a variety of activities as they explore the letter u as it makes the short /u/ sound. They recite short /u/ tongue twisters and using Elkonin letter boxes, they spell words with the letter u. They also practice writing...

In this long o sound worksheet, students match up the beginnings and endings for the 'ow' words. Students read the 20 words and write them on the back of the paper.

In this long i sounds instructional activity, students match up the beginnings and endings for the words that spell with y. Students spell 16 words.

In this initial blends activity, students say the word for each picture and then bracket the 'sm' sound for each example. Students complete 5 examples.

For this reviewing letters and words worksheet, students name letters, say sounds of letters, read sentences, say beginning sounds, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.

In this reviewing words and letters worksheet, students review the letters m, s, r, and t, circle the words beginning with t, name the pictures, and ask questions. Students complete 4 exercises total.

In this review letters and words instructional activity, students name letters, name sounds of letters, read words, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.

Pronunciation with words that end in -s and -es have different sounds. In this pronunciation worksheet, students sound out and determine if the s at the end of 16 words sounds like /z/ or /s/. Students sound out and decide if the es at...

Students listen to the different sounds that the letter U can make. They practice finding the letter u in written words. They write the letter u. They say a tongue twister about the letter u and its sounds. They write different words...

In this literacy and word usage worksheet, students complete several pages of activities that help them learn how to spell and use words with the sounds of ou, ow, oi, and oy as well words with the silent consonant sounds of b, g, gh, w,...

Students participate in a lab activity using three tuning forks of different frequencies and a Resonance Tube Set purchased from Sargent-Welch to take measurements of resonant lengths of the tuning fork frequencies. Students then try to...

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have both long and short sound of vowel A. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities listed.

For this alphabet worksheet, students make groups of letters, choose the correct letters, write words with certain sounds, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.

Students explore the letter f. For this language arts lesson, students discuss the sound /f/. Students practice saying the sound and identify words that begin the the sound.