These words sound the same but are spelled differently, giving scholars a chance to practice spelling patterns and rhyming words. First they read that the /ai/ vowel sound can be made with three different spellings. Learners label three...

There are multiple vowels that make the /ai/ sound within words; show your learners three of them in this spelling learning exercise. They look at some examples, then complete three sets of words by adding in the vowels to make this...

Adorn your walls with these posters to support your pupils as they learn various vowel sounds and digraphs. Each poster includes a focus sound (the ai digraph, for example), a large image paired with a word that demonstrates that sound,...

Learners practice identifying the "ay" sound. For this sound fluency lesson, students view the two letters "ay" on the board and practice repeating the sound. Learners identify 12 other letter combination sounds that are written on the...

Practice using word blends and learning about word families by participating in a class game. Learners will collaborate as teams in a game by throwing beanbags onto a shower curtain with word blends on it. They will say the sound their...

Have your class play a motivating word game to practice reading skills. Learners take a look at a group of letters and use them to form words. The words all end in the -ay sound. A teacher could use this resource to practice reading,...

A hands-on activity brings the alphabet to life in your kindergarten! Fill tubs with items that begin with the same letter or end with the same sound, and let kids make the connections between the items. 

In this word and sound recognition worksheet, students examine 3 words with the ay sound and trace the words. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letters and reading sentences.

With a fly swatter in hand, learners swat the rime-flys with their onset swatter to make, read, and write words by blending the onset with the rime-fly. Scholars blend words, make and write words, and also work to determine if the words...

Individually, letters have their own sounds, but when combined with other letters, those sounds completely change. Introduce letter combinations with a lesson that asks learners to search for combinations in familiar words and use oral...

In this word recognition worksheet, 2nd graders read and write the fourteen given words on the provided lines. Students also complete six fill-in sentences by choosing the appropriate word.

Start off your day with a study of -ay words. Pupils can practice long a with -ay words by reading the brief poem included here. After they read, class members answer three reading comprehension questions right on the page.

Autumn's come early in your classroom! Match leaves with short words to the trees with the correct vowel sounds. A few blank leaves allow you to add your own words to the activity.

Your young charges practice identifying the /i/ sound in this lesson plan. The class looks at words on cards and identifies which word has the target sound. They continue their practice using Elkonin letterboxes to spell words with the...

Complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound with a focus on words containing the ai and ay correspondence with your readers. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing ay and ai...

Take a vacation into French with lots of vocabulary and plenty of activities. This collection of worksheets includes instruction as well as practice and invites French language learners to hone their translation skills.

Avast, ye mateys! A full dictionary of pirate phrases and words is sure to get your little pirates in a mood for sailing, reading, or writing. It features a basic list of terms as well as a more extensive dictionary for your class to be...

In this phonics word search puzzle worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to find as many -ay words as possible in the word puzzle. There is no word bank provided.

Practice decoding au words with your first and second graders. They state the sound of au when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination, and remain silent when any other letter combination is displayed. Complete...

In this writing worksheet, students write a poem that uses -ay- words. They write 4 words that rhyme with play, match -ay- words, and use the -ay- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the -ay- words on the...

First graders read new words that share the same rime as a word they already know.  In this word families lesson, 1st graders read words on index cards with the teacher, play a matching game with different rimes, and eventually read...

First graders work to build word family accuracy. In this word family lesson, 1st graders practice matching words with the same rime to words that they know. They play a matching game using words with the same rimes.

In this 22 page set of phonogram and rhyming word worksheets, students add letter tiles to photograms to make words. They work with phonograms such as up, ut, ip, it, in, ug, en, et, ig, ap, at, an, aw, ay, ot, op, am, un, to make word,...

Students state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.