Figuring out how to pronounce unfamiliar words can be tricky. Learners use the dictionary to determine the beginning and ending sounds of words and then answer four multiple choice questions that test their understanding of these sounds.

Students explore consonant digraphs in written words and use them in their own sentences. They work with /th/, /sh/, and /ch/ digraphs. Students read The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything and identify words with the...

Young scholars play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.

In this spelling words review worksheet, 1st graders practice printing the words beginning or ending with the "th" consonant combination. Students write 6 words.

Students study the /sh/ digraph using a tongue twister chart and practice saying the sound. They examine pictures to decide which contain the /sh/ sound and determine if the sound is at the beginning or end of the word. Next, working...

Second graders identify the digraph /th/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /t/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...

For this consonant digraph CH activity, students circle the word in three train sets that begin with the same sound as check and then circle the word in three train sets that end with the same sound as match.

Students recognize the phoneme /m/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /m/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate /m/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in various...

First graders demonstrate their ability to read with fluency, accuracy, and comprehension through phonemic awareness. They use a color-coding system to master the long and short vowel sounds and develop their skills in listening and...

Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for G. They practice writing the letter G and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /g/. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...

First graders identify community helpers and their roles. In this transportation lesson plan, 1st graders complete a series of lessons integrating technology and literacy. Students decode sounds of short u, c/s/ and g/j/ words and...

In this phonics worksheet, students will read and trace eight words that begin or end with the consonant digraph /sh/. Students will then examine twelve pictures and match the words to the correct picture.

Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence.  In this writing instructional activity, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type...

First graders identify consonants and vowels in various words from stories they have read. They examine the consonant/vowel word pattern.

In this suffixes worksheet, students read what a suffix is and then add the correct suffix to the italicized word in each of the 10 sentences. There are 2 suffixes to choose from at the end of each sentence.

Students study how to blend the sounds together in words with the CVC form. They use letter cards and the books, "Tin Man Fix-It," and Dr. Seuss', Green Eggs and Ham. They work with /m/ words to blend the sounds together to read words....

Students are introduced to the concept of segmentation and blending of words. As a class, they are shown various words and are asked to determine the amount of letters and sounds in each. To end the lesson, they participate in a...

Here's a worksheet to help students become familiar with where to find words in a dictionary. Students whether the each of the 15 flower related words would be found at the beginning, middle or end of the dictionary.  

Students review the /i/ sound before studying the i_e=/I/ correspondence. They listen for the /I/ sound in word pairs, make words in letterboxes, and recognize the silent e. Next, working in pairs, they read "Kite Day at Pine Lake." As...

Need a quick review of some of the elements of poetry? Eleven key terms are defined and illustrated.

If you are just starting out as a teacher for children with visual impairments and want a fun way to teach braille and phonemic awareness, look no further. You'll fill 21 boxes with objects that start with specific letter sounds. You'll...

Are you looking for a comprehensive pronunciation guide to offer your beginning learners? Not only is this loaded with information and examples, there is a small section for practice at the bottom! Consider printing this resource on a...

This presentation offers up some of the trickier rules of the English language when it comes to spelling. For example, one slide goes over the "i before e, except after c," rule. The rest of the slides present examples like this one and...

Take your kindergartners on a journey to the mythical planet Paz where residents segment words into phonemes, touching parts of their arm with each sound. This physical response to phoneme segmenting will appeal to your physical learners...