Challenge your advanced learners with this set of activities based around a common theme. Learners draw, research, share, retell stories, compare and contrast, and more over the course of these activities, which focus mostly on animals...

Young scholars examine the art of Edward Ruscha and make a three-dimensional model of a single word. They explore shading and value, and create a drawing of the model. They render ribbon strip letters in varied values to show 3-D quality.

How very clever. No need to monkey around with this resource. Rob Cleveland's version of the West African tale, "The Clever Monkey Rides Again," is used as the basis for multiple of cross-curricular activities including exercises...

Throughout 15 lessons, scholars explore four and five-sound and rhyming words, closely examining initial and final consonant sounds, and begin reading the text independently. Each lesson follows a similar routine; an introduction to...

Segmenting words into different phonemes helps kids on the road to reading and writing. Have some fun with this spinner game which includes all the print-outs you will need. Simply assemble the spinner using a brad and lay out the...

In this initial consonant K worksheet, students fill in the letter K to make six words that match the pictures. Students read the letter K words.

In this beginning letters worksheet, students fill up a large colorful treasure chest with words that begin with the same letter. Students fill out the title with the letter they wish to use and draw, write or paste pictures or words...

Begin your reading program each day with a mini lesson on phonological awareness using these engaging activities listed in the resource. Young ones will enjoy word families, clapping and counting syllables, identifying single sounds...

Spring has sprung in your classroom! An entire month of activities relating to spring prompts learners to color, draw, write, and work on phonics. 

Reading and writing take on a whole different meaning in math class. Young mathematicians learn to read verbal phrases by focusing on operation words. They write equivalent algebraic expressions for both mathematical and contextual...

Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...

Who says you can't have fun while learning to read? This collection of matching, tracing, and spelling worksheets engages beginning readers as they develop an understanding of consonant digraphs.

Students identify words that begin with the letter B in this simple worksheet. This worksheet could provide a short review of the letter B.

In this letter recognition instructional activity students practice identifying the letter A. This could be a simple and quick way to have students identify words that begin with A.

Using a fill-in-the blank format, students identify words that begin with N. In this letter recognition worksheet, students begin an exploration of words that start with N.

In this phonics learning exercise, students study the pictures and then write in the correct initial cluster for each picture. Students then make a sentence containing 'g' clusters and one for 'p' clusters.

In this spelling words with the initial "Aa" letter, students observe pictures and read three spellings of each word and choose the correctly spelled words. Students circle 12 multiple choice answers.

Students create three letter words and decode for fluency and accuracy.  In this fluency lesson, students use alphabet tiles to build words with the CVC pattern and read the word aloud.  Students alternate turns by stacking one...

In this alphabet letter W worksheet, students trace and write the uppercase and lowercase letter W seven times each, write the letter W on the lines provided with seven pictures associated with the letter W and draw their favorite W word.

In this alphabet letter Y instructional activity, students trace and write the uppercase and lowercase alphabet letter Y ten times each. Students write the letter Y on the lines provided associated with pictures dealing with the letter Y...

For this alphabet letter B worksheet, students trace and write the uppercase and lowercase letter B ten times each. Students write the letter B next to seven pictures if they begin with a B and then draw their favorite B word.

In this alphabet letter D learning exercise, learners trace and write the lowercase and uppercase letter D ten times each. Students write the letter D beside the seven pictures shown if indeed they begin with a D and then draw their...

In this alphabet letter U worksheet, students trace and write the uppercase and lowercase letter U ten times each, write the letter U in connect with seven pictures on the lines provided and draw their favorite U word.

Third graders spell words and define homophone.  In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words.