In this initial consonant worksheet, students write the beginning sound [b] of 5 words. One example is completed for students.

Students participate in an activity to find initial consonant "D" words.  In this phonics activity students find as many "D" words as they can. Students play again with various letters.

In this language arts worksheet, young scholars build a word pyramid by following the detailed directions on the page Students use the indicated part of speech, number of letters and initial sound to construct the word. Example: A 4...

Third graders discover that second graders have written them letters and are anxious to receive letters back. They read the letters and review with the teacher the proper ways of writing letters and then write return letters using words...

For this letter F sound worksheet, students look at the letter f and say the word shown in the picture. Students listen for the beginning sounds and write the letter f in each blank circle for the fish and frog.

In this phonics beginning consonant m activity, students examine 10 words and identify the words that begin with the /m/ sound.

In this spelling and initial sound worksheet, students write the correct initial cluster for the name of each picture. They write either pl or pr in the box next to each of 9 pictures. They write a sentence containing as many pl words as...

In this beginning consonants V, Y and Z coloring worksheet, learners color the words that begin with the letter V red, the Y words blue, and the Z words, green.

In this recognizing the letter Dd learning exercise, students color large size lower case ds and upper case Ds and cut out and paste picture words with the initial Dd sounds. Students complete seven activities.

In this initial digraphs words worksheet, students examine 8 pictures, say the name of each picture, and use the provided letters to spell the words.

Making letters out of goop, sight word bingo, tic-tac-toe vowels. Download this packet loaded with activities designed to engage beginning readers. Although designed for adults, many of the activities are appropriate for any...

Learners follow five steps to compose an alliteration poem. They choose one consonant and brainstorm as many nouns, verbs, and adjectives they can think of to create rhyming sentences that come together in a poetic fashion. 

Reinforce literacy skills using a six-sided die that focuses on phonics and story starters. Scholars roll, and show what they know about blends, plots, and more! 

Betty Botter and Theophilus Thistle provide models for willy writers to wrestle words into tricky tongue twisters. 

Using correct grammar is a capital idea! Elementary readers review the rules of capitalization, including proper nouns, abbreviations of organizations, and holidays, before correcting the errors in two sets of sentences.  

Poetry is all about sound and rhythm. The sound of the words, the rhythm of the lines, and the emotional atmosphere created by these elements and the literary devices poets use, compress whole stories into a few stanzas. The specialized...

A rhyming activity challenges scholars to sort picture cards according to their rhyme. Four picture cards line up across the top of a pocket chart. Learners take turns choosing from a face-down stack of picture cards and sort them...

Scholars practice identifying and counting syllables. Images of classmates are cut out and placed on a chart. Learners clap and count the syllables in each child's name. They finish by writing the number of syllables under the...

First-time fraction fiends make paper-folding models for unit and non-unit fractions. They follow teacher-led directions to make models that show  2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 equal parts. An array of fraction review worksheets are...

It's winter! Bring the winter theme into your classroom with a syllable activity. Scholars identify the winter picture, clap the number of syllables in the word, and then write in the matching number of syllables for the word. There are...

In this initial consonants worksheet, students identify the pictures and write the initial consonant 'z' letter to complete each word. Students complete 5 words.

Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics instructional activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling...

In this phonics worksheet, students recognize the four major diagraphs and can list up to three more. After cutting tags with the diagraphs, students can sort words accordingly.

In this matching letters worksheet, students draw a line to match the uppercase and lowercase letters Aa-Ee to the images that start with those letters.