Explain to your readers a variety of decoding strategies to improve their reading fluency. They observe the teacher modeling blending, then in pairs take turns reading the book Clifford the Big Red Dog. Learners then time each other...

In this vocabulary building worksheet, students enhance their personal vocabulary by learning words with the BL or BR blend. Students are allowed the use of a dictionary.

In this vocabulary building worksheet, students enhance their personal vocabulary by learning words that begin with the FR-blends. Students are allowed to use dictionaries.

In this vocabulary building activity, students enhance their personal vocabulary by learning words that begin with CH-blends. Students are allowed the use of dictionaries.

In this initial blends worksheet, 1st graders cut out the pictures and then match them to their correct initial blend column. Students learn words containing fl, gl, and bl blends.

In this L blends instructional activity, 1st graders say the name for each picture and then draw a circle around the correct l-blend word. Students learn 12 l-blends words.

The 'dge' blend is quite common in our language. This presentation is for young readers who are just learning this blend. Many examples are given, and there are lots of opportunities to practice reading this important consonant/vowel blend.

In this vocabulary building worksheet, students enhance their personal vocabulary by learning words that begin with FL-blends. Students are allowed the use of dictionaries.

In this word formations worksheet, students cut out and rearrange six letters to form seven key words to learn for mastery: hot, not, pot, top, pod and nod.

In this word formations worksheet, young scholars cut out and rearrange six letters to form four key words to learn for mastery: lip, sip, rip and nip.

In this word formations worksheet, students cut out six letters to rearrange into four key terms to learn for mastery: fix, six, tin and win.

Let's get your youngsters spelling and writing! Young spellers take six words, print them, and either say or write a sentence that uses the word. Intended for at-home practice, this reinforces newly learned vocabulary. 

Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness lesson, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Students can...

Start out with angles by asking your pupils to read this reading passage. Class members will learn about degrees, right angles, acute angles, and obtuse angles and then respond to five questions about the text.

In this sound blends worksheet, students read about the sound blends 'oi,' 'oy,' 'ou,' and 'ow.' Students then examine several pictures, say the names of the pictures, and write the letters on the line under each picture to make new...

Young scholars explore how to blend words. They distinguish phonemes and practice blending them. Students practice the /oo/ sound and identify words that contain that sound. They read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and identify words that have...

Students search for and find certain letters, blends, or vowel combinations in words, sentences and paragraphs. They investigate how these letters, blends or combinations are used in "every day" writing.

For this vowel 'oi' blend worksheet, students learn that two vowels can go together to make a new sound. Students trace the name of the words to the pictures and read aloud each 'oi' vowel blend. Parents or guardians must sign the...

For twenty-two lessons over five weeks, scholars practice sound-spelling correspondence, spelling patterns, tricky words, and reading decodable text. Assessments aid in small group formation and gauge comprehension. Lessons begin with a...

Stamp, slap, and clap! Emergent readers demonstrate their awareness of the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in spoken, short vowel, single-syllable words with a stamp/slap/clap activity. After identifying the letters and sounds of...

What was the sound that letter made? The letter S is the phoneme of today's instructional activity and it is ready to make an appearance. Little ones discuss the sound S makes, then they hold up S cards every time they hear words...

After a hard day examining and dissecting worms, why not put your feet up and snack on a few? Here is a really cute idea that can be used to celebrate Earth Day or to accent a thematic learning experience. Kids use clay pots, gummy...

First graders practice blending words with the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Given a card with a decodable word part, 1st graders add an initial consonant sound and blend the sounds to read the new word. They practice reading a...

Students use the short /a/ sound to blend letters and form words. They use enlarged copies of bunnies with different letters written on them. They combine the "bunnies" to spell words with the short /a/ sound, and then read the words...