In this printing instructional activity, students form the upper and lowercase letter Z. Students also color in two pictures, follow a Connect-the-Dots picture, and count words.

Students focus on the sound of the letter /r/ after listening to Rosie's Roses by Pamela Duncan Edwards. In this letter /r/ lesson, students identify animals in the book that contain the /r/ sound. They sort /r/ words into groups by the...

In this letter i worksheet, 1st graders will read pictures that have the letter i sound. Students will then trace 5 words and write them on the lines provided before drawing a line from the word to the correct picture it represents.

In this spelling instructional activity, students analyze the words in a maze of shapes. Students connect the short E words. Students then fill in the missing letters in ten short E words.

In this recognizing the y and z sounds instructional activity, students say the sounds the phonograms make, read sentences, identify the phonograms in the sentences, and illustrate the sentences. Students complete 4 activities.

In this recognizing -in words worksheet, learners fill in the blanks with the ending letters 'in', answer yes and no questions about the words with pictures, and read sentences and draw the pictures. Students complete sixteen activities.

In this literacy and printing practice activity, learners look at 25 small pictures and color the ones that end with the /b/ sound. They write the 6 words on elementary lines at the bottom of the page.

Pupils write down all short vowel sounds. They read their spelling words and attach them to each short vowel sound. They practice writing each spelling word under each short vowel sound that they have listed on their paper. They discuss...

In this upper and lower case Pp initial sound recognition worksheet, 1st graders follow directional arrows and trace the dotted lines to write one line of each letter. They write the letter p next to 7 pictures of items that begin with...

In this upper and lower case Zz printing practice and initial sound recognition worksheet, students write 1 row of each letter. They follow the directional arrows and dotted lines to form the letters. They print a z next to 7 pictures...

In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 7 pictures and words. Students identify whether they hear the g sound at the beginning or end of each of the words.

Young scholars review the concept of rhythm and this lesson looks at some specific sound devices in the study of music. They focus on assonance, consonance, and alliteration. Students define the concept of rhythm and give poetry as an...

In this phonics practice instructional activity, students unscramble 7 sets of letters to reveal words that end with -y. Picture clues are provided.

Examine the rhyming words in nursery rhymes. Kids identify rhyming words by looking at the end spelling, and underline the parts of the words that are the same. They then complete guided practice and independent practice.

Eighth graders take a closer look at the life of Union soldiers. In this American Civil War lesson, 8th graders read and analyze a series of letters from Lt. John Hadley to his fiancée. Students chart their findings from the letters on...

Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.

For this printing practice worksheet, learners trace, then write four words that end with the rhyming pattern "--ip." Students use two of the words in a sentence, printing them correctly on the primary lines. Learners illustrate one of...

In this vowel combinations worksheet, students trace the 3 'or' letters and the 3 'or' words: fort, horse, and stork. Students read the 2 sentences that contain 'or' words.

Students study the /i/ sound by listening to it in words and a tongue twister which they later recite. Next, they practice writing the letter and making word using letterboxes. They listen to 'Icky Sticky Inchworm' while placing their...

First graders are introduced to silent letter words and practice their silent sound. For this silent letter words lesson, 1st graders take turns reading words with silent letters. Students sound out words and recognize the silent...

First graders are introduced to the sounds the letter b makes. Using the document camera, they view the letter b and take a picture of something in the classroom that begins with the letter. They share the item they found with the class.

For this printing and phonics worksheet, 2nd graders color outline pictures of H and h. They say the Hh sound at the beginning of the name of 3 pictures and at the end of 3 pictures. They print for lines of H and h, circle three items...

For this language arts worksheet, learners investigate words that end with "--tch." Students read a 2 page story about an angry wife who ends up at her own surprise birthday party. Learners mark the "--tch" words. Then students complete...

Students distinguish the difference between the short and long vowel sounds. They practice correspondences that are spelled and pronounced differently working with a_e=/A/ vowel sounds. Elkonin Letter boxes and class set of books are...