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I Ate Grape Cake
Students distinguish between the sounds for short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on vowel-consonant-e pattern. They practice reading and...
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ sound. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, and play the "I Spy" game for the letter M. Students then listen to the book "Mama, Do You Love Me?" and identify words in...
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Wow, That's Loud!
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students identify ou=/ow/ in spoken and written words. They read words with the ou digraph and practice spelling words that contain the ou=/ow/ digraph.
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Dazzling D's and Buzzing B's
Students differentiate between the letters D and B. They trace and write the letters D and B, then spell different words containing D and B using letter manipulatives. Students then listen to the Dr. Seuss "ABC Book" and identify the...
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Hhhh, I'm Getting Sleepy!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /h/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter H. Students then view pictures and identify the pictures that contain the /h/ sound, and...
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Move the M My Way
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter M. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify the words containing the /m/ sound,...
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Uggy the Umbrella Went Up, Up, Up!
Learners explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and practice writing the letter 'u'. With a partner, they read...
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Shhhhhhh! The sheep are sleeping!
Students examine the use of /sh/ in written and spoken words by watching how their mouth moves while making the sound, identifying words, listening to a story, and making words with Elkonin letterboxes. As an assessment, they complete a...
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Suppressing Short O
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the short /o/...
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No Pain, No Brain!
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the /ai/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the /ai/ digraph using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "The Long Long...
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Matching Beginning Sounds: C
In this matching beginning sounds worksheet, students color the 9 pictures and circle the letter below each picture that begins each word. In addition, students draw 3 of their own pictures that begin with the identified letters.
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Circle the Word That Has a Long O Sound
In this early childhood long o sound worksheet, students examine the 6 sets of 4 words. Students identify the word in each set that has the long o sound. Picture clues are provided.
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Initial Sounds (1)
In this early childhood initial sounds worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and identify the letter that begins the words represented. Students also draw 2 objects that begin with the letters s and h.
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Initial Sounds Mixed 4s
In this beginning sounds recognition worksheet, students say the words for the pictures of the gloves, tiger, balloon, and mushroom, and identify the letter that begins each word.
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Sm and Sn Consonant Blends
In this sm and sn consonant blends worksheet, students examine 6 pictures, say the words that are represented by each picture, identify whether the words begin with sm or sn blends, and write the words on the lines provided.
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Pl and Pr Consonant Blends
In this pl and pr consonant blends worksheet, students examine 6 pictures, say the words that are represented by each picture, identify whether the words begin with sm or sn blends, and write the words on the lines provided.
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Cl and Cr Consonant Blends
In this cl and cr consonant blends worksheet, students examine 6 pictures, say the words that are represented by each picture, identify whether the words begin with sm or sn blends, and write the words on the lines provided.
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What is the Beginning Sound?
In this early childhood beginning sounds worksheet, students practice their phonics skills as they look at 6 pictures, say their names, and identify the letter that begins the 6 words. An animal habitat question is also included on the...
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet Set 3
Bird starts with B and so does banana! Being able to identify beginning letter sounds takes early readers one step closer to reading complete words. They say the name of the items in each row, and then circle the letter that makes the...
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Beginning Sounds: D, J, K, M, W
In this initial sounds learning exercise, students examine each of 5 rows of pictures and identify the letter that makes the same beginning sound as the picture names.
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Beginning Sounds H, C, T, A, and B
Can your class identify initial phonemes? They'll say the name for each of the pictures shown and read the letters in each row. They circle the letter that makes the same beginning sounds as the picture names. The letters focused on are...
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Word Recognition, initial sounds, Letter U, V Sound, letter V, U sound
In this letter H activity worksheet, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letter H. A word bank is provided.
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Letter T: Initial Sounds
In this letter T activity learning exercise, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letter T. A word bank is provided.
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Letter M: Initial Sounds
For this letter M activity worksheet, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letter M. A word bank is provided.