All you need is a file folder and these fun kites to help kids with their letter identification! After laminating a set of kites on the inside of a file folder, kids match additional kites to the ones on the game board.

Students practice reading and writing using a short poem and information about kites. In this kite poem lesson plan, students read and write using a common poem. This lesson plan includes practice with reading, rhyming, handwriting,...

Go fly a kite! Young grammarians find the nouns in a selection of words that make up an illustration of a kite. Once the nouns are colored red, the kite is easy to see!

Students review the /i/ sound before studying the i_e=/I/ correspondence. They listen for the /I/ sound in word pairs, make words in letterboxes, and recognize the silent e. Next, working in pairs, they read "Kite Day at Pine Lake." As...

Kids will get a kick out of this kooky Letter K activity! With pictures of a kite, king, keys, and kangaroo, kids practice printing their uppercase and lowercase K's in guided dotted letters and on the dotted line. The instructions on...

A hands-on activity brings the alphabet to life in your kindergarten! Fill tubs with items that begin with the same letter or end with the same sound, and let kids make the connections between the items. 

Practice writing numbers with fun kites. Kindergartners will rise to the highest height as they match the numbers to their correct written forms: 11 to eleven, 14 to fourteen, etc. Use this resource as a class activity or as a review...

Students make observations about the wind and develop predictions to test with kites. The lesson's Language Arts component invloves communication of concepts with peers. On their kite flying day, students discuss how the wind and air...

Build phonological awareness with an activity that challenges learners to sort picture cards based on the number of phonemes each has.

What does it begin with? In this engaging phonics game, small groups study onset and rime using picture cards. Groups take turns as one player draws three cards from an overturned pile, placing them face-up on the table. They silently...

If you give teachers a few good ideas, they can really bring a story to life. Included in this resource are dozens of activities to use as your class reads books in the If You Give... series. From holding puppet shows and creating...

For this printing learning exercise, learners form upper and lowercase letter K. Students also color in pictures that begin with the letter.

Students study tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students explore new vocabulary words while reading The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or...

Students recognize the letter combination i_e by reading and spelling words with letter boxes in this lesson plan. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes the long /i/ silent /e/ combination. They then listen the story "Kite Day at...

In this tone and feeling worksheet, students discover that a story can show feeling. Students read 6 two sentence illustrated stories and from 2 choices, write the feeling for the story.

In this story idea worksheet, students read 6 one-sentence stories that are illustrated. From two choices, students pick the word that best tells the idea of the story.

Pupils explore the letter /k/ in this lesson, and identify the /k/ sound in words. They read a tongue twister emphasizing the /k/ sound, and discuss that two letters make the /k/ sound - c and k. They then practice writing k's and...

Students compare and contrast common animals children love and have as pets in Japan and America in this early elementary lesson. The culminating project is an original work of art by each student depicting an animal of their choice.

Students recognize that when the letters /s/ and /h/ are combined, they make the /sh/ sound. They listen for digraphs in spoken words. They practive writing the letter that makes the /sh/ sound on primary paper. They complete a worksheet...

Students practice the strategy of rereading books to become fluent readers. They utilize pseudo words to recognize words effortlessly as well. Each student is given a copy of "Kite Day at Pine Lake," from Phonics Readers to read several...

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 pre-printing practice worksheet, students trace a set of straight lines from top to bottom, both on a picture of a kite and at the bottom of the page, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.

This is an absolute must-have resource for early elementary teachers! Here you'll find a collection of activities and worksheets for each day of the month of June, with topics ranging from ordering numbers on a calendar or identifying...

Long and short vowels have never been quite so colorful! Learners use an intricate key to color a grid of words based on the vowel sound they hear. Red is the long a sound, light blue is the short u sound, etc. By the time they've...