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Under the Umbrella
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the...
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The Loud Trout Shouts!
Students practice the strategies of phonemes and digraphs dealing with the correspondence "ou"=/ow/ in both spoken and written words. They listen as the book The Napping House by Audrey Wood is read to them and then they interact with...
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Chompin' on Chewing Gum
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ consonant digraph. As a class they recite a Ch tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the words containing the...
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1st Grade Grammar/Phonics
In this grammar and phonics worksheet, 1st graders complete multiple choice questions about fill in the blanks to sentences, punctuation, letter sounds, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Final - E Rule
In this phonics worksheet, students look at 20 pictures and then say each picture out loud. Students circle the letters that make the beginning, middle and final sound of each picture underneath each picture. Students spell out each word...
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Name That Sound
First graders match different pictures to the correct beginning and ending sounds they go with. In this sound lesson plan, 1st graders will use the computer program Kid Pix to go through a variety of pictures. They then match the picture...
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B Sound in the Initial Position
Students listen for letter sounds. In this phonics lesson, students read A Basket Full of Surprises, brainstorm items that start with the B sound, and complete a comprehension activity where they identify words with and without B...
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What Begins With Bb?
First graders match letter sounds to pictures they represent. In this matching letter sound lesson plan, 1st graders use the computer program Kidspiration to match the letter sounds to the corresponding pictures. This can be used for 1...
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Word Sort ----at
In this rhyme worksheet, students see 16 full color cards and word labels for the rhyme pattern ---at. This is an independent center activity and there are directions for sorting, writing, and classifying.
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Long Vowel i
In this handwriting of lower case and long vowel i worksheet, students practice unscrambling nine words that contain the long vowel i sound.
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Vocabulary Building: Long Vowels III
In this recognizing words with long vowel pronunciations, students write the words from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words April, December, November, height, idea, and able. Students complete...
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Vocabulary Building: Long Vowels III
In the recognizing words pronounced with long vowels worksheet, students write the words from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words June, July, May, break, library, and knee. Students complete eighteen...
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Vocabulary Building: Short Vowels III
In this recognizing words pronounced with short vowels instructional activity, students write the words from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words January, September, February, happen, every, and...
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Vocabulary Building: Short e Words III
In this recognizing words with short e worksheet, students write them from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words dent, kettle, excellent, cent, ready, and heavy. Students complete eighteen activities.
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Aaa! It's a Rat!!
Young scholars answer a series of questions about the different sounds that the letter A makes. They practice saying a tongue twister about the letter A. They write the letter A and attach different words with the letter sounds. They...
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Egg-stra!! Egg-stra!!
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Excellent Ehhhh
Young scholars make the different e sounds and practice a chant about the e sounds. They use a letterbox to write different words utilizing the e sounds. They listen to a story about a dog named Red that emphasizes the e sound. They...
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Hungry, Hungry Harry
Students study the /h/ sound as the sound you hear when you breath into your hand. They write the letter before drawing a picture of something that begins with the letter /h/. Next, they listen to Joanne Partis', "Hungry Harry," raising...
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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Boom Chicka Boom
Students recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, students identify the phoneme and letter combination through listening and matching...
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Cookie Crisp Howl
Students are introduced to the vowel pattern that produces the /oo/ sound in words. Through matching, listening, and spelling activities, students recognize the phoneme /oo/ and it's placement in words. They write a message using words...
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The Fish Say Shhh
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through tongue twisters and riddles. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ using a...
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Oh! Let's Go Home
Students distinguish between short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e...
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Meet Lee, the Sleepy Bee
First graders distinguish between the different ways to create the sound for long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words containing the...