Students study the letter "m" in written and spoken words by making the sound, reciting a tongue twister, and writing the letter. They identify the sound in words and in Laura Joffe Numeroff's book, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin". Next,...

In this letter recognition worksheet, 1st graders examine 15 words in a box at the top of the page. They circle the words that begin with o. They read about the sounds that o makes, and examine 5 black line pictures before coloring the...

Learners learn initial sound recognition by walking through the school and its grounds looking for items that begin with the same sound as their first name.

Students are taught how to blend sounds into words. They share experiences about sliding boards. They keep a list of the words they have made and use the words to create sentences or experience stories.

Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for M. They practice writing the letter M and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /m/. They associate the phoneme /m/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...

In this sound/letter activity, students practice tracing and writing upper and lower case Qu. Then students identify pictures than begin with this sound.

In this letter recognition worksheet, 1st graders circle the words that begin with the letter d out of the 15 words shown in a box at the top of the page. They circle the pictures that start with the letter D and then color the 2 pictures.

In this phonics worksheet, students practice reading "silly" sentences, circling two letters that make a new sound. Sounds are given at the beginning of the worksheet. Worksheet includes a related "fun" questions and is designed to be...

In this phonics instructional activity, learners practice 2 new sounds, "aw" and "au" by reading silly sentences. Students circle the two letters that make the sound and write a sentence using "aw" words. Worksheet is designed to be...

Students become skillful readers by assessing phonemic awareness and deciphering the words and syllables that follow challenging sounds. This lesson emphasizes the correspondence dealing with the i=/i/ in written and spoken words.

In this letter k learning exercise, students say picture words, and circle the first k to the left if they her the /kuh/ sound at the beginning of the word, or the "ck" to the right of the picture if they her the /kuh/ sound at the end...

In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 7 pictures and words. Students identify whether they hear the "j" sound as "juh" or "ge" sounds as they identify and print those words with the "juh" sound.

First graders practice reading words that contain a silent letter. In this silent letter words lesson plan, 1st graders look at words on the board such as lamb, sock, and knee and practice reading them without pronouncing one of the...

In this words and letters practice worksheet, students practice naming letters and practicing sounds of given sets of letters, read simple sentences, and practice saying the beginning sound of words that name pictures. 

In this reviewing letters and words worksheet, learners say the letters, say the words, name pictures, and more. Students complete 6 exercises total.

In this word and letter practice worksheet, students name and say sounds of letters in sets, practice reading simple sentences and sight words, and say the beginning sounds of names of pictures.

In this words and letters practice worksheet, students practice naming letters and practicing sounds of given sets of letters, read simple sentences, and practice sight words. 

Students explore the process of writing by participating in an early writing activity. In this alphabet letter lesson, students utilize a pencil for the first time and identify the proper grip for writing. Students utilize their pencils...

In this beginning letter instructional activity, 1st graders practice printing one row of upper case D's, and another of lower case d's. They look at 9 black line pictures, name them, and write the letter "d" under each picture that...

In this beginning sound worksheet, students say picture words and guess which given letters make the beginning sound. Students circle letters that make the middle and final sound, then spell the word in the space provided.

In this reviewing words and letters worksheet, students review the letters m, s, r, and t, circle the words beginning with t, name the pictures, and ask questions. Students complete 4 exercises total.

In this words and letters practice worksheet, students practice naming letters and practicing sounds of given sets of letters, read simple sentences, and practice sight words. 

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

In this letter and sight word activity, students practice naming letters, saying sounds, reading simple sentences and blending and reading words.