First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. In this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...

Students invent words using a set of letters.  In this Alien word lesson, students determine if the letters made a real word.  Students record problem words in an activity log.

Students explore letters and their sounds.  In this beginning phonics literacy lesson, students bring objects from home that begin with an assigned letter.  Students show their object/s and the teacher takes a picture. ...

Learners explore English by identifying segments of words in class. In this phonetics lesson, students utilize flash cards which contain letters and mix them in order to create a "match" word. Learners sound out the words they...

Students participate in a card game to read words with a particular sound correctly.  In this sound card game lesson plan, students students keep a word card if they correctly pronounce the word on it. Additional cards let you...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter E. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /e/...

Learners practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the letter sound of o=/o/. They encounter Elkonin Boxes to assist them with their task as well as the tongue twister "Oliver had an operation in October, and Oscar gave...

In this letter S worksheet, learners identify the S words from a word bank and circle them. Students then circle and color the pictures that start with the letter S.

In this letter E worksheet, students identify the E words in a word bank by circling them. Then, students circle the pictures that start with the letter E and color them.

In this matching sounds worksheet, students study the pictures and then write the letter that each picture begins with on the line. Students may reference a letter bank to help them with the pictures.

In this matching sounds worksheet, 1st graders study the pictures and write the letter that each picture begins with on the line. Each pictures starts with one of the letters in the box at the bottom of the page.

In this beginning sounds worksheet, students draw a line from each letter on the left to the picture on the right that begins with that sounds. The students are given 5 letters and pictures to practice the skill.

In this letter "o" instructional activity, students read four words that all contain letter O. Students circle the word that best describes the picture and use it in a sentence.

In this phonics instructional activity, students complete a 5 question test practice for beginning sounds. Students listen for the dictated instruction to mark the picture with the given consonant sound. Students choose from 3 pictures...

In this early childhood beginning sounds instructional activity, students learn to recognize beginning letters of words as they look at the pictures of the ball, goat, money, octopus and zebra on the page and then draw a line to the...

In this early childhood beginning sounds phonics worksheet, students draw a line from pictures of the umbrella, tire, lion, apple, and fan on the page to the letter it begins with on the other side of the page.

In this letter b worksheet, students color in designated colors the b's found on a picture in various places, then circle yes or no to tell whether things begin with the b sound.

In this letter d worksheet, students color in designated colors - the d's found on a picture in various places - then circle yes or no to tell whether things begin with the d sound.

In this letter j worksheet, students color in designated colors the j's found in a picture, then circle yes or no to tell whether pictures begin with the j sound.

In this short vowel a worksheet, students say the names of 4 pictures with the short vowel a sound, then color the pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this long vowel A worksheet, students say the names of pictures with the long A sound, then color each of the 4 pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this long vowel i worksheet, students read the words and color the pictures that have the long vowel i sound in them. Students color 4 pictures.

In this identifying pictures with the short o sound worksheet, 1st graders say the word for each short o picture, then color the four pictures.

In this ending consonants worksheet, students study each of the pictures and circle the letter that makes the ending consonant for each of the 4 pictures.