Help learners identify initial consonant sounds and letters that represent that sound. They indicate awareness of consonant sounds and letters by responding with a physical movement. They also sing using "Sing Your Way Through Phonics"...

Youngsters listen to poetry and music to understand that words are made of sounds.  In this rhythm and rhyme lesson, students create songbooks of healthy eating songs. They will also act out pantomimes and dance to the music....

Help readers explore initial letter sounds. They will choose a letter of the alphabet and create a page for a classroom "ABC" book. They will write down various words that begin with their assigned letter and draw a picture to go in the...

Explore word structure by participating in a vowels and consonants activity with young readers. They will read words their teacher points out in class and pronounce them correctly. Then they identify the words they say which have a...

Students explore language arts by reading Dr. Seuss stories in class. In this word play activity, students identify the rhymes in both Dr. Seuss and Nursery Rhyme stories. Students utilize flash cards with rhymes written on them to play...

Young scholars explore language arts by completing an in-class phonics activity. In this word structure lesson, students utilize the Internet to identify the sounds that different letter combinations make. Young scholars practice...

Use a syllables worksheet to help learners read nine words, write them onto the line with a division line, and then write the two consonant syllables for the word on the separate lines. They will learn the VCCV pattern with visual ease.

Students study rhythm and rhyme. In this rhyming instructional activity, students read Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss. Students explore the rhythm of rhyming words found in the book. The students decorate eggs and place rhyming words...

In this phonics worksheet, students look at 5 pictures and determine if they hear the sound of the letter k in each picture. Students choose "yes" or "no" and circle their answer.

Young scholars practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness lesson, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Young...

In this upper and lower case Pp initial sound recognition learning exercise, 1st graders follow directional arrows and trace the dotted lines to write one line of each letter. They write the letter p next to 7 pictures of items that...

Students explore the alphabet by participating in a phonics activity. In this letter "S" instructional activity, students identify the different sounds made by the letter "S" and discuss words that start with the letter. Students view a...

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

In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders look at and say the words for each picture located in the windows of the haunted house. Students sound out the words and write them on the lines.

In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders study the pictures within each box and print the letter that stands for the vowel sound. Students find 2 words for the 9 boxes.

In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders look at and say each picture word found in the windows of the haunted house. Students sound out the words and write them on the lines.

In this Halloween activity worksheet, learners draw a line from each Halloween picture to the letter that begins with the same sound. Students match five images to the letters w, m, s, g, and b.

Students apply word level skills through shared and guided reading.

Students discover the alphabet and the sounds the letters make. In this alphabet lesson, letters are cut out of sandpaper and the sound the letter makes is discussed. Students then color over the letter with crayons.

Students explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination activity with their class. In this word sound instructional activity, students identify the sound "wh" and discuss words where the sound is utilized. Students practice...

Students explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound activity, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Students listen to the teacher recite words and identify the...

It's winter! Bring the winter theme into your classroom with a syllable activity. Scholars identify the winter picture, clap the number of syllables in the word, and then write in the matching number of syllables for the word. There are...

Come December, practice syllable counting with the appropriate time of year! Using the winter theme, readers identify the winter picture, clap the number of syllables, and place the correct number of cotton balls next to the four...

Learners apply word analysis skills to recognize new words, identify genres of fiction and nonfiction, and identify important themes and topics. They explore differences in plants, flowers, and vegetables. A book bag full of activities...