In this phonics learning exercise, students color the series of f's in the picture of the fish according to the color directions read by the teacher. Students then circle the pictures at the bottom of the page that start with the 'f' sound.

Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton's Rooster's Night Out, a retelling of a classic Cuba folktale, launches a cross-curricular study of Cuban cultural traditions. Class members draw the characters from the book, participate in math and...

Learners engage in a reading comprehension activity that focuses on specific sounds found in words. The activity includes a variety of experiences that include games, a storybook, and literature response writing.

First graders read the story Why Koala Has A Stumpy Tail and complete language arts activities with it. Students have discussions, read, write, spell, and act out the story.

In this language arts instructional activity, students look at pictures and write words that rhyme with "hen". All examples are written in DeNelian font.

For this long /i/ sound instructional activity, students circle the words with the long /i/ sound and then write each word in the blank to match the picture.

This learning exercise provides two differentiated versions of 3 tasks that challenges students to identify phonemes in spelling and reading. Task 1 asks students to split a given list of words into their appropriate phonemes; task 2...

Students practice using context clues to decode the meanings of unfamiliar words. In this vocabulary skills lesson, students follow the provided instructions to complete graphic organizers that enable them to decode words in "The...

In this phonics activity instructional activity, 2nd graders follow directions to color a picture. They color yellow the words that have the same beginning sound as queen and color red the words that have the same ending sound as fox.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the folktale from India, "The Drum." They listen to the story and answer comprehension questions, construct a coffee can drum, and complete a phonics and matching worksheet.

Authors use many strategies when writing stories. A series of extra support lessons breaks down those strategies, as well as key grammatical and phonics-based concepts to support struggling learners. The last of three lessons offers...

Reinforce reading comprehension with a instructional activity about The Archer and the Sun, a Chinese folktale. Kids learn some background information about Chinese culture before reading the story, and answer literacy...

Provide extra support with a unit that follows a teach, blend, guided practice, and practice/apply routine to reinforce reading, grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills. Reading and writing lessons include supporting details,...

In this phonics practice instructional activity, students examine 10 words. Student color the buckets with the words that have the long a sound green.

For this word recognition instructional activity, learners examine 6 rows containing 3 words each. Learners identify the word in each row that begins with the consonant cluster ch or ends with consonant cluster ch.

In this beginning consonant p instructional activity, students answer 5 problems that require them to unscramble letters to form CVC words.

In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the initial letters in the words as instructed. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letter.

In this word and letter recognition worksheet, learners examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the initial letters in the words as instructed. Picture clues are included. Learners also practice tracing the letter.

In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the missing letters in the words as instructed. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letter.

Students understand rhythm and rhyming words in poetry. In this poetry lesson, students listen to poetry and are able to find the ABAB pattern. Students recognize the "ow" sound. Students complete various activities to practice the...

In this literacy instructional activity, pupils look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.

Shhhh! Listen up to learn about the sh digraph. With the materials provided here, kids will have the opportunity to hear, say, write, and read this particular digraph many times.

Some vowels make the same sound, like the vowels in grow and both. Read the words on the left hand side of the page (there are six) and match them to a similarly sounding word on the right hand side. 

Learners recognize long vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights words with long vowel sounds. They then construct an original story. They use picture clues to aid comprehension, and match words with similar vowel...