First graders engage in a study of phonics that focuses on the beginning sounds with an emphasis upon varying types of genres that includes songs, speech, and poetry. They recognize the beginning sounds of words and make physical...

In this phonics activity, students circle and write 4 words with the long /a/ sound.

Learners write long /e/ words from a word bank in this phonics worksheet.

In this phonics activity, students investigate the sound of the short vowel /e/. Students rhyme and write words.

This plan aims to increase the reading proficiency of your fourth grade class. While no materials are provided, a list of activities to practice are included. Various activities include creating songs for short vowel sounds, using cue...

Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...

Teach your elementary learners their first words! This sheet focuses on the word cow. There's a picture of a cow, the written word, and a space for learners to practice writing the word. A great introduction to the word and how it's...

The long i sound is illustrated in bite, kite, time, life, line, and mine. Use these vocabulary words to teach the target sound. Learners will say the word, print the word, and create recipes using the target words. 

Students must guess the hidden word in this high frequency words presentation. Students consider a total of 26 sentences that each have a word missing. They must fill in the correct word. A good teaching tool for not only high frequency...

A fun rhyming song written out on these slides help learners comprehend what word families consist of in order to make their own new words! For example, they first see tan, can, fan, and ran with the initial different letters in a...

What's the sound, Mico? Use your class' favorite puppet (in this example, Mico) to teach them about initial sounds in single-syllable words. Using the picture cards provided, choose three and lay them out in front of learners. When Mico...

Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.

English language arts, math, science, dramatic arts, and cooking; this lesson has it all! In this multidisciplinary resource, your scholars will take part in a read aloud of The Ogre Bully by A.B. Hoffmire and have a grand...

Focus English language learners' attention on word stress and phrase stress with a pronunciation chart that breaks the sounds into moving and non-moving vowel sounds. The chart tool uses colors and key words to indicate...

In this language arts learning exercise, students investigate the long /o/ sound by identifying pictures and writing its name.

For this language arts learning exercise, students complete words using the /ir/ digraph and locate two rhyming words.

In this phonics worksheet, students circle and write four words with the long /o/ sound to match pictures.

Students recognize and spell sets of words with r-controlled vowels. They become familiar with r-controlled spelling patterns.

First graders practice with beginning consonant sounds, including identifying initial consonants and matching letter sounds to their corresponding letters. They recognize beginning consonant sounds by reading and listening to a story...

Students match long /u/ sound words to pictures. All examples are written in DeNelian writing.

Students rhyme and write short /u/ words in this language arts worksheet.

In this language arts activity, students investigate the short vowel sound /a/. Learners rhyme and write words corresponding to a picture.

Students explore the grapheme along with phoneme it represents. The teacher teaches letter reconginition by having the students write the letter and practice the sound. This helps studens investigate the letter faster (p). Students...

Grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies are all part of the journey toward understanding a text. The last in a series of three extra support lessons designed to accompany Theme 5: One Land, Many Trails provides a wealth of...