Ordering the Alphabet

Have fun with student photographs in this phonics activity! Learners sort their classmates' photos by initial sound on a large poster board with the alphabet written vertically down the left side. Also provided are various pictures...

Cut it out! Beginning readers practice sequencing skills at home or at school with a variety of activities that require cutting out multiple sets of picture cards and putting them in the correct order. 

First graders read The Cleverest Thief and participate in various activities across the curriculum areas. In this story lesson, 1st graders arrange an anagram of the word monastery.  Students complete worksheets to alphabetize and...

Strengthen your pupils' understanding of Dolch sight words with a packet of ideas. Kids can create stories, play bingo, make booklets, compose silly sentences, alphabetize, and much more.

First graders express themselves in simple sentences through the use of computer generated greeting cards. In this greeting card activity, 1st graders use Microsoft Publisher to design a cover and create text for the inside of a greeting...

Use these inventive strategies to focus on the letter r, forming sound associations along with letter recognition. Explain the tongue movement in making the /r/ sound, asking learners to try it. Draw the r on the board and give...

Young scholars listen to story Panther: Shadow of the Swamp, and examine how loss of habitat impacts panthers in the Everglades; students alphabetize names of plants and animals found in the Everglades by initial and second letter.

Teaching a child with low or no vision how to read is the same as teaching a sighted child how to read — it all starts with letter recognition. This is a simple way to provide your learners with an opportunity to practice reading and...

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

Let's practice the alphabet! In this letter recognition lesson, young writers create uppercase and lowercase letter cards. Students sort the cards into alphabetical order and complete other literacy activities with them.