In this worksheet, learners view the letter N with rooster features and identify it. Students determine one alphabet consonant.

Students produce calligraphy projects using writing skills and unique tools in this six-day Art activity. Emphasis is placed upon the work of Portland, Oregon calligraphy artist Inga Dubay and her experiences with "Italic" writing...

Alexander asked for ashy amber apples! Have your young learners practice the /a/ sound with this tongue twister. Then learners will write the letter and participate in a book talk for A Cat Nap. Can they identify the target...

First graders practice discerning between the lowercase letters p and b. Through hands on and listening activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters b and p. They practice writing both letters and...

The unicorn uses Uncle's underwear! Practice saying this tongue twister with your young learners to illustrated the /u/ sound. After comparing pairs of similar words (like cut and cat) and their sounds, learners will read Fuzz and...

Using letter boxes and a series of activities, young learners will identify the /o/ sound. Give them the fun tongue twister before having them manipulate letters in the letter box, and then read In the Big Top. Can your learners...

Practice recognizing the short vowel /i/ in written and spoken language. Introduce the target sound with a fun tongue twister about Lizzy the lizard. Through matching and listening activities, learners discriminate the vowel sound /i/...

Help young readers recognize the short vowel /a/ in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Learners associate the phoneme with its letter...

Tongue twisters give young learners an easy phrase to refer back to when learning letter sounds. Use the phrase "Eddy put red bells on everyone's bed" to identify the /e/ sound. Then read Red Gets Fed aloud, having learners nod...

Pair a hand motion with the /e/ sound so young learners remember it better! This plan has the class open their "creaky door" whenever they hear the /e/ sound. They'll learn a tongue twister and read the short story Red Gets Fed,...

Itchy Ritchy can help your learners remember the /i/ sound! First teach young learners the fun tongue twister illustrating the target sound, and have them identify the target sound in other words. Use the reading Tim and the Top to...

Who has a word that has an /o/? Teach kids this fun song (sung to the tune of "Skip to My Lou") to remember the /o/ sound and words that contain the target sound. Then have learners identify the sound in various words before...

Use the meaningful example "Icky Sticky Inchworm" to demonstrate the /i/ sound. Then have learners take out letter boxes and spell simple words like six, lip, him, pin, slim, grin, etc. 

Reviewing the letters and the short vowel sounds, this resource provides an enjoyable way to go over this topic. While the presentation is just a basic review of letters and their sounds, there is animation that is sure to appeal to...

Make letter sounds a game for pre-readers using these letter cards. After you demonstrate, learners take turns drawing letters out of a bag. Weight them for the letters they have been practicing most recently. Once they've chosen a...

Once kindergartners have learned the letter m they are ready for this sound correspondence activity. Start with a stack of letter cards including mostly m and a few other letters they haven't learned yet....

Sight words are so important for young readers to know and the more words they recognize the broader their reading ability becomes. This presentation provides 12 words for students to review in two different ways. First, letters are...

Learners identify and spell words containing the short /e/ sound. They rehearse a fun tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /e/ sound. They then read Red Gets Fed as a class. Have your group clap every time they hear...

Students discriminate initial sounds of words and categorize words based on the initial sound. They generate ideas and topics for writing and use prewriting and drafting strategies to formulate text.

Students use Crayola Model Magic to create the letters of their names in a three dimensional form. They use upper and lower case letters. They compare their names to the names of their classmates. Finally, they embellish their names with...

Letter H starts words like Hooray! Little learners will practice printing the upper and lower case H. They fill in upper case H's on the top four bears, and lower case h's on the bottom four bears. 

In this beginning sounds worksheet, students say the name of the 9 objects pictured and then identify those that begin with the letter L by circling them.

In this beginning sounds worksheet, students say the name of the 9 objects pictured and then identify those that begin with the letter K by circling them.

In this beginning sounds worksheet, students say the name of the 9 objects pictured and then identify those that begin with the letter S by circling them.