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1st Grade Common Core: RF.1.2a

Common Core Identifier: RF.1.2a / Grade: 1
Curriculum: Reading Foundational Skills: Phonological awareness
Detail: Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
223 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
This printable phonics activity is a fun way for students to differentiate words that have a short i sound by marking or coloring them.
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Use this word wheel to practice words ending in -ck.
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Trace and say the words that start with the v sound. Then color the pictures.
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Your students can cut, color, and assemble this Christmas-themed mini-book as a fun way to practice Christmas vocabulary.
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Students can spin this world wheel to make the words jet, wet, get, net, let, set, yet, and pet.
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Students can use a bingo dabber, marker, or crayon to color the circles that have words with a long i sound in them.
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This set includes more, sore, tore, wore, store.
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Have your students trace and say the words with the y sound. They can also color in the pictures.
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Students will cut out the six Christmas words on the bottom of the page and match the pictures to the correct vowel sound. After they will write that word on the primary-ruled lines next to it.
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Students can use this word wheel to learn the words tool, pool, spool, drool, fool, cool, and stool.
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Cut out and sort the word cards into 2 groups: long e words and short e words.
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For this phonics worksheet, use a red marker or bingo dabber to color the circles that have a long i sound and a blue marker or bingo dabber to color the circles with a short i sound.
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Sort the word cards into two groups: long a and short a words.
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These word and pictures cards can be used for a variety of different learning centers and class activities. Match the Easter words with the pictures. (If you prefer a full color version of this file, please click the "alt" button below.)
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Use this word wheel to make the words bike, like, spike, hike, and strike.
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Trace and say the words that start with the b sound. You can color the pictures too.
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Students can pick a color to use when coloring in the circles on this phonics worksheet to identify words that have a long u vowel sound in them.
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This phonics worksheet involves coloring to distinguish words with a short u vowel sound from the other words.
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This word family wheel has the words boat, goat, float, and throat.
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Students can trace and say the words with the x sound. They can also color the pictures.
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Cut out the words and rearrange them to form sentences. Try to use at least one Christmas word for each sentence. Use the lined paper to write down the sentences you make.
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This word wheel includes the words dig, big, pig, wig, twig, and fig.
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Use this worksheet to practice tracing and saying words that start with the w sound. You can color the pictures too.
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This printable card activity can be used in many different ways. This file features 30 cards (15-word cards and 15 color picture cards). The ALT version contains a black-and-white version of the cards.
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This word wheel features the words gain, rain, main, brain, pain, chain, drain, and train.
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Students will use scissors to cut apart the 18 cards and sort the words into 2 groups: Long i words and Short i words
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Read the paragraph and highlight the long-a words. Then write the long a words on the lines.
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Trace and say the words that start with the letter z. Then you can color the pictures too!
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This file contains picture and word cards. You can use them to play a memory match game, for sorting activities, or any number of early literacy activities.
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Use this phonics word wheel to practice the words pen, hen, men, ten, den, then, and when.
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The circles on this worksheet that contain words with a long u sound are to be colored blue and the circles with words with a short u sound should be colored red.
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Challenge your students to find all of the words on this worksheet that have a short o sound. Once found, color in the circle with a crayon, marker, or bingo dabber.
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In this long i book, a girl lies to her mom about eating pie, cries when she hurts her arm, and needs help tying her shoe.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /p/ sound.
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Phonics word family wheel: new, knew, grew, and drew.
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Trace and read the /h/ words, and color the pictures.
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Sort the words into two groups: those that make the /s/ sound (like grass and spell) and those that make the /z/ sound (like has and was).
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including wet, pet, fetch, and better.
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The moon comes out too soon!  When I look out of my room, I see that the moon is out at noon.
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Write the correct word for each picture (quilt & queen).
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Write the correct b-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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This phonics wheel has the words pine, line, dine, and mine.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /j/ sound.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /t/, words that have /t/ in the middle, and words that end with /t/
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Chad and Chip are chipmunks who play chess, chat, and chase each other.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words roof and rose.
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Sort the /b/ words into five word families: -ab, -eb, -ib, -ob, and -ub.
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This phonics wheel has the words dip, sip, lip, tip, and rip.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Read the words hat, ham, house, hand, and more.
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The van is over there. The vase is over there. The vet is over there.
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Write the words that contain the /m/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rat, bat, that, sat, mat, and cat
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Trace and read the /f/ words, and color the pictures.
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The letters ow make a long o sound, as in show, or an /ow/ sound as in owl. Sort the ow word cards into two groups.
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This easy-to-read phonics poem has lots of short a words in it, such as cat, fat, glad, mat, tan, bad, and sad.
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Phonics word wheel: glad, mad, sad, dad, and bad
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Circle the six short a words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Trace and read the /d/ words, and color the pictures.
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This word wheel includes the words tuck, luck, truck, and duck.
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Sort the /L/ words into three categories - words that begin with L, words that have an L in the middle, words that end with L.
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Mom, mug, mop,mess, mat, milk, and mug are all featured words in this marvelous little book.
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Read about three friends: Rat, Cat and Pat. Rat and cat sit on a comfy mat, then they sit in a hat. They find they're most comfortable when they sit on Pat.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /n/, words that have /n/ in the middle, and words that end with /n/
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Phonics word wheel: friend, lend, spend, send, bend
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: fa-, fe-, fi-, fl-, and fo-.
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Trace and say the words that start with /s/ and color the pictures.
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In this short o book, Fox hops in a box, then on mom, and then in a pot.
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Trace and say the words that start with /p/ and color the pictures.
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Phonics wheel with -ight words: sight, bright, right, light, might, and light.
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Sort the /h/ words into five word groups: ha-, he-, hi-, ho-, and hu-.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words toys and tent.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as odd, on, spot, dot, and dog.
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I see a sheep. Baa. Baa. I see a duck. Quack. Quack. I see a pig. Oink. Oink.
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Cut the letters and glue them in order to make the word quilt.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /b/ sound.
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This word family wheel has the words lock, stock, and rock, dock.
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Trace and say the words that start with /k/ and color the pictures.
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This mini-book features a cow, cup, cat, cap, can, cap, and cake.
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There are three ways to pronounce suffix -ed. Sort the words into three different pronunciation groups.
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I see the star and the sky. I see the snow and the sled. I see the snake and the sand.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words man and mug.
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Spin the circles to make the words: than, pan, can, man, ran, and fan.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /d/ sound.
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Color the short i words in the puzzle to reveal a picture. What picture do you see? A fish!
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Read about the snake sneaks through the grass looking for a snack. She snoops by the wood pile when she hears a snap.
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Trace and say the words that start with /r/ and color the pictures.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words cow and cat.
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These words include how, now, cow, pow, and wow.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /l/ sound.
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This booklet includes the words kid, key, king, kite, and kitten.
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Where is the zebra? There is the zebra. Where is the zoo? There is the zoo. Where is the zipper?
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /n/ sound.
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The -ear phonics circle has hear, near, pear, and tear.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /s/ sound.
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After taking off her shoes and walking on the shore, the main character goes to the shake shop.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words nest and net.
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This phonics spinner has meal, real, seal, heal, teal, and steal.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words six and star.
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Run, Bug! Run! is a cute story about a bug who runs away from the rug (because a vacuum is coming), runs away from a mug (because he doesn't want to be swallowed), and runs away from the tub (because the water is turned on).
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words pig and pen.
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Phonics word family wheel: west, test, best, pest, chest, and nest.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /h/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /t/ sound.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as drip, sink, quick, slip, and sink.
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Mr. Goat puts his boat in the moat.  His boat will not float.  He plugs the hole with his coat.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the letters Qu.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Words that end with -ing, including: sing, wing, thing, king, swing, and ring.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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In this mini-book, students will read about a bat, a boy, a bug, a bed, a bike, a ball, and a baby.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short u words in it, such as puppy, dug, tub, rug, and tummy.
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The queen won't be quiet and the duck won't stop quacking!
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Trace and say the words that start with /m/ and color the pictures.
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Words in the -ail family include: sail, pail, mail, and fail.
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Write the correct d-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Color the short a words to reveal a mystery picture. What picture do you see? A bat!
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Find words with -ea- and -ee- in this easy-to-read, eight-page minibook. Words include, beat, heat, sleep, bees, leap, sea, free and street. Students assemble and color the pictures, then read the book.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words rat and ring.
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Write the correct hard-c word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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This set includes top, stop, hop, and chop.
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Trace and say the words that start with /l/ and color the pictures.
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This book features pictures of glue, grass, a garden, and a girl.
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Have you seen my yo-yo? Have you seen my yarn? Have you seen my yard?
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Sort the /m/ words into five categories - ma-, me-, mi-, mo-, and mu-
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Word family word wheel: saw, law, paw, straw, and claw
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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Circle the six short u words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Do you see the bee? The bee is in a tree. The bee is on a seed. The bee in on a leaf.
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Write the words that contain the /n/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Phonics word wheel: well, spell, tell, bell, smell, and sell
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words gift and goat.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /s/, words that have /s/ in the middle, and words that end with /s/
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including beg, egg, get, pen, red, and end.
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In this long u book, a boy uses his crayons to draw a unicorn, the USA, and a cube.
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Write the words that contain the /p/ sound.  Includes word list.
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This phonics wheel has the words sick, trick, thick, pick, stick, and kick.
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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Trace and say the words that start with /t/ and color the pictures.
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Read about a family who gets in a car, goes too far, and follows a star.
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Trace and say the words that start with qu and color the pictures.
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Trace and say the words that start with /b/ and color the pictures.
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This word family wheel has the words look, took, shook, cook, book, and hook.
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Write the correct k-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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This mini-book features a fox, fish, foot, fly, fan, farm, and frog.
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Here is my truck. Here is my toy. Here is my tent and my tree and my turtle.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /m/ sound.
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Words in the -and family include sand, hand, land, and stand.
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Write the words that have the /d/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Circle the six short i words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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This circle includes but, cut, gut, shut, and nut.
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Read about Stacy's car. It will steer and stop, but not start. Can Steve fix Stacy's car?
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Write the words that contain the /r/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words cup and cake.
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These words include got, lot, cot, and dot.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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That is my pan. That is my pet. That is my pen. That is my pool.
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Color, assemble, and read this 8-page mini-book about blue and black berries.
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Write the correct /r/ word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Write the words that contain the /b/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Phonics word wheel: sit, quit, lit, bit, and slit.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /k/ sound.
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Read the story about a jet, jelly, jar, jeep, and jacket.
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We see a web. We see a wagon. We see a wasp. We see a wall.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words mat and moon.
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Spin to make the words: map, tap, slap, flap, and nap.
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Sort the /d/ words into five word families: -ad, -ed, -id, -od, and -ud.
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Circle the six short o words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Make your own word family, phonics word wheel!
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Spin the circles to make the words: rag, bag, tag, sag, snag, and wag.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /r/, words that have /r/ in the middle, and words that end with /r/
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Trace and say the words that start with the hard-c sound and color the pictures.
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This set includes tug, mug, rug, dug, and plug.
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Write the words that contain the /l/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Do you see the net? Do you see the nut? How about the note? The nest?
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Kay-Kay! is a story about a young horse. There are plenty of easy-to-read long a words, like play, say, way, and hay.
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Trace and say the words that start with /n/ and color the pictures.
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Black and white version: sweep, sleep, deep, beep, keep, and sheep.
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Color the words that have the /f/ sound in them.  Includes word list.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words snow and sled.
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In this long o book, a boy rows his boat. When he drops his oar in the water, he needs a tow.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words pot and paw.
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This phonics wheel has the words time, dime, lime, chime, crime.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Write the correct /t/ word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as stop, hot,top, pot, and hopping.
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Who is this? This is the police officer? Who is this? This is the bus driver. Who is this? This is the doctor. Who is this? This is my teacher.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the word queen.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Words that end with -ink, including: think, stink, sink, and wink.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: ja-, je-, ji-, jo-, and ju-.
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In this book, students will read about a dog, doll, duck, deer, dress, door, and a drum.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short u words in it, such as hug, buggy, bump, rug, up, and cut.
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Do you like the rat? Do you like the ring? Do you like the rose?
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Write the correct M-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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This word wheel has tall, mall, call, ball, fall, and wall
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Circle the six short e words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Find words with -ow- and -ou- in this easy-to-read, eight-page minibook. Words include, "cloud, cow, round, brown, flower, loud, and owl. Students can color the pictures and read the book.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /r/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the hard-c sound.
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These words include tub, club, cub, and sub.
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Write the correct L-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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These 8 pages feature a log, leaf, lamp, lamb, lion, lock, and lizard.
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This is a box. This is a fox. This is an ax. This is an ox.
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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Phonics word families:  plate, gate, state, mate, and late.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /f/ sound.
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Write the correct /s/ word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Read about the adventures of Jen. First, Jen chases butterflies with her net. Then it rains and she gets wet. Then she lays in a tent.
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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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This phonics wheel has the words price, slice, rice, mice, and nice.
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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Write the words that contain the /s/ sound.  Includes word list.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as pig, prince, jig, wig, and sit.
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Two friends will bake a cake for Mike's birthday. Silent-e words include: bake, cake, smoke, nose, and face.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /p/, words that have /p/ in the middle, and words that end with /p/
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Find pairs of contractions and pairs of goofy monsters in this memory match card game.
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This phonics wheel has the words pin, tin, and thin.
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Trace and read the /j/ words, and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /t/ sound.  Includes word list.
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