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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.
222 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
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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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 word wheel features the words gain, rain, main, brain, pain, chain, drain, and train.
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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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Trace and say the words that start with the letter z. Then you can color the pictures too!
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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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Use this phonics word wheel to practice the words pen, hen, men, ten, den, then, and when.
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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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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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Cut out and sort the word cards into 2 groups: long e words and short e words.
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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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Trace and say the words that start with the v sound. Then color the pictures.
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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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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 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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Have your students trace and say the words with the y sound. They can also color in the pictures.
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This set includes more, sore, tore, wore, store.
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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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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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Use this word wheel to practice words ending in -ck.
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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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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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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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Trace and say the words that start with the b sound. You can color the pictures too.
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Use this word wheel to make the words bike, like, spike, hike, and strike.
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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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Students can trace and say the words with the x sound. They can also color the pictures.
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This word family wheel has the words boat, goat, float, and throat.
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This word wheel includes the words dig, big, pig, wig, twig, and fig.
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Trace and read the /f/ words, and color the pictures.
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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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Chad and Chip are chipmunks who play chess, chat, and chase each other.
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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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Phonics word wheel: glad, mad, sad, dad, and bad
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Find pairs of contractions and pairs of goofy monsters in this memory match card game.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: fa-, fe-, fi-, fl-, and fo-.
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Cut the letters and glue them in order to make the word quilt.
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Write the words that contain the /m/ sound.  Includes word list.
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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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This phonics wheel has the words dip, sip, lip, tip, and rip.
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Phonics word wheel: friend, lend, spend, send, bend
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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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Trace and say the words that start with /r/ and color the pictures.
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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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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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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words cow and cat.
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The -ear phonics circle has hear, near, pear, and tear.
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Trace and say the words that start with /s/ and color the pictures.
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The van is over there. The vase is over there. The vet is over there.
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Trace and say the words that start with /k/ 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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Color the short i words in the puzzle to reveal a picture. What picture do you see? A fish!
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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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This word wheel includes the words tuck, luck, truck, and duck.
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This booklet includes the words kid, key, king, kite, and kitten.
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Trace and say the words that start with /p/ and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /d/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /l/ sound.
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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 arrange them to make the words toys and tent.
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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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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /s/ sound.
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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 bed and bat.
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Write the correct word for each picture (quilt & queen).
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words man and mug.
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This word family wheel has the words lock, stock, and rock, dock.
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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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This mini-book features a cow, cup, cat, cap, can, cap, and cake.
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Spin the circles to make the words: than, pan, can, man, ran, and fan.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Trace and read the /h/ words, and color the pictures.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words roof and rose.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /n/ sound.
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Phonics word family wheel: new, knew, grew, and drew.
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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 pine, line, dine, and mine.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rat, bat, that, sat, mat, and cat
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /j/ sound.
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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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Circle the six short a words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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These words include how, now, cow, pow, and wow.
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Read the words hat, ham, house, hand, and more.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /p/ sound.
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Trace and read the /d/ words, and color the pictures.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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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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There are three ways to pronounce suffix -ed. Sort the words into three different pronunciation groups.
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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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Where is the zebra? There is the zebra. Where is the zoo? There is the zoo. Where is the zipper?
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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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Mom, mug, mop,mess, mat, milk, and mug are all featured words in this marvelous little book.
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Write the correct d-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Trace and say the words that start with /l/ and color the pictures.
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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 /t/ 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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Circle the six short u words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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The queen won't be quiet and the duck won't stop quacking!
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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 /p/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Trace and say the words that start with /m/ and color the pictures.
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Words that end with -ing, including: sing, wing, thing, king, swing, and ring.
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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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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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Words in the -ail family include: sail, pail, mail, and fail.
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Write the correct b-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words gift and goat.
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Trace and say the words that start with qu and color the pictures.
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Sort the /m/ words into five categories - ma-, me-, mi-, mo-, and mu-
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Phonics word wheel: well, spell, tell, bell, smell, and sell
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /b/ sound.
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This phonics wheel has the words sick, trick, thick, pick, stick, and kick.
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Words in the -and family include sand, hand, land, and stand.
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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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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 /r/ sound.  Includes word list.
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This set includes top, stop, hop, and chop.
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This mini-book features a fox, fish, foot, fly, fan, farm, and frog.
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Write the words that contain the /n/ 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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Write the correct k-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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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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This short vowel phonics poem has many short u words in it, such as puppy, dug, tub, rug, and tummy.
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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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Have you seen my yo-yo? Have you seen my yarn? Have you seen my yard?
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Circle the six short i words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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That is my pan. That is my pet. That is my pen. That is my pool.
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Write the words that have the /d/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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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 /t/ and color the pictures.
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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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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the letters Qu.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /m/ 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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This word family wheel has the words look, took, shook, cook, book, and hook.
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This phonics spinner has meal, real, seal, heal, teal, and steal.
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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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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words rat and ring.
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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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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words nest and net.
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Write the correct hard-c word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Word family word wheel: saw, law, paw, straw, and claw
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words six and star.
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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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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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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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Color the short a words to reveal a mystery picture. What picture do you see? A bat!
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This circle includes but, cut, gut, shut, and nut.
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These words include got, lot, cot, and dot.
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This book features pictures of glue, grass, a garden, and a girl.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words pig and pen.
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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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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /r/ sound.
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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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Trace and say the words that start with /n/ and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the hard-c sound.
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Phonics word families:  plate, gate, state, mate, and late.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words snow and sled.
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We see a web. We see a wagon. We see a wasp. We see a wall.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: ja-, je-, ji-, jo-, and ju-.
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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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Circle the six short e 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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This set includes tug, mug, rug, dug, and plug.
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These 8 pages feature a log, leaf, lamp, lamb, lion, lock, and lizard.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words pot and paw.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Write the correct L-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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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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Write the correct /t/ word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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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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Write the correct /s/ word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Do you like the rat? Do you like the ring? Do you like the rose?
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /f/ sound.
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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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Write the correct M-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Words that end with -ink, including: think, stink, sink, and wink.
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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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In this book, students will read about a dog, doll, duck, deer, dress, door, and a drum.
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This word wheel has tall, mall, call, ball, fall, and wall
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Write the correct /r/ word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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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 words that contain the /b/ sound.  Includes word list.
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This phonics wheel has the words pin, tin, and thin.
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Spin to make the words: map, tap, slap, flap, and nap.
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Trace and read the /j/ words, and color the pictures.
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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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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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These words include tub, club, cub, and sub.
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Read the story about a jet, jelly, jar, jeep, and jacket.
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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 the hard-c sound and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /k/ sound.
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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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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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Write the words that contain the /s/ sound.  Includes word list.
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This is a box. This is a fox. This is an ax. This is an ox.
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Circle the six short o words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Do you see the net? Do you see the nut? How about the note? The nest?
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Sort the /d/ words into five word families: -ad, -ed, -id, -od, and -ud.
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Write the words that contain the /l/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Color, assemble, and read this 8-page mini-book about blue and black berries.
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Write the words that contain the /t/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rag, bag, tag, sag, snag, and wag.
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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 word queen.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words mat and moon.
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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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Phonics word wheel: sit, quit, lit, bit, and slit.
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Black and white version: sweep, sleep, deep, beep, keep, and sheep.
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