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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:
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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Your students can cut, color, and assemble this Christmas-themed mini-book as a fun way to practice Christmas vocabulary.
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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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Trace and say the words that start with the b 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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Sort the word cards into two groups: long a and short a words.
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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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Read the paragraph and highlight the long-a words. Then write the long a words on the lines.
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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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Cut out and sort the word cards into 2 groups: long e words and short e 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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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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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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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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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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Trace and say the words that start with the v sound. Then color the pictures.
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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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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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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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Have your students trace and say the words with the y sound. They can also color in the pictures.
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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 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 set includes more, sore, tore, wore, store.
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This word wheel features the words gain, rain, main, brain, pain, chain, drain, and train.
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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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Use this phonics word wheel to practice the words pen, hen, men, ten, den, then, and when.
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This word wheel includes the words dig, big, pig, wig, twig, and fig.
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Use this word wheel to practice words ending in -ck.
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Use this word wheel to make the words bike, like, spike, hike, and strike.
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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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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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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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Circle the six short a words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Write the correct b-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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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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Find pairs of contractions and pairs of goofy monsters in this memory match card game.
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This mini-book features a cow, cup, cat, cap, can, cap, and cake.
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Circle the six short e words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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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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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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There are three ways to pronounce suffix -ed. Sort the words into three different pronunciation groups.
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Circle the six short i words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /b/ sound.
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Chad and Chip are chipmunks who play chess, chat, and chase each other.
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Circle the six short u words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Trace and say the words that start with the hard-c sound and color the pictures.
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Circle the six short o words in the box, then write the words in alphabetical order.
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Write the words that contain the /b/ sound.  Includes word list.
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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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Write the correct d-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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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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Write the correct hard-c word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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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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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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This mini-book features a fox, fish, foot, fly, fan, farm, and frog.
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Trace and say the words that start with /m/ 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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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words gift and goat.
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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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Sort the /b/ words into five word families: -ab, -eb, -ib, -ob, and -ub.
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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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Color, assemble, and read this 8-page mini-book about blue and black berries.
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Trace and read the /d/ words, and color the pictures.
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This book features pictures of glue, grass, a garden, and a girl.
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Trace and read the /f/ words, and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the hard-c sound.
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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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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including beg, egg, get, pen, red, and end.
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Read about a family who gets in a car, goes too far, and follows a star.
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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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Write the correct word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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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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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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Read the words hat, ham, house, hand, and more.
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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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Write the correct 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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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /d/ sound.
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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 word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Write the correct M-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Read the story about a jet, jelly, jar, jeep, and jacket.
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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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Trace and read the /h/ words, and color the pictures.
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Write the correct /s/ 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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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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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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Write the words that have the /d/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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This booklet includes the words kid, key, king, kite, and kitten.
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Write the correct /t/ 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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In this long u book, a boy uses his crayons to draw a unicorn, the USA, and a cube.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words cow and cat.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /m/ 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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Do you see the net? Do you see the nut? How about the note? The nest?
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That is my pan. That is my pet. That is my pen. That is my pool.
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Trace and say the words that start with /k/ and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /f/ sound.
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Trace and read the /j/ words, and color the pictures.
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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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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as pig, prince, jig, wig, and sit.
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Write the words that contain the /l/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Write the correct k-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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Do you like the rat? Do you like the ring? Do you like the rose?
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Trace and say the words that start with /t/ and color the pictures.
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Write the correct word for each picture (quilt & queen).
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Trace and say the words that start with /s/ and color the pictures.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /h/ sound.
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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 L-word for each picture.  Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /s/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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The queen won't be quiet and the duck won't stop quacking!
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /t/ sound.
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We see a web. We see a wagon. We see a wasp. We see a wall.
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Trace and say the words that start with /l/ and color the pictures.
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Trace and say the words that start with /n/ and color the pictures.
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Trace and say the words that start with /p/ 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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Color the words that have the /f/ sound in them.  Includes word list.
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The van is over there. The vase is over there. The vet is over there.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /j/ sound.
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Have you seen my yo-yo? Have you seen my yarn? Have you seen my yard?
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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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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words cup and cake.
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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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Write the words that contain the /n/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /n/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /p/ 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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Match the words and pictures that begin with the letters Qu.
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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 qu and color the pictures.
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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 words that contain the /m/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /k/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /l/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Write the words that contain the /s/ sound.  Includes word list.
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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 o words in it, such as odd, on, spot, dot, and dog.
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Write the words that contain the /t/ sound.  Includes word list.
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Sort the /d/ words into five word families: -ad, -ed, -id, -od, and -ud.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /r/ sound.
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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 ball and bug.
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Phonics word wheel: glad, mad, sad, dad, and bad
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words man and mug.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rat, bat, that, sat, mat, and cat
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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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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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Sort the /m/ words into five categories - ma-, me-, mi-, mo-, and mu-
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words pig and pen.
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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 arrange them to make the words toys and tent.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words nest and net.
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Sort the /h/ words into five word groups: ha-, he-, hi-, ho-, and hu-.
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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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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Spin the circles to make the words: than, pan, can, man, ran, and fan.
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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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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words six and star.
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Make your own word family, phonics word wheel!
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words mat and moon.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rag, bag, tag, sag, snag, and wag.
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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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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: ja-, je-, ji-, jo-, and ju-.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words snow and sled.
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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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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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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the word queen.
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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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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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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 rat and ring.
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Spin to make the words: map, tap, slap, flap, and nap.
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Cut the letters and glue them in order to make the word quilt.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words roof and rose.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words pot and paw.
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Words in the -and family include sand, hand, land, and stand.
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Word family word wheel: saw, law, paw, straw, and claw
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Words in the -ail family include: sail, pail, mail, and fail.
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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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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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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 phonics wheel has the words pin, tin, and thin.
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Phonics word families:  plate, gate, state, mate, and late.
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Phonics word wheel: sit, quit, lit, bit, and slit.
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Phonics wheel with -ight words: sight, bright, right, light, might, and light.
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These words include tub, club, cub, and sub.
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This phonics wheel has the words dip, sip, lip, tip, and rip.
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This phonics wheel has the words sick, trick, thick, pick, stick, and kick.
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This set includes top, stop, hop, and chop.
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Phonics word wheel: well, spell, tell, bell, smell, and sell
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Words that end with -ing, including: sing, wing, thing, king, swing, and ring.
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This set includes tug, mug, rug, dug, and plug.
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Phonics word wheel: friend, lend, spend, send, bend
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These words include got, lot, cot, and dot.
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This word family wheel has the words lock, stock, and rock, dock.
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This phonics spinner has meal, real, seal, heal, teal, and steal.
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The -ear phonics circle has hear, near, pear, and tear.
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This circle includes but, cut, gut, shut, and nut.
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Phonics word family wheel: new, knew, grew, and drew.
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This word wheel includes the words tuck, luck, truck, and duck.
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This phonics wheel has the words price, slice, rice, mice, and nice.
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Words that end with -ink, including: think, stink, sink, and wink.
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Black and white version: sweep, sleep, deep, beep, keep, and sheep.
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This word family wheel has the words look, took, shook, cook, book, and hook.
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Phonics word family wheel: west, test, best, pest, chest, and nest.
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This phonics wheel has the words time, dime, lime, chime, crime.
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These words include how, now, cow, pow, and wow.
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This phonics wheel has the words pine, line, dine, and mine.
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