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Initial Sounds Reading Book k to o
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Initial Sounds Reading Book k to o
, Not Grade Specific,

Letters k through o each get tracing practice and a look-and-find picture search in Book 3 of an initial sounds reading series, with one picture per letter that does not begin with the sound.

Author Lilibette's Resources

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Tags Initial Sounds, Phonics Resource, Letter Formation, Reading Skills, Pre-reading

Introducing Initial Consonant Blends (3 years +)

Introducing Initial Consonant Blends (3 years +)
, Not Grade Specific,

Initial consonant blends from st, sp and sn to bl, fl and qu are introduced with picture-cued sound cards, alongside cut-out flashcards for common look-and-say sight words.

Author Guinea Pig Education

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Tags Phonics, Initial Consonant Blends, Reading Comprehension, Word Formation, Literacy Skills

Learn Soft G (as in ginger) and how to add '...ing' to words.  Read the story.

Learn Soft G (as in ginger) and how to add '...ing' to words. Read the story.
, Not Grade Specific,

George the ginger cat joins Sam in a Monday-to-Friday school-week story that repeats soft g words like ginger, danger and gymnastics along with words ending in -ing.

Author Guinea Pig Education

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Tags Phonics, Reading Skills, Soft G, Adding -ing, Interactive Tools

Learn sounds ai and ay (play and explain).

Learn sounds ai and ay (play and explain).
, Not Grade Specific,

Sam and his friend Frank sail a toy boat, break a window and race in the park in a phonics story where readers underline ai words in red and ay words in blue.

Author Guinea Pig Education

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Tags Phonics Sounds, Reading Proficiency, Word-to-picture Matching, Comprehension Skills, Literacy Success

Letter A Playdough Mats

Letter A Playdough Mats
, Not Grade Specific,

Two letter A playdough mats, 'A is for acorn' and 'A is for apple', where children press playdough into the acorn or apple picture above each phrase.

Author The Connett Connection

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Tags Letter A, Playdough Mats, Letter A Playdough Mats, Fine Motor Skills, Alphabet Center

Letter A Tracing Worksheets

Letter A Tracing Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Tracing worksheets with a large acorn, axe and apple outline, each paired with a traceable 'A is for ___' sentence.

Author The Connett Connection

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Tags Letter A Tracing, Trace The Shape, Tracing Practice, Handwriting Practice, Fine Motor Skills

Library Skills Worksheet

Library Skills Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

The Library Card introduces a practical tool used for borrowing books. A short informational paragraph explains that a card can be obtained from a local library and used to check out books. Students then fill out a practice card for themselves, write the name of their local library, and add a drawing. The activity connects literacy with community resources while giving learners a reason to discuss responsible borrowing, returning materials, and the information commonly recorded on membership forms.

Author Have Fun Teaching

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Tags Have Fun Teaching, Library Activities Worksheets

Maps and Map Skills Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzle

Maps and Map Skills Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzle
, Not Grade Specific,

Map skills vocabulary puzzles covering terms such as legend, scale, grid, atlas and coordinates, in a crossword, a word scramble and a word search.

Author Lapiiin Art Activities

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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword

Overlapping Patterns Drawing Prompts | Creative Art Enrichment

Overlapping Patterns Drawing Prompts | Creative Art Enrichment
, Not Grade Specific,

Drawing prompts built on overlapping line patterns: students draw inside each shape or space the black lines create, turning every page into their own design.

Author Doodle Thinks

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Tags Grid Drawing, Alphabet, Art Education, Fine Motor Skills, Creativity, Drawing, Build Confidence, Learn The Alphabet, Drawing Accuracy, Art Printables

Partner Talk Anchor Charts – 3-Chart Set

Partner Talk Anchor Charts – 3-Chart Set
, Not Grade Specific,

Three anchor charts teach the physical and verbal habits of a productive partner talk, from eye contact to letting one person speak at a time.

Author First in Line

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Tags Partner Talk, Anchor Chart, Reading Chart, Reading Notebook, Listening Skills

Phonics And Spelling Practice: Learn Long Vowels And Magic ‘e’

Phonics And Spelling Practice: Learn Long Vowels And Magic ‘e’
, Not Grade Specific,

In this illustrated story, labelled Bridging Book Four, students read along as Zoggy the alien spies words with magic e, long vowels and vowel digraphs such as ee, oo and ar.

Author Guinea Pig Education

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Tags Phonics, Spelling, Long Vowels, Magic 'e', Reading Skills

Phonics Dice From A to Z

Phonics Dice From A to Z
, Not Grade Specific,

Phonics dice templates for early readers: six printable dice cover 25 lowercase letters in sound sets, starting with s, a, t, p, i, n, for rolling and naming letter sounds.

Author Koodles Clubhouse

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Tags Phonics Development, Reading Skills, Phonetics, Sound Recognition, Language Learning

Practice the Beginning Letter Sounds of Words Preschool Homeschool Worksheet

Practice the Beginning Letter Sounds of Words Preschool Homeschool Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

Letter-and-word tracing pages that pair each letter from a to z with a word starting with it, such as a for ant, d for dog and k for kite, followed by a page of uppercase and lowercase letter pairs to trace.

Author KD's Kids School Shop

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Tags Beginning Letter Sounds, Preschool Homeschool, Language Arts Skills, Literature, Reading

Punctuation Practice - Cut and Paste

Punctuation Practice - Cut and Paste
, Not Grade Specific,

Cut-and-paste punctuation practice across three worksheets: students read short sentences and glue a period, question mark or exclamation mark at the end of each.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Punctuation, Grammar Worksheets, Grammar Activities, Reading Skills, Literacy Centers, Back To School, Back To School Activities, September Activities

Science of Reading Aligned Boom Cards – Double Consonants Set 2

Science of Reading Aligned Boom Cards – Double Consonants Set 2
, Not Grade Specific,

Fall-themed Boom Cards deck of 17 self-checking digital cards: students hear a word, see a picture clue and drag letter tiles to spell words with double consonants.

Author Teach2Tell

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Tags Phonics Practice, Interactive Learning, Digital Cards, Double Consonants, Reading Skills, Double Consonant, Science Of Reading Aligned, SOR, Phonics Activities, Boom Cards

sh Phonic Board Game
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sh Phonic Board Game
, Not Grade Specific,

Phonics board game for the sh digraph: players roll a die, move along the board and read aloud the short word or phrase on each square they land on.

Author Lilibette's Resources

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Tags Phonics, Reading Skills, Teaching Resource, Interactive Learning, Inclusivity

Sight Words Playdough Mat- Fry's 1st 100, Sight Words Practice & Activities

Sight Words Playdough Mat- Fry's 1st 100, Sight Words Practice & Activities
, Not Grade Specific,

Playdough mats for Fry's first 100 sight words, two to a page: students form each outlined word in dough, then write it by hand after the Write it prompt.

Author TeacherYouWant

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Tags Sight Words, Playdough Mats, Literacy Development, Fine Motor Skills, Interactive Activities

Spring Build A Sentence

Spring Build A Sentence
, Not Grade Specific,

Cut-and-paste sentence building on two spring pages: children cut apart word cards, glue them in order to form a sentence about a nest or the rain, then write the finished sentence.

Author Cherry Workshop

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Tags Sentence Structure, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Spring Theme, Fine Motor Skills

Spring Read and Draw

Spring Read and Draw
, Not Grade Specific,

Silent e practice with eight short words such as rop, bik and cak: students decide whether each word needs an e, add it if so, reread the word and draw a picture of it.

Author Cherry Workshop

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Tags Phonics, Reading Comprehension, Silent 'e', Literacy Skills, Interactive Learning

Writing And Comprehension Practice: Zoggy Can Fly In His Craft (4-8 years)

Writing And Comprehension Practice: Zoggy Can Fly In His Craft (4-8 years)
, Not Grade Specific,

Gr blend practice for Zoggy Can Fly In His Craft: children trace gr, copy grin, grab and grip, then complete a short story passage with words like skims, vanishes and craft.

Author Guinea Pig Education

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Tags Phonics Practice, Comprehension Worksheets, Early Learning, Reading Skills, Writing Development