Conkers Phonetic Decodable Reader
Give an early reader a decodable practice book pairing 'au' vowel-digraph word-blending practice with a short narrative about a Horse Chestnut ('conker') tree across the seasons.
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Give an early reader a decodable practice book pairing 'au' vowel-digraph word-blending practice with a short narrative about a Horse Chestnut ('conker') tree across the seasons.
A leveled reading collection (Level G/H/I) of short fiction and nonfiction 'books,' each paired with a vocabulary/sight-word list and a 'Practice' comprehension or skill-building activity page, for first-grade reading practice.
Teach initial consonant blends and consonant digraphs through a decodable phonics story ('Zoggy Can Fly In His Craft'); part of the 'Mission Spelling Zero' series.
A set of phonics practice sheets and activities focused on the letter sounds p, i, and n: sound identification, letter tracing, and letter-writing.
Provides eight sets of paper cootie catchers (fortune tellers) for students to practice reading, writing, and spelling words containing digraphs.
A single-sound phonics workbook (the 'oi' sound) that gives children practice reading, writing, and comprehending words and a short passage containing the target sound.
a cut-and-staple flip book activity that introduces school-related vocabulary words and reinforces print concepts (left-to-right, top-to-bottom reading, word-to-print correspondence)
Practice recognizing and spelling Fry's 9th 100 high-frequency sight words through four themed word-search puzzles, each with an answer key.
Practice reading and recognizing sight words from the Fry sixth 100 word list through a dice-based 'Roll the Dice, Read It, Color It' game.
A leveled reading collection (Level A/B) of short fiction and nonfiction 'books,' each paired with a vocabulary/sight-word list and a 'Practice' comprehension or skill-building activity page, for kindergarten-grade reading practice.
Practice recognizing a specific Fry high-frequency sight-word list through a color-by-word matching game.
A leveled reading collection (Level J/K) of short fiction and nonfiction 'books,' each paired with a vocabulary/sight-word list and a 'Practice' comprehension or skill-building activity page, for second-grade reading practice.
Playdough mats for grade 3 sight word practice, combining tactile/kinesthetic play with sight word recognition and writing.
A hands-on center activity where students build Dolch Primer-level sight words using printable caterpillar head and body pieces.
Practice and check recognition/spelling of Fry's Ninth 100 Sight Words (words 1-20 of this free sample) through fill-in-the-blank sentences, digital self-check slides, and flash-card style word drill.
A decodable early-reader storybook, 'On the Boating Lake', that lets beginning readers practice sight words and the oa vowel-team sound pattern within a controlled-vocabulary story.
A leveled reading collection (Level Q/R/S) of short fiction and nonfiction 'books,' each paired with a vocabulary/sight-word list and a 'Practice' comprehension or skill-building activity page, for fourth-grade reading practice.
Blank/outline alphabet letter templates for coloring, literacy centers, and craft projects.
A decodable reading book ('A Fun Day') meant to be read after students have learned the 'ay' sound, giving them practice reading a short story built mainly from words they can sound out plus a small set of pre-taught sight words.
Practice reading and building CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words and short vowel sounds through five literacy center activities.
A cross-curricular animal-study unit on raccoons combining nonfiction reading, discussion, crafts, and writing/report activities for young learners.
A short companion activity guide for the picture book 'The Little Red Caboose', for preschool-Grade 1, built around teacher-led discussion questions plus one hands-on or creative activity. This guide focuses on general story comprehension and recall of plot details.
Give emerging readers decodable practice with the 'or' phonics sound through a short illustrated story.
Guide literature-circle groups through reading a historical fiction novel and analyzing its plot, characters, and craft, culminating in a group presentation.