Phonics & word families
AD Word Family Matching Mats
Read each AD word on the mat and match it to the corresponding cut-out picture card.
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Literacy Center Packet
Read and trace a printed sentence with a marker, draw a picture illustrating the sentence, and write an original sentence on the back about the same subject, following conventions (capital letter, spacing, ending period).
Phonics & word families
BR Words Beginning Blends Matching Mats
Cut out picture cards and match them to a 'Begins With BR' word mat and to a BR sentence mat by reading each word or sentence and matching the corresponding picture.
Alphabet
Three Little Pigs Alphabet Match Cards
These are Three Little Pigs Alphabet Match Cards. You will print, laminate and cut the cards.
Phonics & word families
Digraph CH Words Matching Mats
Students read each CH word (e.g. chain, cherry, chess, chick, chin, chop, cheese, chimp, couch, peach, torch, arch, touch, beach, teach, pouch) or CH sentence (e.g. 'I see a chick hatch from its egg.', 'I can chop the log in two.', 'Chad will go to the beach.') on the mat, then cut out and match the corresponding picture cards to the…
Sight words
High-Frequency Word Practice: Tic, Tac, Snap Activity
In pairs, each student picks a high-frequency word and writes it in the center; they play tic-tac-toe writing their chosen word in place of X or O, and the round ends when someone gets three in a row or the board fills up.
Phonics & word families
ACK Words Matching Mats
Read ACK words (back, pack, sack, tack, crack, quack, shack, snack) on a word mat and match corresponding picture cards to each word; separately, read ACK sentences (e.g. 'I will call Jack back.', 'I will pack my backpack.', 'My pack is on my back.') on a sentence mat and match them to corresponding picture cards.
Comprehension & listening
Primary Reading Prompts - Task Cards
Select and complete individual task cards (e.g. Partner Reading, Echo Reading, Round Robin, Choral Reading, Whisper Reading, Listen and Learn, Read the Book on Tape, Radio Reading, Readers' Theater, Time to Read) that each specify materials needed and a short 2-3 step reading activity to complete, generally with a partner or small group…
Phonics & word families
OB Words Matching Mats
Cut out word cards and sentence cards, then match them to the correct spot on an OB Family Word Mat and an OB Family Sentence Mat (matching words/sentences to pictures or contexts).
Alphabet
Literacy Intervention Packet: Letter Identification Activities | Differentiated Alphabet Support
Practice identifying letters through varied games and activities: roll dice and move around a letter board game saying each landed-on letter aloud, play alphabet bingo, put letters in ABC order, play I Spy/Go-Fish/Kaboom/Swat It letter games, trace letters, complete alphabet puzzles, form letters with playdough, and complete a letter…
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Letter T Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs
Use full-page alphabet posters/cards for reference, trace laminated tracing cards, complete beginning-sound clip cards, match/sort small picture cards, and sort pictures into 'Starts with T' / 'Does not start with T' categories.
Comprehension & listening
Cause and Effect Concentration Game
Flip over cards and match causes (e.g., 'The sun shines on the earth') to their correct effects; alternatively, use a recording sheet to write matched cause/effect pairs in a center setting.
Answers included
Phonics & word families
AG Words Matching Mats
Match cut-out picture cards to words on an AG Family Word Mat, and match cut-out cards to sentences on an AG Family Sentence Mat (e.g., 'The dog can wag its tail.', 'He will drag the bag.').
Comprehension & listening
Back To School Listening Center With QR Codes (28 Books)
scan a QR code with a QR reader app to listen to/watch a read-aloud of the matching picture book, either at a listening center, during early-finisher time, or at home
Phonics & word families
OT Words Matching Mats
Cut out ot-family word cards and sentence cards and match them to a word mat and a sentence mat.
Comprehension & listening
Reading Comprehension Passages Nonfiction Set 2 (Docs) Digital Centers
Use nonfiction reading passages, comprehension questions, vocabulary work, and writing tasks in Google Docs learning centers.
Editable
Phonics & word families
IN Words Matching Mats
Students match word cards (bin, fin, pin, win, tin, twin, grin, spin) to a word mat, and match picture/sentence cards to a sentence mat by reading short sentences containing IN-family words.
Comprehension & listening
Fairy Tales Listening Center With QR Codes (32 books)
Scan a printed QR code with a tablet or smartphone QR reader to play the matching book's read-aloud video, and listen to/watch the story independently (e.g. during a Daily 5 listening station or early-finisher time); teacher can also use the included title cards to compare and contrast fairy tales versus their 'fractured' versions.
Phonics & word families
IT Words Matching Mats
Cut out IT-family word and sentence cards and match them to a word mat and a sentence mat, reading each word/sentence in the process.
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Short E: Sample Phonics Games and Activities - The Grand Circle
A picture appears in the center of a circle of short-E words; click the correct matching word.
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AGE Words Matching Mats
Read each AGE-word sentence on the mat and match/place the corresponding picture card next to it.
Literacy center collections
Find the Rhyme Rhyming Game
Play a concentration/memory-style card game: flip over picture cards to find a rhyming match. Cards are organized into three color-coded sets (orange/blue, green/orange, purple/yellow) usable individually or in small groups/literacy centers. Separately, complete three worksheet types: (1) circle the picture in a row that rhymes with the…
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Letter G Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs
Use full-page alphabet posters/cards as a literacy-center display or reference; trace letters and words on laminated tracing cards; complete beginning-sounds clip-card activities; use small picture cards for matching/concentration/sorting games; and sort pictures into 'Starts with G' / 'Does not start with G' categories (per the file's…
Comprehension & listening
Giving Directions Reading Cards
Students read a set of directions to a location (a house, a chemist/pharmacy, a post office, a shopping center, a school) written either as a list of steps or as a short dialogue, then answer short comprehension questions about the directions (e.g., which street to turn on, what landmarks are passed, which direction to turn at a…