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Letter J Pocket Chart Cards teaching resource preview
Pocket-chart matching

Letter J Pocket Chart Cards

Sort, match, and play memory-style games with letter J cards in a pocket chart; distinguish capital vs lowercase J.

Includes: title/header card · uppercase/lowercase J cards in varied fonts ("J J J / j j j")

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Nursery Rhyme: This Little Piggy teaching resource preview
Rhymes & shared reading

Nursery Rhyme: This Little Piggy

Sequence and color/assemble a take-home rhyme book, retell the rhyme using magnet-board or popsicle-stick puppet characters, and read/point out text elements on a whole-group rhyme chart.

Includes: Nursery Rhyme Book (sequencing/coloring take-home book) · Magnet Board Characters (retelling center pieces)

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Level
Pre-K–3
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Letter I Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter I Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use alphabet posters/cards for reference, trace letter and word cards at a writing center, complete beginning-sound clip cards, and sort by short/long I and by whether a picture starts with I.

Includes: printing instructions page · 16 full-page alphabet posters/cards (ice, iceberg, ice cream, igloo, iguana, impala, inchworm, infant, injury, ink, insect…

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Itsy Bitsy Spider Nursery Rhyme teaching resource preview
Rhymes & shared reading

Itsy Bitsy Spider Nursery Rhyme

Put nursery-rhyme book pages in order (sequencing), color and assemble a take-home mini book, retell the rhyme using magnet-board characters and popsicle-stick puppets, and follow along with a large rhyme chart during whole-group instruction.

Includes: Nursery Rhyme Book pages (multiple duplicate sets) for sequencing, coloring, and stapling into a take-home mini book · One-Page Rhyme Chart / poster of the full rhyme text for whole-group use

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Level
Pre-K–3
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Letter H Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter H Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page posters/cards for letter recognition; trace the letter and words on tracing cards; use beginning-sounds clip cards to identify words that start with H; sort picture cards into 'begins with H' vs. 'does not begin with H'; use small picture cards for matching or a concentration/memory game.

Includes: instructions page (how to print posters at full page, 2-up, or 4-up) · full-page alphabet posters/cards with real photographs, 20 words: hair, hammer, happy, hat, hay, helicopter, hen, herd, heron…

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Beginning Sounds Alphabet Letter Posters teaching resource preview
Alphabet references

Beginning Sounds Alphabet Letter Posters

Letter-recognition posters showing the upper- and lower-case form of each letter of the alphabet.

Includes: 26 letter posters (A-Z), each showing the upper- and lower-case letter form

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Level
Pre-K–2
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Letter G Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter G Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

A multi-part literacy center for practicing recognition, handwriting, and beginning-sound identification of the letter G using labeled word/picture cards.

Includes: print instructions page (page 2) · 16 full-page alphabet posters/cards, one per word: game, garbage, gorilla, gate, gauge, gears, gecko, gift, girl, goat, gold…

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter A Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter A Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards for reference; trace letters and words at a writing center; complete beginning-sounds clip cards; use small picture cards for matching/concentration/sorting games; sort long vs. short vowel words; sort pictures that start with A vs. do not start with A.

Includes: 10 full-page alphabet posters/cards (one word per page: acorn, alligator, ambulance, anchor, angel, ant, apple, astronaut, avocado, ax) · 2 tracing cards for writing center

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Alphabet Posters Pastel | Colors Alphabet Letters Posters teaching resource preview
Alphabet references

Alphabet Posters Pastel | Colors Alphabet Letters Posters

Alphabet posters pairing each letter with a picture and word (pastel color theme) to build letter recognition and vocabulary.

Includes: 26 letter posters/flashcards, one per letter A-Z, each showing the letter with a matching picture and word (e.g. A-Ant, B-Bat…

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Level
Pre-K
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Letter Q Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter Q Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards (Qq + word: quack, quail, quarter, quartz, queen, quest, quetzal, quiet, quill, quilt, quince, quiver); trace/write letter and words using tracing cards; sort/clip beginning-sounds clip cards; match small picture cards; sort words that start with Q vs. do not start with Q.

Includes: instructions for printing (poster, 2-up, 4-up) · 12 full-page alphabet posters/cards (one per Q word)

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter C Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter C Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use alphabet posters/cards as a reference; trace letter C and C-words on tracing cards; use beginning-sounds clip cards; match or sort small picture cards (concentration-style matching); sort pictures into 'starts with C' vs 'does not start with C' groups.

Includes: printing-instructions page · 18 alphabet posters/cards (cake, camera, candle, candy, cane, cannon, car, carrot, cat, coconut, coin, cookies, corn, cow, coyote…

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Alphabet Posters | Boho Rainbow Neutral Classroom Decor teaching resource preview
Alphabet references

Alphabet Posters | Boho Rainbow Neutral Classroom Decor

Alphabet posters that pair each uppercase/lowercase letter with a picture and a matching word to build letter recognition and vocabulary.

Includes: 26 letter posters/flashcards, one per letter A-Z, each showing the uppercase/lowercase letter with a matching picture and word (e.g.…

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Level
Pre-K–2
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Letter O Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter O Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use posters/cards to practice letter recognition and vocabulary (oak, oats, ocean, octagon, octopus, office, okapi, okra, olives, opal, open, osprey, ostrich, otter, oval, ox); trace letters/words on tracing cards; use beginning-sounds clip cards; match/sort small picture cards; sort by long O vs. short O; sort words…

Includes: instructions page (how to print 1/2/4-up) · full-page alphabet posters/cards (16 real-photo vocabulary words)

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter N Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter N Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use alphabet posters/cards to learn N-vocabulary words, trace letters/words on tracing cards, clip the correct beginning-sound picture on clip cards, match/sort small picture cards, and sort pictures that do/do not start with N.

Includes: table of contents / print-setup instructions (pages 2-18 print guidance: full page, 2-up, or 4-up) · 16 full-page alphabet posters/cards, one per N-word: nail, nap, napkin, nativity, neck, necklace, needle, nest, net, newspaper, night…

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Pre-K–K
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Alphabet Posters teaching resource preview
Alphabet references

Alphabet Posters

Alphabet letter-recognition classroom decor: each poster pairs one uppercase/lowercase letter with a themed word beginning with that letter.

Includes: 26 individual A-Z letter posters, each showing one uppercase+lowercase letter pair with a single themed word (e.g. Aa/apple…

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Level
Pre-K–3
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Letter P Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter P Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Beginning-sounds and handwriting literacy-center resource using photographs of P-words for letter recognition, tracing, sound sorting, and matching.

Includes: Table of contents / printing instructions page · 24 full-page alphabet posters/cards with real-photograph vocabulary: pail, paddle, paint, palm, pan, peach, peanut, pear, peas…

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter X Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter X Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use alphabet poster/cards for reference; trace letters and words on tracing cards; complete beginning/ending-sounds clip cards; match or play concentration with small picture cards; sort pictures into 'End with X' vs. 'Does not end with X'.

Includes: printing-instructions page · full-page alphabet posters/cards (pages 3-14) with words: ax, box, fix, fox, mix, ox, six, t-rex, wax, x-ray, xenops, xylophone

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Unicorn classroom decoration alphabet posters teaching resource preview
Alphabet references

Unicorn classroom decoration alphabet posters

A set of printable alphabet posters (A-Z with a keyword/picture per letter) for classroom wall decoration and phonics/letter-recognition support.

Includes: teacher notes/instructions page · multiple repeated sets of A-Z posters (several designs/sizes) each pairing a letter with a keyword (e.g. Aa/ant, Bb/bee) and, in some…

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Level
Pre-K–4
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Letter E Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter E Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards as reference; trace/write on laminated tracing cards; complete beginning-sounds clip-card activities; match or sort small picture cards by short vs. long E sound and by whether a word starts with E.

Includes: instructions page for printing (poster / 2-up / 4-up) · 14 full-page alphabet posters/cards with real-photo word pairs (eagle, ear, earrings, easel, eclipse, eel, egg, eggplant, elephant…

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter V Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter V Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards for display or reference; trace letter V on tracing cards; complete beginning-sounds clip cards by identifying pictures that start with V; use small picture cards for matching/concentration/sorting, including a 'Starts with V / Does not Start with V' sort.

Includes: table of contents describing the packet layout · printing-instructions page (1, 2, or 4 cards per page)

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Meaningful Print: Creating an Environment with Print-Rich Experiences teaching resource preview
Rhymes & shared reading

Meaningful Print: Creating an Environment with Print-Rich Experiences

A comprehensive early-literacy teacher resource/professional guide on building a print-rich classroom environment for preschool through grade 2, covering rationale, environmental checklists, and activity ideas across multiple literacy strands.

Includes: table of contents spanning: Rationale, Environmental Checklist, Print-Rich Environment, Children's Books, Using Print Meaningfully… · introductory letter to teachers/parents citing an IRA/NAEYC joint position statement on early literacy

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Level
Pre-K–2
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Letter B Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter B Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards with real photographs of B-words for reference; use laminated tracing cards in a writing center; complete beginning-sounds clip cards; use small picture cards for matching/concentration or sorting; sort pictures into 'starts with B' vs 'does not start with B.'

Includes: printing instructions page · full-page alphabet posters/cards (pages 3-30) with real-photograph B-words: baby, bag, ball, balloon, banana, banjo, barn, barrel…

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter L of the Week Alphabet Activities Hands On Phonics Printables teaching resource preview
Beginning sounds

Letter L of the Week Alphabet Activities Hands On Phonics Printables

Trace/write upper and lowercase L; identify, color, sort, and spin the letter; find L words/pictures; draw L pictures; identify beginning sounds; complete mazes, puzzles and dot-connects; assemble a booklet, flipbook, word wheel, crown, bracelet and finger/stick puppets; complete a color-by-code and geoboard task.

Includes: US-spelling 80-page activity pack (poster/cards, tracing, sorting, spinning, finding, beginning sounds, mazes, puzzles, cut-outs… · British-English-spelling 80-page activity pack (same activity set with UK spelling)

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Level
Pre-K–1
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