Letter I Reading Strips

Practice reading simple sentences with these letter I reading strips. Students will read words that begin with the letter I using the picture clue on each strip. There are 10 total reading strips that focus on both long I words and short I words included. All sentences are in the form of "I is for ___."

These letter I reading strips are suitable to preschool or kindergarten kids who are learning to identify the initial sound of the letter I. Students can sort between long and short vowel sounds, or simply read the strips to practice recognizing letter I words. These cards are perfect for introducing new vocabulary to students.

What is Included:

• * Six Long I Word Sentences - ill, insects, instruments, inchworm, ink, iguana

• * Four Short I Word Sentences - ice, ice cream, icicle, island
  
  When to Use:

• * Literacy Center

• * Reading Center

• * Small Group Activity

• * Task Box Activity (using pencil boxes)

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  Ways to Use
  * Place on a ring for a simple reading ring for a reading center

• * Cut the picture from the strip and have students match the picture to the sentence

• * Simply have students read the strips to practice recognizing words that begin with the target letter

Skills Assessed:
* Reading Simple Sentences

• * Beginning Sounds

• * Distinguishing between the long and short sounds of the letter I

• * Using picture clues to figure out new words

These reading strips are a low prep activity. Teachers simply need to print out the strips and then cut them apart. They can be laminated if desired. They can be places in a reading or literacy center. By placing these strips on a ring or in a pencil box, students can easily take out and clean up these reading strips.

This product contains a PDF with 2 usable pages.