ELAR K.2
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to:
- (1) demonstrate phonological awareness by:
- (A) identifying and producing rhyming words;
- (i) recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;
- (ii) identifying the individual words in a spoken sentence;
- (iii) identifying syllables in spoken words;
- (iv) manipulating syllables within a multisyllabic word; and
- (v) blending syllables to form multisyllabic words;
- (vi) segmenting multisyllabic words into syllables;
- (vii) blending spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words;
- (viii) blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words;
- (ix) segmenting spoken one-syllable words into individual phonemes;
- (x) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (B) identifying and matching the common sounds that letters
represent;
- (i) using letter-sound relationships to decode, including VC, CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words;
- (ii) recognizing that new words are created when letters are changed, added, or deleted such as it - pit - tip - tap; and
- (iii) identifying and reading at least 25 high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iv) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (C) spelling words with VC, CVC, and CCVC;
- (i) spelling words using sound-spelling patterns; and
- (ii) spelling high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iii) demonstrate print awareness by:
- (D) identifying the front cover, back cover, and title page
of a book;
- (i) holding a book right side up, turning pages correctly, and knowing that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right with return sweep;
- (ii) recognizing that sentences are comprised of words separated by spaces and recognizing word boundaries;
- (iii) recognizing the difference between a letter and a printed word; and
- (iv) identifying all uppercase and lowercase letters; and
- (v) develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality.
- (A) identifying and producing rhyming words;
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Build and Write a Sentence Worksheets
Practice building and writing sentences with a set of printable Build and Write a Sentence Worksheets.
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Introduction to Writing Simple Sentences Slide Deck
Teach students how to write simple sentences with these Writing Simple Sentences Teaching Slides.
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The Easter Bunny – Easter Poem Poster
Use this Easter poem about the Easter bunny as a basis for some Easter fun in your classroom!
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Spelling CVCC Words - Worksheets
Develop students’ ability to segment and blend the sounds in CVCC words with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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CVC Word Chain Ladders - Worksheets
Build word chains with CVC words using this set of printable phonics worksheets.
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Spaceship Word Chains - Worksheets
Manipulate the individual phonemes in 3- and 4-letter words to create new ones with this set of word chain worksheets.
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Magic E Words - Match-Up Activity
Explore words containing long vowel sounds created by the magic e.
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Syllable Types – Single Syllable Interactive Activity
Identify types of syllables in single syllable words with this Google Slides Interactive activity.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - BE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “be” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - HE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “he” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - ARE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “are” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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Parts of a Book Worksheets
Use these parts of a book worksheets for students to identify the various parts of a book.
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CVC Word Building Mats
A set of 25 word building mats using consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
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Color by Sight Words - 4 Words - Butterfly
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Roll it! Read it! Write it! Dolch 1st Grade Sight Words
Practice reading and writing Dolch’s first grade high-frequency words with this board game for multiple players.
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Color by Sight Words - 4 Words - Ladybug
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Alphabet Matching Caterpillar Activity
A vibrant and fun activity to teach lowercase and uppercase to young children.
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Word Family Activity Sheets
A set of 20 word family activity sheets for students to complete.
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Capital Letter and Periods Worksheet Set
Explore capital letters at the start of sentences and periods at the end with this puncutation worksheet set.
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Tricky Words Activity Mats
Use these printable tricky word mats as a hands-on activity when introducing high frequency words that have an irregular spelling pattern or one your early readers haven’t learnt yet.
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High Frequency Word Mats
Use these high frequency word mats for your Kinder and 1st Grade students to experience a hands-on way of learning high frequency words.
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Syllables Worksheet Set
Use this Syllable Worksheet set to help students identify syllables in words.
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Parts of a Book Poster
Discover the parts of a book and understand the conventions of print with this classroom poster.
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Letter Formation Worksheets - Uppercase, Lowercase, and Sentence Writing
A set of 26 letter formation worksheets that include uppercase and lowercase letters as well as sentence writing.
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CVCC Word Work Mat
Practice segmenting and spelling simple words with this set of 24 CVCC picture task cards.
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Tap It! Letter Sound Game for Kindergarten
Use this letter sound game for kindergarten to help students apply letter-sound correspondences.
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Beginning Letter Sound Picture Match Worksheet Pack
Explore single letter sounds with this picture match worksheet pack for your kindergarten students.
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CVC Words Bingo Game
Practice decoding simple CVC words with this set of printable Bingo boards.
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Blending CVC Word Activity
Use this Blending CVC Word Activity with your students to get them practicing blending simple CVC words.
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Manipulating Sounds Four in a Row Game
Explore phoneme manipulation with your students by creating new words by changing phonemes with this phoneme manipulation game.
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Blend and Color Phoneme Blending Worksheets
Get your students blending simple CVC words with this set of blend and color worksheets.
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CVC Word Blending Slide Activity
Engage students in a fun blending activity to encourage students to ‘slide’ their phonemes together with this phoneme blending mat.