Reading: Foundational Skills
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Apple Barrel Blends - Sorting Center
Supplement your phonics lessons with a consonant blend “Apple Barrel” sorting center.
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Google Interactive R-Blends Activity
Decode and spell r-blend words with phonemes gr, tr, br, cr, dr, pr, and fr.
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Sight Word Hunt — 2nd Grade Dolch Words List Activity
Practice reading 2nd-grade level sight words from the Dolch high-frequency words list with this activity.
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Match or TRASH! - R Blends Card Game
Practice decoding and reading 15 initial R blend words with our matching card game.
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First Grade Dolch Words - I Have, Who Has? Game
Practice listening to and reading high-frequency words with this set of 42 “I Have, Who Has?” 1st Grade Dolch sight word game cards.
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Which Word? CVC Decoding Worksheets
A set of 5 worksheets for students to practice segmenting and blending common CVC words.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - WANT
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “want” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - ALL
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “all” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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Four in a Row Game - Adding Phonemes
Create new words by adding phonemes with this set of 28 cards and game board.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short I CVC Words
Practice reading short /i/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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CVC Word Building Activity
Practice building CVC words with this 25 slide interactive activity.
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How Does It End? - Final Sounds Printable or Interactive Activity
Practice spelling CVC words with this set of 15 fill-in-the-blank word cards and their matching missing letters.
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Beginning Sounds Sorting Activity
Practice identifying beginning sounds of words by sorting this set of 24 picture cards.
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A Fistful of Flavors Alliteration Activity
Make alliteration fun with a printable worksheet that challenges students to create flavors of ice cream.
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Segmenting and Blending CVC Words Interactive PowerPoint
Practice reading CVC words with your students with our interactive PowerPoint.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - GOES
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “goes” from the Second Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - AN
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “an” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Alphabet and Digit Mini Flashcards
A set of alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) and digit (0-9) flashcards.
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Segmenting and Blending Mats
A set of beautifully designed templates for students to practice blending and segmenting words.
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Four In A Row Vowel Teams Game — EE, EA, and EY
Decode words with EE, EA, and EY vowel teams representing the long 'e' vowel sound.
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SMASH IT! R Blends Game
Practice segmenting and spelling R consonant blend words with this game board and blend card set for 10 players.
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Four in a Row Game - a_e Words
Practice decoding long 'a' silent final ‘e’ words with this set of 18 word cards and picture game board.
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Readers' Theater Script - Grandpa's Birthday Surprise
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
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Common Blends and Digraphs Bookmarks
These bookmarks are designed to help students remember some of the most common blends and digraphs while reading.
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Alphabet Matching Activity
A great matching activity for students to practice their letters and initial sounds.
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Word Twist - Word Building Game
Encourage word building in your classroom with this fun Boggle-style game!
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Two-Letter Word Balloon Cards
6 pages of two-letter words on balloon backgrounds.
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Reading Goals Tracking Display
Encourage students to track and celebrate achievement with a Reading Goals Bulletin Board.
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Predicting and Inferring Poster Set - Early Grades
Use this simple set of Making Predictions and Inferencing posters to help students understand and learn the difference between these two important reading skills.
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Making and Checking Prediction Graphic Organizer Pack
Use these making and checking predictions templates with your early years students to help with predictions before, during and after reading.
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Digital Predicting Story Activity
Use this digital story of The Muddy Dog and matching prediction worksheets to explore how to make predictions before, during and after a story as a class.
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Making Predictions Reading Strategy PowerPoint
Use these Making Predictions Reading Strategy teaching slides when introducing the concept of predicting during reading to your early years students.