ELAR 1.2
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) producing a series of rhyming words;
- (i) recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;
- (ii) distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words;
- (iii) recognizing the change in spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed;
- (iv) blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words, including initial and/or final consonant blends;
- (v) manipulating phonemes within base words; and
- (vi) segmenting spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes, including words with initial and/or final consonant blends;
- (vii) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (B) decoding words in isolation and in context by applying
common letter sound correspondences;
- (i) decoding words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;
- (ii) decoding words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including vowel digraphs and diphthongs; and r-controlled syllables;
- (iii) using knowledge of base words to decode common compound words and contractions;
- (iv) decoding words with inflectional endings, including -ed, -s, and -es; and
- (v) identifying and reading at least 100 high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (vi) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (C) spelling words with closed syllables, open syllables,
VCe syllables, vowel teams, and r-controlled syllables;
- (i) spelling words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;
- (ii) spelling words using sound-spelling patterns; and
- (iii) spelling high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iv) demonstrate print awareness by identifying the information that different parts of a book provide;
- (D) alphabetize a series of words to the first or second letter and use a dictionary to find words; and
- (E) develop handwriting by printing words, sentences, and answers legibly leaving appropriate spaces between words.
- (A) producing a series of rhyming words;
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Alphabet Interactive - Letter L
Bring technology into your guided reading lessons, and learn the sounds of L with a Google Interactive activity.
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Alphabet Google Interactive - Letter F
Use a Google Slides Interactive Activity to aid students in learning the letter F.
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Alphabet Google Interactive – Letter E
Build letter recognition skills and phonemic awareness with a Letter E Google Slides Interactive Activity.
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Alphabet Google Interactive — Letter D
Dive into learning the letter D with a Google Interactive Activity.
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Syllable Types and Syllable Division
Divide multisyllabic words into syllables and identify their syllable types with this Google Slides interactive activity.
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Contractions - I Have, Who Has? Card Game
Encourage correct spelling and usage of contractions in your Language Arts lessons with an engaging I Have, Who Has? Card game.
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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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Quick Phonics Screener- Single Letter Phoneme
Test your students' knowledge of single letter phonemes with this student assessment kit.
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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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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - WILL
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “will” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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BUILD IT! CVC, CCVC, and CVCC Words
Encourage your students to practice decoding and spelling CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words with this set of 15 task cards.
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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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Rhyming Practice - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Practice identifying rhyming words with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Rhyming Match Worksheet Pack
Identify rhyming words through images with this set of 5 worksheets.
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SPLAT! CVC Word Game
Practice decoding and reading 3-letter words with your students with our Splat card game that includes 36 game cards.
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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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Bowling Game - Beginning Sounds
Practice applying letter-sound correspondence with 26 picture cards and letter pins.
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Science of Reading Decoding Strategy Bookmarks and Poster
Help students succeed in reading fluency with this free printable bookmark and poster set of strategies for decoding unknown words.
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Final 'e' Picture Puzzle - o_e
Practice decoding words with long 'o' vowel sounds and final ‘e’ conventions with this 15-piece picture puzzle.
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Growth Mindset Worksheets (Grades K-1)
Print these growth mindset worksheets for kindergarten and first grade to learn about I Can and I Can't while practicing handwriting.
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Cat Handwriting Paper - Dotted Middle Line
A set of handwriting lines to use when teaching your students how to sit their letters properly on a line.
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Alphabet Handwriting Sheet
A handwriting sheet with the alphabet and some words for students to trace.
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CVC Beginning and Ending Letters Worksheet Pack
Practice identifying missing beginning and ending sounds and letters in this set of 10 CVC worksheets.
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High Frequency Words Worksheet Pack - 1st Grade
Support your 1st Grade students as they consolidate their understanding of high‑frequency words with this engaging and purposeful high frequency words worksheet pack.
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High Frequency Tricky Words Teaching Slides - 1st Grade
Give your 1st Grade students the structured support they need to read and spell high‑frequency words with unusual or unexpected spelling patterns.
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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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First Grade High Frequency Words Reading Mats
Use these High Frequency words reading mats to help students identify and read high frequency words.
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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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Roll, Read and Write – High Frequency Word Game Pack
Practice reading high frequency words with this set of Roll to Read and Roll to Write High Frequency Word Game boards.
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Hickory Dickory Dock – Nursery Rhyme Poster and PowerPoint
Use this “Hickory Dickory Dock” nursery rhyme poster and PowerPoint to teach your youngest students about rhyme, rhythm and counting.
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Jack Be Nimble – Nursery Rhyme Poster and PowerPoint
Use this “Jack be Nimble” nursery rhyme poster and PowerPoint to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat – Nursery Rhyme Poster and PowerPoint
Use this “Row Row Row Your Boat” nursery rhyme poster and PowerPoint to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.