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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Four in a Row Game - Rhyming Words
Practice recognizing rhyming words with this set of 12 picture cards and game board.
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Parts of a Book Front Cover (Classroom Poster)
Highlight the main features of a book's front cover with this printable poster for the classroom or school library.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Matching Activity Pack
Use these uppercase and lowercase matching cut and paste activities to help students identify and name both forms of each letter.
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Rhyming Sort Cookies Activity Mats
Use this cookie tray rhyming sort to explore the auditory component of rhyming words to develop phonemic awareness in your students.
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Rhyming Odd One Out Activity Mats
Use this Rhyming Odd One Out activity to support students phonemic awareness.
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Counting Syllables Game
Practice counting syllables in this beehive-themed Counting Syllables Game.
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Syllables Worksheet Set
Use this Syllable Worksheet set to help students identify syllables in words.
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Concepts About Print Teaching Slides
Learn about the different elements of both print and digital print with this set of teaching slides.
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Concepts of Print Worksheet Pack
Help students master the fundamentals of reading with this Concepts of Print Worksheet pack.
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Using Capital Letters and Periods Interactive
Help students understand the use of capital letters and periods with this interactive and engaging digital activity.
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Concepts About Print Posters
Boost early literacy skills with our 13 printable Concepts of Print posters.
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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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ABC and 123 Turkey With Feathers Printable Activity
Practice counting, skip counting, and the letters of the alphabet with our ABC and 123 Turkey With Feathers Craft Template.
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Build a Sentence Activity - Sentence Clothesline
Create simple sentences with this printable Build a Sentence Activity Sentence Clothesline resource.
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Halloween ABC Book for Handwriting Practice
Print and use this Halloween ABC Book template to help your students build letter recognition and handwriting skills.
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T is for Turkey - Letter T Worksheets
Letter T Worksheets are a fun and engaging way for preschool and kindergarten students to learn the alphabet with a festive Thanksgiving twist.
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A is for Apple - Letter A Worksheets
Introduce young learners to the alphabet with these letter A Worksheets, perfect for preschool and early learners.
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F is for Fire - Letter F Worksheet Pack
Help your PK and K students learn the letter F with 'F is for Fire' Letter F worksheets, which focus on phonetic sounds, handwriting, and activities for early math and literacy.
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Rhyming Bingo Game
Play a Rhyming Bingo Game to help your beginning readers learn to identify rhyming words and word families.
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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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Simple Sentence Activity Spinner Template
Engage young writers with this fun and interactive Simple Sentence Activity - Spinner Template.
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Simple Sentence Exit Tickets
Check your students' knowledge of simple sentences with this set of simple sentence exit tickets perfect for kindergarten.
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Simple Sentence Anchor Charts
Help students understand what makes a simple sentence with this clear and engaging Simple Sentence Anchor Charts.
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Simple Sentence Picture Prompt Cards
Build sentence confidence with these engaging Simple Sentence Picture Prompt Cards!
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Picture Prompts for Simple Sentences Flipbook
Encourage early writers to build confidence with this interactive flipbook!
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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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Simple Sentence Picture Prompt Worksheet Pack
Support early writers with this Simple Sentence Picture Prompt Worksheet Pack, featuring 12 worksheets.
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5 Star Sentence Writing Pack
Use this 5 star writing checklist teaching pack to help students develop strong writing habits with a simple, effective checklist and engaging worksheets.
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Word Building Cards
A comprehensive set of phonemes and letter combinations to help your students build words.
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CCVC Word Work Mat
Practice decoding and spelling simple words with this set of 24 CCVC picture task cards.
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Vocabulary Match-Up
Print an engaging picture-word memory game that gets students actively reading while matching images to their words.
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Digital Escape Room for Kids - Alphabet Sounds
Explore the letters of the alphabet and their main sounds using this fun digital escape room for kids.