Hearing Middle Sounds

So Many Sounds in a CVC Word

Blending Sounds Hopper

Kids must hop on the word that matches the letter sounds they hear.

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

So Many Sounds in a CVC Word

This lesson plan is a great way to introduce or review the concept of identifying letter sounds within CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. You can use this as a stand-alone lesson or a as a support lesson for the Read with Beads lesson plan.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Short I or Short U?

Short I or Short U?

Name that vowel! Kids must sort short vowel words to pack up for school.

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

Letter Sounds Quiz

Letter Sounds Quiz

Your early reader matches vowel and consonant sounds with objects.

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

Vowels

Workbook

Vowels

Short and long vowels are critical to reading and writing success. Give your little learner a head start with this fun workbook, filled with exercises to practise working with A, E, I, O and U.

Year one

Reading & writing

Workbook

Bumper Cars

Bumper Cars

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

Short E Cloud Catcher

Short E Cloud Catcher

Help Tutu catch clouds by picking out the ones that have short E words on them.

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

Short I Cloud Catcher

Short I Cloud Catcher

Tutu soars through the sky and your kid guides her to the short I words.

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

Missing Vowels

Missing Vowels

Help your child learn vowels and improve his spelling skills with this printable year one worksheet.

Year one

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Blending 1

Guided Lesson

Blending 1

Consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC words include examples such as paw, cow and pop. Identifying these words and understanding the sound that they make is crucial to building reading fluency. This guided lesson provides practise with CVC words by focusing on their intial, medial and ending sounds. You can boost learning with our supplemental worksheets that offer more practise with CVC words.

Year one

Reading & writing

Guided Lesson

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary Cards: Hands on Reading

Phonological Awareness

Use this helpful phonological awareness lesson to introduce or review the beginning and ending sounds in CVC words with your ELs. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the colour it Out lesson plan.

Year one

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Phonemic Awareness: Blending

Vocabulary Cards: Hands on Reading

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Hands on Reading.

Year one

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Phonemic Awareness: Middle Sounds

Phonemic Awareness: Blending

Blending sounds together to make words is an essential skill for young learners. Give first graders the practise they need by reading sounds aloud to them, and asking them to identify the word they hear.

Year 2

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short O 1

Guided Lesson

Short O 1

Knowing how to read short O words like hot, pot, and top takes practise. This guided lesson can help kids master the short O sound. Kids will be taught to identify the short O within common sight words, which will boost reading fluency. Don't forget to check out the short O printables at the end of the lesson to continue the learning.

Year one

Reading & writing

Guided Lesson

Short U 1

Guided Lesson

Short U 1

This guided lesson focuses on short U, as in jump, sun, and duck. Kids learn how to recognise and read this sound, then practise with short U words. Breaking up lessons based on vowel sounds helps kids chunk concepts together, easing retention and boosting phonics skills. Once you are through with the lesson, consider downloading some of the accompanying short U printables for extended learning.

Year one

Reading & writing

Guided Lesson

The Write Track

Workbook

The Write Track

Kindergarten focuses on pre-writing: ABCs, vowel sounds and simple words. Prep for writing success with these worksheets that focus on letter recognition, word-building and a bit of storytelling.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Workbook

Nursery Rhyme Coloring: Diddle Diddle Dumpling

Phonemic Awareness: Middle Sounds

Kids isolate short vowel sounds in this phonics worksheet.

Year 2

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Nursery Rhyme Coloring: Diddle Diddle Dumpling

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Diddle Diddle Dumpling".

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short O Hopper 2

Phonemic Awareness: Segmenting

Short O Hopper 2

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

Phonemic Awareness: Segmenting

Assess your students’ ability to segment beginning, middle, and ending sounds in this verbal phonemic awareness worksheet, perfect for helping beginning readers practise hearing and isolating distinct sounds.

Year 2

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Segmenting Gum Stretch

Four Letter Short A Words

Segmenting Gum Stretch

Year one

Reading & writing

Game

Four Letter Short A Words

Use this worksheet for visuals to help students segment four letter words.

Year one

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Vowels Are Special

Vowels Are Special

In this fun alphabet-focused lesson plan, students will learn all about vowels! With a special focus on the letter A, this is a great way to help your students learn all about short vowel sounds. Can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the **A-E-I-O-U** lesson plan.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Colour It Out