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1st Grade Beginning Sounds Resources

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Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeBeginning Blends Transportation Worksheet

Using the Beginning Blends Transportation Worksheet, students use pictures to determine the beginning sound of the transportation shown

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeBeginning Digraphs Matching Worksheet

This beginning digraphs matching worksheet lets 1st graders match pictures to ch, sh, th, wh and ph, then write the digraph to finish words. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

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Worksheet1st GradeBeginning Sounds PR, TR, GR Worksheet

This beginning sounds pr, tr, gr worksheet has 1st grade students name nine pictures and write the blend that starts each word. An answer key is included, so checking is fast and easy.

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Worksheet1st GradeBeginning Sounds Worksheet - Animal

This beginning sounds animal worksheet has first graders name six friendly animals, write each missing first letter, then spell the whole word. An answer key is included for quick, no-prep phonics practice.

Activity
Activity1st GradeCheep Cheep Cheep Consonant Digraphs Activity

Using the Cheep Cheep Cheep Consonant Digraphs Activity, student match picture and word cards to build their understanding of digraph sounds.

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Activity1st GradePlucking Blends L Blend Activity

Using the Plucking Blends L Blend Activity, students match the picture cards and word cards to build reading fluency skills.

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Activity1st GradeBlends Mini Book Activity

Using the Blends Mini Book Activity, students create mini books about blends to practice using words with beginning blends in sentences.

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Worksheet1st GradeBeginning Sounds Animals Worksheet

Using the Beginning Sounds Animals Worksheet, students use pictures to determine the beginning sound of the animal shown

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Worksheet1st GradeBeginning Sounds GL, FL, SL Worksheet

Using the Beginning Sounds GL, FL, SL Worksheet, students use the pictures to determine which beginning sound begins the word.

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Worksheet1st GradeLetter Y Tracing Worksheet

Using Letter Y Tracing Worksheet, students trace, color, or form the letter Y in order build their print handwriting skills.

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Worksheet1st GradeTo B or to D Worksheet

Using the To B or to D Worksheet, students use pictures to determine the beginning sound of the picture shown

Activity
Activity1st GradeBlending S Blends Activity

Using the Blending S Blends Activity, students sort the pictures cards into s blend categories, sn-, sk-, sl-, sm- and sp-.

Activity
Activity1st GradeC C C Consonants Beginning Consonants Activity

Using the C C C Consonants Beginning Consonants Activity, students match all of the picture cards that begin with the same letter.

Activity
Activity1st GradeFeeling Bright Great and Proud R Consonant Blends Activity

Using the Feeling Bright Great and Proud R Consonant Blends Activity, students sort the words into the correct blend headings to build their reading fluency skills.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeBeginning Digraphs Pictures Worksheet

Using the Beginning Digraphs Pictures Worksheet, students use pictures to determine the beginning digraph that is shown.

Activity
Activity1st GradeSeashells by the Seashore Consonant Digraphs Activity

Using the Seashells by the Seashore Consonant Digraphs Activity, students practice listening for and identifying initial and ending digraphs by collecting seashells into digraph buckets.

Assessment
Assessment1st GradeStarts With N Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Using this Starts With N Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students build their reading comprehension and phonics skills while reading about words that begin with the sound N.