In this popcorn blends activity, K-2nd Grade children spin a blend, sort 12 picture cards into popcorn boxes and fill in a practice page, with an answer key included for quick checking.
This short and long vowel a CVCe activity gives 1st and 2nd grade readers 24 word cards for a silent e matching game, a sort mat and a practice page. Answer key included.
Using the Blends, Digraphs, and Trigraphs Activity, students create lists of words that have beginning and ending blends, digraphs, or trigraphs.
This l blend activity has 1st and 2nd grade students match picture cards to word cards and sort words by bl, cl, fl, pl and sl. Answer key included.
In this consonant digraphs ch sh th wh activity, Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students sort 16 picture-word cards by their first sound, with an answer key included for easy checking.
In this blending s blends activity, 1st and 2nd grade children match 15 picture cards to word cards, then sort the words by sn, sk, sl, st and sp. Answer key included.
This short and long vowel i CVCe activity gives 1st and 2nd grade readers 24 word cards for a silent e matching game, a sort mat and a practice page. Answer key included.
A CVC vowel activity for preschool to 2nd grade with 15 picture clip cards, a write-the-word sheet and a practice page. Answer key included to check every short vowel.
This CVC word mats activity helps preschool to 2nd grade students build and spell short vowel words with letter tiles, with a practice page and an answer key included.
This beginning consonant blends activity gives Kindergarten to 2nd Grade readers 12 picture clip cards, a recording sheet and a practice page, with an answer key included, so they can hear and write r-, l- and s-blends.
This blends mini book activity lets 1st and 2nd grade children make a travel book, write the blend for each picture and use each word in a sentence. Answer key included.
Using this Silent Night Silent Letters Activity, students identify and decode silent letter patterns in order to build reading accuracy and fluency.
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This brick breaker consonant blends activity has 1st and 2nd grade students spin a blend and break picture bricks that begin with it. An answer key is included for each game mat.
This hard and soft c g sounds activity lets 1st to 3rd grade students sort picture cards by the sound c or g makes, with a practice page and answer key included.
This feeling bright great and proud r consonant blends activity has 1st-2nd grade students sort 20 balloon word cards by br, tr, gr, fr and pr. Answer key included.
Using the Beginning Consonants Baseball Activity, students play Baseball to practice identifying the beginning consonants of words.
UsingSound Hound Sounding Out Words Activity, studentsplay Sound Hound to practice sounding out words with three sounds (3-4 letter words).
Using thisCVC Activity - Real and Nonsense Words, students determine if a CVC word is real or nonsense by reading it aloud.
This St. Patrick's Day blends activity is a memory game for 1st and 2nd grade: match rainbow word cards that start with the same blend. Practice page and answer key included.
Tricky consonants, solved!
Second graders already know their single consonant sounds, so now they tackle the tricky ones. They learn digraphs like sh, ch, th and ph, where two letters make one sound, and that ph = /f/ in words like phone. They learn hard and soft c and g, and spelling patterns like -dge in bridge. These patterns help with reading and spelling longer words. The click moment is when a child spells "phone" correctly and explains why it isn't "fone."
Second graders need clear patterns and lots of reading. These moves help.
Write a list of /f/ words and have kids decide whether each uses f or ph. Then look for clues together, like ph showing up in words from science such as "photo." Kids start to notice patterns instead of guessing.
Why it works: teaching letter sounds directly and in order is one of the best-supported findings in reading research (National Reading Panel, 2000).
Try it withF or PH WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Give kids picture cards and have them sort into hard c and soft c piles. Then write the words under each picture. Matching sounds to spellings makes the rule easier to remember.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withHard Soft C Pictures WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →After practicing a pattern on its own, read short passages where it's mixed with other sounds. Kids have to notice the pattern in real reading. That's when it really sticks.
Why it works: shuffled practice teaches kids to choose the right strategy, not just repeat one, and it improved test scores in research (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withConsonant Sounds Reading Comprehension WorkbookAssessmentsOpen it →Turn tricky sounds into quick, fun challenges.
ActivitiesKids "pop" up when they hear a blend and read the word on the popcorn kernel.
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WorksheetsRead a story with lots of TH words, then make up a silly tongue twister.
Open Starts With TH Reading Comprehension Worksheet →
WorksheetsBuild a paper bridge with -dge, -ge and gi words. Can it hold up?
Open GI GE DGE Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Popcorn Blends Activity, Short and Long Vowel A CVCe Activity and Blends, Digraphs, and Trigraphs Activity.
They learn digraphs like sh, ch, th, wh and ph, hard and soft c and g, and spelling patterns like -dge and -ck.
A digraph is two consonants that make one sound, like sh in ship or ph in phone.
C usually says /s/ when it comes before e, i or y, like in city and cent. Otherwise it says /k/, like in cat.
Practice word sorts, read books with the patterns and play spelling games. Point out patterns in everyday words you see together.
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