Awesome free printables and resources for students learning in first grade, ages 5-7. Practice with cvc word families, consonant blends, magic e words, and more!
This free printable CVCe Word Mapping worksheet is a multi-sensory, phoneme-grapheme mapping resource that helps students learn all about magic e and practice long vowel sounds! 🧑🏫 Why We Love It This resource is great for so many reasons! 👉 For more practice flexing between long and short vowel sounds, get our FREE Magic Wand…
Get 10 FREE CVC Word Building Puzzles! These build-a-word printable puzzles are an engaging, mulit-sensory activity for young readers to practice short vowel sounds, initial sounds, and final letter sounds! 🧩 Why We Love It There are so many reasons to love these FREE CVC word puzzle printables! They are an engaging, multi-sensory activity to…
Picture labeling is an excellent activity to use with young writers learning to spell. Get 6 FREE label-the-picture worksheets that follow Science of Reading procedures. Kids will have a blast while they tap the sounds, map the letters, spell and read the words, and then color the pictures! 💗 Why We Love It Labeling pictures…
Learn the spelling generalizations for the /k/ sound and when to use C vs. K! Teaching this rule will be easy with the information and FREE printable resources! Download our helpful anchor chart and a practice worksheet to help your students become proficient spellers with C and K. Beginning /K/ Sound Rule for C or…
Learn all about orthographic mapping and its importance in building fluent readers. You’ll also get 2 free word mapping sheets for effective phoneme-grapheme mapping practice, so your students can turn unknown words into sight words! What is Orthographic Mapping? Orthographic mapping (OM) is the process our brains go through to create a permanent connection with…
Get 7 printable poems to teach and reinforce decoding skills while reading tons of high-frequency words. Through practice with these poems, kids can use research-based strategies to turn unknown high-frequency words into sight words that can be read automatically with ease! What Are High Frequency Words? High frequency words (HFW) are words that readers see…
Learn all about the FLOSS rule and how to use Science of Reading-aligned methods to teach it to students. Download and print a FREE word list & FREE anchor chart to help your instruction stick! What Is the FLOSS Rule? 👉 The FLOSS rule is a spelling generalization that says when a one-syllable word with…
Learn the rules for when the letter C says its soft sound, the /s/ sound. Here you’ll get the best tips for teaching soft C to your students, and view the most common soft C words in English. Then grab a FREE word sort for students to practice differentiating between hard C and soft C…
These Spring Flowers Word Building printables are a free, engaging, multisensory activity to practice phoneme-grapheme mapping, word building, alphabetical order, and more! 🌸 Why We Love It Like our winter word building activity, this helps students practice phoneme-grapheme mapping with 3 and 4 phoneme words. The flowers contain all the letters of the alphabet, plus…
Did you know the letter G can make two sounds? Learn all about the two sounds that G can make: /g/ like gate and /j/ like gem. You’ll also get teaching tips and word lists too! Then grab a FREE word sort for students to practice the Soft G and Hard G sounds. All About…