Christmas Tree Phonics Worksheet – FREE Printable!
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Get this free printable Christmas Tree Phonics Worksheet for practice with ANY phonics skill! It’s no-prep and great for individual practice, phonics centers, or whole class work.
Why We Love It
There are lots of reasons this phonics activity is great. Let me tell you some of my personal favorites!
👉 No Prep: Busy teachers rejoice! You can target this activity to any foundational concept or skill with zero prep ahead of time. Like our Christmas CVC worksheets, simply print and go!
👉 Customizable: Differentiation is super simple because you can use this worksheet for any phonics skill! Write in the skill or concept that your students are focusing on to customize the activity.
Using the Worksheet
- Write any phonics skill on the star.
- Have students write words that contain that phonics skill on the ornaments. You can dictate the words to them, or you can challenge them to come up with words.
- For fluency practice, they read through all the words three times, coloring in a present every time they do.
➡️ Expert Tip: Use any of our free phonics word lists to make dictation a breeze!
Extension Activities
Silly Pictures: Choose two words and draw a silly picture to describe them together on the back of the page. For example, if a student chooses the words ship and rash, he might draw a picture of a boat with blotches all over it.
Sentence Writing: Flip over the page. Students choose one to two words and write a sentence, then check their spelling, spacing, and punctuation.
Tell a Story: Choose 4-5 words from the page, then tell a story out loud that includes all of the words.
Word Sorting: You might have noticed that there are two different types of ornaments on the tree: circles & octagons. You can further extend the activity by creating a key and asking students to sort words into the different shapes.
Some examples:
- If you’re working on ai/ay words, have students write ay words on the circles and ai words on the octagons (look at the first image shown above).
- If you’re practicing encoding words with digraphs, have students write ch words on the circles and sh words on the octagons.
You can do this with common long vowel spellings, oi/oy words, and much more. Just be sure to write the key on the board or on their worksheet for easy referencing!
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Thank you so much for all of your wonderful activity sheets. As a retired reading teacher, who still volunteers with students struggling with reading, it is very helpful to have access to such meaning activities to help these students. Your explanations and suggestions of how to use these materials also helps keep me updated on the latest research and practices in teaching reading. Continued success with your very helpful blog.
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Hi Barbara,
We’re so glad to know you’re able to use our resources as you continue working with struggling readers! Thank you for your feedback and support!
-Katie and Laura