Phonics, sight words and spelling for 1st grade (page 2)
Phonics, sight words and spelling for 1st grade: 56 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- How to teach phonics step by stepGuide
A step-by-step way to teach phonics: what the evidence supports, a typical sequence of patterns, a 30-minute daily lesson with scripts, blending, spelling, decodable text, tricky words and checking progress.
- Flashcard makerMaker
Make two-sided printable flashcards from a list, 6, 8 or 10 to a page with cut lines, or flip through them on the projector. Free, no sign-in.
- Spelling practice and test makerMaker
Paste this week's spelling words and get a look-say-cover-write-check sheet, a numbered test, a scramble, and bingo and word search made from the same list. Free.
- Sight word checks without flash-card dread: Dolch, Fry and a listening quizGuide
Dolch and Fry sight word lists explained, and how to run a whole-class listening check in K–2 with a free printable quiz that hides the word until you say it.
- Word scramble makerMaker
Turn any word list into a printable word scramble, with a word bank, an optional first-letter hint and an answer key. Free, no sign-in.
- How to teach CVC words, step by stepGuide
How to teach CVC words in kindergarten and 1st grade: hearing sounds, letter sounds, blending, one short vowel at a time, word ladders, spelling and decodable sentences, with free sheets.
- The order to teach phonics patterns, with a sheet for eachGuide
A common phonics teaching order in twelve patterns, from CVC short vowels to r-controlled vowels: why it goes in that order, what each step adds, pacing, and a free sheet set for each.
- 25 phonemic awareness activities you can do in five minutesIdea
Twenty-five quick, oral phonemic awareness activities for Pre-K to 1st grade, from clapping syllables to changing sounds, each with what to say, what you need and the grades it fits.
- Elkonin sound boxesTool
Push a counter into a box for each sound in a word, with two to five boxes and word sets from the phonics lists. Free, no sign-in.
- Letter tiles onlineTool
Drag letter tiles to build words on a magnetic-style board, with vowels in red and consonants in blue. Free, no sign-in.
- Word wall makerMaker
Build a word wall by first letter, by sound pattern or by topic, from our sight word, phonics and topic lists or your own words, then print it. Free.
- Spelling words by gradePrintable
Free weekly spelling lists for 1st to 6th grade, one pattern a week with the rule, each ready to open in the spelling test maker.
- Spelling words for 1st gradePrintable
Sixteen weekly spelling lists for 1st grade, one spelling pattern a week with the rule, to open in the spelling maker or print.
- Community and safety sign cardsPrintable
Printable cards of the signs and words children meet in town, such as stop, exit, restroom and caution, with a matching game and a sheet to circle the sign.
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- Sight words quiz bankPage
Every sight word the quiz maker can print as a listening quiz, list by list, with the look-alike words it puts in the boxes.
- Do you know the Fry 100?Page
Fifteen words from Fry's first 100, read aloud by your device, three boxes each. The wrong boxes are the look-alikes a beginning reader mixes up.
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- CVC words worksheetsPrintable
Free CVC word worksheets for kindergarten and 1st grade, one short vowel at a time, with pictures and a key.
- Free phonics worksheets by patternPage
Twelve phonics patterns in teaching order, every word decodable, with keys.
- Short a (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short a (cvc) worksheets: the letter a between two consonants, as in cat. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short e (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short e (cvc) worksheets: the letter e between two consonants, as in bed. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short i (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short i (cvc) worksheets: the letter i between two consonants, as in sit. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short o (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short o (cvc) worksheets: the letter o between two consonants, as in hot. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short u (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short u (cvc) worksheets: the letter u between two consonants, as in sun. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Magic e (CVCe) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free magic e (cvce) worksheets: a vowel, a consonant and a silent e, as in cake. Every word decodable, with an answer key.