Sometimes "Y" acts like a vowel. When it's playing the role of a vowel, "Y" makes a long "I" sound or a long "E" sound.

That letter R can sure be bossy! Give your kids some extra practice with r-controlled vowels by having them identify the correct spelling-sound correspondences of these common words.

Be on the lookout for words with the short letter U sound in this worksheet. This short U puzzle is fun for kids who like color-by-number worksheets and games.

Vowel pairs are easier to sound out than they look. Help your first grader tackle the vowel pairs oe and oa with this matching worksheet.

This exercise focuses on words that start with Y and Z! Color the pictures that start with the Y sound brown and the Z sound yellow.

Challenge your students with this letter-sound relationship activity! Students will brainstorm words with the long U sound using letters from a letter bank.

Challenge your students with this letter-sound relationship activity! Students will brainstorm words with the long “i” sound using letters from a letter bank.

Can you tell the difference between a short vowel sound and a long vowel sound? Get a great review with this fill-in-the-bubble quiz.

Use this exercise with your students to give them practice reading and spelling words that end with a final /e/.

Kids work on letter-sound correspondence with this worksheet.

If your first grader needs help learning the short o sound, try this worksheet. She'll figure out which pictures feature the short o sound.

Can your student figure out which ones don’t belong by finding the pictures with the same ending sound?

Digraphs are two letters that create a single sound, such as the "sh" sound in "sheep." In this worksheet, kids complete words that are missing digraphs.

Do all words that start with 'g' sound the same? Let's find out! Students will sort six words by the hard or soft g sound.

Help your child get to know the Z sound by practicing beginning sounds.

Learn all about light refraction by simply placing your pencil in a glass of water. Warning: your pencil may not be quiet the same afterward.

Looking for a worksheet to help your kid with science? This printable will help her identify the five senses.

Help train your first grader's ear to pick up the long e sound with this worksheet that asks her to sort out words with a long e sound.

Your child will learn how electricity is made and used by drawing pictures of household products that use electricity to create light, heat, and motion.