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Encouraging early literacy among children is one of Education.com’s primary goals. The following activity ideas, short stories, and worksheets will boost your child’s wordsmith skills and enhance their reading comprehension. Give your child the gift of early literacy help with the following activities and worksheets that encourage developing both reading and writing skills, making teaching early literacy that much easier.

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Q Is For...

Help your preschooler learn the alphabet and practice letter Q sounds all while having fun and coloring!

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Roses are Red: Nursery Rhyme Coloring Page

Roses are Red: Nursery Rhyme Coloring Page

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Roses are Red...".

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Find Rhyming Words

Find Rhyming Words

Find rhyming words with your little learner! Decide the best rhyme that will finish each sentence.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Sequence Practice

Sequence Practice

This worksheet helps preschool students practice sequencing in a hands-on way, by learning about the importance of morning routines.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Ugly Duckling Story Ordering

Ugly Duckling Story Ordering

Help put Floyd's book back together after a little bird re-organized the pages.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Game

V Is For...

Help your preschooler learn the alphabet and practice letter V sounds all while having fun and coloring!

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Nursery Rhyme Coloring: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Nursery Rhyme Coloring: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Writing Ideas

It's time to brainstorm! Use this worksheet to help budding writers generate a list of ideas and topics for future stories, as well as give students a chance to practice their letter and word spacing.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Easy Animal Memory Game

Easy Animal Memory Game

This simple animal memory game will help preschoolers associate different sounds with the animals who make them.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Down by the Bay

Down by the Bay

The classic song "Down by the Bay" provides a wonderful example for children learning the letters X, V and F. Not only will children be given the opportunity to identify these letters, but also understand the sounds that they make within the context of a familiar story. This fun guided narrative is accompanied by printables that can help keep the learning going.

Preschool

Guided Lesson

Pre-Reading House Game

Pre-Reading House Game

Help your preschooler learn to read with this simple and fun exercise. By reading the descriptions of each house, your child picks one of the houses.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

All About Animals Report

All About Animals Report

Kindergarten students will love learning about a new animal as they create an informational report using this helpful guide!

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Finish That Sentence: Punctuation

Finish That Sentence: Punctuation

Assess kids' understanding of ending punctuation in this worksheet.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Glossary: Reading Pictures

Glossary: Reading Pictures

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Pictures.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Dot Reading

Track the dots! Help your students learn one-to-one correspondence and how to recognize words as they read along with you in this interactive worksheet.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Make a Paper Doll: Doctor

Make a Paper Doll: Doctor

Follow the prompts to make a doctor paper doll, then sit down for an interview with them!

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

U Is For...

Help your preschooler learn the alphabet and practice letter U sounds all while having fun and coloring!

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Ready to Read

This workbook will acquaint your preschooler with reading by introducing it through a variety of subjects, such as math, science, and even art!

Preschool

Math

Workbook

Peas Porridge Hot: Rhyme Coloring Page

Peas Porridge Hot: Rhyme Coloring Page

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Peas Porridge Hot".

Preschool

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Choose the Best Ending

Choose the Best Ending

This worksheet will have students learning about the sequencing of fiction texts.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short O 1

Knowing how to read short O words like hot, pot, and top takes practice. This guided lesson can help kids master the short O sound. Kids will be taught to identify the short O within common sight words, which will boost reading fluency. Don't forget to check out the short O printables at the end of the lesson to continue the learning.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Guided Lesson

My Story Reflection

My Story Reflection

Kids rate stories and share favorite texts in this worksheet.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Make a Paper Doll: Firefighter

Make a Paper Doll: Firefighter

Follow the prompts to make a firefighter paper doll, then sit down for an interview with them!

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short U 1

This guided lesson focuses on short U, as in jump, sun, and duck. Kids learn how to recognize and read this sound, then practice with short U words. Breaking up lessons based on vowel sounds helps kids chunk concepts together, easing retention and boosting phonics skills. Once you are through with the lesson, consider downloading some of the accompanying short U printables for extended learning.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Guided Lesson

Anatomy of a Book

Anatomy of a Book

What are all the parts of a book? In this activity, students practice identifying and naming front covers, back covers, and title pages.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

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