Print out pictures of words with either "th" or "sh" sounds in them. Have your child sort these into two different groups: one for "th" words and one for "sh" words.
When introducing digraphs show students pictures of things that begin with two different digraphs like "th" and "sh." Have them say the word with you and help you sort them into different sections in a pocket chart.
Chicken Checkers: Learning About Ch Sounds
Chicken Checkers: Learning About Ch Sounds
Children learn about the "ch" digraph in this playful chicken checkers worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
SSSHHHH….
Students blend sounds all the time when they speak, but a whole new level of *ssshhh* is possible through selected literature and picture sorts!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Thumbs, Theatres, and Thirty, Oh My!
Thumbs, Theatres, and Thirty, Oh My!
Chances are your students have been making the “th” sound for years, but through pictures and focused literature selections, students will gain a greater understanding of the “th” diagraph and its role in literacy.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Digraph Sound Review
Complete the words by plugging in the correct digraph. This worksheet reviews sh, ph, and th.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Read and Find the Digraphs
Read and Find the Digraphs
Your students will enjoy reading about Theo the dog as they practice their digraph identification.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Try using pieces of cereal, blocks, or other small objects to make different number combinations up to five.
Use number bonds and manipulatives (like linker cubes) to help students decompose numbers to 5.
Vroom, Vroom!
Simply have him count the number of vehicles in each box in order to find the answer to the addition problems.
Animal Addition Practice
Engage your kindergartener in easy addition practice by having her count the total number of animals in each of the problems.
Tree Bonds
Students will practice adding within five as they identify the missing number on each tree number bond and equation!
Whale Bonds
Students will practice adding within five as they identify the missing number on each whale number bond!
Addition Matching
Add it up! Kids must use mental addition to match each equation to its answer.
Ice Cream Addition to Five
Ice Cream Addition to Five
Music, hands-on practice, and coloring by number will make this cool addition lesson a favorite! In this lesson, your students will practice adding numbers to five.
Let's Add!
Students will get plenty of practice adding within 5 as they solve word problems with real-life contexts! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice before teaching **Ice Cream Addition to Five**.
Fix the Number Bonds
Students will practice adding within 10 as they identify the missing numbers on each number bond using the numbers at the bottom of the page.
Reading books and poems that have patterns out loud can help build fluency and sight word recognition.
Reading books and poems that have patterns out loud can help build fluency and sight word recognition.
Five Little Monkeys
Have your little monkey learn this nursery rhyme through repetition!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Find the Letter B: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Find the Letter B: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
How many B's do the three men have in their "Rub-a-Dub-Dub" poem? Kids find and count each letter B in the rhyme on this kindergarten reading worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Find the Letter Z: Fuzzy Wuzzy
Find the Letter Z: Fuzzy Wuzzy
How many Z's does Fuzzy Wuzzy have in his tongue twister? Kids find and count each letter Z in the silly poem on this kindergarten reading worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
The House that Jack Built
The House that Jack Built
Students learn to observe small details in text through repetition and the nursery rhyme, "The House that Jack Built."
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Rebus: Reading Comprehension
Rebus: Reading Comprehension
In this follow-up comprehension to the Rebus Story, kids answer simple questions to gauge their listening skills.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
The Little Red Hen: Story Patterns
The Little Red Hen: Story Patterns
With some help from The Little Red Hen, young readers will have fun enhancing their reading skills while learning about the value of hard work.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Sharing Opinions About Stories
Sharing Opinions About Stories
Use this lesson plan to introduce, preview, or review the concept of sharing an opinion using a hilarious read aloud text! This can be used as a standalone lesson or with the lesson The Little Red Hen Story Patterns.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
My New Friend: Level B
This leveled book introduces kids to simple sentence structure, and tells a story they might be familiar with.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
For a fun activity, have your child write instructions for a basic task such as making a sandwich or brushing your teeth. Follow the instructions exactly and get silly with it to show your child that she needs to be specific in her writing!
When starting a how-to writing unit, be sure to model and interactively write a text with your whole class. Use something that the whole class might be able to do like brushing teeth, making a sandwich, or checking a book out from the library.
Story Organizer
Storytellers and chefs, here's a chance to practice sequencing from start to finish! How would you make a PB & J?
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
How to Make a Sandwich
Students learn to identify and order the steps needed to make a sandwich by writing a description of each illustrated step.
Let's Get Ready for School!
Let's Get Ready for School!
In kindergarten, kids are learning informational reading and writing skills. What better way to practice this than by reviewing how to get dressed for school?
First, Second, Third: A Baking Challenge
First, Second, Third: A Baking Challenge
Help your child with his reasoning skills with this printable worksheet that asks him to develop a logical sequence for baking a cake.
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