1st Grade Phonics Printables

Letter sound Search and Finds are perfect for students working on letter sounds and for early finishers that have mastered letter sounds and need a fun and engaging activity! All you need to do is print and color!

There are 6 types of letter sound searches for all 26 letters A-Z:

5 image Search and Find with picture key checklist

5 image Search and Find with word key checklist

5 image Search and Find with no checklist

7 image Search and Find with picture key checklist

7 image Search and Find with word key checklist

7 image Search and Find with no checklist

Letter Uu sound has an extra set of all 6 types of Search and Finds without the underwear image, if that is not allowed in your classroom.

*UPDATE 9/14/2021* Added short vowel search & finds for Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, & Uu in the 5 image search with picture key checklist, word key checklist, and no checklist. (Uu comes with and without underwear image.)

Help your learners on the road to reading! These activities, crafts, and games work great for word work practice, morning work, or literacy centers. You will have fun creating, playing, and learning while focused on fall.

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Help your learners strengthen their letter and word recognition with these hands-on activities created with fall in mind! These activities work great for word work practice, morning work, or literacy centers.

This activity pack includes:

- A to Z Letter Match

- Fall A to Z Letter Sorting

- Fall Letter Puzzles

- In the Fall emergent reader

- Write the Room ABC's

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Who else loves Halloween? When learning focuses on themes children really love they become so engaged and SO excited to begin their play. These learning bundles are designed to engage your learner while having fun and learning through play.

This packet includes these fun activities:

-What If There Was a Monster in Your Room writing

-Pumpkin Emotion Cards

- I Spy Halloween Candy

- My Monster

-Halloween Bingo!

-Halloween WordSearch

-I Have Who Has Numbers Game

-Create Your Own Bookmark

-Halloween Go Fish Card Game

-My Halloween Coloring Book

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! This adorable activity is perfect for summer time, during a celebration, or any time you would like a sweet treat activity.

Your students will practice letter recognition as well as fine motor skills with counting and placing of scoops.

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Is your learner ready for first grade? This fun and engaging packet is filled with activities that will help the learner in your life learn and practice their sight words, shapes, numbers, counting, writing their name and fine motor skills. Just print, play, and learn!

This packet includes:

- Addition and Subtraction Mats

- Draw Your Favorite Part of the Day

- I Spy Animal Counting

- My Self Portrait

- Sight Word Smash!

- My Research Kit

- My Shape Pet

- Shape Patterns

- Number Bingo!

- Sight Words Shuffle Board Game

- I Can Make My Name

- Traceable Letters and Numbers

- Living and Non-living Sort

- Rhyming Match

- Sight Word Memory

- Fill in the Letter Mats

- Go Fish Emotions

- Shape Sorting

- Number Puzzles

- Tell A Tale Cards

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This HUGE St. Patrick's Day Diphthong Activity set is a great addition to your March reading block! Featuring 5 fun Dipthong centers such as rainbow puzzles, shamrock matching, cookie sort, gold coin tic tac toe, and sentence matching.

This set also includes 22 St. Patrick's Day Diphthong practice sheets! A helpful picture guide is also included so you and your students know what each image represents!

Diphthongs included: Au, Aw, Oi, Oy, Ow, Ou, long & short oo, ew

Included Center/Station Games:

Rainbow Puzzles: Students match the picture to the correct diphthong.

Shamrock Matching: Students match the diphthong to the correct picuture.

Gold Coin Tic Tac Toe: Students use shamrock cards with the same sound (but different letter patterns) to play tic tac toe.

Cookie Sorting: students read the word on the cookie and sort onto correct baking sheet.

Sentence Match: students will read the sentence and match to the picture.

Recording sheets are included with each station game!

Included Diphthong Practice Pages/Worksheets:

Diphthong Sorting Cut & Paste: students sort the picture by diphthong.

Sentence sorting Cut & Paste: students read the sentence and glue under correct picture.

Fill in missing diphthong: students use picture to fill in missing diphthong.

Circle correct diphthong: students use picture to circle the correct diphthong.

Diphthong writing: students use diphthongs to write a story, then illustrate.

Answer keys are included for all worksheet pages!

Make phonics fun and festive with this Valentine's Day Mixed Nonsense CVC, CVCe, CCVC, and CVCC Words Spinner Activity! Perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and intervention for 2nd Grade, this engaging resource helps students build decoding and blending skills through hands-on phonics practice.

Students will use a spinner tool (paperclip and pencil) to match where it lands and read nonsense words, focusing on essential skills for reading fluency. Designed for small groups, independent centers, or RTI, this resource is ideal for reinforcing short vowel sounds in a low-pressure, engaging way.

What’s Included:

• 3 Mixed Nonsense Word Boards & Spinner Sheets featuring a variety of words with all short vowels.
• Clear, teacher-friendly directions for setup and use.
• Activities that align with phonics and decoding standards.
• Opportunities for differentiation, such as speed drills and vowel sorting.
• Color + Black/White options

Skills Addressed:

• Decoding nonsense words.
• Building phonemic awareness and reading fluency.

Perfect For:

• Phonics centers
• Small group instruction
• RTI interventions
• Holiday-themed literacy activities.

Short and Long Vowel flaps The center strip "vowels" gets glued down as well as the titles for short/long. Cut the lines between each vowel. Students can put examples under each flap. Super easy! I've become addicted to making foldables :)

Make phonics fun and festive with this Valentine's Day CVCC Nonsense Words Spinner Activity! Perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and intervention for 2nd Grade, this engaging resource helps students build decoding and blending skills through hands-on phonics practice.

Students will use a spinner tool (paperclip and pencil) to match where it lands and read nonsense CVCC words, focusing on essential skills for reading fluency. Designed for small groups, independent centers, or RTI, this resource is ideal for reinforcing short vowel sounds in a low-pressure, engaging way.

What’s Included:

• 3 CVCC Nonsense Word Boards & Spinner Sheets featuring a variety of words with all short vowels.
• Clear, teacher-friendly directions for setup and use.
• Activities that align with phonics and decoding standards.
• Opportunities for differentiation, such as speed drills and vowel sorting.
• Color + Black/White options

Skills Addressed:

• Decoding CVCC nonsense words.
• Building phonemic awareness and reading fluency.

Perfect For:

• Phonics centers
• Small group instruction
• RTI interventions
• Holiday-themed literacy activities.

Not enough time in the preschool day? Use this “Now I Know My ABCs” Alphabet Art Book to combine literacy, fine motor, and build vocabulary while engaging your young learners! 

This creates a great keepsake! Create one page a week throughout the year, combine the pages into a book and give as an end of the year gift to students! They will see all of their hard work put to use and be so proud. 

⭐This pack includes:

Two Cover Choices

A list of ideas for each letter

Editable pages

Upper and lowercase letter options

Cutting templates/pictures.

⭐Editable PowerPoint and a Ready-to-Print PDF

Check out this fun “Smiley Pastel To-Do List” Freebie. If the list is cute, it’s more fun to do, right?!

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Preschoolers, pre-kindergarteners, and first graders may have a lot of fun learning alphabet sounds with these cute yellow school bus prints. As kids practice matching capital and lowercase letters and discover the initial sounds that words create, use this back-to-school printable to introduce them to phonics.

Students can practice their phonemic awareness while having a great time with this back-to-school alphabet game. 26 alphabet school buses need to be printed. Every bus from A to Z has a prominent letter along with three or four adorable clipart images that share the same initial sound. Children can match the lowercase letter tires to the appropriate phonics busses after completing this alphabet sound learning exercise on the first day of school.

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Does your youngster require further practice spelling and sounding out CVC words? Kids may practice long and short vowels with these useful CVC worksheets. Students in the first and second grades will benefit greatly from these printable worksheets on long and short vowels. After sounding out the letters, children can color the pictures and complete the fun matching activities.

These engaging printables will make learning phonics a breeze! After sounding out the letters, children will develop strong phonics skills and improve their reading comprehension. These no prep worksheets are perfect for independent practice or for use in a classroom setting.

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Bring the delightful story Cat Sees Snow by Laura Gehl to life in your classroom with this engaging set of phonics and story retelling activities! Perfect for Pre-K through Grade 2, this resource combines early literacy skills with creative storytelling to enhance reading comprehension and phonemic awareness.

Bring the magic of Christmas into your classroom with engaging phonics and STEM activities inspired by How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett! Perfect for 1st-3rd grade, this resource combines literacy and creativity to make your holiday lessons unforgettable.

What’s Included:

Phonics Activities:

• Digraph-focused worksheets and games.
• Printable clip art featuring Santa, chimneys, and holiday icons for interactive activities.

STEM Project Ideas:

• Creative challenges to design and build Santa's "chimney solution."
• Encourages problem-solving, teamwork, and engineering skills.
• Easy-to-follow templates and suggestions for materials.

Give your students the gift of learning this holiday season with these engaging and educational activities. Download today and let the holiday fun begin!

Need some new ideas for winter holiday activities for your youngest students? Try this pack of activities! Includes primary sources about a variety of different winter holidays, ideas for research projects, whole group, small group, or individual projects. Perfect for libraries, classrooms, home schools, or book clubs!

This bundle includes a range of resources such as Birthday Displays, Crowns, Certificates, Student Gift Tags, and much more. It's a comprehensive set of tools to create a memorable and exciting birthday celebration in your classroom.

Designed to be hassle-free with its No Prep feature, making it a convenient and time-saving solution for teachers. With all these fun activities, your students will feel extra special on their birthdays, and you'll appreciate the saved time as everything is thoughtfully planned out for you. It's the perfect way to make birthdays a fantastic experience for your students while keeping your teaching experience stress-free and enjoyable

Activities included in this printable Bundle:

- Birthday Award Ribbons

- Birthday Book

- Birthday Banners

- Animal Birthday Cards

- Birthday Paper Crowns

- Birthday Handprint Art

- Birthday Tracker

- Birthday Coloring Cards

- Birthday Award Certificates

- Birthday Gift Tags

- Birthday Cake Name Craft

- Birthday Gift Card Holder

- Birthday Coupons Book

- Birthday Money holder

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Help your students develop letter recognition, name recognition, spelling, and hand-eye coordination in a fun and interactive way. Suitable for all seasons, making it perfect for year-round use. These crafts not only serve as fantastic bulletin board displays but also double as great fine motor activities for preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students.

This bundle includes a variety of name crafts that your students will love, providing them with fun opportunities to practice their names while creating unique and colorful projects. Watch as your students proudly display their personalized crafts on your bulletin board, adding a touch of creativity and charm to your classroom décor!

Themes included in this printable Bundle:

- Spring Flower Name Craft

- Turkey Name Craft

- Love Bug Name Craft

- Birthday Cake Name Craft

- Hearts Name Craft

- Snowman Name Craft

- Build Your Name Ice Cream Craft

* A4 paper Size

* Best to print on card stock (Colors will vary depending on printer used)

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With plenty of hands-on resources to choose from, these Alphabet Activities are ready to add to your phonics, reading, and writing program. Students can practice letter names, letter sounds, capital and lowercase letters, and letter formation, making it a versatile addition to your literacy centers.

Whether you're looking to enhance your current curriculum or seeking new ways to keep your young learners engaged, this bundle has it all! these activities ensure that learning letters is both enjoyable and educational. Perfect for Kindergarten, Pre-K through 1st grade!

Activities included in this printable Bundle:

- Alphabet Phonics Spinners

- Letter Tracing Cards

- Alphabet Tracing Worksheets

- A to Z Beginning Sounds Clip Cards

- Alphabet Posters

- Alphabet Matching Wheel

- Fruits Letters Matching

- Alphabet Sorting Game

- Cars Park Alphabet Game

- Alphabet Matching Cards

- Alphabet Tracing Cards

- Cookie Jar Alphabet Matching

- Letters Play Dough Mats

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Help your little learners master color sorting, identifying, and matching skills! Whether you're in a special education preschool classroom or teaching any grade and age level, this bundle is packed with engaging activities designed to introduce, develop, and retain color knowledge.

This bundle includes a variety of Printable Activities for Learning Colors, ensuring students read and identify colors throughout each activity. They will also get to practice reading sight words, recognizing shapes, and enhancing their fine motor skills. Intended for preschool or Kindergarten-aged children, these resources are ideal for small group literacy centers and will keep your students engaged and excited about learning.

Activities included in this printable Bundle:

- Color Sorting Game

- Colors Flashcards

- Color Sorting Matching Game

- Colors Cards

- Color Sorting Jars

- Fishies Color Matching

- Color Sorting Posters

- Crayons Color Matching

- Color Matching Cards

- Make a Rainbow

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