Lesson Plans and Activities for Teaching Phonics Want to try phonics in your classroom but don't know where to start? These free resources, including lessons and activities, will help you use phonics to promote reading success. Professional Development Resources Explicit Systemic Phonics by Wiley Blevins (PDF) This detailed article describes the critical components of a good phonics lesson. Preventing Reading Failure This Q&A provides information on how to integrate phonics lessons with teaching reading. Decoding Multisyllabic Words by Wiley Blevins This article from Instructor Magazine provides the information you need to start teaching your class about syllable spelling patterns. Professional Workshop Review our summer workshop, "Supporting Emergent Literacy: Developing Story Language Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics." Spelling Strategies: Make Smart Use of Sounds and Spelling Patterns This article from Instructor Magazine offers advice on how to build phonemic awareness as a base for spelling skills. Online Activities Which Letter?
Curriculum and Instruction - Student Center Activities, Grades K-1 (Revised, 2008) - Student Center Activities, Grades K-1 Frequently Asked Questions about the K-5 Student Center Activities. Introduction During the Spring 2004 Florida Reading First school site visits, staff from the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) determined that teachers may benefit from classroom materials that would be immediately useful in implementing independent student center activities. In 2004-2005, a team of teachers at FCRR reviewed current research, collected ideas, and created materials for use in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. These materials were revised in 2008. The K-1 Student Center Activities include three books and one DVD: 1. The first two books contain Activity Plans and Activity Masters that are ready for immediate use in classrooms. Accessing Professional Development DVD, Teacher Resource Guide, and Student Center Activities The DVD is organized using the same section titles as those found in the Teacher Resource Guide. The Teacher Resource Guide is posted below as a PDF file.
Learn to Read: Free Phonics worksheets, Phonics Games, Phonics Activities and Phonics Flashcards Phonics Flashcards Activities CVC Flashcards -with uppercase alphabets CVC Flashcards -with lowercase alphabets Long vowel (magic E) flashcards -with lowercase alphabets R Controlled words flashcards Lowercase LettersUppercase LettersAlphabet Train GameAlphabet Ordering Games Kids Phonics learning games: Phonics Games To link to this page, copy the following code to your site: <a href=" Phonics Activities, Learn to Read, for Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, 2nd Grade Wilson - Ten Simple Phonics Activities Requiring Little Preparation The Internet TESL Journal Matthew Wilsoneducationaladvisor [at] gmail.comSendai Board of Education, (Sendai, Japan) Introduction Getting students to discover and practice the connections between letters and the sounds they represent should be an important part of any English class routine. The following are ten activities that can assist you in practicing phonics at any point in your lesson: Letters on the Board At first, the teacher writes some letters on the board. Speed Reading Write a number of words on the board. Battleship Phonics This is based on the popular game Battleship. Phonics Bingo Write a good number of sounds on the board, e.g., pha, ma, la, ga. Criss-cross Phonics All the students stand up. Missing Sound Draw or show an image on the blackboard. Two Sounds Good to practice sound distinction. Beginning/Middle/End Students copy down the chart you provided on the board which is divided into three sections. Ball and Cap Game The students pass around a hat and a ball. Pen and Eraser
Alphabet Matching Matching upper case and lower case Teachers can use the following activity to ask students to help the "Mama animals" (uppercase letters) find their "babies" (lowercase letters). This game includes matching the uppercase mothers with their lowercase babies. See example > (4.2MB PDF)* This link provides a template for a prinatble "Superhero" upper and lower case letter match game. See example > This file includes uppercase and lowercase letters in a matching game that parents can use with their child at home. See example > (56K PDF)* This link provides templates for printing cards to use for writing uppercase and lowercase letters. See example > Letter formation: using sand, play dough, flour The website below provides teachers with downloadable mats with the alphabet letters for helping children use play dough to for learning letter formation. See example > Letter bingo Bingo is a simple game that children enjoy and can be used to help them learn about the upper and lower-case letters. Letter books
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Great games! Awesome design. These games are more engaging than allot of others online. The character which may be familiar to students are great motivators for kids who only want to work with what they know. by mandomtz Nov 8
The Quiet Machine is a game on the PBS site Between the Lions. It works with beginning sounds using audio, pictures and letters. The whole Between the Lions site has reading activities that good for the emergent level. by lisabishop Jul 24
I like this becasue there are so many differnt games and activities on this sight. by archie292 Mar 7