More than $20 1st Grade Phonics Lesson (by date, oldest first)

This curriculum will help your child master:

• Segmenting and blending CVC words accurately.
• Reading and writing CVC words and sentences.
• Reading and writing the first 25 Zeno (high-frequency) words.
• Fluency practice with high-frequency words.
• Spelling CVC words and high-frequency words using multi-sensory methods.
• Strengthening comprehension through reading passages and games.

What's included:

• 35 Comprehensive Lessons:

  • CVC reading, writing, and Zeno word assessment.
  • Detailed lesson plans with clear instructions.
  • A lesson dedicated to each vowel sound (a, o, e, u, i).
  • Practice reading and writing CVC words and sentences.
  • 5 reading passages per vowel, focusing on sounds, CVC words, high-frequency words, and comprehension.

• Skill Reinforcement Activities:

  • Review of letter sounds, high-frequency words, and CVC word reading.
  • Fun and engaging games: Board Games, Bingo, Roll and Read.
  • Flashcards for high-frequency words.
  • Fluency practice tailored for high-frequency words.

• Multi-Sensory Learning Tools:

  • Spelling practice for CVC and high-frequency words.
  • Spelling mats and self-correcting cards for CVC words (with pictures).

This resource is built on evidence-based strategies from the Science of Reading, 95% Phonics, and Fundations, ensuring it aligns with methods proven to help kids succeed. Whether you’re starting your child on their reading journey or need an intervention tool for struggling learners, these lessons offer everything you need for success.

With activities designed for engagement and comprehension, your child will build foundational reading skills while having fun. Plus, the variety of included tools—like decodable passages, games, and multi-sensory activities—makes this a complete and reusable solution for teaching literacy skills effectively.

Short u Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with short u CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short u CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short a Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short i Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short o Mega Phonics Bundle

Short o Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with short o CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short o CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short a Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short i Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short u Mega Phonics Bundle

Short i Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with short i CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short i CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short a Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short o Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short u Mega Phonics Bundle

Short e Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with short e CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short e CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short a Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short i Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short o Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short u Mega Phonics Bundle

Short a Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with a short a CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short a CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short i Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short o Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short u Mega Phonics Bundle

First Grade Small Group Phonics and Fluency Units for the YEAR!

CVC Words & Reading Fluency in each unit too! Reading instruction and planning made EASY, consistent, effortless, and engaging!

Take the guesswork, hours of small group planning, and the headache out of prepping for your small group phonics and fluency instruction!

Teaching word families and practicing nonsense cvc words has a dramatic impact on reading fluency in early readers. Year over year, my students achieve benchmark or higher in reading fluency and nonsense cvc word fluency using this amazing resource I created.

32 Word Family units included (over 670 pages!)

What you get with each First Grade Small Group Phonics and Fluency unit:

A week's worth of researched-based, classroom-tested word family sorts

Labels for word family sort envelopes (These are the envelopes I use)

Word work pages to work on segmenting, blending, and handwriting

Reading fluency passages and assessment

Nonsense cvc word practice and assessment

Word family BINGO and word family coloring pages

Sample small group schedule and tracking sheets to help plan your small groups or for use at home

Just print and teach! EASY!✔️

Word Families for Small Groups included:

Short Vowel Sounds

a: an ap at

e: en et ed

i: ig in ip

o: og op ox ob

u: un ub ug

Long Vowel Silent e

a_e: -ame -ake -ave -ace -age

i_e: -ide -ile -ice

o_e: -one -ose -ope (also includes ost, old, and o)

e_e & u_e: mixed practice

Vowel Teams

ee, ea, ie

oa ow old

igh ie ild

oo ue ew ui

aw au all alk

ai ay eigh

Beginning Blends

pl sl gl

dr tr br

sl st sp

Ending Blends

nd nk nt

eck ell est end*

ing ink ang ank*

Digraphs

ch tch th

sh- -sh wh

R-Controlled Vowels

er ir ur

eer ear air are

or ore wor

Dipthongs

oi oy ou ow

Silent Letters

kn gn mb wr

Misc Word Families

sounds of y- y, ie, ies

soft and hard c and g

consonant +le

suffixes and prefixes*

*Coming soon!

Free Word Family Games Included when you buy the Small Group Year-Long bundle!

Boom Card Games for Silent Letter Teams (kn, gn, wr, mb) and the R-controlled vowels (er, ir, ur, and or).

These resources work well with any curriculum (homeschool curriculum, reach for reading, wonders, etc)

Want to try the first set for free?

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Want just the short vowel families?

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I created a curriculum that provides a simple, effective, and engaging way to teach your child their letters. 

Parents: This resource is simple and effective so that you can teach your child the foundational literacy skills they need. You don’t need a fancy degree to help your child succeed.

Teachers: You don’t have time to teach aides and parent volunteers how to teach literacy skills effectively. With this resource, you can print it, hand it off, and know your students are taken care of.

This curriculum will help your child master:

• Important phonological awareness skills
• Letter name and sound of letters
• Differentiation of upper and lowercase letters
• The penmanship of each letter
• An introduction to reading two-letter words

What's included:

• Detailed lesson plans
• Sound cards
• Phonological awareness practice: Syllable awareness, beginning sound, & phonemic awareness
• Independent practice for letter names and sounds
• Upper and lowercase letter sort
• Penmanship boards
• Independent practice for penmanship
• Review of previously taught letters using games and multi-sensory activities
• Assessments for every 5 letters
• An introduction to reading two-letter words
• Videos to help you effectively teach phonological awareness and letters

I created this curriculum using the most researched and effective methods to teach children early literacy skills. The Science of Reading research has been shown to teach 95% of children to read and write effectively. Structured Literacy provides an explicit and systematic approach to teaching important literacy skills.

I have used this resource with children who are beginning to learn their letters and children who are struggling to master their letters, so I know it works. My students master their letters gain confidence and enjoy learning letters with the resources and methods laid out in this curriculum. 

Don't miss this opportunity to set your child up for success in their foundational literacy skills.