Less than $5 1st Grade Reading Strategies PowerPoint Presentations (by date, oldest first)

Students need to be proficient at connecting the sounds in language to the visual grapheme or phonogram within text. Available as both a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (download) and a Google Slides presentation (link in PDF), this resource can be quickly and easily navigated to provide your students with the skills to become fluent with phonics!

The presentation includes 338 slides. The slides are fully editable if you would like to delete or add to them. The navigation buttons will take you to the phonogram drills below.

SINGLE LETTER PHONOGRAMS

ALL SINGLE LETTER PHONOGRAMS:

• Each consonant sound is shown once with the exception of the frequently confused letters b, d, p, and q, which are shown twice.
• Each vowel is shown twice for extra practice.

CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• All single letter consonant phonograms shown once with the exception of b, d, p, and q (frequently confused).

VOWEL PHONOGRAMS:

• Each vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is shown three times.

VOICED CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Ask students to gently place their hands on their throats and feel the vibration when saying these phonograms. 

Phonograms included: b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, y, w, and z.

UNVOICED CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Contrast the vibration felt with the voiced when you practice saying these unvoiced phonograms. 

Phonograms included: c, f, h, k, p, s

STOP CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Some sounds cannot be stretched. Practice saying these phonograms without adding a vowel sound. 

Phonograms included: b, c, d, g, j, k, p, t.

CONTINUOUS CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• These phonograms can be stretched or sung for as long as your longs will hold out!

Phonograms included: f, l, m, n, r, s, v, z

TRICKY CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• These tricky sounds don’t fit neatly into a category but should still be practiced!

Phonograms included: h, q, w, x, y

SINGLE SOUND CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Once you learn these letter phonograms there will be no surprises! They only make one sound! 

Letters included: b, d, f, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, t, v, w, z

MULTI SOUND CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• These six letters make more than one sound. Learn them all! 

Letters included: q, y, s, c, x, g

MULTI LETTER PHONOGRAMS

CONSONANT DIGRAPHS:

• The most common consonant digraphs. 

Included phonograms: sh, ch, th, tch, wh, ph

VOWEL DIGRAPHS:

• Vowel digraphs are divided into two sets. Set one includes the more common digraphs and set two includes less common and more difficult digraphs and diphthongs.

Phonograms included: Set 1: ai, ay, ee, ea, ow, oa, ou, / Set 2: au, aw, oo, ew, oi, oy, igh

r-CONTROLLED VOWEL PHONOGRAMS:

• Common and not so common combinations including r.

Phonograms included: ar, er, ur, ir, or, wor, ear

CONSONANT BLENDS:

• Not technically individual phonograms but important to practice. 

Phonogram combinations included: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, qu, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tr, spl, spr, squ, str

SILENT-E PHONOGRAMS:

• Also considered a syllable type, these phonograms can be practiced along with short vowel sounds. 

Phonograms included: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e

SILENT LETTER CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Practice in isolation will make these phonograms not so GHOSTLY when they appear in text!

Phonograms included: wr, gn, mb, mn, kn, gh

VOWEL + NK/NG PHONOGRAMS:

• These commonly encountered phonograms can be practiced to make them more recognizable within text.

Phonograms included: unk, ung, ank, ang, ink, ing, onk, ong

Elkonin boxes are a great way to teach phonemic awareness to children who are not yet able to break apart, blend or otherwise manipulate words. This interactive PowerPoint uses adorable farm animals and coordinating backgrounds to engage children in the activity of breaking words into three separate phonemes. Each slide can be modeled and repeated as many times as needed until children have mastered the skill of phoneme segmentation. Click on the links below for more Elkonin activities! Elkonin Boxes with Pictures - 2-Phoneme Words (Phonemic Awareness) Projectable Elkonin Boxes (2 and 3 Phoneme Words) Thank You!

This interactive PowerPoint is perfect for introducing and reinforcing digraphs ch, sh, and th in a fun, engaging way. Ideal for kindergarten through 4th-grade classrooms, this resource includes over 100 words that help students practice recognizing, reading, and using digraphs in context.

Why it’s great for teachers:

• Morning Warm-Ups: Start your day with quick, engaging slides that prepare students for literacy lessons while activating their phonics knowledge.
• Save Time: This ready-to-use resource requires no prep—just click and go! It’s an excellent time-saver for teachers and a quick way to keep students on task during transitions.
• Boost Engagement: Interactive features let students click to reveal words and sounds, making learning hands-on and dynamic.
• Versatility: Perfect for whole-class instruction, literacy centers, or small group work. It's also a great tool for independent practice or early finishers!
• Fun and Educational: Students will have fun as they interact with the slides, keeping them engaged and focused on improving their phonics skills.

Why Teachers Love It: This PowerPoint keeps students engaged while reinforcing key literacy skills. It's especially useful for morning routines, gaining valuable time to prepare for the day while students are actively learning. You can use it for quick warm-ups, review sessions, or to fill in extra time during transitions.

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Make phonics practice fun and interactive with this set of ckla 50 PowerPoint slides designed to help students blend CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant) step by step! Perfect for kindergarten through 3rd-grade, this resource enables students to build essential reading skills by blending sounds in words like “cat,” “dog,” and “sit.”

Each slide guides students through the process of blending sounds, with a simple click to reveal the next sound, helping them understand how individual letters form words. This is ideal for developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and confidence in reading.

Features:

• 50 CVC words for blending practice
• Clickable slides for sound-by-sound progression
• Great for independent work, small group, or whole-class instruction
• Builds phonics, decoding, and early reading fluency

Perfect for:

• Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade students
• Teachers looking for no-prep, interactive phonics practice
• Blending practice during literacy centers or small group reading sessions
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VC words are simple, two-letter words made up of a vowel followed by a consonant, such as "at," "in," or "up." These words are beneficial for early readers because they introduce basic phonics skills, helping students recognize and blend vowel and consonant sounds. Mastering VC words builds a strong foundation for decoding more complex words, improves reading fluency, and boosts confidence in early literacy development.

Benefits

• Mastering sound blending

• Developing fluency in reading phonetically regular words

• Supports early literacy skill development

• Lays the groundwork for advanced reading comprehension

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"My students have shown significant progress in their reading skills after using these fluency passages. The flexibility of implementation makes it a valuable resource in my classroom." - TeacherAnu

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