Free Homeschool Phonics Centers (by date, latest first)

This packet includes 2 activities to practice short vowel sounds aligned to UFLI lessons 8-18 from the Vital Vowels Short Vowel Series which has all 5 activities. Learning the vowel sounds and why they make the sounds they do is VITAL to fluent reading. Vital Vowels is a daily practice in saying vowel sounds. This packet includes 2 activities to practice short vowel sounds aligned to UFLI lessons 8-18. These activities are intended to be used daily as a quick practice. They can be used in whole group instruction on the projector, in small group instruction differentiated to what students need, in a center rotation, or even for homework. Use the corresponding lesson AFTER it is explicitly taught and continue to use the same activity until the next vowel is taught, then move to the next level.

This FREEBIE pack includes two activities for practicing the short vowels up through lesson 53. Each activity in this pack includes the breve symbol for the short vowel sound. A blank chart is included for each activity to create your own targeted instruction. Slide it into a clear cover and write your own.

If your students enjoy these activities, check out all 5 activities in the full Short Vowel Packhere.

Check out the rest of the Vital Vowels Series that includes long vowels, vowel teams, diphthongs, and advanced vowels through lesson 118. *COMING SOON*

Have you ever wished students in the prereading and early reading stage could have opportunities to be fluent and build automaticity? How can students who barely know letter names and sounds become fluent? Ready Reads are just what you are looking for.

Ready Reads are warm up activities for the eyes and the brain and can support any curriculum. Ready Read charts cumulatively follow the scope and sequence of UFLI and support the Science of Reading. Use these in small group, whole group on the projector, in partners for accountability, or for students to whisper read to themselves. They can easily be adapted in an I read, We read, You read or Your turn, My turn format. Ready Reads can be used for students to say the letter name and/or the letter sound practicing grapheme recognition as well as phoneme recall. For pre-readers and early readers alike, this activity builds the left to right progression of reading and builds fluency for letters and concepts already learned. This is the building block for automaticity and fluent reading.

This freebie gets you started up to lesson 3. Get the full resource for Kinder, 1st, and 2nd to build your students' automaticity here! Kinder here 1st-2nd *Coming Soon*

PRESCHOOL and KINDERGARTEN students will quickly learn beginning sounds, upper and lowercase, letter strokes, and handwriting while improving fine motor skills. Save on precious prep time! Use for Centers, lesson plans, morning work, and take-home practice. Any substitute teacher would love having these at their fingertips!

Activities Worksheets included:

• Decorate the Letter
• Letter coloring page
• Letter playdough mat
• Prewriting page
• Sensory Mat
• Lacing Card
• Beginning Sounds Worksheet
• Beginning Sound Cards
• Letter writing practice

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize uppercase and lowercase

• Practice beginning sounds

• Improve fine motor skills

• Strengthen hand/finger muscles in preparation for writing

• Improve eye-hand coordination

• Introduce writing and reading

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Short A- Easy Guided Reading Small Group Lesson Plans for 1st Grade- Print & Go!

CVC Words & Reading Fluency included!  Guided reading instruction & planning made EASY, consistent, effortless, and engaging!

Take the guesswork, hours of planning, & the headache out of prepping for your small group guided reading instruction!

Teaching word families and practicing nonsense cvc words has a dramatic impact on reading fluency in early readers.  Year over year, over 80% of my students achieve benchmark or higher in reading fluency and nonsense cvc word fluency using this amazing resource I created.

What you get with this Short A- Easy Guided Reading Small Group Lesson Plans for 1st Grade- Print & Go! 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 & teach! EASY!✔️

Word Families included:

at

an

and mixed short a

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Sparkling Letter A Activities: Engaging Worksheets for PreK & Kindergarten!

Are you looking for fun and educational activities to teach the letter A? Look no further! This downloadable pack is packed with engaging worksheets that will help your PreK and Kindergarten students master letter recognition, sounds, and formation.

Activities Included:

• Tracing & Coloring: Develop fine motor skills and letter recognition with trace and color activities (uppercase & lowercase).
• Matching & Sorting: Strengthen visual discrimination skills with picture matching, letter sorting, and sorting by uppercase/lowercase.
• Phonics & Word Work: Build foundational phonics skills with activities that explore the "A" sound, including "Color by Letter" and "Word Match."
• Creative Fun: Encourage creativity with "Draw a Picture Beginning with A" and shape coloring activities.
• Bonus Activities: Challenge young learners with additional worksheets like "Connect the Dots," "Letter Mazes," and picture puzzles.

What You Get:

• A variety of engaging worksheets (over 20!) to keep students interested and learning.
• Clear instructions for each activity.
• Age-appropriate content perfect for PreK and Kindergarten students.

Help your students embark on a captivating adventure through the alphabet with this exciting Letter A activity pack!

"Welcome to 'The Letter A! Alphabet Letter of the Week' series, where we embark on an exciting journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time. In this captivating series, we delve into the world of letters, starting with the remarkable letter A. Each week, we explore the wonders of the alphabet, uncovering the sounds, shapes, and significance of each letter. Join us as we discover words and objects that begin with the letter A, igniting curiosity and fostering a love for learning in young minds.

Our product contains a diverse range of engaging activities designed to enhance learning and creativity:

• 2× Trace the letter
• 2× Color the letter
• 2× Color the picture
• 2× Connect the dots
• 2× Color by letter
• 2× Color by number
• 2× Letter puzzles
• 1× Add the missing A
• 1× Match and add letter A
• 1× Sort the pictures
• 1× Letter sort
• 1× Draw a picture beginning with letter A
• 2× Color the shapes
• 1× Add the missing letter (uppercase and lowercase)
• 1× Word match
• 1× Picture puzzle
• 1× Letter maze

From apple to astronaut, from ant to armadillo, 'The Letter A! Alphabet Letter of the Week' promises to engage, entertain, and educate both children and adults alike. Get ready to dive into the alphabet with enthusiasm and excitement as we celebrate the beginning of our journey with the remarkable letter A!"

CVC -at Words Family Crowns Craft

Empower your little learners to become CVC word champions with this engaging hat/headband craft activity!

In this download you will receive:

• PDF files includes 8 Crowns.
• Crown extenders to staple around students heads.

This resource is perfect for:

• Literacy centers
• Independent practice
• Whole-group activities

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CVC Words Middle A Crown Craft, Color & Write Hats Headband Phonics Activity

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FREEBIE Dolch Sight Words Pre-Primer Board Game

Make learning sight words fun and engaging with this Dolch Sight Words Pre-Primer Board Game! Designed for early readers, this interactive game helps students practice and master pre-primer sight words in an exciting way.

Perfect for:

• Literacy Centers,
• Small groups, or
• for at-home practice.

This FREE resource is sample of our SIGHT WORDS BOARD GAME

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This Saint Patrick's Day Roll and Read Phonics worksheet for hard and soft c words freebie will help students improve reading fluency and decoding skills. Use it for St. Patrick's Day phonics activities, literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, Daily 5, literacy activities and more! This game is great for first grade, second grade and third grade students.

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What's included:

• 1 mixed hard and soft c game
• Directions page
• Color & black and white options

Directions:

• Roll a die, read a word on the corresponding rainbow and color it!
• Keep rolling and reading until one whole rainbow is colored first OR all of the rainbows are colored!

Need more phonics activities? Click the links below!

Phonics Roll & Read Growing Bundle

Roll & Read - Hard and Soft C & G

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This roll and read phonics worksheet help students improve decoding and fluency skills. This hard and soft g game is perfect for literacy centers, morning work, small groups, homework, sub plans and more! First grade, second grade and third grade students will practice their fluency and beginning reading skills by rolling a dice and then reading the matching word.

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What's included:

• 1 hard and soft g board
• directions page

How to play:

• Students can play individually or with partners.
• Roll the dot cube. Read the first word in the row. Cover the word with a counter or color in the box. Keep rolling and reading sentences until someone reaches the top of a column first!

More Roll & Read Phonics Words:

Short Vowel CVC

Digraphs

Blends

Long Vowel Teams

R Controlled Vowels

More Roll & Read Phonics Sentences:

Short Vowel CVC

Hard and Soft C & G

Boost reading fluency and decoding skills with this turkey-themed Thanksgiving Roll & Read CVC activity! Designed for Kindergarten to 2nd grade, students practice phonics and CVC words in a fun, seasonal game. Perfect for literacy centers to strengthen early reading skills.

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What's Included:

• 1 mixed CVC game
• Directions page
• Color & black and white options

How to play:

• Roll a die, read a word on the corresponding turkey and color it!
• Keep rolling and reading until one whole turkey is colored first OR all of the turkeys are colored!

More Thanksgiving Roll & Reads:

CVCe Long Vowels

Long Vowel Teams

R-Controlled Vowels

Hard/Soft C & G

More Fall Resources:

Sweet As Pie Craft & Writing Activities

Thanksgiving Roll & Race Within 10

Thanksgiving Roll & Race Within 20

After Fall Break Resources:

Spin & Chat Icebreaker Game

After Fall Break Reflections

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This Summer Roll and Read Phonics worksheets for R-Controlled Vowels (or bossy r) will help students improve reading fluency and decoding skills. This game includes the ER, IR and UR pattern. Use it for Summer phonics activities, end of the year review, literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, Daily 5, literacy activities and more! These games are great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students.

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What's included:

• 1 er, ir & ur roll & read game
• Directions page
• Color & black and white options

How to play:

• Roll a die, read a word on the corresponding sun and color it!
• Keep rolling and reading until one whole sun is colored first OR all of the suns are colored!

More EOY Roll & Read Resources:

R-Controlled Vowels

Long Vowel Teams

Hard & Soft C & G

CVCe Long Vowels

CVC, Blends & Digraphs

More End of the Year Resources:

Awards

Memory Book

Craft Crowns

100 Chart Mystery Pictures

This apple themed roll and read phonics worksheets for CVC words will help students improve reading fluency and decoding skills. Use it for a first week of school phonics activity, literacy center, guided reading activity, morning work, Johnny Appleseed activity, and more! This games is great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students.

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What's Included:

• 1 mixed CVC short vowel board
• Directions page
• Color & black and white option

How to play:

• Roll a die, read a word on the corresponding apple and color it!
• Keep rolling and reading until one whole apple is colored first OR all of the apples are colored!

More Back to School Roll & Read Games:

CVC, Blends & Digraphs

CVCe Long Vowels

Long Vowel Teams

R-Controlled Vowels

Hard & Soft C & G

More Back to School Resources:

Back to School Activities for 1st-3rd Grade

Gift Tags

Birthday Crowns, Certificates & Pencil Toppers

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

This no-prep CVC Middle Sounds Spin, Read and Cover activity helps students practice hearing vowel sounds in CVC words. Use it for winter phonics activities, literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, Daily 5, literacy activities and more! This game is great for kindergarten and first grade students. Students will love spinning the spinner and covering the picture that matches the vowel sound with the penguin!

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What's Included:

• 1 CVC Middle Sound Spin, Read and Cover gameboard (color)
• 1 CVC Middle Sound Spin, Read and Cover gameboard (color)

Need more winter activities? Click the links below!

Winter Roll & Read - CVC, Blends & Digraphs with Short Vowels

Winter Roll & Read - CVCe Long Vowels

Winter Roll a Story Writing Activity

Winter Activities Mega Bundle

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This pumpkin themed roll and read phonics worksheet for CVCe long vowels (or magic E) will help students improve reading fluency and decoding skills. Use it for autumn phonics activities, literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, Daily 5, literacy activities, and more! This game is great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students.

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Games included (9 total games):

• 1 mixed CVCe game
• Directions page
• Color & black and white options

How to play:

• Roll a die, read a word on the corresponding pumpkin and color it!
• Keep rolling and reading until one whole pumpkin is colored first OR all of the pumpkins are colored!

Fall Roll & Read Resources:

Hard and Soft C & G

R-Controlled Vowels

Long Vowel Teams

CVC, Blends & Digraphs

Fall Roll & Race Resources:

Addition & Subtraction Within 10

Addition & Subtraction Within 20

More Fall Resources:

Sweet As Pie Craft & Writing Activities

Fall Break Reflections

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

This short vowel digraph roll and read phonics worksheet will help students improve their decoding and fluency skills with SH pattern. Use it for literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, Daily 5, literacy activities and more! This game is great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade.

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What's Included:

• 1 sh board

How to play:

• Students can play individually or with partners.
• Roll the dot cube. Read the first word in the row. Cover the word with a counter or color in the box. Keep rolling and reading words until someone reaches the top of a column first!

More Roll & Read Games:

CVC Short Vowels

Beginning Blends

Long Vowel Teams

R-Controlled Vowels

Hard and Soft C & G

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This final blend roll and read phonics worksheet will help students improve their decoding and fluency skills with ft, ld, lf, lk, lp, lt, mp, nd, ng, nk, nt, pt, sk, st, and sp patterns. Use it for literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, Daily 5, literacy activities and more! This game is great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade.

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Games included (11 total boards):

• 1 mixed ending blends board

How to play:

• Students can play individually or with partners.
• Roll the dot cube. Read the first word in the row. Cover the word with a counter or color in the box. Keep rolling and reading words until someone reaches the top of a column first!

More Roll & Read Games:

CVC Short Vowels

Beginning Blends

Digraphs

Long Vowel Teams

R-Controlled Vowels

Hard and Soft C & G

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

This roll and read phonics worksheet help students improve decoding and fluency skills. These short a sentences are perfect for literacy centers, morning work, small groups, homework, sub plans and more! Preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will practice their fluency and beginning reading skills by rolling a dice and then reading the matching sentence.

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What's included:

• 1 short a board
• directions page

How to play:

• Students can play individually or with partners.
• Roll the dot cube. Read the first word in the row. Cover the word with a counter or color in the box. Keep rolling and reading sentences until someone reaches the top of a column first!

More Roll & Read Phonics Words:

Short Vowel CVC

Digraphs

Blends

Long Vowel Teams

Hard & Soft C & G

R Controlled Vowels

More Roll & Read Phonics Sentences:

Short Vowel CVC

Hard and Soft C & G

This bat themed roll and read phonics worksheet for long vowel teams will help students improve reading fluency and decoding skills. Use it for Halloween phonics activities, literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, literacy activities, and more! This game is great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students.

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What's Included:

• 1 mixed vowel team game
• Directions page
• Color & black and white options

How to play:

• Roll a die, read a word on the corresponding bat and color it!
• Keep rolling and reading until one whole bat is colored first OR all of the bats are colored!

More Halloween Roll & Reads:

CVC, Blends & Digraphs

CVCe Long Vowels

Long Vowel Teams

Hard and Soft C & G

R-Controlled Vowels

More Halloween Resources:

Gift Tags

Word Problems

Halloween Roll & Race Resources:

Addition & Subtraction Within 10

Addition & Subtraction Within 20

Addition & Subtraction Bundle

After Fall Break Resources:

Spin & Chat Icebreaker Game

After Fall Break Reflections

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

This Valentine's Day Roll and Read Phonics worksheet for CVCe long vowels freebie will help students improve reading fluency and decoding skills. Use it for Valentine's Day phonics activities, literacy centers, guided reading, morning work, Daily 5, literacy activities and more! This game is great for first grade and second grade students.

⭐Save 25% with the Valentine Roll and Read Phonics Bundle!⭐

What's included (9 total games):

• 1 mixed CVCe game with a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e patterns
• Directions page
• Color & black and white options

How to play:

• Roll a die, read a word on the corresponding monster and color it!
• Keep rolling and reading until one whole monster is colored first OR all of the monsters are colored!

Need more phonics activities? Click the links below!

Valentine Roll and Read - Short Vowel CVC, Blends & Digraphs

Valentine Roll and Read - Long Vowel Teams

Valentine Roll and Read - Hard and Soft C & G

Valentine Roll and Read - R-Controlled Vowels

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.