Less than $5 Kindergarten English Language Arts Activities (by date, latest first)

Help your students master** CVC words** with these 20 engaging worksheets focusing on short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u). Perfect for Kindergarten and 1st Grade phonics centers, morning work, or homework, these activities will help build decoding and spelling skills in a fun, hands-on way.

⭐ What’s Included:

✅ 20 printable worksheets

✅ Word searches for CVC words

✅ Cut & paste activities

✅ Short vowel (a, e, i, o, u) practice

✅ Picture and word matching

✅ Writing missing sounds

✅ CVC word scramble activities

⭐ How to Use:

✨ Use in small group phonics instruction

✨ Place in your literacy centers

✨ Send home for independent practice

✨ Use as morning work or early finisher activities

⭐ Why You’ll Love It:

✅ Easy prep – just print and use!

✅ Builds foundational phonics and spelling skills

✅ Engaging for young learners

✅ Clear, kid-friendly designs

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Do you need a fun way to practice word family and phonics skills? These foldable books provide students will a fun way to practice and target word family and phonics skills. These mini books are great for independent reading practice and small group activities.

There are 8 AN word family foldable books. Students will practice reading AN words, writing AN words and reading simple sentences with AN words. The books are differentiated to allow students on different levels to be successful.

Foldable Books Included:

• I Can Read AN Words with 3 words (2)
• I Can Read AN Words with 6 words (1)
• My AN Word Book (1)
• I Can Write AN Words (2)
• I Can Read (2)

These mini books allow students to practice reading, writing and identifying AN words in isolation as well as providing practice with reading words in the context of a sentence with the I Can Read books. Students will stay engaged with learning new words and will have a book to take home and review with parents.

Ways to Use:

• Early Finishers
• Homework
• Independent Work
• Small Group Activity
• Sub Plans

These foldable books provide an alternative way for students to practice the focus skill. These no prep books are an easy to use, print and go activity that can be used as early finishers, homework or sub plans.

Celebrate Dad with this fun and meaningful Father’s Day Toolbox Craftivity! This hands-on writing activity allows students to build a special "toolbox" filled with heartfelt messages and personalized notes all about their dad or a father figure. Perfect for elementary classrooms, this project helps students express their gratitude and love in a creative way.

What’s Included:

Printable black & white templates for easy customization

5 unique "tool" writing prompts:

“You help me by…”

“You take care of me by…”

“You are the best at…”

“You are really good at…”

“I love when you…”

“Built with love & still not as perfect as you, Dad!” message plate

How to Use:

• Students fill out each tool with thoughtful responses.
• Color and cut the tools and toolbox.
• Assemble the pieces into a fun keepsake that Dad will treasure!

Why You'll Love It:

• Encourages personal reflection and writing practice
• Easy to prep and fun to complete
• Makes a heartfelt, handmade gift for Father’s Day
• Great for classroom, homeschool, or counseling settings

Celebrate the joy of reading this season with these adorable and uplifting Easter & Spring Bookmarks! Perfect for elementary teachers, homeschoolers, and librarians, this printable set includes a variety of cheerful, kid-friendly designs that will brighten up any classroom or reading nook.

These bookmarks feature positive messages like "Hop Into a New Adventure," "Somebunny Loves You," and "Eggs-tra Joy in Every Chapter!"—all paired with playful spring themes like bunnies, chicks, and blooming flowers.

Use them as:

• Student rewards
• Easter basket fillers
• Spring reading incentives
• Library giveaways
• Bulletin board accents

What’s Included:

• 24 bookmarks in vibrant black & white and color-friendly designs
• PDF format – ready to print and cut
• Easy to laminate for reuse year after year

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Encourages reading with seasonal fun
• Quick-prep and print-ready
• Great for all grade levels, especially PreK – 3rd

Print on card stock for durability or use regular paper for a quick, low-prep activity!

This A1-level Sight Words ebook is designed to help Kindergarten learners and beginners in English master essential sight words through a variety of engaging and interactive activities. Sight words are high-frequency words that often do not follow regular phonetic patterns, making it important for learners to recognize them on sight. This printable worksheet includes 15 thoughtfully crafted activities that promote visual recognition, spelling accuracy, and reading fluency.

Learners will practice identifying, reading, writing, and using sight words in context. Activities such as word searches, sentence building, fill-in-the-blanks, drawing, matching, and puzzles make the learning process fun and meaningful. Other tasks encourage creativity and collaboration, like making short stories and playing memory games. These varied tasks cater to different learning styles and help reinforce vocabulary retention.

This resource supports individual, pair, or group work and can be used in the classroom or for homework. It is ideal for ESL teachers, primary educators, and homeschooling parents looking to build foundational reading skills. The accompanying answer key provides guidance for assessment and self-checking. With repeated exposure and interactive practice, students will gain confidence and improve their ability to read and use sight words correctly in real-life communication.

This product is a Spring Flower Name Craft Activity designed for young learners, particularly for preschool and kindergarten students. It features a fun, engaging way for kids to practice name recognition, letter identification, and fine motor skills.

Product Features:

Editable Name Craft: Customizable templates allow teachers or parents to input any child's name.

Coloring & Creativity: Children can color and assemble their "Name Garden" by adding tulip-shaped letters to spell their name.

✂️ Hands-on Learning: Encourages cutting, pasting, and arranging letters to enhance fine motor skills.

Multiple Templates: Includes blank versions for flexibility and pre-made editable designs for convenience.

Digital & Printable: Editable PowerPoint format for easy customization, plus ready-to-print worksheets.

This is a perfect spring-themed educational activity to make learning names interactive and fun! ✏️

Celebra el Día del Número Pi (Pi Day in Spanish) con un atractivo recurso diseñado para que las matemáticas y las ciencias resulten apasionantes para los estudiantes. Este recurso incluye una pulsera, una corona y una hoja de ejercicios, perfectos para dar vida a las maravillas de las matemáticas.

Este recurso es ideal para los entusiastas de las matemáticas y los amantes de la ciencia, ya que proporciona actividades divertidas para explorar el fascinante mundo de Pi. Los estudiantes disfrutarán llevando pulseras y coronas temáticas del Día de Pi, añadiendo un toque festivo a su experiencia de aprendizaje. La hoja de ejercicios incluida ofrece oportunidades interactivas para profundizar en Pi y su significado.

Este recurso incluye:

• Una Corona del Día del Número Pi
• Una hoja de brazaletes Del Día del Número Pi
• Una hoja de trabajo o guía “Todo Sobre el Número Pi”

¡Feliz Día del Número Pi!

Use these fall flashcards to educate autumn vocabulary by playing with your toddlers, children, or students!

Kids will Learn New vocabularies and also will have fun by Coloring

What You will Get

• 40 PAGES
• PDF + PNG Format
• HIGH QUALITY

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

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This engaging Coloring pages features a collection of inspiring quotes promoting equality, justice, and freedom, beautifully paired with intricate designs for coloring. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool activities, or personal use, these pages encourage creativity while fostering discussions about human rights and global values. Ideal for Human Rights Day, Social Studies lessons, or year-round inspiration. Let students reflect, color, and connect with these powerful messages of hope and humanity.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 26 coloring pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

These CVC word writing strips are perfect to help students identify and isolate initial beginning sounds, medial middle sounds, and final end sounds in CVC words for kindergarten and first graders. These are perfect for your literacy centers and can support any ELA and phonics curriculum! Students can work with 60 cards to help them identify and isolate sounds in CVC words.

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With This Product You'll Get:

⭐ 60 word strips

⭐ 15 cards with missing beginning/initial sounds

⭐ 15 cards with missing middle/medial sounds

⭐ 15 cards with missing end/final sounds

⭐ 15 cards with **missing mixed sounds **(beginning, middle, or end)

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©Christine Ranft, Basic Biz Teaching. All rights reserved. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for teachers, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Teachers may NOT upload the product to school/district servers, or to any website, or share digital or print copies. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

These short vowel CVC words worksheets have missing letters representing the beginning initial sounds, middle medial sounds, and ending final sounds. These kindergarten and first grade worksheets are ideal for working on decoding, orthographic mapping, and writing skills for kindergarten and first grade students.

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With This Product You'll Get:

⭐ 50 CVC word worksheets

⭐ 10 worksheets per short vowel

⭐ 10 worksheets with missing beginning/inital sounds

⭐ 10 worksheets with missing middle/medial sounds

⭐ 10 worksheets with missing end/final sounds

⭐ 10 worksheets with missing beginning and ending sounds

⭐ 10 worksheets with missing all 3 sounds

⚠️See Errors or Mistakes:

If you see anything that needs modifying, or if you have any questions, please contact me.

You can email me directly at basicbizteaching@gmail.com.

©Christine Ranft, Basic Biz Teaching. All rights reserved. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for teachers, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Teachers may NOT upload the product to school/district servers, or to any website, or share digital or print copies. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

This Dot Marker Printable Alphabet Letters | Q Tip Painting resource perfectly combines fun and learning. It is designed to help young students develop fine motor skills while mastering letter recognition and formation. Ideal for preschool and kindergarten learners, this hands-on activity encourages creativity and builds foundational literacy skills.

What’s Included:

• Full Alphabet Set: Each letter is featured on its page, offering focused and engaging practice for every student.
• Three-Dot Designs per Letter: Every letter has three unique designs across separate pages, allowing students to explore letters through varied patterns and approaches, from plain bold letters to small or larger dots.
• Versatile Use: Students can decorate their letters using dot markers, Q-tip painting, crayons, stickers, playdough, or even fingerprints, providing multiple ways to engage with the activity.

Key Benefits:

• Enhances fine motor skills through precise dot placement and painting.
• Reinforces letter recognition, preparing students for early literacy success.
• Promotes creativity as students personalize each letter with their unique touch.

Perfect for classroom centers, early finishers, or at-home learning, this Dot Marker Printable Alphabet Letters | Q Tip Painting resource makes learning interactive, enjoyable, and memorable. It’s an essential addition to any early learning curriculum!

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Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets

Make learning letters fun and engaging with this Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets! This resource is designed to help young learners develop essential handwriting skills while reinforcing letter recognition and formation.

Each worksheet includes both uppercase and lowercase letters, complete with path-of-motion guides to support proper letter formation. These Alphabet Tracing Worksheets are perfect for beginners, offering plenty of space to trace, write, and practice.

Whether used in classrooms, homeschool settings or as supplemental practice at home, this resource makes alphabet writing practice enjoyable and effective. Print the pages as full-size worksheets or reduce them for use in activity centers or as take-home practice sheets.

Give your students the tools they need to build a strong foundation in handwriting with these versatile and interactive Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets!

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Alphabet Flash Cards Uppercase and Lowercase

These alphabet flash cards uppercase and lowercase are the perfect resource for teaching letter recognition, phonics, and fine motor skills. Each card includes clear and engaging designs for both uppercase and lowercase letters, helping young learners easily connect the two forms.

Versatile and practical, these flash cards can be used for a variety of activities, including matching games, tracing practice, and letter-of-the-day lessons. Print them in different sizes to transform them into portable study cards, memory game pieces, or even mini posters for classroom walls.

With these alphabet flash cards uppercase and lowercase, you’ll provide students with a fun and interactive way to build essential literacy skills while fostering confidence in their alphabet knowledge! Perfect for classrooms, homeschool settings, or as take-home practice.

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Shoe tying Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes Craft

Unleash creativity and motor skills with this engaging, multi-faceted craft activity inspired by Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes!

This hands-on activity is designed to teach students how to lace and tie knots, focusing on the essential life skill of tying shoes. The lesson begins with a simple knot-tying practice on a fun template, allowing students to grasp the basics of knot formation. Once comfortable, students will progress to a shoe-lacing activity, where they can apply their new skills to lacing and tying shoes.

Creative Sewing Activity: After enjoying the beloved story, students can make Pete's shoes come to life by sewing yarn to create laces on their very own shoe templates. This hands-on project is perfect for developing fine motor skills while allowing students to engage with the story in a tactile way.

Colorful Collage Option: For those who prefer a different creative approach, students can color their shoe template and then add vibrant paper strips as laces. This option encourages artistic expression while letting students experiment with different textures and materials.

Early Finishers Activity: Keep early finishers entertained and engaged with a relaxing coloring sheet of Pete's shoes, giving them the freedom to explore different colors and patterns.

This Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes craft is perfect for classrooms looking to combine storytelling with creative expression

This resource includes:

• Bulletin board displays
• 4 lesson plans
• Objectives
• Assessment
• 2 Pete the Cat shoes activity
• Coloring page
• 1 knot tying template
• Posters
• 46 Scripted Slideshow with teacher's guide

If you like this resource, be sure to check out our other NO PREP activities!

⭐️Pete the Cat I love my white shoes craft

⭐️Pete the Cat Craft 4 Groovy Buttons fine motor hole punch

⭐️Pete the Cat rocking in my school shoes craft

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Alphabet Lower and Upper Case Posters

Brighten your learning space with these Alphabet Lower and Upper Case Posters, a perfect resource for teaching letter recognition and formation! Featuring clean, visually appealing designs, each poster displays both uppercase and lowercase letters with clear path-of-motion guides to help students master proper letter formation.

These posters can be printed in a variety of sizes, making them ideal for classroom walls, bulletin boards, or individual student use. Use them as educational decor, flashcards, or even turn them into reusable tracing sheets to support hands-on learning.

Whether for teaching phonics, practicing handwriting, or reinforcing alphabet knowledge, these Alphabet Lower and Upper Case Posters are a versatile tool to engage students and build foundational literacy skills in a fun and effective

way!

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This Dot Marker Printable Alphabet Figures | Q tip painting resource is an engaging way to help young learners practice letter recognition and fine motor skills while having fun! Each alphabet letter is paired with a figure or object that starts with the same letter, creating a meaningful and interactive learning experience for preschool and kindergarten students.

What’s Included:

• Full Alphabet Set: Each letter features a corresponding figure or object filled with dots for students to complete.
• Creative Designs: Every page includes fun, themed figures that connect with the letter, helping students associate letters with sounds and objects.
• Versatile Use: Children can use dot markers, Q-tips with paint, crayons, stickers, playdough, or fingerprints to fill in the dots, offering plenty of ways to engage.

Key Benefits:

• Supports fine motor skill development through dot-filling activities.
• Reinforces letter-sound connections with visual representations of each letter’s figure.
• Encourages creativity as students decorate the figures in their own unique style.

This Dot Marker Printable Alphabet Figures resource is perfect for classroom centers, letter-of-the-week activities, early finishers, or at-home practice. By combining hands-on learning with creative expression, it provides a fun and effective way to teach the alphabet while keeping young learners engaged!

If you like this resource, be sure to check out our other activities!

⭐️Self portrait template | Step by step drawing

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⭐️Dot Marker Printable Alphabet Letters | Q Tip Painting

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Product Description: Self Portrait Template | Monthly Name Writing Practice

Engage your students in a creative and reflective activity with this Self Portrait Template paired with Monthly Name Writing Practice! This versatile resource is designed to promote artistic expression, develop writing skills, and encourage self-awareness in students, making it an ideal addition to your classroom routine.

Why Teachers Love It:
This Self Portrait Template | Monthly Name Writing Practice resource is perfect for building routines that encourage personal growth and skill development. Students love drawing their portraits and seeing how their handwriting evolves over time, while teachers appreciate the insight into their students' interests and progress.

How to Use:

1. Introduce the activity at the beginning of each month.
2. Encourage students to reflect on their interests, draw their self-portraits, and practice writing their names.
3. Compile the completed worksheets into a portfolio to showcase growth at the end of the school year.
4. Use the worksheets as bulletin board displays or for parent-teacher conferences to highlight student development.

What’s Included:

• 12 monthly self portraits ( 2 options)
• 1 yearly book cover
• 1 flexible-use self-portrait worksheet
• 2 All About Me worksheet options

Whether you’re teaching pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or early elementary grades, this Self Portrait Template | Monthly Name Writing Practice is a must-have resource for fostering creativity, self-discovery, and skill-building in your students.

If you like this resource, be sure to check out our other activities!

⭐️Self portrait template | Step by step drawing

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Uppercase Lowercase English Alphabet Memory Game with Cognates
Introducing the Uppercase Lowercase English Alphabet Memory Game, an innovative and engaging educational tool tailored for young learners from kindergarten to 3rd grade. This game combines fun with learning, making it an ideal resource for enhancing letter recognition and understanding through interactive play.

Key Features
- Interactive Learning with Cognates:
- This game is designed to improve students' memorization and recognition of letters by incorporating cognates—words that have similar meanings and forms in English and other languages. This feature not only helps in learning the alphabet but also introduces students to basic vocabulary.
- Fun and Engaging Gameplay:
- Students are challenged to find matching pairs of uppercase and lowercase letters, adding a thrilling element to the learning process. The use of colorful and visually appealing cards keeps students interested and motivated.
- Letters Recognition:
- The game focuses on reinforcing the recognition of both uppercase and lowercase letters, a foundational literacy skill crucial for early education.
- Pair Work and Team Work:
- Encouraging students to play in pairs or small teams fosters communication, cooperation, and social interaction, promoting a collaborative learning environment.
- Versatile Educational Tool:
- Perfect for use in classroom centers or as an activity during free time, this memory game provides constant engagement and learning opportunities. It's an excellent addition to any educational setting, ensuring that learning the alphabet is both enjoyable and effective.
This memory game not only aids in boosting letter recognition skills but also creates an interactive and social learning atmosphere. It's a delightful way for young students to learn the alphabet, making it a valuable resource for teachers and parents alike.

Building reading comprehension is an important skill for students to learn. This OG word family literacy center contains hands on activities to practice reading single words as well as reading simple sentences.

What is Included:

• 1 OG word mat
• 1 OG sentence mat
• Picture cards for matching with each mat

To complete this activity, students will read the word or sentence on each mat and then match the pictures to the correct word or sentence.

Ways to Use:

• Simply lay the images on top of the word or sentence.
• Use hook and loop fasteners to attach the images.
• Use a baking sheet and magnets to attach the images.

Students will love the hands on nature of this activity. They are able to manipulate the images for a tactile approach to demonstrate their learning.

When to Use:

• Literacy Center
• Morning Work
• Reading Center
• Small Group Activity
• Hands On Assessment

This activity is low prep. The mats just need to be printed out. The cards need to be printed and cut out. The activity can be laminated if desired for durability. Once created, this resource can be used over and over.