Less than $5 Phonics Resources (by date, latest first)

Bake up some fun in your reading centers and small groups this year with these Back-to-School Alphabet Stations. Students can practice their letter identification skills and letter sound fluency in a fun an interactive way!

Featuring 59 pages of cookie fun, choose between color or black and white versions of each activity.

Students will match the image on the cookie or the baking sheet to the correct letters.

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Keywords:  back to school, alphabet, letter sound, letter identification, letter id, beginning of year, august, september, kindergarten, prek, reading centers, reading groups, small groups, intervention

Your students will love these back to school-themed alphabet centers designed to help students learn to identify the letters and letter sounds of the alphabet. Perfect for beginning-of-year literacy stations, these activities provide hands-on learning experiences that make learning your letters fun!

Each activity is available in color and black and white and each activity includes a recording sheet. This saves you time and allows students to be more independent while you are teaching small groups!

This is designed to help students develop their phonemic awareness and identify letters and letters sounds. The perfect beginning of year center for your reading block is right here!

Perfect For:

• Kindergarten classrooms
• Beginning of year review sessions
• Tutoring programs
• ESL/ELL student support

Questions? 

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Keywords: back to school alphabet, letter sound, letter identification, letter id, beginning of year, august, september, kindergarten, prek, reading centers, reading groups, small groups, intervention

Your students will love these back to school-themed CVC word centers designed to enhance phonics skills and reading fluency. Perfect for beginning-of-year literacy stations, these activities provide hands-on learning experiences that make decoding CVC words fun!

Each activity is available in color and black and white. Use the same recording sheet for all 5 activities, this saves you time and allows students to be more independent while you are teaching small groups!

This is designed to help students develop their phonics skills and better decode CVC words. The perfect beginning of year center for your reading block is right here!

Perfect For:

• Kindergarten classrooms
• Beginning-of-Year review sessions
• Tutoring programs
• ESL/ELL student support

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Keywords: CVC words, centers, Back to School, school supplies, beginning of year, August, September, Kindergarten, First grade, reading centers, reading stations, ELAR, phonics, consonant vowel consonant, sight words

These zoo themed letter and number flashcards and puzzles are a great animal activity for preschool and kindergarten students. Students can practice letter and number recognition by matching capital and lowercase letters, matching numbers and number words up to 20.

What is Included:

• Alphabet cards for capital and lowercase letters
• Number cards for numbers 1-20 and number words.
• 2 piece alphabet puzzles that match capital and lowercase letters
• 3 piece pizza number puzzles for 1-20

Students will love the hands on activities in this resource. There are a variety of different games and activities that students can complete independently or with a partner.

Students will have fun practicing letter recognition and identifying beginning sounds with these flower craftivities for the letter Z. Students can express their creativity while decorating their alphabet craft.

This product includes three letter crafts: 2 options for words that start with Z and one for letter recognition or matching.

What is Included:

• 2 craft templates with pictures for each letter
• 1 craft template for letter matching for each letter

Each flower craft is a single page craft template for easy craft set up. The shapes are easy for little hands to be successful in cutting each piece on their own. In addition to using these flowers for crafts, they can also make a great sorting center.

Students will have fun practicing letter recognition and identifying beginning sounds with these flower craftivities for the letter Y. Students can express their creativity while decorating their alphabet craft.

This product includes three letter crafts: 2 options for words that start with Y and one for letter recognition or matching.

What is Included:

• 2 craft templates with pictures for each letter
• 1 craft template for letter matching for each letter

Each flower craft is a single page craft template for easy craft set up. The shapes are easy for little hands to be successful in cutting each piece on their own. In addition to using these flowers for crafts, they can also make a great sorting center.

Students will have fun practicing letter recognition and identifying beginning sounds with these flower craftivities for the letter V. Students can express their creativity while decorating their alphabet craft.

This product includes three letter crafts: 2 options for words that start with V and one for letter recognition or matching.

What is Included:

• 2 craft templates with pictures for each letter
• 1 craft template for letter matching for each letter

Each flower craft is a single page craft template for easy craft set up. The shapes are easy for little hands to be successful in cutting each piece on their own. In addition to using these flowers for crafts, they can also make a great sorting center.

Students will have fun practicing letter recognition and identifying beginning sounds with these flower craftivities for the letter W. Students can express their creativity while decorating their alphabet craft.

This product includes three letter crafts: 2 options for words that start with W and one for letter recognition or matching.

What is Included:

• 2 craft templates with pictures for each letter
• 1 craft template for letter matching for each letter

Each flower craft is a single page craft template for easy craft set up. The shapes are easy for little hands to be successful in cutting each piece on their own. In addition to using these flowers for crafts, they can also make a great sorting center.

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.

These pizza themed letter and number flashcards and puzzles are a great summer activity for preschool and kindergarten students. Students can practice letter and number recognition by matching capital and lowercase letters, matching numbers and number words up to 20.

What is Included:

• Alphabet cards for capital and lowercase letters
• Number cards for numbers 1-20 and number words.
• 2 piece alphabet puzzles that match capital and lowercase letters
• 3 piece pizza number puzzles for 1-10

Students will love the hands on activities in this resource. There are a variety of different games and activities that students can complete independently or with a partner.

Ways to Use the Cards:

• Matching Game: Match capital and lowercase letters or numbers to the number words.
• Fishing Game: Attach a paper clip to the card and use a magnetic fishing pole to "catch" the letters or numbers.
• Salt/Sand Tray: Use these cards as a model to show students what to write in the sand.
• Letter or Number Hunts: Have students find the letters or numbers that you have hidden around the room.
• ABC Order or Number Order: Have students place letters or numbers in the correct order.
• Pocket Chart Game: Place the cards into a pocket chart and hide a picture behind one of the cards. Have students guess which card the hidden picture is behind.

With a wide variety of uses, these cards will allow students to be engaged with learning their letters and numbers, as well as learning number words and practice counting.

How to Use the Puzzles

• Task Box Activities
• Math Centers
• Morning Baskets or Tubs

All of the cards and puzzles in this resource can be stored in task boxes. This allows teachers to have an easy to set up activity that students can easily clean and put away themselves.

Skills Assessed:

• Number Recognition
• Number Words to 20
• Number Order
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Capital and Lowercase Letters
• Letter Order

Each part of this resource is low prep. They all just need to be printed out and cut apart before use. The teacher may choose to laminate the pieces for durability.

This letter Z alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter Z. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter Z
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter Z
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter Z

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter Y alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter Y. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter Y
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter Y
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter Y

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter X alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter X. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter X
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter X
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter X

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter W alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter V. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter W
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter W
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter W

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter V alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter V. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter V
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter V
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter V

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter U alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter U. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter U
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter U
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter U

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter T alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter T. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter T
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter T
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter T

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter S alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter S. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter S
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter S
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter S

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words

This letter R alphabet color by code packet is sure to excite your preschoolers and kindergartners with this fun way to practice learning the letter R. These letter recognition alphabet worksheets are differentiated and versatile!

What is Included:

• 1 color by code to practice capital and lowercase letter R
• 3 color by code to practice just capital letter R
• 3 color by code to practice just lowercase letter R

Each color by letter alphabet page students will use 2 different colors of their choice to compete each color by code worksheet.

Ways to Use:

• Independent letter recognition practice
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activities
• Alphabet Center
• Small Group Activity
• Homework

These pages make a great addition to any sub plans as they are no-prep and easy to pass out and keep students busy. They are also great quiet time activities to give to those children who do not nap. These color by code activities also make great take home activities for parents to see the skills their children are working with.

Skills Assessed:

• Following Directions
• Letter Recognition
• Matching Letters
• Color Words