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These cut and paste worksheets are designed to provide your beginning readers with practice putting their reading to work. They can be uses as class work, homework or even as an assessment. There is no prep required just run off and use with your students. I have provided 9 different themes, both in color and black/white. Five sheets require students to cut sentences and 4 pages requiring students to cut pictures. The readability level is approximately Guided Reading D-G, or for those unfami

Drawing conclusions is a skill students need as early as first grade in order to become proficient in; and for their ultimate success on standardized testing in upper grades. This activity provides students with their first independent look as drawing conclusions. This packet contains 20 individual stories and answers for student to draw conclusions. Also provides an easy example and explanation to help the very young readers to understand the process of drawing conclusions.

Identifying main idea and supporting details is an important part of reading comprehension. State-mandated tests often assess whether or not students are able to find the main idea of a reading passage as well as identify supporting details. That is why developing an understanding of main idea and details at a very early age will allow your students to excel at this important comprehension skill. Teaching main idea and supporting details to younger students can be very challenging. I have fou

This packet contains printable books that can be used for your Guided Reading. The levels range from A-C, ideal for Kindergarten or very low first graders. Each book is 8 pages in length and contain repetitive language with simple sight words. They can easily be sent home for your students to read to parents. And, if they do not come back it is not a great loss like books from your school's literacy or bookroom. I get so frustrated when I go check out books and the levels I need are so p

This packet of 18 colorful worksheets has been developed for the students in your class that have a very difficult time with consonant sounds. 10 pages have single initial and final sounds 8 pages have initial and final blends and digraphs. Just laminate and cut out, minimal prep work.

These cut and paste worksheets are designed to provide your beginning readers with practice putting their reading to work. They can be uses as class work, homework or even as an assessment. There is no prep required just run off and use with your students. I have provided 9 different worksheets, both in color as well as black and white. Students will be required to cut and paste both pictures as well as text for variety. The readability level is approximately Guided Reading C-G, or for those unf

Many of our young students have a difficult time with verb tense. It may be due to dialect or even lack of meaning and language structure. But whatever the reason they need practice with using these endings correctly. This activity provide students an opportunity to practice using inflections (s, ed, ing). Packet includes 32 sentences for student to identify the appropriate verb tense. Perfect for ESL students learning basic grammar and language. Packet includes blank patterns to make m

Drawing conclusions is a comprehension strategy that needs to be taught even to our very young students. Great for beginning readers as well as nonreaders with support. This activity includes 24 riddles with matching picture responses. All the answers have been provided in picture format for your very lowest students. If they are non readers, they can provide the answer by using their listening skills. Fun clip art for young students. A set of blank paged clip art has been provided if you

Vowel digraphs include: oa, ee, ai, ay, ea, Vowel diphthongs include: ue, ew, au, aw, oo, oi, oy, ou, ow, It is sometimes hard enough trying to teach long and short vowel sounds, but next we have to introduce our students to vowel digraphs and diphthongs. This packet of activity boards provides practice with each of these vowel sounds. There are 12 activity boards. Each board consists of 10 colorful pictures depicting the vowel sounds identified. You will need 12 library pockets to complet

Vocabulary is the basis for learning language. As children learn to read, they must learn to decode words, but they also must have word knowledge in order to make sense of what they decode. This packet of activity cards provides young students practice in decoding words either to gain or reinforce their word knowledge. This vocabulary growth is crucial to reading comprehension and academic success. For some students, through the use of this activity, new concepts will be developed which ult

Students in early grades need to begin to read and follow written directions. By the time students enter and complete second grade most standardized tests require students to read and follow their own questions. These task cards will allow emergent readers an opportunity to practice following written directions after reading a short story. Each card is numbered so you can easily keep track of which cards your students have completed. The difficulty of the questions and story increase as th

Drawing Conclusions is a skill students need as early as first grade in order to become proficient in for their ultimate success on standardized testing in upper grades. This packet contains 3 activities to reinforce this skill with early readers. They are designed to be used with a small group; such as a Guided Reading lesson follow-up, remediation, or even Literacy Center activity. Each activity has been designed with a winter theme. An anchor chart has been prepared to assist with initia

Prefixes and suffixes is a skill that needs to be addressed in the primary grades, especially for some of our stronger readers. Our students need opportunities to apply their new knowledge in the context of sentences. These task cards provide this opportunity to practice using prefixes and suffixes. This packet contains 40 individual task cards for students to use. Students can use a dry erase marker to identify root words, prefixes, suffixes, or the correct answer. Prefixes used include:

These cards provide practice for your students with decoding words. Each list contains words with similar decoding patterns. Some of the cards contain different colored letters to provide your students that extra support they need when learning how to decode. You will have a total of 22 individual cards for students to practice on. Students can easily use a dry erase marker to help them until they can see the patterns without support. The more they practice the better they will get.

Phoneme Blending is a very important step in the development of literacy, as well as general language development. A child whose blending skills are proficinet can hear the sounds /s//ee//d/ and tell you they make seed. This packet consists of two different activities. Perfect for a literacy or remediation group. The first activity requires the student to listen to the teacher give a riddle and then produce the word for the blended phonemes. There are 24 riddles and words to identify. The se

These six question words (Who, What, Where, When, Why & How) and their answers are basic to information gathering. When students can correctly answer these questions they are on the road to understanding comprehension. This packet contains teaching chart for reinforcing as well as several invitatins to use as additional reinforcement of these words. The main activity contains 32 stories as well as 33 possible answers to each story.

This is a teacher directed activity great for a small group of students. A very necessary skill to pass PALS assessments as well as other Phonemic Awareness standardized assessments. Students will listen to the instructor blend phonemes to build a word. Their task is to hear the phonemes and recognize the word. For some students this is a very difficult activity. Students will love this hands on activity and each time you play with your weaker students you will see their ability to take on t

This activity requires students to delete the first sounds in words. It is a great activity for kindergarten and very weak first grade students who seem to be having a difficult time with retaining letter sounds and using their knowledge of sounds. More than likely they still need a great deal of Phonemic Awareness work. This activity will provide the work with sounds without letters to confuse them. This activity contains 24 colorful pictures and 24 answers to manipulate and includes an answ

As a Title I teacher I am always trying to develop activities that I can use with my students. This activity provides practice of basic sight words in a very repetitive way. Students must read a sentence and identitfy the appropriate picture. It will be great for kindergarteners or even some preschoolers who seem to be ready for simple sentences. Can also be used for very low first graders. The repetition of sight vocabulary will help them to maintain these words. Balanced Literacy levels A

Preschooler and kindergarten students who have not had a reach exposure to reading as toddlers and preschoolers tend to lack knowledge of many animals in our world. This activity will provide real photos of 28 common animals and their babies. You can use these cards for matching or for several games of concentration. No preschool or even kindergarten class should be without picture support such as these. The hands on cards are perfect for a center activity or for a volunteer or tutor which y