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Page Instructions: Help the student read, “A is for apple.” Say, ”Repeat the
names of the pictures after me: apples, alligator, astronaut. What sound do you
hear at the beginning of each word?” Tell the student to trace the letters in the
boxes, start at the big dot. Color the page.
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Activity: Play this game. Say, ”I am going to say a word. Clap your hands if the word
you hear starts with the /a/ sound. “
Word List: apple, alligator, ax, pig, tree, astronaut, adventure, fish, alphabet, dog.
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Page Instructions: Make your own “Aa” page.
Draw, cut and paste pictures that start with the /a/
sound. Cut and paste words with the letter A from
magazines or newspapers. Use the lines to practice
writing letters and/or copy simple words & sentences.
Activity: Make three boxes on the board. Write the short vowel in the middle box. Add beginning and ending
consonants such as “c” and “t.” Track as you segment and blend the word: /c/-/a/-/t/, /cat/. Say, “Let’s think
of more words that have /a/ in the middle, like CAT.” Give additional clues if students are having difficulty.
Word List: back, bag, basket, bath, black, cab, can, cat, class, crack, dad, fan, fast, flag, glass, grass, ham, jack,
lamp, lap, last, man, map, mask, mat, math, nap, pants, plant, ran, rat, sad, sand, snap, splash, tag, tan, van.
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Page Instructions: Help the student read, “B is for bike.” Say, ”Repeat
the names of the pictures after me: ball, boy, bear. What sound do you
hear at the beginning of each word?” Tell the student to trace the letters
in the boxes, start at the big dot. Color the page.
Activity: Play this game. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. If it starts with the
/b/ sound, give me thumbs up! If it doesn’t start with the /b/ sound, give me thumbs down.”
Word List: baby, big, blue, bell, boy, table, bike, desk, book, cat, bird, fish, bed, hat, banana.
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Page Instructions: Make your own “Bb” page.
Draw or cut and paste pictures that start with the /b/
sound onto the page. Use the writing lines to practice
letter shapes or copy simple sentences.
Activity: Play this game. Say, ”Let’s go around the room and everyone say a word that starts with the /b/ sound.“
Give additional clues if students are having difficulty.
Word List: baby, bag, ball, balloons, banana, barn, baseball, bat, beach, bear, bed, bell, between, big, before,
bike, black, blocks, blue, bone, book, boots, box, bread, bridge, brown, bubbles, bus, buttons, boat, birthday.
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Page Instructions: Help the student read, “C is for cat.” Say, ”Repeat
the names of the pictures after me: cow, computer, cookies. What sound

say a word. Take one step forward if the word you hear starts with the /d/ sound.“
Word List: duck, dig, apple, dog, day, fish, different, down, cow, door, desk, car, dot.
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Page Instructions: Make your own “Dd” page.
Draw or cut and paste pictures that start with the /d/
sound onto the page. Use the writing lines to practice
letter shapes or copy simple sentences.
Activity: Play this game. Say, ”Let’s go around the room and everyone say a word that starts with the /d/
sound.“ Give additional clues if students are having difficulty.
Word List: dad, dalmation, danger, deep, deer, desk, dice, different, dig, dinosaur, dirty, diver, doctor, dog,
doll, dolphin, donuts, door, dot, down, dragon, dragonfly, draw, dream, dress, drip, drive, drum, duck, day.
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Page Instructions: Help the student read, “E is for eggs.” Say, ”Repeat
the names of the pictures after me: enter, elephant, exit. What sound do
you hear at the beginning of each word?” Tell the student to trace the
letters in the boxes, start at the big dot. Color the page.
Activity: Play this game. Be sure each student has a YES and NO card. Say, ”I am going to
say a word. If you think the word starts with the /e/ sound, hold up your YES card. If you think
the word does NOT start with the /e/ sound, hold up your NO card.“
Word List: elbow, exercise, eggs, rain, enter, paint, exit, moon, elevator, empty, excellent!

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Page Instructions: Look at the different groups of eggs. Count the eggs in each group. Write the
number of eggs you counted in each box. In the empty space draw your own eggs. Count them and
write the number in the box. Color the page.
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Page Instructions: Help the student read, “F is for fish.” Say, ”Repeat
the names of the pictures after me: fox, five, four fingers. What sound
do you hear at the beginning of each word?” Tell the student to trace the
letters in the boxes, start at the big dot. Color the page.
Activity: Play this game. Say, ”I am going to say a word. Put your hands on your head if the
word you hear starts with the /f/ sound. Keep your hands at your side if the word you hear
does NOT start with the /f/ sound.“
Word List: four, flowers, hand, fingers, ball, five, fork, spoon, friend, fish, fox, big, fan.
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Page Instructions: Make your own “Gg” page.
Draw or cut and paste pictures that start with the /g/
sound onto the page. Use the writing lines to practice
letter shapes or copy simple sentences.
Activity: Play this game. Say, ”Let’s go around the room and everyone say a word that starts with the /g/
sound.“ Give additional clues if students are having difficulty.
Word List: game, garbage, garden, gate, girl, glasses, gloves, glue, go, goat, goggles, gone, good, goose,
gorilla, grandparents, grapes, graph, grasshopper, great, green, groundhog, guitar, gumballs, gray, give.
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Page Instructions: Help the student read, “H is for helicopter.” Say, ”Repeat
the names of the pictures after me: horse, heart, humming bird. What sound do
you hear at the beginning of each word?” Tell the student to trace the letters in the
boxes, start at the big dot. Color the page.
Activity: Play this game. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. If it starts
with the /h/ sound, stand up! If it doesn’t start with the /h/ sound, sit down.”
Word List: happy, heavy, elephant, horn, house, girl, helicopter, hop, hug, big, hippo,
boy, help, hot, cold, hungry, hundred.
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Page Instructions: Make your own “Ii” page.
Draw, cut and paste pictures that start with the /i/
sound. Cut and paste words with the letter I from
magazines or newspapers. Use the lines to practice
writing letters and/or copy simple words & sentences.
Activity: Make three boxes on the board. Write the short vowel in the middle box. Add beginning and ending
consonants such as “b” and “g.” Track as you segment and blend the word: /b/-/i/-/g/, /big/. Say, “Let’s think
of more words that have /i/ in the middle, like BIG.” Give additional clues if students are having difficulty.
Word List: chin, chick, did, dig, dish, drip, fin, fish, fix, flip, hill, him, his, hit, kick, kid, kiss, lick, lid, lip, milk, miss,
mitt, mix, pick, pig, pin, pink, ribs, rip, ship, sink, sit, six, swim, tick, tip, trick, trip, wig, will, win, wink, wish, zip.
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Page Instructions: Look at the first row, start at the left. Try to complete the pattern by filling in the dotted boxes. Try the same technique on the second and third row.
Use the blank space at the bottom to make your own pattern!
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