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Help students sharpen their phonemic awareness skills with Fun Phonics Finds! These NO PREP phonemic awareness and phonics activities are an engaging way to help students demonstrate their understanding of sounds and practice writing words with the target sound-spelling pattern.
Included in this phonics resource are 2 versions of each activity:
- Students read the words with the target phonemes and find pictures to match.
- Students find pictures with the target phoneme, sort, and write the words to match.
SHORT VOWEL PATTERNS INCLUDED:
- Short a: at, am, an
- Short a: ap, ad, ag
- Short e: et, ed, en
- Short i: in, it, ip
- Short i: id, it, ick
- Short o: og, ot, op
- Short u: un, ub, up
- Short u: ug, ut, uck
DIGRAPH WORDS INCLUDED:
- Digraph sh
- Digraph ch
- Digraph th
- Digraphs ch and wh
- Digraphs sh and th
- Digraph mixed review
- Digraph mixed review
BEGINNING BLENDS PATTERNS INCLUDED:
- L Blends: cl, fl, sl
- L Blends: gl, pl, bl
- R Blends: br, cr, dr
- R Blends: gr, fr, tr
- S Blends: sk, sl, sm
- S Blends: sn, sp, st
- Blend Review: L, R, S blends
- Blend Review: L, R, S blends
LONG VOWEL PATTERNS INCLUDED:
- Long A: ai, ay
- Long A: a_e, ai, ay
- Long E: ee, ea
- Long E: e_e, ee, ea
- Long E: ey, y
- Long I: igh, y
- Long I: i_e, igh, _y
- Long O: Vowel Teams: oa, ow
- Long O: Vowel Teams: o_e, oa, ow
- Long U: Vowel Teams: ue, ew
- Long U: Vowel Teams: u_e, ue, ew
- Long Vowels with Silent E: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
- Long Vowels with Silent E: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
R-CONTROLLED VOWEL & DIPHTHONG PATTERNS INCLUDED:
- R-Controlled Vowel – ar
- R-Controlled Vowel – ur
- R-Controlled Vowel – ir
- R-Controlled Vowel – or, ore
- R-Controlled Vowel – er, ir, ur
- R-Controlled Vowel – ar, er, or
- R-Controlled Vowel – mixed review
- Diphthongs – au, aw
- Diphthongs – oi, oy
- Diphthongs – ou, ow
- Diphthongs – long oo, short oo
- Complex Vowels – alk, all
These printable worksheets would be perfect for morning work, independent practice after a mini-lesson, or even homework.
Alexandra Jaworska –
Such a fun way to practice phonics! My students loved the I Spy format, and the word sorts added an extra layer of meaningful practice. These were easy to print and use for independent work, centers, or small groups. I love resources that make phonics practice feel like a game!
Kelly Crawford –
These were great fun for my grade 2 students with a bit of a challenge for them as well. Great activity during our Literacy Centres.
Jennifer P. –
This is a fun way for my first graders to practice their phonics skills.
Jennifer Allen –
Thank you for the resource. It’s easy to use and very helpful in my classroom.
Katharine G. –
Great resource and fun to use. Thanks so much for sharing!
Jessica M. –
This was a wonderful resource that was easy to implement and use with my students. Everything was organized clearly, and it fit perfectly into my lesson plans. Thank you for creating and sharing!
Karli G. –
My kids really enjoy this activity. I bought some small magnifying glasses to use it with it.
Beth R. –
This was a great add to my reading intervention groups who are working on foundational skills.
Wendye Hartzell –
I love that I can have students use independently, with a partner, or during small groups. Thank you for sharing!
lisa M. –
This resource is so easy to use, and saved me so much prep time. I’ll definitely use it again!
Brinna D. –
These are great!! Easy to implement and provides students with practice on our weekly phonics sounds.
Jill H. –
I love this resource. Plus my students really like this activity as a center for them to practice the skill that was taught.
Shelley D. –
What kid doesn’t like an “I Spy” challenge? Fun to use independently, with a partner, small group, or whole group. Many possibilities.
Mary Jane C. –
These phonics find activities are a favourite with my students, and give good opportunity for practice of our target skill. Highly recommend anything from this seller. Always worthwhile.
Jennifer M. –
This is a really well=done resource. My students enjoy it.
Julene Hoffman –
Super fun and engaging! My students love the challenge!
Catherine Lewis –
THese are the perfect station activity!!!! So thankful for you Christina!!
Stephanie M. –
These are great for my must do/may do packet each week. I love how students have to decode the words to color them and other pictures are there so you don’t use all of them.
Stephanie L. –
Used these with small groups and intervention. Thank you for creating this!
Chelsea C. –
A fun and engaging resource for students to practice their phonics/spelling skills.