Blending sounds together to make words is an essential skill for young learners. Give first graders the practice they need by reading sounds aloud to them, and asking them to identify the word they hear.

Practice identifying consonant blends with by naming the beginning blend of each word.

The weather words are all missing their first letter! Kids completing this kindergarten reading worksheet write the correct letter to complete each word.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the short "I" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write their own short "I" word.

Give your child practice with the short "I" sound. This printable worksheet will improve reading skills as your child completes a coloring puzzle.

As your students have learned, different spellings can sometimes make the same sound, such as the au/aw or ou/ow vowel teams. Assess your students' abilities to distinguish between differently spelled aw/ow sounds with this end-of-year phonics check-in.

Barn, bell, and balloon all begin with B! On this prekindergarten writing worksheet, kids trace B and write the letter next to pictures that begin with B.

Improve your second grader's reading fluency by helping her practice reading and recognizing ea words.

This list of words that start with "wh" will help your child learn about silent letters and digraphs in spelling.

Review short vowels from a to u with this word match worksheet.

Learn about word families, and practice sounding out short e, with this phonics worksheet.

What does a hen and a fish have in common? Short vowel sounds! Match the short vowel word to the picture and write it down.

Review digraphs and words with silent letters with your second grader with this practice quiz.

Short Vowel Bingo, an educational twist on a favorite classroom game. This game helps kids differentiate short vowels from long vowels.

Kids sound and spell out long vowel words with this silent E worksheet.

On this prekindergarten writing worksheet, kids trace S and write the letter next to pictures that begin with S.

On this second grade reading worksheet, kids sort initial consonant sounds into two groups: hard "c" as in cookie, and soft "c" as in celery.

These sentences are each missing a word, and each missing word has the long "i" sound! Your child will choose words from the box to complete each sentence.

Use this fun picture sort activity to help your students understand the difference between CVC words and CVC+silent E words.

The "sh" sound is one sound created by two letters! Teach your child about digraphs with this list of words ending in "sh".

Use this resource with your students to explore words with a variety of endings that make the long /e/ sound.

Give young learners essential word study practice with the help of this interactive short I word sort!