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Help your child identify letter sounds. Distinguishing between individual sounds in a word develops your child's phonemic awareness, the ability to hear individual sounds within words and manipulate them.
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Parrot parts: Word families
Print this coloring page to help your child understand word families. Children who understand word families have an easier time learning to spell and decode words.
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Secret message (I like to solve puzzles)
Kids like puzzles. Successfully decoding a secret message gives kids a great feeling of accomplishment. While having fun your child will also be working on identifying and writing the initial letter in a word, important skills for reading and spelling.
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Secret message (You make me smile!)
This fun puzzle helps build the skill of identifying and writing the initial letter in a word, a vital skill for reading and spelling.
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Letter maze (alphabetical order)
Knowing alphabetical order will help your child use a dictionary or index.
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Birthday card
Providing blanks to fill in to complete a message helps your child to become an independent writer.
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Treasure islands
Discover a trove of knowledge by labeling islands with the right name.
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Pirate planks
Unlock the secret of "silent e" with this pirate printable.
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Vocabulary match up
In this printable activity, children use context clues (pictures) to help them read.
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Winning words - Racing word search
Word searches like this help reinforce spelling skills.
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Witch's brew
Reinforce learning about letter pairs while helping the witch make her brew.
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C-c-cold winter fun
Can you dress this snowman using things that begin with the letter C?
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