ELAR 2.2
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to:
- (1) demonstrate phonological awareness by:
- (A) producing
a series of rhyming words;
- (i) distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable and multi-syllable words;
- (ii) recognizing the change in spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed; and
- (iii) manipulating phonemes within base words;
- (iv) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (B) decoding words with short, long, or variant vowels,
trigraphs, and blends;
- (i) decoding words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
- (ii) decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
- (iii) decoding compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
- (iv) decoding words using knowledge of syllable division patterns such as VCCV, VCV, and VCCCV;
- (v) decoding words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est; and
- (vi) identifying and reading high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (vii) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (C) spelling one-syllable and multisyllabic words with
closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including
digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
- (i) spelling words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
- (ii) spelling compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
- (iii) spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
- (iv) spelling words using knowledge of syllable division patterns, including words with double consonants in the middle of the word; and
- (v) spelling words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est;
- (vi) alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words; and
- (D) develop handwriting by accurately forming all cursive letters using appropriate strokes when connecting letters.
- (A) producing
a series of rhyming words;
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Suffix Mini Anchor Charts
Give your students a visual reminder of the meanings of 28 suffixes with a printable set of miniature anchor charts.
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My Spelling Dictionary Booklet
Help young learners build their writing and spelling confidence with their very own Spelling Dictionary Booklet!
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R-Controlled Vowel Phoneme Spotter Stories
Use this set of decodable texts featuring various graphemes that make r-controlled vowel sounds.
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Vowel Teams Diphthong Worksheets
Practice diphthongs with this set of fun and engaging worksheets.
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Affixes Word Building Puzzle Activity
Build words with affixes with a pack of printable word-building puzzles.
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OW and OU Words - Word Search
Explore "ou" and "ow" words with this set of differentiated word searches.
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Color by Sight Words - 5 Words - Bee
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Oxford Wordlist Mats - Words 1 to 354
Use this set of five Oxford Wordlist Mats as a planning tool for high frequency word activities.
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Free Spelling Worksheets for Any List
Grab these spelling worksheets for any list and use them to prep your weekly spelling homework with ease!
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Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check Sheet Templates
Use a Look, Say, Cover, Write, and Check sheet to encourage students to study and practice their weekly spelling words.
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Free Contractions Student Reference Sheet
Help students remember the different contractions with this contraction student reference sheet.
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Color by Sight Words - 6 Words - Chicken
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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FIND IT! Long and Short Vowels - Task Cards
Practice distinguishing between short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds with this set of 16 task cards.
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Word Chain Mazes - Worksheets
Color a path through the maze by identifying the changing phoneme to create a continuous word chain.
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Rhyming Word Cards
Reinforce students' knowledge of rhyming words with this set of 30 picture cards.
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Cursive Practice - Sentences
A set of 6 sheets to practice writing sentences in cursive.
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Phoneme Substitution Worksheets - Word Search Pack
Help students manipulate phonemes with these phoneme substitution worksheets where students substitute phonemes and search for words in a word search.
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Contraction Worksheets
Help students learn more about contractions with this contraction worksheet pack.
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Finding Phonemes - A, AW, AU, OR, ORE Digital Learning Activity
Read and spell words using the au, aw, a , or, and ore phonemes with an interactive digital learning activity.
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Consonant Digraph Cut-and-Paste Worksheets
Reinforce your students' knowledge of consonant digraphs with this set of cut-and-paste worksheets.
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Diphthong Vowel Teams Pocket Chart Cards
Help students visualize and remember the different diphthong vowel teams with this pocket chart sorting activity with mouth articulation images.
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Diphthong Vowel Teams Mini-Book Pack
Learn and practice the different diphthong vowel teams with this set of mini activity books.
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Vowel Teams Worksheet Pack
Practice writing and enhancing knowledge of vowel digraphs with this worksheet pack.
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Morphological Knowledge - Matching Activity
Review concepts learned in your prefix and suffix lessons by ensuring students understand word parts with a matching activity.
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OW Sound Spelling Patterns- SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore words containing spelling patterns that make the "ow " sound with a game of SCOOT!
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Words with "OO" Sounds - Worksheet
Sort words according to whether they contain a long or short “oo” sound with this cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Color By Long A — 2nd Grade Spelling Pattern Worksheet
Invite spring into the classroom and learn long A spelling patterns with a color by code worksheet for 2nd grade.
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"Ow" Words - Illustrated Cards
Help students practice reading words with the vowel team “OW” with a set of 24 illustrated word cards.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - OF
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “of” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - WERE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “were” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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ABC Order Scoot (First Letter)
Practice putting 3 words at a time in alphabetical order with this set of 20 task cards.
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Cat Handwriting Paper - Dotted Middle Line
A set of handwriting lines to use when teaching your students how to sit their letters properly on a line.