ELAR K.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) identifying and producing rhyming words;
- (i) recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;
- (ii) identifying the individual words in a spoken sentence;
- (iii) identifying syllables in spoken words;
- (iv) manipulating syllables within a multisyllabic word; and
- (v) blending syllables to form multisyllabic words;
- (vi) segmenting multisyllabic words into syllables;
- (vii) blending spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words;
- (viii) blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words;
- (ix) segmenting spoken one-syllable words into individual phonemes;
- (x) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (B) identifying and matching the common sounds that letters
represent;
- (i) using letter-sound relationships to decode, including VC, CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words;
- (ii) recognizing that new words are created when letters are changed, added, or deleted such as it - pit - tip - tap; and
- (iii) identifying and reading at least 25 high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iv) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (C) spelling words with VC, CVC, and CCVC;
- (i) spelling words using sound-spelling patterns; and
- (ii) spelling high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iii) demonstrate print awareness by:
- (D) identifying the front cover, back cover, and title page
of a book;
- (i) holding a book right side up, turning pages correctly, and knowing that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right with return sweep;
- (ii) recognizing that sentences are comprised of words separated by spaces and recognizing word boundaries;
- (iii) recognizing the difference between a letter and a printed word; and
- (iv) identifying all uppercase and lowercase letters; and
- (v) develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality.
- (A) identifying and producing rhyming words;
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Letter Reversal Posters
Display these posters highlighting the differences between b, d, p and q letterforms.
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Giant Letter Tiles with Numbers
Use these giant letter tiles for a variety of vocabulary and spelling activities for your students.
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Alphabet Craft Printable Templates
Assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and fine motor development with these adorable alphabet craft templates.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Maze Worksheet Set
Help students learn to recognize both uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet with this fun set of maze worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Worksheet Pack
Explore all the different word families based on onset and rime words with this fun and engaging onset and rime worksheet pack.
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Roll and Cover Onset and Rime Activity Pack
Practice decoding onset and rime words with this short vowel onset and rime activity pack.
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Onset and Rime Race Board Game
Explore different onset and rime words with this fun and engaging race to the finish onset and rime game board.
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Spin and Blend Onset and Rime Pack
Practice blending onset and rime words with this set of spin and blend worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Flower Craft Pack
Explore different onset and rime patterns with these fun and engaging flower craft packs.
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Onset and Rime Sandcastle Matching Activity
Match up the onset, rime and picture in this activity to create sandcastles.
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Onset and Rime Phonics Search Pack
Practice searching for and decoding onset and rime words with this set of search and find worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Short U Interactive
Practice onset and rime words that contain the short U vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short A Interactive Activity
Practice onset and rime words that contain the short a vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short E Interactive
Practice onset and rime words that contain the short E vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short I Interactive
Practice onset and rime words that contain the short I vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short O Interactive Activity
Practice onset and rime words that contain the short O vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Word Ladder Worksheet Pack
Climb the virtual ladder of onset and rime knowledge with this set of onset and rime worksheets.
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Sight Word Activity Worksheets
Help your students practice their sight words at home with this set of two sight word activity grids.
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Beat the Blast Off! CVC, CVCC and CCVC Spelling Game
Use this collaborative partner game to familiarize your students with some of the most common CVC, CVCC and CCVC words.
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Onset and Rime Flipbooks
Flip through different short vowel onset and rime words with this set of printable flipbooks.
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Onset and Rime Mini Books
Practice onset and rime phonemic awareness with this set of mini books that each focus on the short vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u).
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Handwriting Rhyme Poster
Use this handwriting rhyme to help your students prepare themselves for a handwriting lesson.
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Trace, Draw and Order Sentences Worksheets
Use this set of sentence cut-and-paste worksheets to help your students build simple sentences.
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Word Families Sorting Activity – Short O
Use these word families flashcards to help familiarize your students with words that contain the short o vowel sound.
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Short I Word Families Flashcards
Use these word families flashcards to help familiarize your students with words that contain the short i vowel sound.
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The Easter Bunny – Easter Poem Poster
Use this Easter poem about the Easter bunny as a basis for some Easter fun in your classroom!
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Alphabet Flashcards
Use these alphabet flashcards to help familiarize your students with the letters of the alphabet and their corresponding sounds.
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Alphabet Matching Game
Use this alphabet matching game to familiarize your students with the letters of the alphabet and their corresponding sounds.
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Betty Botter – Tongue Twister Poster
Use this “Betty Botter” tongue twister poster to teach your youngest students about word play and alliteration.
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Onset and Rime Short O Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel o onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Jack and Jill – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Jack and Jill” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Ants on the Apple – Phonics Rhyme Posters
Use this poster featuring the phonics rhyme “Ants on the Apple” to teach your students the association between letters and their sounds.