These activities are ideal for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Literacy centers
• Small groups
• Independent work
• Sub plans
• Homework
• Word work practice
• Pumpkin Day or Pumpkin Week

What’s Included

• 5 different pumpkin-themed mystery pictures
• 4 versions of each picture for easy differentiation
• 20 total color by code worksheets
• Students look at a picture, identify the beginning sound, and color the space to match the correct letter.

Why Teachers Love It

• No prep → Just print and go
• Engaging and interactive → Students practice phonics while having fun
• Versatile → Works for independent practice, centers, or group activities
• Differentiated options → Multiple versions make it easy to meet student needs

These Pumpkin Color by Code Beginning Sounds pages are a fun, seasonal way to strengthen phonemic awareness and letter-sound recognition while keeping students excited about learning!

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Students will love walking around the classroom to find each apple card, while teachers will love how easy it is to prep and how effectively it builds phonemic awareness in a hands-on way.

How It Works

1. Tape the apple beginning sound cards around the classroom.
2. Give each student a recording sheet.
3. Students move around, find the apple cards, and write the matching beginning letter on their sheet.

It’s simple, interactive, and keeps students focused while having fun!

What’s Included

• 26 apple beginning sound picture cards (A–Z) x is ending sound picture is box
• 2 recording sheets (lined + handwriting lines)
• Cards in both color and black & white (perfect for saving ink)

Why Teachers Love It

• Low prep → Just print, cut, and go!
• Versatile → Use for fall centers, small groups, morning work, early finishers, or during your apple unit.
• Durable → Laminate the cards to reuse year after year.
• Engaging → Combines movement + literacy in an active, meaningful way.

Perfect For:

• Preschool & Kindergarten
• Fall literacy centers
• Apple week activities
• Early finishers or small group ELA games

Make your fall alphabet practice fun, interactive, and seasonal with this Apple Beginning Sounds Write the Room Activity, a quick-prep center that gets kids excited about learning their letters and sounds!

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These activities are ideal for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Literacy centers
• Small groups
• Independent work
• Sub plans
• Homework
• Word work practice
• Apple Day or Apple Week

What’s Included

• 5 different apple-themed mystery pictures
• 4 versions of each picture for easy differentiation
• 20 total color by code worksheets
• Students look at a picture, identify the beginning sound, and color the space to match the correct letter.

Why Teachers Love It

• No prep → Just print and go
• Engaging and interactive → Students practice phonics while having fun
• Versatile → Works for independent practice, centers, or group activities
• Differentiated options → Multiple versions make it easy to meet student needs

These Apple Color by Code Beginning Sounds pages are a fun, seasonal way to strengthen phonemic awareness and letter-sound recognition while keeping students excited about learning!

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These hands-on, engaging board games are perfect for practicing initial sounds, building letter recognition, and reinforcing phonics skills in a festive Thanksgiving theme. Students will have a blast while learning, and teachers will love how easy these are to prep and use.

Perfect for:

• Literacy centers
• Small group instruction
• Take-home practice with family
• Differentiating for varied skill levels

Gameplay:

• 1-4 players
• Play using a die or the included spinners
• All game boards are Thanksgiving-themed and kid-friendly (family, turkey, football, parade etc)

What’s included:

• 10 Thanksgiving board games
  • 5 boards with pictures for students to identify beginning sounds
  • 5 boards with letters, prompting students to think of a word starting with that sound

• 4 spinners
• 12 kid game pieces
• Color & black-and-white printing options

Teacher tips:

• Laminate boards for durability if used as a center
• Quick and easy prep, just print and play!

Make phonics practice fun this Thanksgiving with a hands-on activity your students will love playing again and again!

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Students identify the initial sound of each picture, match it to the correct letter, and color the mystery image to reveal a festive Thanksgiving picture. It’s the perfect mix of learning and creativity!

These no-prep printables are great for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Small groups or literacy centers
• Sub plans
• Word work practice
• Homework or take-home packets

What’s Included:

• 5 Thanksgiving-themed mystery pictures
• 4 differentiated versions of each (20 total pages!)
• Easy-to-follow color key for each activity
• A simple way to differentiate phonics practice

Students will love uncovering the hidden Thanksgiving pictures while strengthening their beginning sound recognition skills.

Why You’ll Love It:

• No prep required – just print and go!
• Hands-on phonics review that feels like a game
• Seasonal and fun for November literacy lessons

Make your phonics practice festive this fall with these Thanksgiving Color by Code Beginning Sounds worksheets, a low-prep, high-engagement activity your students will be thankful for!

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These no-prep color by code beginning sounds pages are a fun and engaging way to practice beginning sounds-initial sounds. They work great as morning work, in small groups, individual work, sub days, centers, word work, and homework.

What’s Included:

Included are 5 different winter-themed mystery pictures for the students to color in by beginning sounds. There are 4 pages of each of the 5 pictures with a total of 20 pages included. The student will look at the picture, determine the beginning sound, and find the corresponding beginning sound letter to color in. You can easily differentiate the pages for the students.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pages and you’re ready for a fun beginning sounds review activity.

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These no-prep summer beginning sounds board games are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are summer-themed.

What’s included:

10 board games

5 boards with pictures of items to identify the beginning, initial sound

5 boards with letters which the student will think of a word that has that beginning sound.

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun summer beginning sounds activity!

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This engaging snowman beginning sounds sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce beginning sounds and initial sounds. This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their beginning sound recognition. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each snowman. They will then sort the letter hats onto the correct beginning sounds picture snowman.

Here’s what’s included:

Snowmen for each letter of the alphabet showing a picture

A hat with each letter that the students will match to the correct snowman.

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun winter beginning sounds activity!

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These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiatethe game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are St. Patrick’s Day-themed.

What’s included:

10 board games

5 boards with pictures of items to identify the beginning, initial sound

5 boards with letters which the student will think of a word that has that beginning sound.

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun St. Patrick’s Day beginning sounds activity!

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These no-prep color by code beginning sounds pages are a fun and engaging way to practice beginning sounds-initial sounds. They work great as morning work, in small groups, individual work, sub days, centers, word work, and homework.

What’s Included:

Included are 5 different Christmas-themed mystery pictures for the students to color in by beginning sounds. There are 4 pages of each of the 5 pictures with a total of 20 pages included. The student will look at the picture, determine the beginning sound, and find the corresponding beginning sound letter to color in. You can easily differentiate the pages for the students.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pages and you’re ready for a fun beginning sounds review activity.

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This engaging turkey beginning sounds sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce beginning sounds and initial sounds. This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their beginning sound recognition. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each turkey. They will then sort the letter pies onto the correct beginning sounds picture turkey.

Here’s what’s included:

Turkey for each letter of the alphabet showing a picture

A piece of pie with each letter that the students will match to the correct turkey.

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun Thanksgiving beginning sounds activity!

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Prep is simple and quick for all of these Halloween week center rotations. To make it even more fun, use these centers with your buddy class!

What’s Included:

There are 7 center rotations included. Table tents for each activity are also included.

1. 1. Halloween A-Z Scavenger Hunt Write the Room – Tape the picture cards around the room. The students will find them all and write each word.

2. Halloween Beginning Sounds Mystery Puzzles– The students will practice beginning sounds to solve the 3 Halloween mystery picture puzzles

3. How To Carve A Pumpkin– The students will learn how to carve a pumpkin using the sequencing activities.

4. Candy Corn Measurement – The students will use candy corn to measure the different items using non-standard measurement.

5. Make A Craft – The students will make a bat craft.

6. Halloween Dough Mats – The students will create Halloween items using playdoh to help build fine motor skills..

7. Make A Halloween Hat – The students will create a hat to wear for Halloween.

Extra supplies that you will need.

Playdoh and candy corn.

These Halloween week centers will be such a fun addition to Halloween week this year!

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This is such a fun addition to your Halloween center rotation! These activities are engaging, educational, and fun! They cover beginning sounds, CVC words, number sense, and addition to 10.

What’s Included:

Halloween Ghost CVC Middle Sounds Sort Center

Halloween Trick or Treat Addition to 10 Center

Halloween Frankenstein Beginning Sounds Center

Halloween Witch Number Sense to 10 Center

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for fun Halloween centers!

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This engaging snowman beginning sounds sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce beginning sounds and initial sounds. This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their beginning sound recognition. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each Frankenstein. They will then sort the letter potions onto the correct beginning sounds picture Frankenstein.

Here’s what’s included:

Frankenstein for each letter of the alphabet showing a picture

A potion with each letter that the students will match to the correct Frankenstein.

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun Halloween beginning sounds activity!

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These no-prep summer beginning sounds mystery puzzles are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These mystery puzzles are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, can be used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the puzzles too!

The students will match the puzzle piece letters to the matching beginning sound to solve the mystery picture. A black and white copy can also be given to each student to color, and then cut and glue onto the matching beginning sound picture to create the puzzle picture.

What’s included:

10 mystery puzzles All of the mystery puzzles are general summer-themed.

Comes in both color and black-and-white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the mystery puzzles and you’re ready for a fun summer beginning sounds activity!

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These no-prep Easter beginning sounds board games are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are Easter-themed. (no religious references)

What’s included:

10 board games

5 boards with pictures of items to identify the beginning, initial sound

5 boards with letters which the student will think of a word that has that beginning sound.

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun Easter beginning sounds activity!

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This no-prep color-by-code beginning sounds pages are a fun and engaging way to practice beginning sounds-initial sounds. They work great as morning work, in small groups, individual work, sub days, centers, word work, and homework.

What’s Included:

Included are 5 different spring-themed mystery pictures for the students to color in by beginning sounds. There are 4 pages of each of the 5 pictures with a total of 20 pages included. The student will look at the picture, determine the beginning sound, and find the corresponding beginning sound letter to color in. You can easily differentiate the pages for the students.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pages and you’re ready for a fun beginning sounds review activity.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID….

Victoria L. says, “Amazing resource! My kids LOVED this! We will use it for years to come! “

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This no-prep color-by-code beginning sounds pages are a fun and engaging way to practice beginning sounds-initial sounds. They work great as morning work, in small groups, individual work, sub days, centers, word work, and homework.

What’s Included:

Included are 5 different St. Patrick’s Day-themed mystery pictures for the students to color in by beginning sounds. There are 4 pages of each of the 5 pictures with a total of 20 pages included. The student will look at the picture, determine the beginning sound, and find the corresponding beginning sound letter to color in. You can easily differentiate the pages for the students.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pages and you’re ready for a fun beginning sounds review activity.

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These no-prep spring beginning sounds mystery puzzles are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These mystery puzzles are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, can be used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the puzzles too!

The students will match the puzzle piece letters to the matching beginning sound to solve the mystery picture. A black and white copy can also be given to each student to color, and then cut and glue onto the matching beginning sound picture to create the puzzle picture.

What’s included:

10 mystery puzzles All of the mystery puzzles are general spring-themed.

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the mystery puzzles and you’re ready for a fun spring beginning sounds activity!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…..

Christina F. says, “Great literacy center activity or an activity for a parent volunteer to use with a child.”

Kylee D. says, “Students loved this. Very engaging! Students worked very hard. “

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These no-prep spring beginning sounds board games are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are general spring-themed.

What’s included:

10 board games

5 boards with pictures of items to identify the beginning, initial sound

5 boards with letters, which the student will think of a word that has that beginning
sound.

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun spring beginning sounds activity!

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These no-prep Valentine’s Day beginning sounds board games are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are Valentine’s Day-themed.

What’s included:

10 board games

5 boards with pictures of items to identify the beginning, initial sound

5 boards with letters in which the student will think of a word that has that beginning
sound.

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

It comes in both color and black-and-white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun Valentine’s Day beginning sounds activity!

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These no-prep Valentine’s Day beginning sounds mystery puzzles are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These mystery puzzles are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation and can be used in small groups or sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the puzzles too!

The students will match the puzzle piece letters to the matching beginning sound to solve the mystery picture. A black and white copy can also be given to each student to color, and then cut and glue onto the matching beginning sound picture to create the puzzle picture.

What’s included:

10 mystery puzzles All of the mystery puzzles are Valentine’s Day-themed.

It comes in both color and black-and-white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the mystery puzzles and you’re ready for a fun Valentine’s Day beginning sounds activity!

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These no-prep winter beginning sounds mystery puzzles are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These mystery puzzles are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation can be used in small groups or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the puzzles too!

The students will match the puzzle piece letters to the matching beginning sound to solve the mystery picture. A black and white copy can also be given to each student to color, and then cut and glue onto the matching beginning sound picture to create the puzzle picture.

What’s included:

10 mystery puzzles All of the mystery puzzles are winter-themed.

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the mystery puzzles and you’re ready for a fun winter beginning sounds activity!

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These no-prep winter beginning sounds board games are a fun, hands-on way to practice initial sounds and build letter and sound recognition.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are winter-themed.

What’s included:

10 board games

5 boards with pictures of items to identify the beginning, initial sound

5 boards with letters in which the student will think of a word that has that beginning
sound.

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun winter beginning sounds activity!

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