Students simply identify the picture, determine its beginning sound, and color each section according to the matching beginning sound letter. As they work, a fun school-themed mystery picture is revealed!

These print-and-go phonics worksheets are perfect for kindergarten, preschool, pre-k, first grade intervention, homeschool, and special education classrooms.

Perfect For:

• Morning work
• Literacy centers
• Word work
• Small group instruction
• Independent practice
• Early finishers
• Sub plans
• Homework
• Phonics review
• Fast finisher activities

What’s Included:

20 printable Color by Code beginning sounds worksheets

You’ll receive:

• 5 different school-themed mystery pictures
• 4 differentiated versions of each picture
• 20 total no-prep pages

Students will:

• Identify each picture.
• Say the beginning (initial) sound.
• Find the matching beginning sound letter.
• Color the sections using the code to reveal the mystery picture.

The multiple versions make it easy to differentiate instruction and provide extra practice while keeping students engaged.

Why You’ll Love It:

• No prep, just print and teach!
• Fun school-themed mystery pictures motivate learners.
• Reinforces beginning sounds and letter-sound correspondence.
• Builds phonemic awareness and early reading skills.
• Great for independent or teacher-led practice.
• Easy to differentiate for a variety of learners.

Prep is quick and easy; simply print the pages, and your students are ready for a fun, hands-on beginning sounds review!

Skills Covered:

• Beginning sounds
• Initial sounds
• Letter-sound correspondence
• Phonemic awareness
• Alphabet recognition
• Early literacy
• Foundational phonics skills

Your students will love building their beginning sounds skills while having fun revealing each school-themed mystery picture!

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Students will identify the beginning sound of each picture, find the matching letter, and color the spaces to reveal an adorable pet-themed mystery picture. Just print and go for meaningful phonics practice all year long!

Perfect for kindergarten, preschool, first grade, RTI, intervention, and homeschool.

What’s Included

• 20 printable color by code pages
• 5 different pet-themed mystery pictures
• 4 versions of each mystery picture for easy differentiation
• Beginning sounds/initial sounds practice on every page
• Black-and-white, print-and-go worksheets

How It Works

Students will:

• Look at each picture.
• Say the picture name.
• Identify the beginning (initial) sound.
• Find the matching beginning sound letter.
• Color the section to reveal the mystery pet picture!

Perfect For

• Morning work
• Literacy centers
• Word work
• Small groups
• Independent practice
• Early finishers
• Sub plans
• Homework
• Fast finisher activities
• Phonics review
• Intervention and RTI

Why You’ll Love It

• No prep, just print and use!
• Fun mystery pictures keep students engaged.
• Easy to differentiate with multiple versions of each image.
• Reinforces beginning sounds in a meaningful, hands-on way.
• Builds confidence while practicing foundational phonics skills.

Prep is quick and easy; simply print the pages, and your students are ready for a fun beginning sounds review activity!

Skills Covered:

• Beginning sounds
• Initial sounds
• Letter-sound correspondence
• Phonemic awareness
• Early phonics
• Alphabet recognition
• Fine motor skills

Your students will love revealing the adorable pet mystery pictures while building confidence with beginning sounds and early phonics skills. Simply print, grab the crayons, and let the learning begin!

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These no-prep beginning sounds worksheets make phonics review simple for teachers and exciting for students. Just print and go! Students will identify the beginning (initial) sound of each picture, find the matching letter, and color the spaces to reveal a fun camping mystery picture.

These pages are perfect for:

• Morning work
• Literacy centers
• Word work
• Small groups
• Independent practice
• Early finishers
• Homework
• Sub plans
• Fast finishers
• Phonics review

What’s Included

• 20 printable pages
• 5 different camping-themed mystery pictures
• 4 versions of each mystery picture for easy differentiation
• Print-and-go, no prep activities

Students will:

• Look at each picture.
• Identify the beginning (initial) sound.
• Find the matching beginning sound letter.
• Color the correct spaces to complete the mystery picture.

The multiple versions make it easy to meet the needs of different learners while providing extra practice throughout the year.

Why You’ll Love It

• No prep, just print and go!
• Fun camping theme keeps students engaged.
• Reinforces beginning sounds and letter-sound correspondence.
• Great for kindergarten and first grade phonics practice.
• Makes independent work meaningful and enjoyable.

Whether you’re looking for an engaging literacy center, an easy morning work activity, or a fun way to review beginning sounds, these camping color by code pages are a classroom favorite!

Skills Covered:

• Beginning sounds
• Initial sounds
• Letter recognition
• Letter-sound correspondence
• Phonics
• Alphabet review
• Fine motor practice
• Independent learning

Perfect For:

Kindergarten • Preschool • First Grade • Homeschool • Literacy Centers • Summer School • Camping Theme Units • Phonics Review • Morning Work • Sub Plans • Early Finishers

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Perfect for kindergarten and early elementary classrooms, these safari-themed color by code pages are ready to print and use. Students simply look at each picture, identify its beginning sound, find the matching letter, and color the spaces to reveal a fun mystery picture!

These beginning sounds worksheets are great for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Small group instruction
• Independent practice
• Literacy centers
• Word work
• Sub plans
• Homework
• Phonics review

What’s Included:

• 5 different safari-themed mystery pictures
• 4 versions of each picture for easy differentiation
• 20 total color by code beginning sounds pages

How It Works:

Students will:

1. Look at the picture clue.
2. Identify the beginning (initial) sound.
3. Find the matching beginning sound letter.
4. Color the spaces with the correct code to reveal the mystery picture.

Teacher-Friendly Features:

No prep – just print and go!

Fun, engaging phonics practice

Easy to differentiate for different learners

Great for independent work or guided practice

Helps reinforce letter sounds and beginning sound skills

Add a little safari adventure to your phonics lessons with this simple and engaging beginning sounds activity your students will love!

Skills Practiced:

Beginning Sounds • Initial Sounds • Letter Recognition • Phonics • Alphabet Sounds • Early Literacy Skills • CVC Readiness

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Perfect for kindergarten and early elementary classrooms, these dinosaur-themed color by code pages are ready to print and use. Students simply look at each picture, identify its beginning sound, find the matching letter, and color the spaces to reveal a fun mystery picture!

These beginning sounds worksheets are great for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Small group instruction
• Independent practice
• Literacy centers
• Word work
• Sub plans
• Homework
• Phonics review

What’s Included:

• 5 different dinosaur-themed mystery pictures
• 4 versions of each picture for easy differentiation
• 20 total color by code beginning sounds pages

How It Works:

Students will:

1. Look at the picture clue.
2. Identify the beginning (initial) sound.
3. Find the matching beginning sound letter.
4. Color the spaces with the correct code to reveal the mystery picture.

Teacher-Friendly Features:

No prep – just print and go!

Fun, engaging phonics practice

Easy to differentiate for different learners

Great for independent work or guided practice

Helps reinforce letter sounds and beginning sound skills

Add a little dinosaur fun to your phonics lessons with this simple and engaging beginning sounds activity your students will love!

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Whether you’re celebrating the end of the year, planning a themed dinosaur day, or bringing excitement into summer school, these 7 ready-to-use activity centers will keep your students moving, creating, and learning all day long. Students will LOVE rotating through each station, and you’ll love how simple it is to set up!

What’s Included:

You’ll get 7 dinosaur-themed center activities, each designed to promote creativity, fine motor skills, and active, hands-on learning. Plus, table tents for every station help keep everything organized and running smoothly.

• Dinosaur CVC Words Write the Room
  Students search the room for dinosaur picture cards and record the matching CVC words, perfect for literacy practice with movement!
• Dinosaur Dig Site
  Students design, draw, and label their own dinosaur dig site, great for creativity and vocabulary building.
• Make a Snack Dinosaur Dig!
  Practice sequencing skills while creating a fun, edible dinosaur dig snack.
• Dinosaur Measurement
  Students use “bones” to measure objects with non-standard units, hands-on math made fun!
• 2D Dinosaur Craft
  Create a dinosaur using 2D shapes while reinforcing shapes, colors, counting, and fine motor skills.
• Dinosaur Dough Mats
  Students build dinosaur-themed creations with playdough to strengthen fine motor skills.
• Make a Dinosaur Hat
  A fun, wearable craft your students will love showing off!

Extra Supplies You’ll Need:

• Play-Doh
• Snack items for dinosaur dig (e.g., pudding, chocolate cookies, dinosaur cookies, or your preferred alternative!)

Why Teachers Love It:

• Minimal prep time
• Easy to organize and manage
• Flexible for different classroom needs
• Perfect for end-of-year celebrations or summer learning
• Encourages creativity, movement, and collaboration

Make your classroom buzz with excitement and give your students a day they won’t forget with these fun, flexible, and engaging Dinosaur Day Centers!

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Why You’ll Love It

• No prep – just print and go!
• Perfect for morning work, centers, small groups, early finishers, sub plans, homework, or word work
• Builds mastery with long vowel CVCe words in an engaging, independent way
• Differentiation made simple with multiple vowel-focused and mixed practice pages

What’s Included:

• 5 unique Halloween-themed pictures to color
• 5 practice pages each for long vowel sounds: a, i, o, u
• 5 mixed CVCe word pages for review
• A total of 25 no-prep pages ready to go!

How It Works:
Students read the CVCe words, match them to the correct color code, and watch the mystery Halloween picture appear! It’s a great way to keep students engaged while reinforcing long vowel patterns.

Prep is Simple:
Just print the pages, pass them out, and let the coloring (and learning) begin.

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These phonics coloring pages are perfect for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Literacy centers
• Small groups
• Independent work
• Sub plans
• Word work stations
• Homework practice

What’s Included:

• 6 different Halloween-themed pictures for students to color in by digraphs
• 3 pages of each digraph focusing on ch, sh, th
• 1 page of each digraph focusing on ph, wh, ck, kn, wr, & qu
• 6 mixed practice pages for review
• Differentiated options so you can easily meet the needs of all learners

How it Works:

Students look at the word, identify the digraph, and color the picture using the matching code. As they color, they’re reinforcing digraph recognition in a hands-on, engaging way.

Teacher-Friendly Prep:

No cutting. No laminating. Just print, and you’re ready for a fun phonics activity that’s festive and effective!

These Halloween literacy activities bring phonics practice to life while saving you time and keeping kids motivated.

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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
• 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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This engaging write-the-room center makes practicing CVC words interactive and exciting. Instead of sitting at their desks, students get to move around the classroom while staying focused on reading and writing practice.

How it works:

• Print and cut the apple-themed CVC cards.
• Tape them around the classroom.
• Students search for each card and write the matching word on their recording sheet.

It’s that simple! Just print, post, and play.

What’s Included:

• 40 apple CVC word cards (8 for each vowel: a, e, i, o, u)
• 2 student recording sheets (one with standard lines, one with handwriting lines)
• Color and black-and-white printing options

Why teachers love it:

• Quick-prep and low-stress – great for busy weeks
• Encourages movement while learning
• Reinforces phonics and handwriting skills
• Flexible use (play multiple times by switching out vowel sets)
• Perfect for fall centers, small groups, morning tubs, or independent practice, apple-themed week

For best durability, laminate the apple cards if using in a center rotation.

With this Apple CVC Words Write the Room Activity, your students will have so much fun practicing phonics that they won’t even realize how much they’re learning!

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Whether you need morning work, early finisher activities, literacy centers, small group practice, sub plans, word work, or homework, these print-and-go sheets fit right in.

What’s Included:

• 5 different mystery school-themed pictures to color
• 5 pages for each middle vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u)
• 5 mixed-vowel pages for review
• 30 total pages for easy differentiation

Students read the CVC word, match it to the correct color, and watch the mystery image come to life!

Easy to Use:

• No prep required – just print and go
• Perfect for independent work or guided practice
• Great for differentiation- choose the vowel sound that matches your students’ needs

Skills Covered:

• CVC word reading fluency
• Short vowel middle sound identification
• Fine motor skills & following directions

Make back-to-school season stress-free and fun while giving your students valuable phonics practice.

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Students will practice short vowel sounds while coloring mystery apple-themed pictures – keeping them engaged, focused, and learning at the same time.

Perfect for:

• Morning work
• Literacy centers
• Small group practice
• Early finisher activities
• Sub plans
• Word work
• Homework

Just print, grab some crayons, and watch your students light up as the hidden pictures are revealed!

What’s Included:

• 5 different apple-themed mystery pictures
• 5 pages for each short vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
• 5 mixed-vowel review pages
• 30 total no-prep practice pages for easy differentiation

How It Works:

Students read the CVC word, match it to the correct color, and color the picture. As they go, a fun fall apple-themed mystery image is revealed!

Skills Covered

• CVC word reading fluency
• Identifying short vowel middle sounds
• Fine motor practice & following directions

Easy to Use

• Zero prep, just print & go
• Great for independent practice or guided groups
• Differentiation built in, pick the vowel sound your students need

Bring some fall fun into your literacy block with these Apple Color By Code CVC Word Activities. Your students will love the mystery pictures, and you’ll love the meaningful, low-prep practice!

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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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What’s Included:

• 4 baskets labeled for words with 1, 2, 3, and 4 syllables
• 30 picture apples for each syllable count (a total of 120 apples!)
• Clear, kid-friendly images that support vocabulary growth

Why Teachers & Students Love It:

• Builds phonological awareness and early literacy skills
• Encourages speaking, listening, and counting syllables
• Fits perfectly into an apple unit, fall centers, or small-group instruction
• Ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary learners

This activity is easy to prepare, highly engaging, and versatile for use in literacy centers, morning tubs, small groups, or whole-group practice. It combines seasonal fun with essential reading skills!

This hands-on literacy center is perfect for teaching syllable counting, phonological awareness, and vocabulary in an engaging way.

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Whether you’re planning for Fun Fridays, setting up your literacy centers, prepping for a family literacy night, or needing something easy for a sub day, this game has you covered. Just print and play – no prep required!

What’s Included:

• 30 unique fall-themed CVC word bingo cards
• 2 sets of teacher calling cards:
  • Picture-only set
  • Picture + CVC word set
• 2 recording sheets for center accountability or quick assessments
• Tip: Laminate the cards for a reusable fall literacy center year after year!

CVC Word Families Covered:

Short A: -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -at
Short E: -ed, -eg, -en, -et
Short I: -ib, -id, -ig, -im, -in, -ip, -it, -ix
Short O: -ob, -od, -og, -op, -ot
Short U: -ub, -ud, -ug, -um, -un, -ut

Students will practice a wide variety of CVC word families, perfect for phonics review, decoding, and fluency practice.

Perfect For:

• Small groups & guided reading
• Whole-class rewards or brain breaks
• Literacy center rotations
• Early finishers
• Class parties with an academic twist
• Sub plans

Bring seasonal fun into your classroom while giving your students meaningful practice with CVC short vowels and word families. This fall bingo game is sure to be a classroom favorite all season long!

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Looking for a fun fall literacy activity to add to your centers? This Apple Alphabet Write the Room game is the perfect way to get your students moving, learning, and engaged! Just print and play – no complicated prep required.

This quick-prep fall ELA center is a fantastic way to combine movement and literacy practice. Students love walking around the classroom to find each apple card, while teachers love how it reinforces uppercase and lowercase letter recognition in an active, hands-on way.

How it works:

1. Tape the apple-themed alphabet cards around your classroom.
2. Students grab a recording sheet.
3. They move around the room, find the cards, and write the matching letters on their sheet.

It’s an interactive activity that keeps kids on-task, engaged, and excited about learning the alphabet.

What’s Included:

• 52 alphabet cards – uppercase & lowercase letters
• 2 recording sheets – one lined + one with handwriting lines
• Apple cards in both color and black-and-white versions (perfect for saving ink)

Why teachers love it:

• Low prep → Just print, cut, and go!
• Versatile → Great for fall centers, small groups, morning work, early finishers, during apple week, or even a literacy game.
• Durable → Laminate the cards for long-lasting use year after year.
• Engaging → Students get to move around the room while reinforcing foundational alphabet skills.

This fall-themed alphabet activity is ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary classrooms. Use it during your apple unit, fall literacy centers, or as a quick movement break with purpose.

Make alphabet practice fun, active, and seasonal with this Apple Alphabet Write the Room Activity!

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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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Why You’ll Love It

• No prep – just print and go!
• Perfect for morning work, centers, small groups, early finishers, sub plans, homework, or word work
• Builds mastery with long vowel CVCe words in an engaging, independent way
• Differentiation made simple with multiple vowel-focused and mixed practice pages

What’s Included:

• 5 unique spring-themed pictures to color
• 5 practice pages each for long vowel sounds: a, i, o, u
• 5 mixed CVCe word pages for review
• A total of 25 no-prep pages ready to go!

How It Works:
Students read the CVCe words, match them to the correct color code, and watch the mystery spring picture appear! It’s a great way to keep students engaged while reinforcing long vowel patterns.

Prep is Simple:
Just print the pages, pass them out, and let the coloring (and learning) begin.

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Each hat features picture cues from a well-loved fairy tale, helping students visually organize events and confidently retell the story in the correct order.

What’s Included:

• 7 classic fairy tale hats:
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • The Three Little Pigs
  • Little Red Riding Hood
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • The Gingerbread Man
  • The Little Red Hen
  • Jack and the Beanstalk

• Picture-based sequencing visuals on each hat
• Back headband strip for student retelling
• Extra blank strip to extend or differentiate

How It Works:

1. Simply print the hats
2. Students color and cut
3. Use the back strip to retell the story in sequence
4. Staple together for a wearable learning experience

Students will love wearing their creations while practicing retelling skills, and you’ll love how naturally they engage with sequencing and comprehension.

Perfect For:

• Fairy tale units
• Read Across America Week
• Literacy centers
• Whole group or small group activities
• Retelling and sequencing practice

This low-prep activity combines craft and literacy for a meaningful, student-approved learning experience!

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Bring phonics practice to life with this engaging, dinosaur-themed literacy center. Students will love hunting for dinosaurs around the room while building essential CVC word skills. It blends movement with meaningful learning, making it ideal for keeping young learners focused and excited.

You can also get this as part of my Dinosaur Day Centers and save.

Why You’ll Love It
This quick-prep activity turns everyday phonics practice into something interactive and fun. Instead of sitting at a desk, students are participants, walking, reading, and writing. It’s a simple way to boost engagement while reinforcing foundational literacy skills.

Perfect For:

• Kindergarten & 1st Grade
• Literacy Centers
• Small Groups
• Independent Practice
• Dinosaur-Themed Units

How It Works
Just print the dinosaur cards, tape them around your classroom, and you’re ready to go. Students walk around to find each dinosaur, read the CVC word, and record it on their sheet. It’s an easy routine that helps:

• Reinforce short vowel sounds
• Build decoding and phonics skills
• Keep students actively engaged

What’s Included

• 40 Dinosaur CVC Word Cards
  • 8 cards for each vowel: a, e, i, o, u

• 2 Recording Sheets
  • Primary lined
  • Handwriting lines

• Color + Black & White options for flexible printing

With 20 recording spaces, you can easily mix and match cards for repeated use or differentiate by focusing on specific vowel sounds.

Prep Made Easy
Print, cut, and hang the cards, done! For longer use, laminating is a great option to keep your center looking fresh all season.

Perfect for dinosaur-themed learning or even summer school, this activity adds a playful twist to your classroom routine while keeping students learning with purpose. Use it all week for a consistent, engaging literacy center your students will look forward to.

Make your phonics centers fun, active, and meaningful with this Dinosaur CVC Write the Room Activity!

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The students will enjoy practicing their digraphs in this engaging activity! The student will choose a cookie, say the word, and then place it on top of the correct glass of milk. This is great to add as a monthly literacy center rotation, early finishers, or as a small group guided reading activity, or as part of your word workstation. The possibilities are endless. Be sure to check out my store for other themed options as well.

What’s included:

Digraphs included are

• th 12 -th words 12 th- words
• ch 12 -ch words 12 ch- words
• sh 12 -sh words 12 sh- words
• wh 12 wh- words
• qu 12 qu- words
• ph 12 -ph- words
• kn 12-kn- words
• wr 12 wr- words
• ck 12 -ck words

A total of 144 different digraph words.

The cookies come in two ways, in word form and picture form, so you can easily differentiate with your students.

Included is a color and black-and-white white printing option.

2 recording sheets are included, a lined page and a writing paper page

Laminating for durability is recommended.

Prep is easy… Just print and cut, and you’re ready for a fun digraph activity to use all year long!

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These no-prep color by code CVC word pages are a fun and engaging way to practice CVC words. This is such a fun addition to your Earth Day unit. They work great as early finishers, morning work, in small groups, individual work, sub days, centers, word work, and homework.

What’s Included:

Included are 30 different mystery Earth Day-themed pictures for the students to color in by CVC word. There are 5 different pages of each middle sound, a, e, i, o, u, and another 5 pages that are mixed with a total of 30 pages.

The student will look at the picture and find the corresponding word 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 Earth Day CVC, middle sound review activity.

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