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Find engaging activities that build reading skills step by step—from letters and sounds through fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

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Build the foundation

Letters, Sounds & Rhyming

Start with letter recognition, letter sounds, and listening for rhymes.

📝Letter Match WorksheetsMatch uppercase and lowercase letters to strengthen alphabet knowledge.Pairs well with Workbook 1Download free PDF →🔎Letter HuntFind and identify letters in the world around you.Pairs well with Workbook 1Download free PDF →🕵️Letter Detective: Search & CountFind, circle, and count uppercase and lowercase letters.Pairs well with Workbook 1Download free PDF →🔤Letter Sound MatchMatch each letter to a picture that begins with its sound.Pairs well with Workbook 1Download free PDF →🚗Letter GarageUse a toy car or small toy to practice matching spoken sounds to letters.Pairs well with Workbook 1Download free PDF →📎Sound Clip CardsPractice letter-sound recognition and beginning-sound identification.Pairs well with Workbook 1Download free PDF →🎣Rhyming Go FishPractice hearing and matching rhyming words with a familiar card game.Download free PDF →🌺Color the RhymesFind the pictures that rhyme and color the matching petals.Download free PDF →

Read first words

CVC Words & Early Blending

Help children blend, decode, and build confidence with short-vowel words.

🎲CVC Roll & ReadRoll a die and read CVC words for engaging repeated practice.Pairs well with Workbook 2Download free PDF →🪜CVC Reading LaddersChange one sound or letter at a time to strengthen decoding and fluency.Pairs well with Workbook 2Download free PDF →👾Feed the Monster!Read real and nonsense CVC words in a playful hands-on game.Pairs well with Workbook 2Download free PDF →💬CVC Fluency Fix-ItPractice accuracy, phrasing, expression, and smooth reading with three pages of CVC sentence practice.3 pages • Pairs well with Workbook 2Download free PDF →

Build stronger decoding

Blends & Digraphs

Practice reading words with beginning blends and common digraphs.

⏱️Sound RaceRace to identify the blend or digraph you hear.Pairs well with Workbook 3Download free PDF →🧩Blend & Digraph PuzzlesBuild short-vowel words by matching beginnings to endings.Pairs well with Workbook 3Download free PDF →🔀Nonsense Word SortSort real and nonsense words while applying phonics skills.Pairs well with Workbook 3Download free PDF →👾Feed the Monster! Volume 2Read real and nonsense words featuring blends and digraphs.Pairs well with Workbook 3Download free PDF →💬Blends & Digraphs Fluency Fix-ItPractice accuracy, phrasing, expression, and smooth reading with three pages of blend-and-digraph sentence practice.3 pages • Pairs well with Workbook 3Download free PDF →

Recognize vowel patterns

Long Vowels

Practice silent e, vowel teams, and long-vowel spelling patterns.

🔍Long Vowel Word DetectiveFind the long-vowel pattern and sort words by vowel sound.Pairs well with Workbook 4Download free PDF →🟡Cover the Long Vowel WordsFind and cover the letters that make each long-vowel sound.Pairs well with Workbook 4Download free PDF →🎲Long Vowel Word RaceA roll-and-read game that builds decoding skill and fluency.Download free PDF →💬Long Vowel Fluency Fix-ItPractice accuracy, phrasing, expression, and smooth reading with three pages of long-vowel sentences featuring silent-e and vowel-team patterns.3 pages • Fluency practiceDownload free PDF →

Read smoothly and confidently

Fluency& Sight Words

Build accuracy, automatic word recognition, and smoother sentence reading.

🍂Fall Fluency + Word DetectivePractice smooth reading with two fall passages, comprehension questions, and context-clue activities.Grades 1–2 • Kindergarten with adult support • 5 pages with answersDownload free PDF →⭐Repeated Reading StoriesRead short decodable stories three times and celebrate each reading.Pairs well with Workbook 4Download free PDF →🪙Dolch Sight Word ChallengeUse reusable game boards to build automatic word recognition.Download free PDF →📖CVC Build-a-Sentence FluencyBuild fluency with simple sentence ladders featuring CVC words.Pairs well with Workbook 2Download free PDF →

Grow word knowledge

Vocabulary & Comprehension

Help children use clues, understand new words, and build meaning.

📚Context Clues Vocabulary PracticePractice five types of context clues while building vocabulary.Pairs well with Grades 2–3Download free PDF →📖The Mystery of the Mixed-Up BooksRead a fiction passage and practice key details, vocabulary, sequencing, inference, character traits, and theme.Grade 3 • Includes answer keyDownload free PDF →

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