This is a set of decodable readers about flying kites with a focus on developing reading comprehension in young students. It also includes vocabulary and sight words. Designed for beginning readers. WHAT IS INCLUDED: Interactive (cut and paste) decodable book Full-colour decodable reader Vocabulary Word Cards & Picture Cards Sight Word Cards Comprehension Questions Interactive Book Students read each page and glue on the picture that goes with the text. A target word is highlighted in bold to help students find the correct picture. These are also good words for vocabulary instruction. The last page of the book has four simple comprehension questions. One is multiple choice and the rest require a short written response. The answers are found directly in the story. This version prints in black and white. Full Colour Book The full-colour reader includes the same text as the black and white version without the cut and glue component. The pictures are already included on each page to provide visual support while reading. The comprehension questions in back are slightly different and formatted for discussion. They also provide opportunities to make text to self connections. This version is perfect to use in your guided reading groups before student work on the interactive version independently. It could also be used for partner reading or for take-home reading practice. Vocabulary and Sight Words Cards Word cards with vocabulary from the story are also included along with corresponding picture cards. These can be used to pre-teach vocabulary or on your word wall. A second set of word cards contain sight words found in the story that you may want to practise with your students. These are non-decodable words that students need to recognise by sight rather than sounding out.

This is a set of decodable readers about bats with a focus on developing reading comprehension in young students. It also includes vocabulary and sight words. Designed for beginning readers (1st grade). WHAT IS INCLUDED: Interactive (cut and paste) decodable book Full-color decodable reader Vocabulary Cards Sight Word Cards Comprehension Questions INTERACTIVE BOOK Students read about bats on each page and glue on the picture that goes with the text. A target word is highlighted in bold to help students find the correct picture. These are also good words for seasonal vocabulary instruction. The last page of the book has four simple comprehension questions. One is multiple choice and the rest require a short written response. The answers are found directly in the story. This version prints in black and white. COLOR BOOK The full-color reader includes the same text as the black and white version without the cut and glue component. The pictures are already included on each page to provide visual support while reading. The comprehension questions in back are slightly different and formatted for discussion. They also provide opportunities to make text to self connections. This version is perfect to use in your guided reading groups before student work on the interactive version independently. It could also be used for partner reading or for take-home reading practice. VOCABULARY CARDS & SIGHT WORDS A set of word cards with vocabulary about bats is also included along with corresponding picture cards. These can be used to pre-teach vocabulary, as a matching activity in centers, or on your word wall. A second set of word cards contain sight words found in the story that you may want to practice with your students. These are non-decodable words that students need to recognize by sight rather than sounding out.

This resource is a fun way for students to learn colour words while practising beginning reading skills! Includes emergent sight word reader - full-colour emergent sight word reader - black and white paper bracelets colour word posters Reader - Version A This full-colour book features a single sentence on each page that says “I see _____” with a different colour each time. The colour words are printed in bold and there are tracking dots under the words to help beginning readers with one-to-one correspondence. Each page includes pictures of items in the target colour. Reader - Version B This book prints in black & white with the colour word written in a tracing font so students can practise writing the word. This version also features text tracking dots and has pictures for students to colour. Paper Bracelets These are a great way to connect home and school. The bracelets say “My favorite colour is” with a crayon to colour. This provides a fun and interactive way for students to share their favourite colour with their family and classmates. Parents will be thrilled to see what their child is learning at school and can help reinforce colour words at home. Colour Words Posters Each poster includes an image of a crayon with the colour word underneath. A rainbow stripe border makes these extra cute and colourful! Perfect for classroom display. Full-page size. Includes: blue red green yellow orange purple pink brown white black grey

CVC word family activities that kindergarteners can do independently? Yes! This resource includes lots of hands-on, interactive practice with CVC words that emergent readers can complete all on their own! Includes the following word families: • an, ap, at • ed, en, et • ig, ip, it • og, op, ot • ub, ug, un There are 2 worksheets for each word family listed above (30 worksheets in all). Worksheet A: Students cut out letter tiles and glue them in place to spell each word. Then they find the words in a simple word search grid. Skills involved: initial letter sounds, onset-rime, visual discrimination, fine motor skills. Worksheet B: Students trace each CVC word, cut out the matching pictures, and glue them next to the word. Skills involved: reading CVC words, picture/word match, fine motor skills, letter formation. These activities are designed for young learners and feature: • large, primary font • clear instructions with picture support • uncluttered design • plenty of space to write, cut, and glue

This is a set of CVCe word family (silent E words) mini books that beginning readers can complete all on their own! Each little book includes multiple ways to practice reading CVCe words. • Page 1 - Color the word family ending • Page 2 - Match the CVCe words to the corresponding pictures • Page 3 - Read short sentences and circle the corresponding picture • Page 4 - Color the words that belong to the target word family The simple sentences include beginning sight words and CVCe words. There are 13 books in this set for the following long vowel sound word families: • ake, ame, ane, ate • ide, ile, ime, ine • ole, one, ore, ose • u_e The long U words are combined into one book because there aren’t enough words in any single word family to create separate books for them. These books require minimal prep - just fold in half and in half again. They will work well in your literacy centres or as homework.

This is a set of CVC word families mini books that emergent readers can complete all on their own! Perfect for year 1 students. Each little book includes multiple ways to practise reading CVC words. • Page 1 - Colour the word family ending • Page 2 - Match the CVC words to the corresponding pictures • Page 3 - Read short sentences and circle the corresponding picture • Page 4 - Colour the words that belong to the target word family The simple sentences include beginning sight words and CVC words. There are 20 books in this set for the following word families: • ag, an, ap, at • ed, eg, en, et • ig, in, ip, it • ob, og, op, ot • ub, ug, un, ut These books require minimal prep - just fold in half and in half again. They will work well in your literacy centres or as homework.

Your emergent readers will love being able to read and understand sentences with this set of centers and worksheets! The materials are designed to build sight word fluency and decoding skills at the kindergarten level. Includes: Sight Word Cards Cut and Glue Worksheets Differentiated Sentence Reading Centers Digital Activities SIGHT WORD CARDS Includes 32 commonly taught kindergarten high frequency words. These cards can be used for instruction or to send home as flashcards for extra practice. WORKSHEETS Each worksheet focuses on a few basic sight words. Students read the sentences and glue the matching picture next to it. Includes 4 worksheets and answer keys. LITERACY CENTERS To complete these activities, students choose a card and read the sentence. Then, they find the picture card that matches what they read. The sentences all contain a mix of sight words and decodable words (mostly CVC). These centers are divided into several differentiated sets. SET 1 - Includes 42 sentence cards that are color-coded according to which sight words are targeted. Each set builds upon the previous set by introducing one or two new sight words while still including those already learned. SET 2 - Includes 36 sentence cards with sentences containing a mix of all the sight words in this pack plus plenty of decodable words. These sight word center include 36 picture cards that match up with the sentence cards. The same set of pictures can be used with both centers.

This CVC word families resource helps students build early phonics and phonemic awareness skills through. It includes hands-on word building activities for 20 different word families, plus companion worksheets for each. Includes: 80 CVC word family picture cards for word building 192 letter tiles 40 worksheets CVC Word Building Activities Using the word family picture cards, students build each word by putting letter tiles in the boxes. They will say the word, listen for each phoneme, and place the corresponding letter tile in the correct position. The pictures cards are color-coded for easy organization and use: Purple - Short A word building cards Green - Short E word building cards Pink - Short I word building cards Blue - Short O word building cards Orange - Short U word building cards CVC Words Worksheets There are also 40 companion worksheets with the same word families as the word building cards. There are two worksheets for each word family: Worksheet A - Students read each word and match it to the same word, find the words in a simple word search, and write the words next to the matching picture. Worksheet B - Students match pictures to the corresponding word, read the word, trace the word, write the word, and finger spell the word following example provided in American Sign Language. This is a great activity to help reinforce spelling patterns for your kinesthetic learners. WORD FAMILIES The word families included in this resource are: Short A - ad, an, ap, at Short E - ed, eg, en, et Short I - ig, in, ip, it Short O - ob, og, op, ot Short U - ub, ug, un, ut