1st Grade Phonics Resources

Boost your first grader’s reading skills at home with this collection of 1st grade phonics activities focused on word families, consonant blends, vowels, digraphs, decoding new words, and so much more.

When your child is ready, top it off with 1st grade reading comprehension activities and first grade sight words worksheets!

1st Grade Phonics Worksheets

AB Word Family Tic-Tac-Toe

The AB word family is fABulous! Read the short A words aloud. Make an O on the words that rhyme with cab. Make an X over the other words. Which one wins? The more word families your child knows, the more words they’ll be able to read. Our short vowels resources can help!

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AB Word Family Word Find

Read the AB words in the box. Then circle them in the puzzle. HINT: The scrambled short A words are hidden across or down. Can you think of other words in the AB word family? Write them on the back for an extra challenge. Practicing word families is a great boost for your child’s spelling […]

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AB Word Family Write It

The AB word family is big! Write the letters AB in the blanks and then read the short A words you made. Can you think of other AB words? Write them on the back. The more word families you know, the more words you’ll be able to read. Our phonics worksheets can help!

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AD Word Family Let’s Draw

Get out your crayons and have fun drawing a picture in each box to match the AD word! Can you think of other words in the AD word family? Write them on the back for an extra challenge. How many word families do you know? Learning new short A words is a great way to […]

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1st Grade Phonics Videos

Blending Sounds Video

Once your child knows their ABCs, it’s time to start learning how to smoothly blend individual letter sounds into words. This instructional video offers examples of blending words in action. Our free word families worksheets are the perfect way for your child to practice this essential skill.

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CK Digraph Song

Get ready to kick back and rock along to this CK consonant digraphs song with Chow the crocodile, Batu the rhino, Tali the giraffe, and Zola the turtle. So much fun with these words ending in CK!

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Short A Song

There was a cat… a can… and even a snack! Get ready to learn about the AT, AN, and ACK word families with this silly short vowel song. Learning short A words has never been so much fun!

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Short E Song

Have you ever heard a turtle sing the blues? Our little friend is ready to introduce you to some short E words in the ED and ET word families. No need to “get back in bed”—just sing along with this short vowel song!

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