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Beginning Letters & Sounds Phonics Activities – printable phonics classroom resource for grades K–2 by Get Your Teach OnMembers Only

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Beginning Sounds Worksheets | Beginning Letters CVC Words

Help your students build strong foundational phonics skills with these Beginning Sounds Worksheets! Designed for Kindergarten and 1st grade, this no-prep resource gives students meaningful practice identifying the beginning letter in CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. Students will look at each picture, say the word aloud, identify the beginning sound, and write the correct letter.

These printable worksheets are perfect for reinforcing letter-sound correspondence while building phonemic awareness and early reading skills.

What's Included

  • Printable beginning sounds worksheets
  • Practice identifying the beginning letter in CVC words
  • Student-friendly black-and-white pages for easy printing

Skills Covered

  • Beginning sound identification
  • Letter-sound correspondence
  • Phonemic awareness
  • Alphabet recognition
  • CVC word practice
  • Early phonics skills
  • Fine motor development through handwriting practice

Perfect For

  • Literacy centers
  • Independent practice
  • Morning work
  • Small group instruction
  • Guided reading warm-ups
  • Phonics intervention
  • Homework
  • Early finishers
  • Assessment or review

Why Teachers Love This Resource

  • No prep—just print and use
  • Builds essential early literacy skills
  • Engaging picture-supported practice
  • Easy to differentiate for beginning readers
  • Great for reinforcing phonics instruction throughout the year

This resource is ideal for Kindergarten and 1st grade students learning beginning sounds and developing confidence with early reading and writing skills.

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Rooted in Reading

Rooted in Reading

ELA Curriculum
Rooted in Reading is an elementary English Language Arts (ELA) and read-aloud curriculum created by educators Amy Lemons and Katie King.
  • ✓Designed for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade classrooms
  • ✓Centers around a weekly, purposefully-selected picture book.
  • ✓Can be used as a stand-alone curriculum or as a supplement to existing ELA blocks.
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Amy Lemons

Amy Lemons

Teacher & Curriculum Author
Amy started teaching in 2006 and spent most of her classroom years in 1st and 2nd grade. She has shared lessons and activities with teachers on her blog since 2011, built around hands-on activities and meaningful books.
  • ✓Co-creator of Rooted in Reading, now serving K–3
  • ✓Co-creator of Magic of Math and Write On! with Hope King
  • ✓Taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade
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Supplemental Phonics Activities for Beginning Letters and Soundsby Rooted in Reading and Amy Lemons
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12
Number of activities
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