Syllables first grade

Get ideas for teaching the six syllable types to your students, details about my Syllable Types Resource and a FREE syllable types activity to get you started!

It’s always so much fun listening and watching our young readers figure out those “longer” words. Many of our little ones are pretty solid decoding one-syllabe words and are now ready to learn strategies for decoding multisyllabic words. So, really, what is a syllable? Simply put, a syllable is a unit of pronunciation containing a […]

These FREE printable counting syllables worksheet helps children understand syllables by practicing clapping and counting syllables in words.

Open and closed syllable activities help kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students decode longer words. Today I'm sharing how I teach this essential concept with syllable houses, posters, sorting activities, puzzles, and more!

FREE printable sorting activity for preschool and kindergarten kids to sort syllables with a fun popcorn theme! This is a great literacy activity to develop phonemic or phonological awareness. Clap and count the syllables in each popcorn kernel and sort it with the correct popcorn box.

Teaching open syllables to your students can help them decode and write a large number of words. Here is how to teach open syllables.

I think my favorite part of teaching kindergarten students is to watch them grow in their reading skills. Many come to you on the first day of school only learning to read their name, while others come in already reading books. But to see the growth that these students make in one year is astonishing!

Get six hands-on syllable activities with free printables - perfect to get your little one ready to read!