This template includes research-based foundational literacy activities from the five pillars of literacy (Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary & Comprehension) to support letters & sounds.

The Letter Ff

Student templates containing a range of research-based foundational literacy activities. Teachers can remix and share with students for free!

Foundational Literacy

Teacher Tip This page supports: • vocabulary acquisition • decoding

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Teacher Tip It is important when students are learning the foundations of literacy to have a routine in place. "The letter is _." "The sound is _."

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Student Activity Recording the letter sound. Bonus points for saying the entire routine: "The letter is _, the sound is _."

Teacher Tip By looking at the completed page, you can notice: • letter-sound knowledge • vocabulary acquisition

Teacher Tip By looking at the completed page, you can notice: • vocabulary acquisition (correct image) • handwriting and letter formation • oral fluency

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Teacher Tip By listening to the recording, you can notice: • fluency accuracy - are they reading the words correctly? • fluency smoothness - are they able to blend words or are they still choppy in their decoding? • letter-sound knowledge

Teacher Tip By looking at the moved letters, you can notice: • phoneme-to-grapheme relationships • decoding and encoding CVC words

Teacher Tip By listening to the recording, you can notice: • fluency expression - do they use any intonation in their voice? • fluency accuracy - are they reading the words correctly? • fluency rate - are they reading an appropriate pace? • fluency smoothness - are they able to blend words or are they still choppy in their decoding?

Teacher Tip By looking at the completed page, you can notice: • comprehension of text

Draw, write, or add images to your picture here

Teacher Tip This exercise uses a variation of an Elkonin Box. It's used to find the sounds in words. The arrow is for blending. By looking at the moved letters, you can notice: • phoneme-to-grapheme relationships • decoding and encoding CVC words

Teacher Tip Students can create their own image and CVC word that includes the sound!

Teacher Tip By looking at the lines students draw, you can notice: • fine motor skills • phoneme-to-grapheme relationships • vocabulary acquisition

Use the pen tool to join the picture to the word

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Ruled paper

Teacher Tip By looking at the sorted images, you can notice: • phoneme placement within words • vocabulary acquisition

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Teacher Tip By looking at the completed page, you can notice: • handwriting and letter formation • fine motor skills

Trace the letters on the top line then try writing your own below

Letter F Song

Please visit <a href="https://www.havefunteaching.com/">Have Fun Teaching</a> for more practice with the letter Ff

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This activity template book was created for students who are learning the most common sounds for each letter of the alphabet. This includes the hard sounds for Cc and Gg, as well as the short vowel sounds for Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu. Each activity within this template was designed to be an independent student activity, however, the teacher is encouraged to edit this template to be used in differentiated ways including adult-led stations, enrichment, or for remediation. The activities within this template are aligned with the best practices for teaching foundational reading skills, and also include the five pillars of reading; Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.

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Teacher Tip You will see notes in the margins to help you identify some ways to use these activities! The notes should be deleted before sharing this book with students.

Teacher Tip This page (video) explains the Elkonin (sound) Box tasks and can be deleted prior to remixing this book for students.

Watch the video example to see this exercise in action

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Teacher Tip By looking at the completed page, you can notice: • letter-sound knowledge • spelling • vocabulary acquisition • comprehension • fluency

Practice tracing the uppercase and lowercase letters

Teacher Tip Students can record themselves saying the sounds and type or write in the letters

Study the letter and sound below. For the following activity, you'll notice an image and word on one page and sound boxes on the next. Complete the sound charts on the following pages and listen for this letter sound.

/f/

Teacher Tip The letter Ff will almost always represent the sound /f/ in words. However, there are also other letter combinations that also represent the sound /f/ such as ph (phone) and gh (cough). This page is instructional only.

When can the letter Ff represent the sound /f/?

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Teacher Tip By looking at the letters collected, you can notice: • phoneme-to-grapheme relationships • common mistakes students make in letter shapes

• Phonological awareness • Letter Identification • Phonemic Awareness • Handwriting • Phonics • Vocabulary • Fluency • Comprehension

• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. • Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases. • Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding. • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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