These phonics rule explanation sheets are perfect for phonics instruction and teaching different spelling pattern rules. They can be used as a great visual for your kindergarten, first, or second grade students as you cover each letter name/sound and phonics rule. They can be displayed in your classroom as a helpful phonics visual or can be printed 2 per page for students to glue in a study notebook. These can also be sent home to parents so they know what is being covered at school and know how they can help at home. The possibilities are endless. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・・ A B O U T・ T H I S・ R E S O U R C E・・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ These materials will help your students: Practice specific phonics skills Strengthen their phonics knowledge Remember the phonics rules & specific spelling patterns Gain confidence with reading Here’s what’s included: 76 phonics explanation sheets 25 kinder sheets 25 1st grade sheets 26 2nd grade sheets Each sheet includes a simple (kid friendly) explanation of the spelling pattern. The kinder & 1st grade sheets that include letter names & sound practice include an image to match the letter helping students practice the letter names and sounds. The sheets that include spelling patterns include an example with the various spelling patterns and an explanation for the spelling. Each sheet also includes a list of words that fall within that specific spelling pattern. Notebook printable version Bulletin board printable version 152 pages total What makes these products unique? The phonics rules are explained with simple, kid-friendly language These products follow the science of reading and systematically help students build and strengthen their phonics knowledge. These products use mature formatting and simple clipart. This means it is perfect for your older students working on these lower-grade level skills. No embarrassing "baby work" here! Note that these activities follow the phonics progression as followed in the EL Skills Block curriculum. The EL Skills Block's program is research-based. More information regarding EL Skills Block can be found here. Skills practiced in this resource: Kinder: 1. Phonemes: a & t 2. Phonemes: h & p 3. Phonemes: n & c 4. Phonemes: m & r 5. Phonemes: v & s 6. Phonemes: g & i 7. Phonemes: l, d & f 8. Phonemes: k & y 9. Phonemes: x, q & u 10. Phonemes: b, o & w 11. Phonemes: j, e & z 12. sh/ch/th 13. Short "a" words 14. Short "i" words 15. Short "u" words 16. Short "o" words 17. Short "e" words 18. Compare all short vowel words 19. All short vowels/words with digraphs 20. All short vowels a/i 21. -ank/-ink words 22. -ll, -ss, -ff, -zz (floss words) 23. Short vs. long vowels 24. Short vs. long vowels (week 2) 25. ar/or 1st Grade: 1. Letters: c, p, m, r, l, t, n  (CVC) 2. Letters: t, a, p, n, c, h, s, m, r, v, g, th (CVC) 3. Letters: i, ch, k, y, sh, z, d, l, f (CVC & digraphs) 4. Short u & qu 5. Letters: o, b, j, w, x (ks) In words w/ 3 & 4 phonemes (ending blends) 6. Short vowel /e/ words in 3 & 4 phonemes (ending blends) 7. “Y” as long i (ending blends & -ing) 8. wh & ck 9. -ll, -ss, -ff, -zz (-ed as /d/ & /t/) 10. Beginning blends 11. Diphthong: ou as /ow/ & Ending blends 12. Two-syllable w/ closed syllables 13. Repeat C12 w/ double consonants in the middle & compound words 14. Open syllables 15. CVCe (mostly long a) 16. CVCe (mostly long o & i) 17. CVCe (mostly long u & e) 18. CVCe (two-syllable & w/ suffixes -ing & -ed) 19. R-controlled a & o (ar/or) 20. R-controlled e, i & u (er/ir/ur) 21. Vowel teams: oa, ea, ai 22. ay & ow 23. ee, oo & y (as long e) 24. ie & igh 25. Two-syllable words w/ long vowel patterns (Review: ai, ea, oa, ay, ow, ee, -y, igh, ie) 2nd Grade: 1. Open & closed syllables + CVCe 2. ay/ai 3. ee/ea/y (as long e) 4. igh/ie 5. oa/ow 6. r-controlled vowels 7. oi/oy & ou/ow + "not" contractions 8. old, ost, ind, ild + "is" contractions 9. Doubling w/ suffixes (1-1-1 rule) 10. -ed as /id/, /ed/, & /it/ 11. oo/ou/ue/ew + "will" contractions 12. -tion/-sion 13. C-le words 14. C-le words 15. -k/-ck & -ic 16. ge/dge, eu & ei 17. ch/tch + "not" contractions 18. -able/-ible 19. aw/au 20. -y generalizations w/ plural endings 21. Schwa w/ "a" 22. Schwa w/ "e" & "o" 23. Schwa w/ "ate" + homophones 24. Compound words 25. cal/cle 26. ous/us If you don't see the phonics skills you are looking for, try out this editable template I made to match these sheets. This will help you create matching rule sheets that match your curriculum or scope and sequence. CLICK HERE or below to view the matching editable template. Editable Template Rule Explanation Sheets & Spelling Word List Please download the FREE preview for more information! **Like these phonics activities for literacy centers? There will be more phonics activities coming soon following the phonics skills covered in EL Skills Block. Make sure you follow my store so you can be notified when new products are released. Click here to follow my store! ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Please email me at [email protected] or by using the "Ask A Question" feature on TPT if you have any questions. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・O T H E R・ G R E A T・ R E S O U R C E S・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ You may also be interested in the phonics packets which include activities to match the phonics rule explanation. Click here to view the k-2 bundle. 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