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Reading the Alphabet Letter Z (Lesson 18)

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It’s time for Reading the Alphabet Letter Z, which comes from my free preschool reading curriculum, Reading the Alphabet.

Reading the Alphabet Letter Z - This Reading Mama

*Keep scrolling until the end of this post to grab the free version of Reading the Alphabet Letter Z.

 

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Reading the Alphabet Letter Z Activities

Lesson 18 reviews the letter Z and its sound while teaching the sight word not. These are only a few snapshots of our week. To see how we split up our week, please see the 5-day Lesson Outline, included in the free download.

This week, NJoy really began to try many of the activities independently.  I was quite shocked that he did most of them correctly! 🙂  I feel that having a routine and a predictable set of activities really does help with that.

photo of Gluing Rhyming Words {This Reading Mama}

He found the rhyming words and glued them down by himself. I only got a shot when he was finished! 🙂

 

photo of Picture Sort with Z, M, and I {This Reading Mama}He still enjoyed his letter sound sorting activity and told me that he was going to “graph” his letters this week; hence the reason why they’re stacked on TOP of each letter. He also put the picture cards in the den and ran back and forth to graph this.

 

photo of Counting and Clipping Syllables {This Reading Mama}

He had his tiger help him with the syllable count and clip, only missing one when it was all said and done. Yay!

 

photo of Free Letter Z Emergent Reader with beginning sight words {This Reading Mama}We did go through the emergent reader together and circle his new word. After the first couple of pages, he didn’t want my help anymore.

 

photo of coloring the emergent readerHe now only wants me to print off the black and white versions of each reader for him. HE wants to color it in, which is nice because he sits quietly and colors for some time.

 

photo of FREE Zebra Tracing Page {This Reading Mama}His Handwriting Notebook is still a big hit. He enjoys seeing the new pages I insert, like this Zebra Tracer Page.

Sometimes, routine can become rut, so we changed up a few of his activities this week to keep them interesting.

photo of Sight Word Search with Jewels {This Reading Mama}We used jewels to find and cover the word not in his sight word search. That was a huge success. It’s amazing how changing one thing can make such a big difference.

 

photo of rainbow writing sight words {This Reading Mama}

He also tried rainbow writing for the first time {instead of using this activity as a poke page} and quite enjoyed it.

 

All of the FREE activities original to This Reading Mama can be found by clicking below:

 

Letter Z Book List

 

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Comments

  1. Julie R says

    September 12, 2013 at 10:33 am

    What an incredible resource! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  2. Glo says

    February 20, 2014 at 8:30 pm

    Becky,
    Thank you sooooo much for sharing these wonderful resources. I began using the emergent readers and pocket chart mid year with my Pre-Kinders. I love these as they reinforce many differents skills for the various levels of my students. Thanks again! 🙂

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      February 20, 2014 at 9:26 pm

      You are very welcome!

      Reply
  3. Kanta says

    May 13, 2015 at 1:11 am

    Thanks so much for sharing your valuable resources. They are awesome.

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      May 13, 2015 at 6:38 am

      Aw, you’re very welcome!

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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