Themed

literacy centers
By Shannon altieri
Graphics courtesy of Scrappin doodles and robin renee @ digi
scrap delights
Some fonts by Miss tiina fonts
Rhyming and non
rhyming words
Read each pair of words. You need to decide if
each pair of words are rhyming or non rhyming
words. Place the words under the appropriate mat.
Record the words on the recording sheet.
Words
that
rhyme
Words
that
do not
rhyme
cat
bat
mad
dad
beg
leg
ten
hen
hip
tip
tin
fin
hop
top
log
jog
sun
fun
bug
rug
ham
Sam
tan
ran
ham
back
mud
dig
bet
lap
cap
hit
hug
tip
tap
fit
had
tot
lab
jig
sub
fan
big
run
hum
sip
tag
rap
Name: ___________________
Rhyming and non
rhyming words
Words that rhyme
Words that do not
rhyme
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Directions: After sorting the rhyming and
non rhyming words, choose 6 pairs of each
and write them in the boxes below.
Abc
Students will read the words on each tag. They will write
the words in ABC Order on the recording sheet. Please
remind students to match the numbers on the baskets so
they know where to write the words.
Tree
Apple
red
pie
yellow
stem
green
cider
seeds
Pick
Farm
sweet
juice
leaf
basket
Fall
Eat
good
Name: ___________________
ABC Order
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
Directions: Read the words on each tag. Write the words in ABC order
in the correct boxes below. Remember to match the numbers on the
baskets!
Name: ___________________
ABC Order
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
Directions: Read the words on each tag. Write the words in ABC order
in the correct boxes below. Remember to match the numbers on the
baskets!
Syllable
sorting
Students will read each word on the word cards and place the
cards under the appropriate syllable card. They will need to
determine if the word has one, two, or three syllables. Students will
then complete the recording sheet. They will have to cut out the
pictures and glue the pictures in the appropriate boxes.
apple tree
cinnamon
apple juice
cider core
Johnny
ladder
pie orchard
seed basket
Name: ___________________
Syllable sorting
1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables
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Directions: Cut out the pictures below. Sort and glue the pictures in the
appropriate syllable box.
Sorting nouns
People, places, and things
Students will sort the noun picture cards into people,
places, or things. Then they will write the words in the
appropriate boxes on the recording sheet.
people
places
things
Johnny
Appleseed
Name: ___________________
Sorting nouns
People, places, and things
people places things
Directions: Write the words in the appropriate
boxes below.
Sentence work!
Sorting asking and telling sentences
Students will read each sentence. They will sort the
telling and asking sentences. Students will then
choose 1 asking sentence and choose 1 telling
sentence and write them on the recording sheet.
Then they will illustrate a picture of each.
Asking
sentence
Telling
sentence
I like to pick apples
I like to eat apples
I like to make apple pie
Some apples are red
Do you like apples
Can I have an apple
Do you like to go apple
picking
What color is your apple
Name: ___________________
Sentence work
Asking and telling sentences
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asking
sentence
Draw a picture of your asking sentence
Directions: Choose one asking sentence
and write it on the lines below. Then
draw a picture of your asking sentence.
Name: ___________________
Sentence work
Asking and telling sentences
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
telling
sentence
Draw a picture of your telling sentence
Directions: Choose one telling sentence
and write it on the lines below. Then
draw a picture of your telling sentence.
Apple Spelling
Spelling apple themed words
Students will use the word bank to spell all of the apple
themed words. Cut out the letters and place them in a
ziploc bag or a container. Students will use the letters to
spell the words next to each picture. Then they will write
each word on the recording sheet.
a p r e d i c e l p
j u c e e r t e c i
i n c r o n o m a n
h a e e s e i p d r
d
Apple spelling word bank
Apple cider
Juice tree
Cinnamon orchard
Pie seed
Name: ___________________
Apple spelling
Spelling apple themed words
Directions: After you spell the words using the
letter cards, write the words in the boxes below.
You may use the word bank to help you!
Short vowels
Students will sort the short vowel picture cards under
the short a, e, i, o, and u mats. Then they will write each
word in the appropriate apple on the recording sheet.
Short
/a/
Short
/a/
Short
/e/
Short
/a/
Short
/i/
Short
/o/
Short
/a/
Short
/u/
cat bag
cat wig six pig
web
bat
ten
sad
hen eggs
top mop
mug
socks
truck
frog
bug sun
Name: ___________________
Short Vowels
short
/a/
short
/e/
short
/i/
short
/o/
short
/u/
Directions:
Write each
word in the
appropriate
apple.
Apple poetry
Students will read the apple poem or you can read the
apple poem to them. Then they will write the apple poem
on the poetry recording sheet. This can be stored in
their poetry notebook. Students can create an apple star
print with this poem. The teacher must cut the apple in
half. (Apple must be cut horizontally between the flower
and stem ends) Students can then stamp their apple in
red, yellow, or green paint. Once they stamp it, a star will
appear!
Take an apple round and red.
Dont slice down, slice through instead.
Look inside it and you will see,
A special star for you and me!
Name: ___________________
Apple Poetry
Directions: Read the apple poem to one another. Write the poem on
the lines below.
Apple writing
Students will discuss the types of things that can come
out of an apple. Encourage them to use their
imagination. This writing is supposed to be fun, silly, and
creative! Students will complete the sentence prompt by
writing about what came out of their apple once they bit
into it. Then they can try to write one more sentence
about what happened. Students will then illustrate their
writing on the top half of the writing page.
Name: ___________________
Apple writing
Imagine that you took a bite of a red juicy apple. What
came out of it when you bit into it? What happened?
I bit into my apple and a
Thank you!
Thank you for purchasing my apple themed
literacy activity unit! If you have any
questions or concerns, please feel free to
e-mail me at saltieri8110@yahoo.com
Take a peek at my apple science and
literacy unit and keep a look out for my
apple themed math activities unit coming
this fall!