s a t p i n Words Read and Find Worksheet
Children read s a t p i n words and find them hidden in a row of letters: sit, nap, pan, tip, pat, tap, tin, pin and pit.
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Phonics Level 1 Activity Book: Letter Sounds, Blending & CVC Words for Preschool & Kindergarten
This is page 12 of the pack. Ages 3-6 · Preschool–KindergartenAges 3-6 · Nursery–Year 1Ages 3-6 · Nursery–UKGAges 3-6
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How to use this worksheet
Name each picture, say its sounds, then look along the letters below it and circle the word. The first one (sit) is done for you.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Write a hidden-word row for a grown-up to solve
- 2Make the words with s, a, t, p, i, n letter cards
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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