Word Endings & Consonant Blends | UFLI-Aligned Kindergarten Centres | Lessons 20–27
This Sweet Little Learners centre bundle provides hands-on activities created to align with the progression of skills in UFLI Foundations Lessons 20–27.
Designed for use after explicit instruction, these activities give children opportunities to revisit familiar skills through picture sorting, matching, building, reading, and writing.
Skills covered:
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Lessons 20–21: Word ending -s, pronounced /s/ and /z/
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Lesson 22: k /k/
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Lesson 23: h /h/
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Lessons 24–25: r /r/, Parts 1–2
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Lessons 26–27: l /l/, Parts 1–2
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Five familiar activity routines
HEAR IT: Listen to spoken picture names, identify sounds, and sort pictures.
MATCH IT: Practise letter recognition and connect decodable words with pictures.
BUILD IT: Form letters and use letter tiles and sound boxes to segment, build, and blend words.
FIND IT: Identify target letters and apply phonics knowledge through reading and writing.
SHOW IT: Demonstrate learning through focused reading and spelling checks.
Inside the bundle:
- Teacher directions with goals, preparation steps, modelling, and support suggestions
- Photo cards, letter cards, and word-picture matching activities
- Sorting and matching mats
- Letter-formation and word-building materials
- Student practice pages with primary writing lines
- Reading and spelling checks
- Observation trackers for recording independence, prompts, and next steps
- Answer keys to support checking and follow-up instruction
Flexible classroom use
Use these activities during literacy centres, small-group instruction, targeted intervention, or individual practice. Model each routine first, then provide the level of support each learner needs.
Print the materials, cut the cards, introduce the routine, and return to the activities for repeated practice.
Created by Paula Haick, Ontario Certified Teacher, for Sweet Little Learners.
This is an independently created supplementary resource designed to align with UFLI’s scope and sequence. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by UFLI or the University of Florida Literacy Institute. The UFLI Foundations manual and official lesson materials are not included.
Digital download. For one teacher or one homeschool household. Additional licences are required for shared use.
How to Differentiate between JK and SK:
Junior Kindergarten students can focus on tactile, play based and oral activities and seldom pencil and paper work
Senior Kindergarten students can use the same activities with greater independence and begin adding drawing, labelling or writing when developmentally appropriate.
Ontario Kindergarten Curriculum 2026
The activities support foundational literacy, communication, self regulation and independent learning within the Ontario Kindergarten program.
The package is also suitable for Pre K, Kindergarten, Grade 1, homeschool and early intervention settings.
Important UFLI Statement
This resource was created to align with the progression of skills in the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence.
Sweet Little Learners is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by UFLI Foundations or the University of Florida Literacy Institute. UFLI Foundations materials and trademarks belong to their respective owners.
This independently created companion resource is intended to provide additional practice activities. It does not replace the official UFLI Foundations manual, lessons or instructional materials.
Please remember that this resource is licensed for use by one purchasing teacher and their students. Additional licences are required for use by other teachers or classrooms.
This resource is a teacher companion, assessment toolkit and printable system. It is not intended to replace a complete phonics curriculum or the UFLI Foundations manual.
