Heart Word Practice Sheets for Kindergarten | UFLI-Aligned Phonics

Heart Word Practice Sheets for Kindergarten | UFLI-Aligned Phonics

Help students learn and practise heart words using a simple, consistent phonics-based routine!

These kindergarten heart word practice sheets guide students through saying the word, tapping its phonemes, identifying the irregular part, tracing the word and writing it independently.

The words in the main resource follow the order in which heart words are introduced throughout UFLI Foundations lessons 1–67. Six additional requested words are also included in a separate PDF.

The predictable one-page format makes these sheets easy to use before reading a decodable text, during small-group instruction, as part of a literacy centre or for additional practice at home.

 

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Perfect for:

✔ Heart word practice
✔ Kindergarten phonics instruction
✔ Small-group literacy instruction
✔ Pre-reading activities
✔ Decodable-text preparation
✔ Literacy centres
✔ Morning work
✔ Intervention and additional support
✔ Home reading practice
✔ Independent word study

 

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Why Educators Love It:

✔ Aligns with the order of heart words introduced in UFLI Foundations lessons 1–67
✔ Uses a consistent Say It, Tap It, Heart It, Trace It and Write It routine
✔ Connects heart word practice to phoneme awareness and phonics instruction
✔ Helps students identify the regular and irregular parts of words
✔ Includes tapping dots that correspond to the number of phonemes in each word
✔ Moves from guided word analysis to independent writing
✔ Uses a simple, low-distraction one-page format
✔ Can be introduced gradually as each heart word is taught
✔ Works well before students encounter a new word in a decodable text
✔ Includes six additional educator-requested words

 

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Each Practice Sheet Includes:

❤️ Say It – Students identify and say the focus word.
❤️ Tap It – Students say and tap each phoneme, then colour or dab the corresponding dots.
❤️ Heart It – Students underline the phonemes and place a heart beneath the irregular part of the word.
❤️ Trace It – Students trace the focus word several times.
❤️ Write It – Students write the heart word independently.

Students can draw hearts or use heart stickers, stamps or marked sticker dots during the Heart It step.

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Words Included:

the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to, do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, are, was, you, what, your, want, go, no, so, goes, says, she, we, they, their, were, talk, walk, could, would, should, or, for, there, where, who, by, my, one, once, two, does, many, any, been, into, friend and because

Additional requested words:

come, some, has, have, then and saw

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What’s Included:

✔ 61 printable heart word practice sheets
✔ 55 words aligned with UFLI Foundations lessons 1–67
✔ 6 additional requested words
✔ 60-page main printable PDF
✔ Separate 6-page PDF containing the requested words
✔ One practice page for each heart word
✔ Phoneme-based tapping dots
✔ Guided word analysis, tracing and independent writing practice
✔ Educator guide with suggested instructions

 

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Update Log:

• January 10, 2025: Tapping dots were updated to correspond with the phonemes in each word.
• October 2, 2024: Six requested words were added: come, some, has, have, then and saw.
• April 29, 2024: The tapping dots on the from practice sheet were corrected.

 

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Please download the preview for a closer look at the practice-page format.

If you have any questions before purchasing, please ask!

💛 Yukari