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Phonics- Y as /igh/ or /ee/
First graders discover vowel /y/. In this phonics lesson plan, 1st graders will use Fancy Nancy, Poison Ivy Expert, to generate a list of words with vowel /y/. Students will sort the words according to the vowel sound.
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Rhyme Time
Students discover rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson plan, students read A Giraffe and a Half. Students examine rhyming words from the story. Working in small groups, students create rhymes in response to a prompt from the teacher.
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BL to the Ends (blends)
Students examine word blends. For this word blends lesson, students investigate common word blends. Working in pairs, students analyze words containing blends and generate a word list.
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Introduce /ai/
Students state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.
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Stone Passing Game with Calabash Song
Students discuss games and their use around the world in many different cultures and how music and games are related. They discuss the rules of West African game then play a game from West Africa and review and learn the "Calabash" song...
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Chrysanthemum Sound Boards
Students listen and match sounds such as rhyming, beginning, ending and vowel sounds to build phonemic awareness.
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Where is the Sound of -b?
In this phonemic awareness worksheet, students say the word that names each picture and circle the first b if they hear the sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second b if they hear the sound at the end of the word. They...
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Where Is the Sound of -f?
In this phonemic awareness worksheet, 1st graders say the word that names each picture and circle the first f if they hear the sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second f if they hear the sound at the end of the word....
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Where Is the Sound of -d?
In this phonemic awareness worksheet, 1st graders say the word that names each picture and circle the first d if they hear the sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second d if they hear the sound at the end of the word....
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Where is The Sound of -c?
For this phonemic awareness worksheet, 1st graders say the word that names each picture and circle the first c if they hear the "cuh" sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second if they hear the sound at the end of the...
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ABC Book of Tongue Twisters
Students construct sentences using alliteration. In this phonemic awareness instructional activity, students listen to a read aloud such as Some Smug Slug and identify alliteration. Students write their own sentences using alliteration.
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Sounding out accuracy, Musical Chairs
Here is a great spin on the classic game, Musical Chairs! Instead of fighting to get the last chair when the music stops, learners will need to read a CVC word to stay in the game. They walk around, whoever is near the word bucket when...
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Got Gulp
Students recognize the phoneme /g/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /g/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in various words...
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Slithers the Snake
Students recognize the phoneme /s/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /s/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in various words...
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Patty the Pretty Pig
Students recognize the phoneme /p/. Through listening, writing, and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /p/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /p/ with its letter representation and...
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Fuzz Gets an Unpleasant Buzz
First graders recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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We Want W!
First graders recognize the phoneme /w/. Through listening and matching activities, 1st graders discriminate the phoneme /w/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate /w/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in...
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Icky "I"
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Itty Bitty Igloo
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Uh, Bugs
Young scholars recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Appetizing Apples
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Icky Sticky Tin Man
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Gulp!
Young scholars identify the grapheme and phoneme for G. They practice writing the letter G and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /g/. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify it in...
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Aaaa Choo!
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and spell words...