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Phoneme Split and Say

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Little ones are provided with all the tools needed to begin segmenting phonemes. There are twenty Elkonin box picture cards, five blank Elkonin box cards, and full instructions on how to help pre-readers practice splitting and saying...
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Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Segmenting, Say and Slide Phonemes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Develop phonological awareness using this partner activity, where scholars segment words into phonemes. Using Elkonin Box picture cards, pairs practice orally segmenting sounds and physically representing the phonemes using counters....
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Phonics: Variant Correspondences, Say and Write Letters

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars sound out and write twelve different words. Using Elkonin boxes, pupils say the name of each picture, then write the letters that make each sound.
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Elkonin Box: Animals

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Elkonin letter boxes worksheet, students listen for the common sounds for each of the animal words. Students write the common sounds in the 6 boxes.
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Hop Scotch

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the letter sound of o=/o/. They encounter Elkonin Boxes to assist them with their task as well as the tongue twister "Oliver had an operation in October, and Oscar...
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Shhhh...Something Is Fishy!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners study the consonant digraph /sh/. They listen to tongue twisters containing the /sh/ digraph and write words beginning with /sh/. They create words using Elkonin boxes that have the /sh/ digraph.
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Bright Mice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kindergarten through second graders explore the long i sound. In this phonics lesson, they read The Mother's Day Mice, sing "Farmer in the Dell," and play I Spy with long i in order to explore the target sound. Additionally, there is a...
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Small Group: BL

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Practice target sounds, especially the /a/ sound. The teacher first speaks and learners repeat words, discriminating between words with varying sounds after focusing on /a/. Letter cards are held up to show the symbolic representation of...
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Rain Rain Go Away

For Teachers K - 2nd
Complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound with a focus on words containing the ai and ay correspondence with your readers. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing ay and ai...
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Iggy the Penguin

For Teachers K - 1st
Take your young word detectives on a hunt for the /i/ sound. Use the tongue twister about Iggy the penguin to help learners identify the target sound. Then learners are given several words, and they have to use their detective skills to...
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Shhhhhhh! The sheep are sleeping!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the use of /sh/ in written and spoken words by watching how their mouth moves while making the sound, identifying words, listening to a story, and making words with Elkonin letterboxes. As an assessment, they complete a...
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Dazzling D's and Buzzing B's

For Teachers K
Students differentiate between the letters D and B. They trace and write the letters D and B, then spell different words containing D and B using letter manipulatives. Students then listen to the Dr. Seuss "ABC Book" and identify the...
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Sneeze Cheese

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /ch/ digraph by thinking of the sound that is made when someone sneezes. They listen to a tongue twister while identifying how many times they hear the /ch/ sounds and make words using the Elkonin boxes and letters....
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Swish the Fish

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars study the /sh/ phoneme by making the sound, and reciting a tongue twister. Next, they make words that the teacher models using their Elkonin letterboxes. While using the big book version of Dr. Seuss', One Fish, Two Fish,...
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Extra, Extra Read all about E!

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars examine the letter 'e'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and use letterboxes to write 'e' words. They pick out short /e/...
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Segmenting and Blending Words

For Teachers K
Pupils are introduced to the concept of segmentation and blending of words. As a class, they are shown various words and are asked to determine the amount of letters and sounds in each. To end the lesson, they participate in a guessing...
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Choo Choo Train

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the sound and spelling of the /ch/ digraph. They repeat words containing the "ch" before making words using their Elkonin letterboxes and letter manipulatives. Next, they clap each time they hear the "ch" digraph...
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Theo and His Thirty Thirsty Brothers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize the digraph /th/ in both spoken and written words. They read and spell words containing /th/ digraph. They read "Changes in Seasons" by Eizabeth Sengel and make a list of the words containing /th/ digraph.
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"Icky Sticky Hands"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /i/ sound in both written and spoken words by reciting a tongue twister, making words in Elkonin letterboxes, reading "Tin Man Fix It," and recognizing /i/ words on flashcards. They write a message about their favorite...
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Money, Money, Money!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Letter boxes and a reading activity introduce the /sh/ sound to young learners. First they hear the target sound, then they identify words that contain it, and then they manipulate letters in their letter boxes. After these activities,...
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/sh/ Sound Work

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
What letters create the /sh/ sound? Have your elementary learners study the sound, write different words that use the sound in their letter boxes, and read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! After this mini-lesson, can your...
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The Letterbox Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils analyze phoneme sequence in a word. They spell words using phoneme analysis and read new words using phoneme analysis.
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Shhhhh, She is Sleeping

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
The sheep on the ship was shocked by the Fish on the Shore! Can you guess which digraph we're studying? Take a look at the /sh/ sound with your young readers. Have them write words with the target sound in letter boxes, and then small...
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Achoo!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Focus in on the digraph ch. Young readers will hear the sound, print the letters, and read A Peach for Chad. Can your youngsters think of any more words that use the target sound?