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Beginning Sounds: Poem
Students practice identifying beginning sounds. For this phonics lesson, students review different beginning sounds and read a poem. Students then work together to identify the words in the poem with their particular beginning sound.
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Long Vowel Search and Sort
Young scholars practice identifying long vowels. In this vowel lesson, students read a story and find long vowel words that fit their pattern. Young scholars then sort their word under the correct long vowel pattern.
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Sounding out accuracy, Tic Tac Toe
Young scholars practice word patterns while playing the game of tic tac toe. In this sounding out accuracy lesson, students work with a partner to pick a word from a pile of words. Young scholars then sound out the word from the pile of...
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Sounding out accuracy, Word Baseball
Students practice sounding out words. In this phonics lesson, students play a baseball game, practicing sounding or stretching out words for accuracy. Students read the word off the card and stretch it out.
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Introduce qu-
Students practice saying and reading words beginning with qu. In this phonics lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination qu creates. Students play a pronunciation game to ensure their understanding of the letter sound.
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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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Reintroduce /kn/
Students practice reading words with the kn pattern. In this phonics lesson, students review the sound kn makes. Students then play a game to reinforce the correct use of the kn spelling pattern.
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BL to the Ends (blends)
Young scholars examine word blends. In this word blends instructional activity, students investigate common word blends. Working in pairs, young scholars analyze words containing blends and generate a word list.
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Identification of Short Vowels
First graders identify words. In this short vowels lesson, 1st graders identify words that have the short /e/ sound. They work either independently or in a small group to sort picture cards into "yes" or "no" stacks depending on if it...
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Identifying Sounds in Words with Elkonin Boxes
Young scholars examine words. In this letter sounds lesson, students use Elkonin boxes to identify the beginning, medial, or final sound of a word. They work in small groups with picture cards and an instruction of where to put a marker...
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Rhyme Rally
Students are introduced to rhyming words and practice identifying them in a story or poem. For this rhyming words lesson, students listen to a story while paying listening for rhyming words in the story. Students then replace rhyming...
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Initial Sound Accuracy, Same Sound!
Students study words. In this phonemic awareness lesson, students play a game in which they identify if two words have the same initial sound. They play the game in pairs using a stack of word cards prepared by the teacher. This lesson...
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Introduce Word Families
First graders study words. For this word families lesson, 1st graders discover words that rhyme with the endings -est and -ill. They work as a group to determine which ending various words have and to put them in the proper category...
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Reintroduce /S/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a phonics activity. In this letter "S" lesson, students identify the different sounds made by the letter "S" and discuss words that start with the letter. Students view a letter card to...
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Letter Sound and Letter Combination Accuracy, Sound Search Game
Students participate in an activity to identify words with specific letter sounds or letter combinations. In this letter sound/letter combination lesson, students focus on three-letter sounds then identify words in a sound hunt involving...
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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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Sounding out fluency, Relay Race
Learners practice reading. In this fluency building activity, students participate in a relay race to quickly sound and read word cards. They work in small groups to accurately sound out and say three word cards before it is another team...
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Reintroduce -wh
Students explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination activity with their class. In this word sound lesson plan, students identify the sound "wh" and discuss words where the sound is utilized. Students practice repeating...
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Introduce /oo/
Students explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Students listen to the teacher recite words and identify the...
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Making Poetry
A hearing impaired student identifies rhyming words. In this rhyming word lesson for the hearing impaired, 2nd graders read and write poetry correctly using rhyming words.
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A School Puzzler
In this ch words worksheet, students read the clues and answer them with "ch" words. Students complete this for 8 "ch" words on this worksheet.
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Spelling List 22: Sight Words, Short /u/ words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling instructional activity, learners practice their spelling words that include sight words, short u words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words.
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Spelling List 20: Sight Words, Long /o/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list instructional activity, students practice spelling words that are sight words, long o words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 23: Sight Words, Long /u/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, long u words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.