Curated OER
Kindergarten Sight Words
A collection of single-syllable sight words appropriate for kindergarteners flashes across a yellow screen. Each word is clearly read and is printed in dark black lettering.
Curated OER
Phonics Song - 1 - The Basics
An object pops up on the screen for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by the letter itself and the name of the object. The objects are drawn in black and white and the letters pop up in red.
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International Literacy Association: Podcasts
A list of podcasts from the International Reading Association on various topics in Language Arts. Several discuss ideas in teaching reading and writing, others on vocabulary, reading fluency, and early literacy. Several are available in...
Hooked on Phonics
Hooked on Phonics Tv: First Grade, Lesson 2: Th Words
This YouTube video focuses on the beginning "Th" consonant blend; it sounds out words beginning with "th" and forms a series of words, and then repeats them asking the students to say them.
Sesame Workshop
Electric Company: Ly Song
Watch this classic Electric Company video on adding -ly to words. Learn to read words with common affixes. [1:14]
Sesame Workshop
Electric Company: Ing Song
Watch this classic Electric Company video on words ending in -ing. Learn to read words with common affixes. [1:00]
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Pbs Learning Media: Tips From the Playground: Oy/oi
How do you know when a word uses "oy" or oi? This video will demonstrate rules for when each one is used so you will never be confused again! This resource teaches spelling, pronunciation, decoding, and grammar skills. [1:37]
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Pbs Learning Media: Tips From the Playground: Ou/ow
When do you use the "ou" sound or "ow" sound? This video will demonstrate rules to help you figure out which one goes in which word. This resource teaches spelling, pronunciation, decoding, and grammar.
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Pbs Learning Media: City Country Rap Letter "C"
Join Rhymo and his hip-hop-singing hippopotamus friend, Hip, as they rap about the hard "c" and soft "c" sounds, giving examples of objects that use the hard "c" (like candy) and the soft "c" (like celery). Featured vocabulary includes...
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Pbs Learning Media: Dixie Chimps: Delighted You're Mine Letter "D"
Sing along with the Dixie Chimps as they perform a song starring the letter "d". Featured vocabulary includes: dropped, dinner, destroyed, dishes, dropping, dumped dirt, desk, damaged, drapes, door, dashing, dreamy, dancing, divine,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Dixie Chimps: Double O Heaven Letters "Oo"
Sing along with the Dixie Chimps as the perform a ballad centered around the double O sound (oo). Vocabulary words used to reinforce the double "o" sound include book, took, hook, brook, crook, cooking, good-looking, and shook. [0:40]
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Pbs Learning Media: Dixie Chimps: Home Is Where Long "O" Is Long "O"
Sing along with the Dixie Chimps as they perform a country ballad about the long "O" sound. Featured vocabulary includes: rope, phone, hope, cone, noses, hosed, roses, bone, and home.
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Pbs Learning Media: Double "E", "Ee"
Join the singers of Fonix as they sing about the double "e" sound. They walk down the street, dance, and dress up as they sing about the double "e" words: green, meet, bees, knees, keen, sweet, tweet, steep, deep, meek, fleece, steel,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Double "O", "Oo"
Join the female singing group Fonix as they perform songs about the double "o" sound (oo). Featured words include: moo, goo, coo, room, broom, kerchoo, pool, cool, loot, hoot, and yahoo. [1:12]
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Pbs Learning Media: Hung Up on "H"
In this Between the Lions video, Tammy Lionette (Cleo) and Jasmine Guy sing about the confusing sound of the letter "h". Featured vocabulary includes: hung, hard, hear, hope, heavy, hassled, hold, head, howl, hound, handle, hard, hard,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Shush "Sh"
Shhhh! When you are watching a show, it is polite to be quiet. In this video, Cleo Lion is constantly disturbed by rowdy audience members. She laments over the "sh" sound and the words appear on the screen to display the "sh" digraph....
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Pbs Learning Media: Hard "C" Words
This video segment from Between the Lions uses an animated road sign to illustrate and spell familiar words that begin with the /k/ sound that the letter "c" makes.
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Pbs Learning Media: A Fellow Named Sig
This video segment from Between the Lions features an animated limerick, which exemplifies the kind of wordplay that prepares children for early reading and spelling.
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Pbs Learning Media: Marvin K. Mooney
In this interactive Kindergarten through 5th grade activity, the world of fitness and literacy unite! As the teacher reads the book "Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now" by Dr. Seuss, students listen carefully and safely jump up out...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sight Word Spelling
In this interactive Kindergarten through 2nd grade activity, literacy and exercise unite! Using sight word flashcards, students use their bodies to spell out simple sight words. The use of their creativity and imaginations is encouraged...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Phonics Lesson With Chrysanthemum
This is a video phonics lesson focusing on the sounds "ow" can make. It uses the story "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes. [3:02]
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Animal Zoo
This TurtleDiary video lesson features all letters of the alphabet. Animals that begin with each letter of the alphabet are featured. (5:55)
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Kiz Phonics: Mouse and Cow
In this interactive story [2:51], students will listen to the story about a mouse who has to learn how to deal with a noisy cow. The 'ou' and 'ow' diphthongs that make the sound /au/ will be learned in this funny story.
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Epic Phonics: S,a,t,p,i,n Segmenting and Blending
This video helps children with understanding how words are made using the letters s,a,t,p,i,n. Practice segmenting and blending words any time you can- play it as children are coming into school, during snack time or home time!