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6 Traits: Sentence Fluency

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students practice writing with sentence fluency in order to make the story more enjoyable for the reader. In this sentence fluency lesson plan, students focus on rhythm and flow.
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Words have parts

For Teachers K - 1st
Reinforce the concept that words have beginnings and endings. Students will view a series of slides that depict how words are formed, using beginnings such as 'c' and endings such as 'at.' There are 58 slides that show multiple...
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List of Word Cards

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this sight words worksheet, students cut out and study 50 flashcards. The words are common sight words and follow no specific spelling pattern.
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Sounding out accuracy, Word Potato

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learning to sound out CVC words can be fun, when you turn skills practice into a game. Kids play "Hot Potato" by passing a bucket filled with phonetically regular words on cards. When the music stops, students choose a word and sound it...
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Introduce /ph/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice using /ph/ as it makes the /f/ sound. In this /ph/ lesson plan, students examine the /ph/ combination when it is written on the board. They identify items and words that contain the /f/ sound that is spelled using the...
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Introduce /aw/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate letter combinations focusing on /aw/. In this letter combination lesson, students examine /aw/ as letters that go together and make a sound. They look at images and sort items by whether they contain the /aw/ sound...
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Long Vowel Search and Sort

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice identifying long vowels.  In this vowel lesson, students read a story and find long vowel words that fit their pattern. Students then sort their word under the correct long vowel pattern.
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Introduce qu-

For Teachers K - 1st
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...
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Reintroduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
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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Spelling: Unit 10

For Teachers 2nd
A great spelling PowerPoint displays the weeks spelling words as well as common spelling patterns. Students can review and see examples of words that contain obvious spelling patterns.
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Spelling Game: See the right word!

For Teachers 2nd
Use this spelling PowerPoint engages students in a spelling practice game. Students will be presented with an unfinished sentence, they will be required to choose the correctly spelled word that best fills in the blank. This would be a...
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Silent-letter Word Fluency

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice reading. In this fluency building lesson, 1st graders practice quickly saying words that have a silent letter in them. They work in small groups to read a group of word cards as quickly as they can. This lesson...
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Letter Sound and Letter Combination Accuracy, Sound Search Game

For Teachers K
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...
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Sounding out accuracy, Musical Chairs

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
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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Letter Combination Fluency

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore language arts by participating in a word structure activity. For this phonics lesson, students utilize flash cards with specific letters on them which can be combined with other cards to create words. Students practice...
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Fun with Word Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this word shapes instructional activity, students put words into the word shapes above and below the center line. Students put 16 words into the word shapes on 3 pages.
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Proofreading Practice

For Students 4th - 6th
Have your scholars search for spelling errors in a passage about presenting in public. They find 10 spelling errors total.
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Spelling List E-36

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students write each of 21 words two times. This list contains words with the roots graph/fract, sight words and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List D-18

For Students 4th - 5th
in this spelling worksheet, students write each of 21 words two times. This list contains words with the edge/idge pattern, sight words, and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List D-26

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students write each of 21 words two times. This list contains words with the r-controlled vowel, sight words, and academic vocabulary. 
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Spelling List C-17

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling worksheet, learners write each of 16 words two times. This list contains words with the air sound, sight words and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List C-19

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students write each of 16 words two times. This list contains homophones, sight words and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List C-25

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this spelling worksheet, students write each of 16 words two times. This list contains words with the VCCV pattern and academic vocabulary. 
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Spelling List B-6

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students write each of 16 words two times. This list contains the -ol- pattern, sight words, and academic vocabulary.