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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Students identify and use patterns in oral and written language, as well as in sounds, physical movements, and concrete objects.
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Where Oh Where on the Playground, Do I Love To Be?
Students listen to poem, Where Oh Where On the Playground, Do I Love to Be?, and practice reading, interpreting, and making maps, charts, and graphs in surveying classmates and discussing their favorite places to play in school playground.
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Shaggy Sheba Shakes!
Students study the /sh/ digraph in order to determine that when the letters are together in a word they make one sound. They use letter boxes, letter manipulatives with the sh taped together, and poem, "My Shaggy Dog." Using the...
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Rhymes
In this rhymes instructional activity, students read a short poem about a zebra. Students fill in the missing words so they rhyme. Students then write the next two lines of the rhyming poem.
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Teacher Erase/Color a Rhyme
In this rhyming worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks to a rhyming poem about a teacher, then color a partially completed drawing of the teacher based on the rhymes in the poem.
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Very Neat Butterfly Feet
Students complete a craft project. In this art and poetry lesson, students use their own feet to create a picture of a butterfly. Students attach their poem to their butterfly picture.
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Deshawn's Days
Students read about a boy while exploring poetry. For this poetry lesson, students discuss how Deshawn's neighborhood and family are described.
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Telling Time, Clocks
Young scholars practice their skills in telling time and reading clock faces by singing simple songs and reading two clever poems.
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Initial Blends with L as the Second Letter
Students listen to and read the poem "Cat's Eyes" and discuss the repetition of words and the blends in the poem.
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"1, 2 Cha, Cha, Cha"
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing /ch/, and...
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Tales to Live By
Students explore the concept of theme. In this fairy tales lesson, students read several tales and complete hands-on activities, art projects, and dramatic play that lead to an awareness of the themes of the tales.
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Comprehension of Jack Be Nimble
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the poem Jack Be Nimble and answer questions about the reading and vocabulary. Students choose three multiple choice answers.
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Nutrition Unit
First graders complete activities for the six basic food groups. In this food groups lesson, 1st graders view examples of food samples from the various groups and sample the foods. Students discuss the food pyramid and draw a fruit or...
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I Imagine
Students discuss the importance of using sensory words to describe objects; talking about words that refer to size, shape, texture, sound, smell, etc. They select a few objects around the classroom and use sensory words to describe.
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"Tongue Tangle"
First graders engage in a study of phonics that focuses on the beginning sounds with an emphasis upon varying types of genres that includes songs, speech, and poetry. They recognize the beginning sounds of words and make physical...
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Punctuation and Capital Letters
In this writing worksheet, students read a short poem on the importance of writing capital letters correctly and then write two original sentences that begin with capital letters on the lines provided.
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Oh, You Funny Question Mark
In this punctuation worksheet, students will read a short poem about question marks. Then students will practice writing asking sentences and using question marks.
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Funny Question Marks
In this punctuation worksheet, students read a poem about a question mark. Students also write their own sentence that asks a question.
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Color A Rhyme: Mitten Lost & Found
In this rhyming word worksheet, students listen as the teacher reads each of 10 phrases. They complete each of the little poems with the missing rhyme. They color the mitten that fits the rhyme.
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I Imagine....
In this writing prompt worksheet, students choose fantasy or real animals to describe in a poem or story. Students draw pictures of their animals as well.
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ABC!
Students explore the alphabet using various activities. In this alphabet lesson, students read books, poetry, and sing songs that help them memorize the alphabet. Students also participate in physical activities that allow...
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Champions of /Ch/
Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. Students practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words by identifying pictures containing the sound. They decode and spell words in with...
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Tales From Around the World
Young scholars read stories. In this culture lesson, students read stories from different regions around the world. Young scholars look for each region on the map and listen for interesting cultural details in the story. Students then...
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Readers Theatre: The Three Snow Bears
Students dramatize the story, Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett. In this readers theatre lesson plan, students read the story and then dramatize the events during readers theatre. There is an included script.