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Create Your Own Homophone Worksheets
Students develop their own homophone worksheet. They practice the spelling and using the different homophones. They participate in a homophone bee to end the lesson.
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I Think I Forgot Something!
Students examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Students read the book I Think I Forgot Something and...
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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Students practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through hands on activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. Students practice writing both letters and correcting common mistakes and...
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Reintroduce -er
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound lesson, students identify words in the English language which contain the "er" sound. Students play a class game in which the teacher uses...
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Rhyme Time Lesson Plan
What words rhyme? Help young learners deepen their understanding of rhyming words with this interactive plan. First they identify some words that rhyme, then they participate in a picture walk. Use books with rhyme, like Come Rhyme...
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Gg is For Gumballs
Students learn to form the upper and lower case letter Gg in this printing practice instructional activity. Students trace several examples before generating examples inside boxes with starting points.
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Gg is for Gumballs
In this printing of upper and lowercase letter Gg learning exercise, learners trace seven Gg's, print four Gg's, and practice writing the letters Gg on the two lines provided.
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The Grouchy Ladybug
Students complete a Cirlce Map about time. They recall times during the grouchy ladybugs travels, and add dots on ladybugs using turn-around facts. Pupils correctly sequence the events of The Grouchy Ladybug. Students compose new...
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Meba Math (K-1)
Students work with counters and math mats to demonstrate number concepts. For this number concept lesson, students use cubes and configuration cards to show more or less than given numbers.
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Cc is for Cat
In this printing practice learning exercise, students learn to form upper and lower case letters Cc. Students trace several examples before forming their letters in the boxes.
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Bb is for Bike
In this printing practice worksheet, learners learn to print both upper and lower case letter Bb. Students trace several examples before forming their letters in the unlined boxes.
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Sequencing Stories
Students explore dramatization. In this literacy fluency and drama lesson, students listen to the story Mop Top by Don Freeman and add related sounds at the appropriate times. Students role play, pantomime, and add sounds to create...
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Introducing Phonemic Awareness Using Oral and Written Instruction
First graders demonstrate their ability to read with fluency, accuracy, and comprehension through phonemic awareness. They use a color-coding system to master the long and short vowel sounds and develop their skills in listening and...
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Have Respect
Students learn the value of respect. In this Clifford the Big Red Dog lesson plan, students read the story, discuss respect, and experience a mini-international festival.
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Batter Up
Students explore personal achievement by reading a children's book. In this story analysis instructional activity, students read the book Batter Up, by Sue Muller Hacking and discuss the main character in the story and the actions that...
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Ee is for Eggs
Students learn to write upper and lower case DeNelian letters Ee for this printing practice instructional activity. Students trace several examples, write letters, color, and count eggs.
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Aa is for Apple
In this literacy activity, students practice writing the letter a and color in the pictures related to it. Then students write a sentence.
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The Big Green Monster
Pupils practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They complete center activities in groups of four in order to aid in decoding and...
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Lightning Speed Reading
Students focus on improving their reading fluency. They discuss what it means to be a fluent reader and practice repeated readings with a short story. They work in partners and take turns timing one another for one minute reads.
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Ready, Set, Go! Fluency, Here We Come!
Young scholars work with a partner to become fluent readers. Each person gets the chance to be each role. One of them gets to be the listener while the other person gets to be the reader. The reader reads the book while the listener...
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Qq is for Question
In this literacy worksheet, class members look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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Qq is for Question
In this literacy worksheet, students look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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Dd is for Doll
For this handwriting of upper and lowercase letters Dd activity, students trace five lowercase and two uppercase and print the letters Dd several times for mastery.
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Xx is in Six
In this printing activity, students form the upper and lowercase letter Xx. Students also color in a picture of an ox pulling a wagon.