Kindergarteners and first graders develop phonemic awareness for words that contain -ick. Each learner gets a stack of cards with different -ick words, highlighting the target sound as they review each one. 

Learners determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. In this language arts lesson, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the lesson. This...

First graders, in pairs, use spinners to experiment with different combinations of letters. They combine letters and determine whether they have produced a word or not. They construct and record words choosing letters from designated tiles.

Students say the name of pictures of simple objects, people and places, choosing 15 to use for the lesson. Students glue pictures in a scrapbook and write the word for each picture beside it. Students complete word recognition worksheets...

Learners explore number sense by participating in a math recognition activity. In this number identification lesson, students practice pronouncing names of numbers and matching the number with an amount of objects. Learners practice...

First graders practice their letter and word recognition skills. In this initial and final sounds lesson, 1st graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to blend phonemes into spoken words and sound out multisyllable...

Learners identify a letter of the alphabet. They recognize this letter in print and in spoken language. The letter and phoneme chosen is the letter t and /t/. They write the letter in both lower and upper case. They read 'One Tiny...

Students explore technology by participating in a word structure activity. In this grammar lesson, students utilize the Writing Center computer software to practice keyboarding while identifying word formations in class. Students...

Students study color words. In this math lesson, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.

Students explore English by completing an interactive language history activity. In this word recognition lesson, students discuss word formations and the phonetic relationship between letters. Students identify the origin of individual...

First graders identify the fact that groups of phonemes form spoken and written words. They practice working with identifying words that have the letter "h" and point to its position in words.

Students explore shapes. In this math lesson plan, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.

First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness lesson, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...

Students match pictures with words that have specific phonics connotations. In this picture matching lesson plan, students have groups of words with the same phonics sayings.

Young scholars develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. For this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Young scholars decode words and...

Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics instructional activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling...

This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will view pictures and write words that have long /e/ and use the /ea/ vowel digraph. An answer key and lesson...

This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will identify pictures with words that contain the long /a/ with the /ai/ digraph. An answer key and lesson...

This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will view pictures and write words that will solve riddles that use long /a/ and contain the /ay/ vowel digraph. An...

There are a large number of vowel combinations that produce completely different sounds. These are known as vowel teams. These worksheets can help students be successful with the usage of vowel pairs and adjoining consonants.

This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a long /u/ reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will read a fill-in-the-blank paragraph and write missing words that include /ui/, /ue/, or /ou/ vowel digraphs in...

This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will identify words that have -air in them. An answer key and lesson extension are included.

Learn about irregularly spelled words, vowel teams, and inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences by watching a review video. Practice what you learned by taking a quiz or playing a game!

This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a series of word-labeled pictures and determine which ones possess the long /a/ with the -ea letter...