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Spark (A Variation on Sparkle Spelling Game)
Students participate in a game in which they practice their spelling words, in which each student adds another letter to the word. They are given the chance to rejoin the game if they miss a letter.
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Bueno Brothers' Bean Dip
Students play a game in which they see how many words they can form from a scoop of lima bean letters
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Alphabet and Number Derby!
Young children roll and shout their way to victory in this simple number and letter recognition game. Using the included game board students roll a die, move the number of squares indicated, and call out the name of the number or letter...
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Sparkle Spelling Game
Students participate in a game to help them with their spelling words. They rotate around the room with the first word, with each student giving the next letter. They continue if they get the letter right or sit down if the letter is wrong.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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Irregular Word Fluency, Smack the Wall
Students practice decoding irregular words. In this irregular word fluency lesson, students read the irregular words from the word wall. Students listen to the teacher read an irregular word and smack the word on the word wall with a fly...
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Reintroduce an Irregular Word
Some words are tricky. Can your scholars quickly recognize irregularly spelled words? Write the word was on the board (or any irregular word you'd like to practice), touching each letter as scholars segment the phonemes. Explain that the...
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Middle Sound Segmenting Accuracy
Mico the puppet wants to play a game! Can you figure out which picture card he's thinking of if he only says the middle sound? Choose three picture cards from the extensive library provided here, making sure scholars know what word each...
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Family Word Slide "at"
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words for the letters included on card 2 that attach to the suffix of "at". They can be used to play spelling games.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics learning exercise, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
For this phonics worksheet, 1st graders practice reading words with short vowels and cvc pattern while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with words on their game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics learning exercise, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with cvc and cvcc pattern. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics instructional activity, students practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.
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Irregular Word Fluency: Password
Utilize your learners' spare time by having a "password" that learners must recite before they enter or leave the classroom. As suggested here, provide an irregular word that your first graders are trying to develop. How efficient!
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Irregular Word Fluency, Line it Up
First graders use teacher created irregular word cards to build fluency through a game. In this irregular word cards lesson, 1st graders reply to the teacher when their assigned word card is called. Students mastery or need is recorded...
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 1: Adding -ing
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 6 words. All words have the "ing" ending. Students write each word one time.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 1: Short O
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell six words in a list that all contain the short O vowel sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Vocabulary Toss
Students play a vocabulary game. When they identify the correct work-wall word, they earn a point and a chance to double his or her point by shooting a basket. This game is designed to reinforce vocabulary skills by providing a fun way...
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Irregular Word Accuracy, Word Relay Race!
Ready, set, go! Practice irregular words by playing a relay race game. Start by dividing your class into two teams of four or five kids. They line up in front of their team's bucket of words and pick out a word from the bucket and read ...
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Animal Word Scramble
For this animal-themed word scramble worksheet, students use the provided picture clues to unscramble 5 animal-related words.
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Word Scramble #1
In this fruit-themed word scramble worksheet, students use the provided picture clues to unscramble 4 fruit-related words.
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Body Words
Students use their bodies to form the letters to spell each of the five words that they were given. They must spell the word correctly and the teacher must be able to read the word from left and right on their "baseline." The teacher...
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Sounding Out, Holiday Relay
Students explore word sounds by participating in a visual relay game. In this vocabulary identification game, students create holiday themed images and cards based on the different holidays in a year. Students place the cards and images...