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Sight Words
Forty-five different words are listed in this vibrant PowerPoint. Review this presentation daily to kick-off your language arts lessons. Each word is presented on its own slide against a colorful background.
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Medium Frequency Words
Looking for some good sight word practice for your young readers? This presentation provides just that! One hundred eighteen sight words are listed on these slides. Pupils read a word, then click their mouse and another one appears. No...
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Prefixes -"re"
The prefix, re- is the star of this basic language arts presentation. Learners are introduced to the prefix by reading a variety of words that use it. They discover that it means to do something again. As the PowerPoint goes on, learners...
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Phase 5
Have your class practice reading and spelling common sounds. Learners read a list of sounds and identify words that have it. Here you will find just a quick review of this topic. The presentation could be enhanced for a richer experience.
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CVC Words
Help your class practice reading sight words. Learners read a list of simple words including hat, rat, and web. This is a quick and easy way to practice reading skills. It could also be used as a center activity.
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Sight Words
Use this resource to read sight words in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. Focusing on words such as got, put, and if, learners practice identifying and reading simple words. This resource could be used as a whole group or center...
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Write Your Own Riddles
Have your class write their own riddles using this resource. Learners read a riddle, figure out the answer, and then discuss the characteristics of this type of writing. It is a great way to have your class embark on their own...
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Fables: A Short Anthology
Explore fables with your class. Learners read a series of fables, including The Mouse and the Lion, and then match the moral to the correct story. This is a great way to end a unit on fables. This resource could also be used to explain...
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Say What You See!
Challenge your class with this innovative method for discussing sayings. Using the rebus format, learners identify the sayings referred to in a series of slides. The examples include such things as the word hand with a smaller version of...
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Spelling Plurals
Walk your class through the rules relating to writing plurals using this presentation. In an easy-to-understand format, this resource explores the ways to change a singular word to a plural. There are a number of examples and pictures to...
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Sounds and Letters: ai
Review reading skills with your class using this colorful presentation. Learners read a series of words missing the letter i. They add the letter and read the new word. It is a quick and simple review of the topic. Note: The resource...
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Secret Messages
What a fun way to have your class practice reading skills. Learners decipher secret messages hidden in a word using the clues provided. It is a great way to have your class practice their reading and spelling skills. This technique could...
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Mr. Walton's Guide to Reading Comprehension
Have your learners become reading detectives using this resource. In a step-by-step manner, they are led through an exploration of how to use inference, deduction and prediction skills to analyze a text. There are examples and prompts to...
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Letters and Sounds: ou
Review the ou sound with your second graders. Learners read a series of words containing the ou sound. It is a quick and easy way to delve into this topic. The resource could be used as a whole group or center activity.
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Consonant Blend: spr-
Use this presentation to review the consonant blend spr-. With colorful pictures and a clear format, this resource is useful as a whole-group activity or at a center. This technique could be used to review a variety of topics.
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Homophones!
Explore homophones. Second graders can use this presentation to review common homophones, such as son and sun, and wail and whale. This resource could be augmented with a greater variety of examples to make this a richer experience.
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Write Your Own Haiku
Use this resource as a quick and easy way to discuss the characteristics of haikus. Learners identify the number of syllables required for each line, and talk about the subject matter. The one thing missing from this presentation is an...
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My New Pet
Young children love talking about their pets. This presentation has learners answer a series of questions about their pets. It would be a great way to kick off a lesson on pets, animals, and pet care. After addressing the series of...
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Shorter Writing Task - Year 5
Young writers are given a prompt to construct a story around: "Imagine you are spending a night under the stars." The following slides invite learners to use all of their senses to help them create an engaging and interesting story about...
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Verbs
This short, but effective, presentation shows young writers how to identify and properly use verbs in their writing. After viewing some examples, learners are invited to select verbs of their own to complete sentences which are missing a...
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Complex Sentences
Turning simple sentences into complex sentences is an important skill for young writers to learn. This presentation gives learners many good tips on how to make a simple sentence more complex by using conjunctions and other connective...
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Rhyming Words
Rhyming words are good for young readers to explore. Just ask Dr. Seuss! This basic presentation shows learners 12 pairs of simple words that rhyme such as: two and blue. Pupils practice reading each of the rhyming words as they appear...
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Editing - Improving Our Writing
This short, but informative, presentation does a good job of teaching valuable skills associated with editing writing. Learners practice editing pieces of writing, and are introduced to powerful verbs and adverbs to make writing more...
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Tricky Sounds - ough
The "ough" blend produces many different sounds. For instance, this blend can result in a "ow," "off," "owe," or "uff" sound. This presentation shows learners what those sounds are. Examples are given, and learners practice using this...