Curated OER
A? Speak up, I can't hear you!
Students become phonemically aware of various sounds that make up written words. This lesson focuses on the vowel correspondence a_e=/A/. They decode the long a mouth moves in words as well as practice spelling the words themselves.
Curated OER
Initial Consonants-- Picture Clues (Farm Theme)
In this language arts worksheet, learners examine 6 pictures of farm animals. From the 2 choices, students circle the beginning consonant sound.
Curated OER
From Polliwog to Frog
Students examine how frogs change. In this life cycle lesson, students create a model to show how a frog changes throughout its life. Students will show the process of frog metamorphosis, from polliwog to adult frog.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Animals: A Secret Pet
A little boy pretends to have a secret pet and tells how he would care for a pet if he had one. Includes audio narration in 11 additional languages with text in English.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Pet of the Family
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of The Pet of the Family by William Henry Shelton, a book of stories and poems for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Family Pets
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Family Pets, a book of stories and poems and stories for children.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: The Pet Bubble Book
"The Pet Bubble Book", written in 1919 by Ralph Mayhew & Burges Johnson, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 11 page book is appropriate for pre-readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Josh Selig: Wonder Pets Good Night
A video of the book "Wonder Pets Good Night", written by Josh Selig, and illustrated by Little Airplane Productions. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Biscuit Visits the Petting Zoo
A video of the book "Biscuit Visits the Petting Zoo", written by Alyssa Capucilli and Pat Schories and Rose Berlin. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Billy Lopez: Wonder Pets Save the Egg
A video of the book "Wonder Pets Save the Egg", written by Billy Lopez, and illustrated by Amy Marie Stadelmann, and illustrated by Little Airplane Productions. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sugar and Spice by Ernest Nister
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sugar and Spice by Ernest Nister (1890) an illustrated story about life with pets.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Animals: If I Had a Puppy
Learn how to care for a new puppy. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish and Turkish, with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Family: Where Is the Cat?
A story about a cat and where she likes to spend her time. Includes audio narration in 15 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Do You Like Kittens?
See why kittens can be an endless source of fun and amusement. Includes audio accompaniment.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
English for Little Children
This is an interactive site intended to teach English as a foreign language to young children. It is a helpful multimedia resource for EFL teachers. There are ten themes, each with two levels of difficulty, that allow children to...
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
El Dia Especial De Morris
This short story, written in Spanish, about a boy who has lost his pet can be used for reading and listening practice for early intermediate Spanish students.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Escoge Una Mascota
A fun children's game in Spanish called "Choose a Pet". Presented with situational cartoon images and a narrator that will guide you through the game, this is a great exercise for Spanish learners.