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Use of Flashcards in the Kindergarten Classroom
Students practice with phonics and the alphabet using flashcards. They are asked to say a word that starts with a specific sound. When shown the flashcards, they are to write the sound of the picture they see.
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Beginning and Ending Consonants
Young readers explore consonant sounds. In this beginning phonics instructional activity, learners fill in a beginning/middle/end vertical column chart with the sounds they hear in the pictured object. Practice spelling CVC words.
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Beginning Sounds
Kindergarteners recognize words that begin with the same sound. For this word study lesson, they identify initial consonant sounds in words written on the board and write another word with the same beginning sound. Also, there is a...
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Popcorn Word Game
Students practice sight word recognition as they play a memory word game using sight words that they must match and read aloud.
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Alphabet Game
Students are given flash cards with pictures. The teacher calls out a particular sound and if they have the sound, they put their card into a chart.
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Mapmaker, Make Me a Map!
Students are introduced to the state quarter program and examine the Colorado state quarter. They locate Colorado on a map and create a map with a key. They discuss the state motto and examine pictures of the state's geographical features.
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Beginning Sounds
Students find the beginning letters of words. In this alphabet lesson, students sound out words to find the beginning sound and the beginning letter. They play a game to mark these letters on a card.
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Segmenting and Blending Words
Students are introduced to the concept of segmentation and blending of words. As a class, they are shown various words and are asked to determine the amount of letters and sounds in each. To end the instructional activity, they...
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Creative Position Word Center Activity
Students use positional words to describe the location of objects and demonstrate the ability to follow multi-step oral directions. Seasonal shapes are decorated in relation to the directions and positions stated by the positional word.
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Sorting Words
Students investigate rhyming words. In this word study lesson plan, students are introduced to rhyming words and then sort out the words that rhyme and group them. A worksheet is provided.
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Words That Rhyme
Students identify rhyming words. In this word study lesson, students review the concept of rhyming by following examples written on the board. Students circle the words that rhyme in each group. A worksheet is included as a follow-up...
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Capital Letters and Small Letters
Students identify capital and lowercase letters. In this writing lesson, students work independently to write lowercase letters and capital letters and practice writing the alphabet in order.