Kids use their phonological know-how to identify and segment onset and rime blends. Double rime picture cards (cat and hat) are chosen, then matched to onset cards that make each word, such as the k sound for a cat and the h sound for a...

Support the growth of your emergent readers with this printable version of the classic fable "The City Mouse and the Country Mouse." Including supporting illustrations and simple dialogue, this story is perfect for developing the...

Are you covering onset and rime with budding readers? Here, learners examine six "rime house" work boards, each with an image at the top. Working with a partner, they segment each top image's onset and rime. Then, they pick cards and...

Help class members distinguish the difference between its and it's. As individuals read sentences and determine if the use of the two words are correct or incorrectm they fill in the blanks of sentences with the appropriate it's or its.

Students role-play a story about a cat and dog, follow the assembly instructions to piece together finger puppets, and complete letter-writing practice.

Good Night, Moon is a classic little ones absolutely love. It's a sweet book that can be used, as in this lesson, to start a conversation about the difference between night and day. After reading the story, the class brainstorms...

Students explore pet overpopulation.  In this character development lesson, students solve math story problems to determine how many kittens can be produced by one unspayed cat. Students discuss the consequences of pet...

Who says you need a human to be your valentine on Valentine's Day? Give your dog-loving readers an inspiring perspective on how a sister givdes her brother a valentine from the family dog. They then answer 10 questions thatd involve...

Engage young learners in reading classic folk tales with this printable version of The Little Red Hen. The simple language and repetitive structure of the story make it perfect for children working on developing their fluency. Two...

This packet, the second in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on amazing animals, contains exercises and activities designed for the ESL/ELD classroom.

Practice fundamental reading and number skills with a packet of worksheets for early readers. Pupils find sight words, trace letters, and complete number sequences.

Drip drop goes the raindrop. Quack quack goes the duck. What other words have sounds? Reinforce the concept of onomatopoeia in a learning exercise in which young poets identify animal sounds and items that make a given sound.

Young readers explore nouns and pronouns. They define what a noun is and highlight the nouns in given sentences. Learners are then introduced to pronouns, and identify them in simple sentences.

Language learners engage in a series of games and activities using pet vocabulary and the verb "have" to show possession or ownership.

Test scholars' knowledge of ecosystems with a 20-question pre-assessment. Assessment challenges learners to answer multiple choice questions, read diagrams, and complete charts.

Twenty questions make up an assessment designed to test super scientists' knowledge of ecosystems. Scholars answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions about organisms, food chains, energy flow, and more.

Students explore the space needed for an animal to live in. In this pets lesson, students view pictures of animals and decide which one needs more space or less space to live. Students discuss animals environments and why certain spaces...

To foster concept development and auditory discrimination skills, learners with visual impairments listen to identify a variety of common sounds. The teacher makes recordings of various sounds, including those found in the home, at the...

The unicorn uses Uncle's underwear! Practice saying this tongue twister with your young learners to illustrated the /u/ sound. After comparing pairs of similar words (like cut and cat) and their sounds, learners will read Fuzz and...

In this language arts learning exercise, students examine four sight words in a word bank and fit them into word shape grids. Students then trace a sentence using these words.

Students create a simple table in order to solve a problem. As a class, they create a simple data table in order to discover the number of letters in each student's name. This data is interpreted in order to answer questions and make...

Learners practice listening to and discussing their personal interests and opinions. For this communication lesson, students listen as the teacher talks about his/her personal interest. They work with a partner to verbally share their...

Five questions make up a mixed practice worksheet consisting of word problems that cover subtraction, multiplication, pounds, and distance.  

Everyone loves pigs! Give this short, half-sheet editing practice to your middle schoolers to develop editing skills while they read about popular pig movies. They search for errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.