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Bubbly Bs and Dull Ds

For Teachers K
Pupils practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through hands on activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. They practice writing both letters and correcting common mistakes and...
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Doctor Check-Up

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel o from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Word Detectives!

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel e from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Appetizing Apples

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel a from the long vowel a. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Open Wide

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel o from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Duh!

For Teachers K
Pupils practice discerning between the letters and sounds for the lower case letters b and d. Through practice activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters b and d. They practice writing both letters...
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Nancy's Nice Nose

For Teachers K
Pupils recognize the phoneme /n/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /n/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /n/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme /n/ in...
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Where The Green Grass Grows

For Teachers K
Students recognize the phoneme /g/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /g/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme /g/ in various...
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Language Arts: Sound Recognition

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the short i sound by repeating tongue twisters. Later they write the letter i by using the analogy of drawing a straight line from the "fence" down to the "sidewalk" and putting a "basketball" above it. Other...
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W Is For Wyoming

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars engage in a lesson plan about the state of Wyoming. They complete a worksheet looking for facts and identify some common symbols used to represent the state. The symbols are used to practice sounds and give context to...
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Give Me A B

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the letter "b" and how it occurs in different words. They look at the beginning of words specifically to find the letter "b". Students use a worksheet during guided practice. The teacher reads various alphabet books...
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Class Alphabet Book

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to the Kid Pix software program and its templates. With a partner, they use the internet find a picture that starts with each letter of the alphabet. They practice saying and reading the words to their partner for...
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ESOL Alphabet Recognition

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students recognize, state, read and write the alphabet (upper and lower cases) and numbers. They identify the letters, pronounce their name with the letters out of sequence and in sequence.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Skills Necessary to Listen, Speak, Read and Write Effectively

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, referring to the alphabet and numbers, practice stating, reading and writing letters and numbers. As they write each letter and number they say each one as well. They find examples of each one in a newspaper or magazine ad.
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Sneaky Snake Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to letters of the alphabet, specifically the letter S. Students recognize the letter S and its phoneme /s/ and receive practice in recognizing the letter S, hearing and saying the phoneme /s/, and in writing the...
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The B Beat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners recognize letter b in print and respective phoneme /b/ in spoken words, such as tongue twisters. Students then listen for phoneme in spoken words, and practice writing letter b.
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Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils practice speaking and spelling words, and recognize and demonstrate understanding of sounds (phonemes) that each letter contains. Students focus specifically on letter S and its sound.
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"Mmmm... Yummy to My Tummy!"

For Teachers K
Students answer a series of question about different letter sounds. They verbally practice the sounds of each letter following set responses. They write the different letters and find words that start with that letter.
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Letter Recognition

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners develop skills in letter recognition. They trace leaves on paper cut outs. Students write upper case letters on oak leafs and lower case letters on acorns. They match leaves to appropriate acorns.
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ABC It's Easy as 1..2..3..

For Teachers K
Students listen to an alphabet book. They explore initial sounds throught the creation of a classroom ABC book. This instructional activity requires a program application, "Pixie."
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Chewy Pretzel Letters

For Teachers K
Students, with help of teacher, create pretzels shaped like letters. They then bake the pretzels and create words with the pretzel letters.
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Scented Cool Whip Painting

For Teachers K
Students practice their writing skills by "painting" pictures and writing letters in Cool Whip on paper.
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Dinosaur Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students utilize a web site to search for a dinosaur related word that begins with a specific letter. The words and their definitions are placed into a dictionary page which is then compiled into a class book.
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Vocabulary Challenge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a vocabulary challenge in which they are to name objects with the chosen letter.