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"Aaaaaa!!!!" It's Okay, Baby!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Your kindergarten or first grade class works on recognizing the /a/ sound in spoken words. Use the fun tongue twister to help remember the target sound, and practice writing the letter a. Then have them write words that use this target...
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Iggy the Penguin

For Teachers K - 1st
Take your young word detectives on a hunt for the /i/ sound. Use the tongue twister about Iggy the penguin to help learners identify the target sound. Then learners are given several words, and they have to use their detective skills to...
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Which i sound is used in the word icky? Kindergarteners and first graders listen to the short /i/ sound. They practice shaking their fingers to indicate icky when they hear the target sound. Then they practice reading a poster with the...
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Indiana Igloo

For Teachers K - 1st
Your young charges practice identifying the /i/ sound in this lesson. The class looks at words on cards and identifies which word has the target sound. They continue their practice using Elkonin letterboxes to spell words with the /i/...
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The Tug Says Uhh!

For Teachers K - 1st
Kindergarteners and first graders discover the /u/ sound! After practicing making the sound with the funny tongue twister, youngsters use their Elkonin letterboxes to divide a set of words into their phonemes. Then pairs read Bud the Sub...
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Can You Hear the River?

For Students K - 1st
In this camping beginning reader worksheet, students cut apart, color and assemble a 12 page mini book about a camping trip. The page text is in the form of questions and answers. The sight vocabulary writing practice and coloring is at...
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The Beginning Consonant

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this initial consonant worksheet, students read 3 words that have missing letters at the beginning. Students look at the picture clues and fill in the missing initial consonant, then color the picture.
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Beginning Reading: Words That Start With Z

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this letter Z worksheet, students view 9 objects and determine which ones start with the letter Z. Students then circle those objects.
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Beginning Reading: Words That Start With B

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this words that start with B worksheet, students evaluate 10 pictures. Students then circle the pictures that start with the letter B.
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Beginning Reading: Words That Start With X

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this words that start with X worksheet, students evaluate six pictures and circle the ones that begin with the letter X. Three of the six pictures begin with the letter X.
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Beginning Reading: Z is for Zebra

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this practice writing Z learning exercise, students read "Z is for zebra" and then practice writing the letter Z in both uppercase and lowercase. The learning exercise provides a dotted upper and lowercase Z for the student to trace,...
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Beginning Reading: V is for Valentine

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this practice writing V worksheet, students read "V is for valentine". Then students practice writing uppercase and lowercase V. The worksheet provides one dotted example for the students to trace and then 4 blank boxes for students...
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Beginning Reading: Words That Start With C

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this words that start with C worksheet, students view 10 pictures on the worksheet. They then determine which ones begin with the letter C and circle them.
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Beginning Reading: Words That Start With E

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this words that start with E worksheet, students view 10 pictures on the worksheet. They then determine which ones start with the letter E and circle them.
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Beginning Reading: Zac and Deb

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this beginning reading worksheet, students read 2 sentences about a cat named Zac. They then color the picture on the worksheet.
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Beginning Reading: Zac and Deb

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this beginning reading worksheet, students read 2 sentences about a cat named Zac and a dog named Deb. They then color the picture on the worksheet.
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Beginning Reading: Zac and Deb

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this beginning reading worksheet, young scholars read 2 sentences about a cat named Zac and a dog named Deb and their owners. They then color the picture on the worksheet.
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Beginning Reading: Zac and Deb

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this beginning reading worksheet, pupils read 2 short sentences about a dog named Deb. They then color in the picture of Deb on the worksheet.
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Beginning Reading: Zac and Deb

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
For this beginning reading worksheet, students read 2 sentences about a white dog named Deb. They then color the picture on the worksheet.
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Literal Meaning of Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students practice basic reading skills. In this reading lesson plan, students review the letter M, read the story If You Give a Mouse a Muffin. Students will then write a book using their name, for example: If You Give a Taco to Tracy.
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Phonics Reading Practice

For Teachers 1st
In this phonics practice worksheet, 1st graders read the passage and practice identifying the vowel sounds o-e, and oa. Students then draw a picture about the story in the box.
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Bus Stop: Read Aloud

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL read aloud worksheet, students read a short text about a woman who will figure out the bus schedule to get to work on time. There are no questions to answer here.
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Ssshhh, Look at the Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learn that "sh" stands for /sh/ in spoken language. This digraph cannot be decoded by blending the /s/ and /h/ sounds, so /sh/ should be explicitly taught. This lesson gives the students practice recognizing /sh/ in speech and "sh" in...