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Ocean Letter Match
In this beginning sounds activity, students study the pictures of the ocean animals and the letters. Students then draw a line from each picture to the letter with the same beginning sound.
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Letters C A D O G L
In these letter sounds worksheets, students study the various pictures in the worksheets and label each picture with its beginning letter sound of A, D, C, O, G, or L.
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What Begins with N?
In this letter N instructional activity, students study the pictures and then draw a line from the nectarines to the items that begin with the sound of N. Students recognize the words nose, net, and note.
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What Begins with H?
In this letter sounds worksheet, students study the pictures on the right and draw a line from the horses to the items that begin with the sound of h.
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What Begins with J?
For this letter sounds worksheet, students study the pictures on the right column and draw lines from the jets to the words that begin with the letter j.
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Short Vowel "U"
In this short vowels learning exercise, students read the short 'u' sound word and place brackets around the u in each word. Students complete 6 words.
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Initial Consonant 'Z'
In this initial consonants activity, students identify the pictures and write the initial consonant 'z' letter to complete each word. Students complete 5 words.
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Initial Consonant P
In this letter P words activity, students say the name of six labeled pictures. Students write the beginning sound (P) for each word.
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Final Consonant 'P'
In this final consonants activity, students identify the picture in each example and write the ending sound for each picture. Students complete 5 consonant p words.
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Introduce /V/
Students are introduced to the letter "V" and its sound. In this letter "V" lesson, students practice saying the sound made by the letter "V" and touch their throats to make sure their voice boxes are on track. Students then review 12...
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Introduce /Y/
Students are introduced to the letter "y" and practice its letter sound. In this letter "y" lesson, students review words that begin with the letter sound "y" and take turns reciting the sound of the letter "y."
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Reintroduce /Z/
Students are reintroduced to the letter "Z" and review its sound. In this letter "Z" lesson, students review words that begin with the letter "Z" then think of other words that begin with the letter "Z" while they practice their...
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First Letter Changes
Students use the books of Eric Carle to change the first letter in a word to see a new word. In this phonics lesson plan, students change the beginning letters in poems and books.
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A Historical and Educational Perspective on American Sign Language
Using Sign Language to Communicate with Your Special-Needs Students in the Classroom
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Lug and the Giant Stork - Capital Letters
Capital letters are the star of the show in a wonderful language arts lesson. After a teacher-led demonstration and discussion on capital letters, groups of pupils get together and work on the computer to fix the flashing letters that...
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Nightjohn: List-Group-Label Strategy
Encourage readers of Nightjohn, Gary Paulsen's young adult novel about slavery set shortly before the Civil War, to develop their categorization and organizational skills with a strategy that asks them to list all the words they can...
National Council of Teachers of English
Acrostic Poems: All About Me and My Favorite Things
Budding poets create two acrostic poems, one for their name and another using a word of their choice. Over the course of five days, scholars compose, revise, publish, and share their work with their peers.
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Slim Pig
Beginning readers study the short /i/ sound. First they determine how the mouth moves when they say the target words in a tongue twister. They complete letterbox activities by making words with the short /i/ before reading What Is It and...
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The Kitchen Sink-N
Challenge your learners with this trivia learning exercise. They can use research techniques to find the answers to questions about famous poems, world history, and vocabulary terms.
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Ancient Greece
In this ancient Greece worksheet, students read a factual story giving the basic history of the Minoans and Mycenaeans. Students answer 8 questions.
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Apples and Pumpkins
Students complete a variety of activities related to the book "Apples and Pumpkins." They listen to the book, generate a list of words starting with P, taste foods made from apples, and sequence the events from the book. Students then...
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The History of Writing
The history of written communication can be an interesting addition to history lessons.
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Introduction To Latin
In this language arts worksheet, students examine the 101 reasons for taking a class in Latin. The syllabus has classical art for background on the cover page.
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Dictionaries
Students understand the way the dictionary is laid out as well as the purpose for why people use dictionaries. In this language arts lesson, students recognize the need for alphabetical order and are able to find words using a...