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Fluency: Letter Recognition, Speedy Alphabet Arc
On your mark, get set, match! Learners use a complete set of letters, matching each to its outlined letter on an arc. As they choose letters, they name them aloud. For added difficulty, another arc is missing most of its letters to...
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Alphabet Letters in a Can
Let's practice the alphabet! In this letter recognition lesson plan, young writers create uppercase and lowercase letter cards. Students sort the cards into alphabetical order and complete other literacy activities with them.
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Alphabet Borders
Help young scholars name the letters of the alphabet. They use the provided alphabet border and letter cards to take turns saying and finding various alphabet letters. This simple game can be extended by having learners focus on the...
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Pasta Names
Helps learners recognize alphabet letters by having them glue dry pasta over their names. Scholars use a card with their names printed neatly, then decorate it with noodles while saying each letter they make.
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Phonics: Letter Recognition, Lettercritter
This is a fun idea to get your scholars practicing their ABCs! They assemble an alphabet caterpillar, printing lowercase versions below each uppercase letter. They practice writing the lowercase letters using dry-erase markers and say...
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Alphabet Letter Y
In this handwriting of alphabet letter Y worksheet, students look at three pictures and then print either an uppercase or lowercase alphabet letter Y in the blank to completer each picture word. Students pronounce and color each...
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The Letter Y
In this letter recognition worksheet, students explore the letter y. Students look at, recognize, color, and say the letter y, both in the capital form and in the lower case form.
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Beginning Sounds: A is for Ant
The ABC's and beginning letter sounds are the foundation of strong reading skills. Use this presentation to build your young learner's abilities to recognize beginning sounds and alphabet letters. Each slide contains an image and a word...
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Alphabet Letter O
In this alphabet letter O worksheet, students color the big letter O on the worksheet and then trace the uppercase alphabet letter O 15 times.
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Alphabet
Primary learners will make posters, trace letters, and eat letter cereal, all to learn about the alphabet. They will also go on a scavenger hunt around the room looking for letters. This resources has lots of ideas for bringing about...
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Alphabet Letter A
In this picture/letter association worksheet. students look at ten pictures and then circle each one that begins with an A. Students color each picture with appropriate colors.
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Letter Ll Coloring Sheet
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase L and lowercase l.
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Letter G Coloring Sheet
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase G and lowercase g.
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Letter N Coloring Sheet
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase N and lowercase n.
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Letter R Coloring Sheet
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, young scholars use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase R and lowercase r.
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Letter Z Coloring Sheet
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase Z and lowercase z.
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Find the Letter E
In this early childhood letter recognition worksheet, students identify the uppercase and lowercase Es on the sheet. Students record the number of uppercase and lowercase Es as well.
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The Letter H- Recognition and Printing
For this letter H worksheet, students circle all the examples of upper or lower case letter H in a grid of random alphabet letters. Students then print the letter Hh 3 times in unlined boxes.
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Connecting Letters and Memory
Elementary students with mild to moderate mental disabilities use a variety of tools to connect letter sounds to images. They use flash cards, posters, and writing while saying to connect letter image to phonemic equivalent. Then, they...
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Introduce /o/
The best way to get your scholars familiar with the alphabet is to expose them to each letter in multiple contexts. This strategy incorporates letter recognition, sound, word examples, and pronunciation, and emerging readers will feel...
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Introduce /g/
As your emerging readers are learning the alphabet, set them up for success with strategies like these that incorporate multiple contexts and learning styles. Focusing on the letter g, write it clearly on the board. Model the /g/ sound,...
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Introduce /y/
As you come to an end in your alphabet study, use these strategies to examine the letter y. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /y/ sound. Use these tips to explain how you do it as they try. Can they think...
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Reintroduce /x/
What words end with /x/? Unite several alphabet concepts as scholars learn all about the letter x. After identifying it, they listen to you pronounce the /x/ sound and try it themselves (use these tips to explain how you do this)....
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Introduce /n/
What is this letter? Once your class is ready to explore the letter n, use these strategies to combine word examples, pronunciation, and letter recognition. First, can they identify the letter? Make the /n/ sound, explaining how you do...