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Eddie the Egg

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Chips - Beginning to Read

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils practice writing, sounding out, and spelling words with the /sh/ digraph. They listen as the teacher says words with the /sh/ digraph. They then use Elconin boxes and letter manipulatives to spell /sh/ digraph words. They make a...
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Shhh!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying and spelling words containing the /sh/ digraph. They listen as the teacher says different words, and identify those with the /sh/. They then complete a worksheet with pictures and write the words under the...
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Waaahhh Cries the Baby!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Alphabetizing Words Beginning with T and U

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students alphabetize words that begin with the letters T and U. In this alphabetizing lesson, students alphabetize the words that begin with T and the words that begin with U.
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Equivalent Measures in Centimeters

For Students 2nd
In this equivalent measures in centimeters worksheet, 2nd graders write the equivalent measure for 10 problems, then color in a box of a puzzle.
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Valentine Connect the Dots

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this Valentine worksheet, learners connect the dots using the alphabet. Students begin at A and connect the dots through L to create a Valentine heart to color red.
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Oo is for Octopus

For Students K - 2nd
Learners learn to print the upper and lower case DeNelian letter Oo in this language arts worksheet. Students trace several examples before forming their own letters in the unlined boxes. Also included is a Connect-the-Dot and counting...
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Word and Letter Practice #10

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word and letter practice activity, learners say letters and sounds of letters, practice reading simple sentences and sight words, then say names of pictures and say the beginning sound of each.
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Word and Letter Practice #5

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students name given letters, say sounds, read simple sentences, and practice sight words and blending.
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Matching Word to Picture Beginning With M

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this matching word to picture beginning with M learning exercise, students look at 6 pictures and 6 words beginning with M, then type the number for the ones that match, answers can be checked online.
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Matching Words and Pictures Beginning with S

For Students 2nd
In this matching words and pictures beginning with S activity, 2nd graders enter the number to match the picture with the word for 6 words beginning with S, then check answers online.
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Icky Sticky

For Teachers 1st
First graders the /i/ sound by practicing the way the mouth moves while making the sound while saying "icky, sticky." They write the letter "i" using both upper and lower case letters, make words using letterboxes, and write about a...
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ABC Order

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ABC order learning exercise, learners add one letter given to complete a set of words and write them in ABC order. A website reference is given for additional resources.
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Math Review for Grade 1 (1.1)

For Teachers 1st
In this math review for grade 1 (1.1)  worksheet, 1st graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in a standardized test format reviewing skills of addition, patterns, and number order.
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Morning Message-Mystery Code

For Teachers K
Students copy and figure out the Mystery Codeword each day. They copy Mystery Code into journal. They match the number with the letter to decipher the code word. They draw a picture to match code word. At the end of the week, the...
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The Phoenicians

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Phoenicians worksheet, students read a 4-page selection about Phoenician culture and then respond to 2 short answer questions based on the selection.
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Red Gets Fed

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice with the strategy that letters represent phonemes and spellings map out phonemes in spoken words. They work on the phoneme sounds of /a/ and e=/e/ in correspondences with reading. Each student also recites the tongue...
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Wet Chalk Drawing

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars create original works of art using chalk, tempera paints, and paper in this art activity for elementary and middle level classrooms. The lesson includes ideas for displaying or mounting finished works of chalk art in the...
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Animalopedia Poetry

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students reseach animals while working in groups. They write poems to be included in a class Animalopedia book.
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Name Squares

For Teachers K
Students examine the sounds the letters of their name make. They read Dr. Seuss' ABC Book and Mary Engelbreit's Put Em All Together. They practice writing the individual letters of their names in squares.
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Starfall: Letters of the Alphabet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site features activities for the letters of the alphabet. Students have an opportunity to click on a letter and hear a story about that letter.
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Auburn University: Teaching Letter Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
How can you teach your students letter recognition? This site offers insight into this necessary pre-reading skill set. Come and explore this informative resource.