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Word Work: Blends, Digraphs & Trigraphs
Practice thirty-three different consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs with your emergent readers! Each letter combination has its own column in which you and your learners can write down five different words that demonstrate the...
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Beginning Consonant Sounds
Young readers practice their beginning consonant sounds. Solid worksheets prompt students to practice their consonant in fun ways. These worksheets use Clifford the Big Red Dog as a theme, and give the kids excellent and colorful practice.
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Musical Instruments to Play
Bring some music to your language arts lesson with a reading comprehension activity. Learners read an informational passage about different musical instruments before answering a series of comprehension and vocabulary questions.
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Quick and Sticky Context Clues
Discuss strategies for defining word your young readers don't know. They read sentences with key words covered by sticky notes and guess from the context what the word might be. They peek at the first letter and guess again.
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Introduce /A/
Students say the sound for the letter a, reviewing the position of the mouth and voice box. In this phonics instructional activity, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /a/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12,...
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Introduce /G/
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining...
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Reintroduce /G/
Students say the sound for the letter g, reviewing the position of the mouth and tongue. For this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /g/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12, continuing...
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Introduce /l/
Students say the /l/ sound as modeled by the teacher. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm words that begin with the sound and identify the letter among a set of 12 various letters, continuing to practice the sound.
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Introduce /E/
Students say the /e/ sound after teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm words that begin with the /e/ sound and select the letter out of 12 given, practicing the sound.
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Reintroduce /E/
Students say the sound for the letter e, reviewing the position of the mouth and voice box. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /e/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12, continuing...
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Reintroduce /J/
Students say the /j/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics instructional activity, students select the letter j each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its...
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Reintroduce /P/
Students say the /p/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics lesson plan, students select the letter peach time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound,...
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Reintroduce /Y/
Students review the letter Y and its sound following teacher modeling. In this phonics lessons, students brainstorm words that begin with the /y/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue...
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Aaa, Alligators!!!
Students are introduced to different words that have the /a/ sound in them. They think of their own words that contain the sound and practice making the letter "a" on primary writing paper. Students who have formed the letter correctly...
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Reintroduce /A/
Students review the sound /a/. In this phonics instructional activity, students practice the sound, touching their voice box to make sure "it is on." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter among a set of 12.
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Reintroduce /R/
Students review the sound /r/. In this phonics lesson plan, students practice the sound, remembering that their tongue touches the roof of their mouth and their "voice box is on." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the...
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Reintroduce /N/
Students review the /n/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is pointed...
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Reintroduce /K/
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is pointed out....
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Reintroduce /H/
Students review the /h/ sound. In this phonics lesson, students practice the sound, opening their mouths and making sure "air comes out." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter among a set of 12.
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Introduce /W/
Pupils say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is pointed out....
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Reintroduce /X/
Students say the /x/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics lesson plan, students select the letter x each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound,...
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Introduce /X/
Students repeat the letter x sound following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm words that begin with the /x/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue recognition and...
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Introduce /wr/
Learners say the sound for the letters wr, reviewing that it makes the same sound as the letter "r" but is 2 letters "stuck" together. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /wr/ sound and choose the...
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Introduce /igh/
Students say the sound for the letters that "stick together," igh. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the igh sound and choose the letters from a set of 12, continuing recognition and correct letter...