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"Wheels, Wings and Other Things"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars participate in various reading and writing activities related to the book "Wheels, Wings and Other Things" by Monica Hughes and Barbara Hunter. They participate in a shared reading activity, and write a new page for a...
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Something's Fishy

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study fish habits and traits. In this marine life instructional activity, students complete four learning centers of a fish memory game, a fish habitat study, draw and glue fish craft activity, and a fish read-a-thon. Students...
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NURSE

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the front cover of the book, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NURSE and discuss with a friend about a time they visited the hospital. They then read the book together as a class and review events. They make a list as a class...
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"The Tiger Who Came to Tea"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete various activities related to the book "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" by Judith Kerr Collins. They participate in a shared reading activity, list the foods from the story, write and read sentences in speech bubbles, and...
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Mike's Kite

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the long /I/ sound as it is used in 'i_e' words. They recite a long /I/ tongue twister and use letterboxes to practice spelling 'i_e' words. In groups, they read a book with several long /I/ words and identify pictures...
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CHICKEN LICKEN

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the cover of the book, CHICKEN LICKEN and make predictions about what will happen in the story. They read the book understanding that is a cautionary tale. They read the story again focusing on the repeated refrains.
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Snake and Sight Word Board Game

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice sight words. Game begins with the first student rolling a die and moving the number of spaces shown on the die. If they lands on a shaded square, he or she turns up a card and reads it aloud.
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Language Arts: Word Recognition and Mental Images

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read short stories containing Dolch sight words and describe the scenes and answer comprehension questions. After relating the stories to their own experiences or observations, they draw pictures illustrating a scene from the...
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Divide and Conquer: Breaking Down Skills For Slowlearners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to skills to help them become better readers. With a partner, they use magazines to identify consonant pairs and participate in a game naming words that ends with consonants. As a class, they practice clapping...
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Shhh! I'm trying to learn this digraph

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Digraphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in a word study activity to increase vocabulary and spelling accuracy. In this digraphs lesson plan, 6th graders understand how the letter "h" changes and initial sound. Students complete a crossword using...
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Language Arts: Then and Now

For Teachers 1st
First graders hear Great Grandma and I. They locate objects representing then (seed) and now (tomato). They make then and now charts for members of their families.
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Uggy the Umbrella Went Up, Up, Up!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and practice writing the letter 'u'. With a partner, they read...
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Shhhhhhh! The sheep are sleeping!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the use of /sh/ in written and spoken words by watching how their mouth moves while making the sound, identifying words, listening to a story, and making words with Elkonin letterboxes. As an assessment, they complete a...
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I'm going to chase you

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise the /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph...
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Shhhh...Something Is Fishy!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the consonant digraph /sh/. They listen to tongue twisters containing the /sh/ digraph and write words beginning with /sh/. They create words using Elkonin boxes that have the /sh/ digraph.
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ABCs in English

For Teachers K - 4th
Students name the letters of the alphabet. In this ESL lesson, the teacher introduces the letters of the alphabet or their sounds, then the class plays games to practice the letter names or sounds.
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Around the World with Bud the Sub

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the u=/u/ correspondence. They explore words with /u/ in them, read a book focusing on /u/ and complete a worksheet. The Play Around the World with flashcards with /u/ words and words that are not /u/ words on them.
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Around the World with Bud the Sub

For Teachers 1st
First graders review the recently taught vowel /o/. They then form the sound for /u/ telling whether it is a closed or open vowel sound and repeat it several times together. They practice a /u/ tongue twister saying it together and...
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It's Icky Sticky

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pseudo words they decode.
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Fables With Dolch Sight Words

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read classic fables, consider their meaning and then re-write them using a prompt if necessary. This lesson plan presents many classic fables that students can read, and re-write, using their powers of imagination.
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Emergent Literacy: Open Up and Say Aaaah!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars, through modeling, explore how to make the short /o/ sound. They practice /o/ sound tongue twisters and recognize the sound in written form as the letter 'a'. They practice writing the letter 'a'. They pick out the /o/...
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Crying Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore phonemes. They discuss the short a sound. Students discuss the shape their mouths make when saying /a/. They read familiar words with the /a/. Students read "The Cat In The Hat." They identify words with the short a sound.
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She Ships Shells to the Shore

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...