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Introduce /ay/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying the "ay" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students view the two letters "ay" on the board and practice repeating the sound. Students identify 12 other letter combination sounds that are written on the...
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Preschool Lesson: Guinea Pigs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this Guinea Pig themed lesson, young scholars hear the story, Guinea Pigs Add UP! and then engage in several themed learning activities. Each activity fosters skills in letter/number recognition, art, math or writing.  
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Hoot: Vocabulary: Magic Squares

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Define words with numbers in a fun vocabulary activity. Using words from Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, learners use a grid to match words and their definitions, and to find the magic number that is the same when the numbers are added from...
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Crossword Puzzle - Verbs in Present Tense

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this crossword puzzle activity, learners use the clues to fill in the crossword puzzle about present tense verbs. Students complete 6 clues.
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Variation on Making Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students copy the letters ABEDREF onto their strip of paper and cut the ltters out.
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Build A Word With "o" as the Short Mid Vowel

For Students 1st
In this short "o" build a word worksheet, 1st graders look at 6 black line pictures before finding the letters that spell the name of each. They say the name, choose the letters including the middle "o", and write the name of the item on...
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Sh! Sh! We're in the Library

For Teachers K - 1st
Students focus on the diagraph of sh. They recognize this in both the written and spoken word. To introduce this lesson, the teacher asks if anyone's mom or dad has told them shhhh, when they were trying to get them to quiet down. ...
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Long O Trace the Words

For Students 1st
In this letter o worksheet, 1st graders will read words that have the letter o sound. Students will then trace 8 words and draw a line from the word to the correct picture it represents.
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Final Sounds: ng

For Students K - 2nd
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letters ng that should end with the letters ng. Picture clues are included. Students also...
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Final Sounds: Y

For Students K - 2nd
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter y that should end with the letter y. Picture clues are included. Students also practice...
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Final Sounds: ch

For Students K - 2nd
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letters ch that should end with the letters ch. Picture clues are included. Students also...
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Final Sounds: ck

For Students K - 2nd
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letters ck that should end with the letters ck. Picture clues are included. Students also...
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Final Sounds: sh

For Students K - 2nd
In this word and letter recognition learning exercise, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letters sh that should end with the letters sh. Picture clues are included. Students also...
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Design - Lettering

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, using the concepts of radial design and balance, create a project that focuses on craftsmanship, lettering, promoting a positive self-image, and design elements.
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Identifying and Using Parts of Speech in Writing: Technology, Word Processing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and suggest suitable parts of speech to fill in the blanks in a prepared text (the text can easily be tailored to language ability and desired subject). They use word processing to edit the text.
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Soft Syllable Endings

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.
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Plurals ~ Words Ending in y

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this plural practice worksheet, learners examine nouns ending in "y" that were made plural. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to make nouns ending in "y' plural.
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Six Ways To Recall Spelling Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice their weekly spelling words. Using six methods of recall, students practice spelling their words orally and using pen and paper. They demonstrate their recall of the spelling words by completing a spelling test at the...
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Letter Sounds

For Students 1st
In this letter sounds worksheet, 1st graders focus on initial, middle, and ending consonant sounds. Students complete 7 multiple choice questions, selecting the sounds for each placement in the word and writing the completed word on the...
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Spelling words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students copy their spelling words containing 2 beginning consonants, st words, adding s, and adding ing. Students copy 24 words.
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letter a

For Students 1st
In this letter a worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sounds. Students will study 12 pictures and decide if the word contains a long or short sound and circle the correct answer accordingly.
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Say it, Write It- Picture Identification- Short u Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this picture identification/ short u word instructional activity, learners say the name of each black line picture. They write the short u word three times on the lines to the right of the picture. They see 7 pictures including a tub,...
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CVC Pattern with "o" as a Short Vowel- Picture/Word Identification

For Students 1st
In this CVC short "o" spelling pattern worksheet, 1st graders say the name of each black line picture. They write the names using the 10 words that are listed in the word bank at the bottom of the page.
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Silly Willy

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics practice instructional activity, students unscramble 7 sets of letters to reveal words that end with -y. Picture clues are provided.