Lesson Plan
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"OU" O U Hurt Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the digraph ou=/ow/ in written and spoken words. They practice writing words with the ou=/ow/ digraph. Students match phonemes in words they hear. Students read The Napping House and identify words with the ou=/ow/ digraph.
Interactive
Curated OER

Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 27

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this beginning sentence completion exercise 27 activity, students complete ten sentences interactively by choosing the correct word(s), with immediate feedback.
Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Writing With Environmental Print

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.
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They

For Teachers K
Students trace over their names with glue and then glue alphabet macaroni on top.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Active Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars participate in an activity to help them remember their alphabet. They write letters out of plaster and walk through the woods identifying different objects that begin with each letter.
Lesson Plan
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Making a Grocery List

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore vocabulary words related to groceries. Students examine words that can be used immediately, in every day life, particularly in the grocery store. They demonstrate the sounds of letters. High schoolers match labels...
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Alphabetizing with Old Black Fly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to an alphabet book and practice alphabetizing skills by placing cards in their appropriate slot.
Lesson Plan
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Egg-xtra E!

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and sentences they write.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ohhhh Wheeee!!!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore the long /E/ sound. They recite tongue twisters, practice writing words with the long /E/ sound (especially those using 'ee'), and read and identify long /E/ words in the story,...
Lesson Plan
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A's Baseball

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
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Fun with Shapes!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use these lesson plans to teach shapes in creative, hands-on ways!
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tongue Twisters--Improve Enunciation for debaters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice tongue twisters to help reinforce enunciation during debate.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dictionary Dig

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice their alphabetizing through practice with a dictionary. They use alphabetizing skills to place words with proper guide words and to look up words in a dictionary.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Combinations and Sequences

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this combinations review worksheet, students answer 5 multi-step short answer questions involving combinations. Students then answer 15 questions regarding combinations, sequences, and terms. Students also answers 15 probability...
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Graduation

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars learn to recite poems and songs that they will recite and sing at their graduation for kindergarten. In this graduation lesson, students memorize and practice 5 poems and songs.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Every Babys Abc by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Every Babys ABC by McLoughlin Bros. (c1884), features illustrated letters of the alphabet and a list of spelling words.
Unit Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Free Reading: Sounding Out Activities

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A wonderful site full of tips for teaching the skills of sounding out words. This site has a plethora of links that provide an excellent way to practice and memorize the essential skills of sounding out words. The links using every...
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Abc Rhymes

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read the sentence and click on the rhyming word to answer the question. All of the answers start with the same letter of the alphabet. Go through all the questions to see answers for every letter. Click on the answer again to see if it...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Learning Your A, G, C's (And T, Too)

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a project about the "molecular alphabet" of DNA. With just four "letters," it manages to keep track of the plan for an entire person, and keep a complete copy in nearly every cell. This project will help you start learning this...