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The Doctor Sound

For Teachers K
Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to the teacher read "The Ox Book," identify the words in the story...
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Bee and Dee

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through listening and writing activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. They practice writing both letters and correcting common...
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Introduce /aw/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate letter combinations focusing on /aw/. In this letter combination lesson, students examine /aw/ as letters that go together and make a sound. They look at images and sort items by whether they contain the /aw/ sound...
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Word Formation Page 1

For Students 1st
In this word formation worksheet, students focus on six letters used for initial blending. Using these letters, students have the opportunity to make letter cards to move and manipulate the letters for beginning word formation.
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First Class Mail

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and write a friendly letter to Elizabeth George Speare, the author, discussing their points of interest in the novel with her.
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Focus on Food Chains

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders collect and analyze data about food chains. They conduct Internet research about the habitat of a selected organism, write a narrative, and create a computer slideshow using Kid Pix computer software that illustrates the...
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“Wild Readers” Decoding Skills Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this lesson allows beginning readers to practice isolating...
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D'Nealian Cursive Handwriting Practice Worksheet: Lower Case Letter T

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this cursive letter T instructional activity, students learn to form lower case cursive D'Nealian letter T. Students analyze the examples before practicing on the primary lines. There is no tracing.
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D'Nealian Cursive: Letter j

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this cursive practice worksheet, students practice writing the lower case letter j multiple times on lines provided. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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O is for Octopus

For Students K
In this letter o worksheet, students focus on printing the letter. Students trace a lower case and capital o, and then complete their own letters four more times in the boxes provided.
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G is for Ghost

For Students K
In this letter g instructional activity, students focus on printing the letter. Students trace a lower case and capital g, and then complete their own letters four more times in the boxes provided.
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Focused Learning Lesson: American History

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders compare and contrast the type of immigrant that came to America during the 19th and 20th centuries. They write letters as if they were immigrants coming to America and what they faced and their hopes for the future.
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Tracing Practice

For Students Pre-K
In this tracing worksheet, students will focus on tracing words that begin with the lower case letter a. Students will trace 4 different words, completing each word eight times.
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"An Icky Sticky Mess"

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice a hand motion to help them remember the short vowel sound of I. They answer a variety of questions focusing on the vowel sound. They repeat a tongue twister with the repetitive sound of I. They practice writing...
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The "C" Sound

For Students 1st
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders will focus on the sound of the letter c. Students will read six words and copy them on the lines provided.
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Focus on Spelling and Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students participate in a lesson focused on developing spelling and writing skills. They write complete sentences using spelling words. Also a fun activity of solving riddles by using spelling words is included.
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Buh Bee and Duh Dee

For Teachers K - 1st
Students differentiate between /b/ and /d/ in both written and spoken words. They listen to the /buh/ and /duh/ sounds in words, a tongue twister, and in Audrey Wood's, Silly Sally. They recite the tongue twister before writing /b/ and...
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Before You Were Mine

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss animal adoption and pet care. In this pet lesson, students listen to the story Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts. They discuss animals body language, feelings, and how to best car for them. 
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Bud And June

For Students 1st
In this letter u worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sound. Students will study 8 pictures and write the word below each picture on the lines provided.
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Long and Short Vowel a

For Students 1st
In this vowel worksheet, 1st graders focus on the usage of the long and short a sound. Students study 10 pictures and write the name of each picture under the correct column for the short and long vowel sound.
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Focus on Fathers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students view excerpts from the video, Hardwood, and discuss the positive and negative attributes of fathers. They write letters to people who have been an important influence in their lives.
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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Ask not what the lesson here can do for you, but what you can do with the lesson. The answer is quite a lot! Young scholars revisit JFK's famous inaugural address with a focus on his plea for civic engagement. There's a...
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Long or Short Vowels?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Vowel letters of the alphabet and the sounds associated with the vowel are the focus of this lesson. Students distinguish between both long and short vowel sounds by reading, writing, speaking, and listening to the words and sounds....
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers 1st
Rhyming words are the focus of this language arts presentation. Young readers are introduced to the "ot," "ob," "op," "od," "og," "ox," and "oy" family of sounds. Additional slides have pictures that use these families of sounds with one...