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Winter Syllables pg. 2
Come December, practice syllable counting with the appropriate time of year! Using the winter theme, readers identify the winter picture, clap the number of syllables, and place the correct number of cotton balls next to the four...
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Rhyming Words
Practice simple rhymes with your elementary learners! They identify the picture's word and look for the word that rhymes. Then, include a bit of writing practice and have them write the correct rhyming word on the line provided.
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What is a Haiku? How Do You Write a Haiku?
Haiku poetry is explored in this language arts lesson. Yong readers identify the characteristics of haiku and read several examples. Students make connections between their study of Japan and the poetic form of haiku, and they write...
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Sight Words
Use this resource to read sight words in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. Focusing on words such as got, put, and if, learners practice identifying and reading simple words. This resource could be used as a whole group or center...
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Muffins are Yummmmmy!
Students explore phonemes. They discuss the phoneme /m/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the phoneme /m/. They read "If You Give A Moose a Muffin." Students search for /m/ words while reading the story. They...
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Fishing for F
Students recognize the phoneme /f/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /f/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /f/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme /f/ in various...
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PHONEMIC AWARENESS INFUSION
Students practice and utilize phonograms (word families) found in the patterns of frequently used words. They assess strategies to assist them in dividing long words as well as to develop their phonemic awareness to new vocabularies....
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Thumped
Second graders identify the digraph /th/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /t/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Learners explore phonemes and short vowels. They identify /a/ (short a) sound in spoken words and learn a meaningful representation and a letter symbol for the sound. Students identify /a/ (short a) sound in words. They read "The Very...
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Sucking our TH Thumb
Students identify the digraph /th/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /t/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph /th/...
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Swish, Swish, Swish
Students 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 digraph...
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TH - That's the Truth!
Students identify the digraph /th/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /t/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new sound /th/...
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Egg-stra!! Egg-stra!!
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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UP, UP, UP And Away with the Letter U
Pupils practice developing phoneme awareness to identify the letter /u/ in spoken words as well as in its vocal gesture through various exercises. They assess phonemes through a letterbox lesson and the book, "Fuzz and the Buzz," by...
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The Big Pig
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Beat the Heat
First graders are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, 1st graders apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/...
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Hungry, Hungry Harry
Students study the /h/ sound as the sound you hear when you breath into your hand. They write the letter before drawing a picture of something that begins with the letter /h/. Next, they listen to Joanne Partis', "Hungry Harry," raising...
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Rhyme Time
Students explore phonemes through rhymes. They discuss nursery rhymes and rhyming words. Students read "Jack and Jill" and discuss the rhyming words in the nursery rhyme. They play a rhyming game and identify words that rhyme.
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Final Phoneme CK
Students discuss types of rhyme and identify the words in a poem that end in ck. They write their own stories about a mouse and his amazing adventure.
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Nothing but Nests
Students examine both the upper and lower case letter "N,n." They practice making the "n" sound, writing the letter, and recognizing it in words. After a teacher book talk, they listen to Christine Young's, "Nests," and make the "boat...
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IIII---L-lll-ke---IIII-ke-and-M-IIII-ke
Students recognize the letter combination i_e by reading and spelling words with letter boxes in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes the long /i/ silent /e/ combination. They then listen the story "Kite Day at Pine...
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Do Sheep See Sheep When They Feel The Need To Sleep?
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /ee/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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School-Home Links: Vowel Sounds
In this early childhood vowel sounds worksheet, students name 12 pictured items, listen for the vowel sound, and identify the correct word for each item by circling them.
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School-Home Links: Vowel Sounds 2
In this early childhood vowel sounds learning exercise, students name 12 pictured items, listen for the vowel sound, and identify the correct word for each item by circling them.