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Letter Names
Young scholars explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Young scholars...
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School-Home Links: Reading Words
In this early childhood reading words worksheet, students sound out 5 letter combinations and then read the words with the consonant cluster. Students identify 5 words that begin with th.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds
First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness activity, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...
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ow Words
In this phonics practice instructional activity, students respond to 8 fill in the letter blanks, 10 fill in the word blanks, and 3 short answer questions that require them to use "ow" words.
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Short Vowel A Sound
In this short vowel a worksheet, students say the names of 4 pictures with the short vowel a sound, then color the pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Long Vowel A Sound
In this long vowel A learning exercise, students say the names of pictures with the long A sound, then color each of the 4 pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Short Vowel U Sound
In this short vowel u worksheet, students say the names of pictures with the short u sound, then color each of the 4 pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Initial Consonant Sounds
In this consonant sound learning exercise, 1st graders focus on the initial letter sounds. Students study 8 pictures and circle those that have the same sound as the first picture on the page.
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Blending Best Buddies
Practice blending letters together to make the words learners are reading. They decode words familiarized with the concept of blending. This lesson utilizes the Body-Coda method of blending developed by Lloyd Eldredge. Each child...
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"Name Those Vowels"
Help your class recognize the capital and lower-case forms of the five vowels. They will learn how to make capital and lower-case forms of the vowels and all the rules surrounding vowels. Fun songs and activities are included. Links to...
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Literal Meaning of Reading
Students demonstrate literal meaning of a fiction book. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students listen to the book, If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and practice the "m" sound during the read aloud. Students answer...
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Reintroduce /Q/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a letter identification activity. In this letter "Q" lesson, students identify the different sounds that can be made by the letter "Q" and words that begin with the letter. Students...
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Swimmy Swim Swiftly
Students examine the letter 's'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They listen to a story and identify words with the /s/ sound by...
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Marvelous Muffins!
Young scholars study the letter "m" in written and spoken words by making the sound, reciting a tongue twister, and writing the letter. They identify the sound in words and in Laura Joffe Numeroff's book, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin"....
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Circle the Word That Has the Same Ending Sound as in the Picture
For this letter and word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words and determine the ending sound in the name for each. Students circle the words that have the same ending sound as the pictures.
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Phonics Test #24: (Watching In the Wild)
In this phonics worksheet, students analyze the underlined letters in a word at the beginning of each row. From three choices, students find another word that has the same sound. Students circle the word. There are ten questions on the...
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Two Letters, One Sound
Eighth graders spell double-letter words. For this spelling lesson, 8th graders practice pronouncing words that contain double consonants. Students examine words with one or more sets of double letters, and discuss the proper...
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Introduce Soft-C
Students practice the soft letter sound "c" and build letter accuracy. In this soft letter "c" lesson plan, students are introduced to how the soft letter "c" sometimes borrows the same sound of another letter "s." ...
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Reintroduce "ee"
Students explore phonics by participating in a word sound activity. In this repeating vowels instructional activity, students identify the sound that is made from the letters "ee" and words in which the consecutive vowels appear.
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Phonics and Vegetable Books
Students participate in phonemic awareness and phonics activities and develop a list of vegetable vocabulary words. They break up words into beginnings and endings, and trace and write the letter s. Students then create a Vegetable...
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Pigs Love Pink Pancakes
Students explore the grapheme along with phoneme it represents. The teacher teaches letter reconginition by having the students write the letter and practice the sound. This helps studens investigate the letter faster (p). Students...
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Sounding Out CVCE Words
First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. In this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...
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Fun Fonix: Say it. Connect it. Write it.
For this phonics worksheet, students respond to 6 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, drawing lines to connect the letter bubbles, and writing the newly formed word.
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Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom
Students review the "ch" digraph in this lesson. Students identify words that have the "ch" sound, and practice writing the digraph. Students then listen to the story "Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom" and identify the words in the book with the...