Students study letters. In this letter identification and pronunciation activity, students practice recognizing and saying the letter "v." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills their teacher presents. This...

Learners practice saying and reading words beginning with qu. In this phonics lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination qu creates.  Learners play a pronunciation game to ensure their understanding of the letter...

Students are placed in small groups to participate in the "Fly Swatter Game" to reinforce phonetic sounds of letters.

Learners complete a variety of activities related to the short /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter E. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /e/...

Young scholars explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination activity with their class. In this word sound lesson, students identify the sound "wh" and discuss words where the sound is utilized. Young scholars practice...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letters /ch/. Students then sing a song, listen to the book "Choo Choo, the Story of a Little Engine...

First graders use the Internet to learn. In this word formation activity, 1st graders use the Internet to complete an activity from their practice book and complete a worksheet where they use letter cutouts to make words.

Learners complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter M. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify the words containing the /m/ sound,...

Students examine the sound of the letter "P,p" and how to write it using a tongue twister. They examine how their mouths move when the make the letter sound before writing it on primary paper. While listening to a read aloud of William...

Students recognize the phoneme /k/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /k/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /k/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme...

Students discuss the personal and historical significance of journals, analyze the issues raised in a N.Y. Times article regarding Anne Frank's diary, and evaluate a Letter to the Editor written in response to the article.

Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the /z/ phoneme. As a class they listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the /z/ sound, then recite a z tongue twister. Students trace and write the letter z and...

Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the long /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter E. Students then play a concentration type game, listen to the book "Lee and the...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to the book "In the Big Top," and write down the words from the...

Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing /ch/, and listen...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /o/...

Seventh graders explore persuasive writing using the city life and the country life as focus topics. In this persuasion lesson plan, 7th graders read "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" in an attempt to determine the pros and cons of...

Students develop phonemic awareness skills. They recognize consonant sound spellings and distinguish easily confused letter pairs. Students examine common short and long vowel sound spellings. They read stories containing high frequency...

Students identify the letter r and sound it makes in letter symbols, and with words that begin with or contain r. First, children do the proper mouth movements to making the r sound, then review a tongue twister, and write words that...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter M. As a class they recite a tongue twister and identify the words containing the letter M. Next, students trace and write the Letter M, listen to the book "My Monster Mama...

Students complete a variety of literacy based activities related to a Letter A Alligator puzzle. They listen to an alligator book, discuss basic animal facts about alligators, simulate the movements and sounds an alligator makes, and...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /s/ sound. They write the letter S, and listen to word pairs, identifying the word in each pair that contains the /s/ sound. Students then listen to the book "Slowly, Slowly,...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /o/...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify which word contains the long /u/...