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The Letter Y

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this letter recognition worksheet, students explore the letter y. Students look at, recognize, color, and say the letter y, both in the capital form and in the lower case form.
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Y is for Yellow

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood letter Y printing practice worksheet, students trace the uppercase and lowercase letters and then practice writing them on their own. Students also color the picture of the crayon yellow.
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Alphabet Letter Y

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this handwriting of alphabet letter Y worksheet, students look at three pictures and then print either an uppercase or lowercase alphabet letter Y in the blank to completer each picture word. Students pronounce and color each...
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Introduce /y/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
As you come to an end in your alphabet study, use these strategies to examine the letter y. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /y/ sound. Use these tips to explain how you do it as they try. Can they...
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Anti-Defamation League

Sneakers and Prejudice: Letters to Challenge Bias

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
After learning that NBA player Stephen Curry's shoes only come in boys' sizes, Riley wrote a letter sharing her concern, highlighting the gender bias and inviting Curry to take action. Scholars view a news clip, review the letters,...
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Alphabet Letter Y

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this alphabet letter Y worksheet, students color the large uppercase letter Y and then trace the dotted lines 15 times to form the uppercase alphabet letter Y.
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Going on a Paper Hunt: Nouns, Adjectives, Letter Writing and Science - Properties of Paper

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
A lesson introduces scholars to nouns and adjectives. After listening to a short story and practicing creating adjectives with a card sort, pupils go on a paper hunt to locate different types of paper, complete a chart with adjectives,...
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Letter Match V-Z

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood letter matching worksheet, students look at the first letter and find the matching lowercase letter in each of 5 rows.
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Which Letter Comes Before

For Teachers K - 1st
Help Douglas, the dinosaur, build a wall of rocks! You'll need to know the letter that precedes each letter provided to construct a stable wall. Bonus: after your learners finish, they can color this fun worksheet! 
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Reintroduce /b/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Combine letter sounds, pronunciation, recognition, and word examples in one exercise by following these strategies. Scholars examine the letter b and identify it if they can. As they listen to you make the /b/ sound, youngsters try...
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The Letter Yy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore letter Yy. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page....
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The Letter D Maze

For Teachers Pre-K - K
For this letter D worksheet, students draw a path from the dog to the dog bone by following the letter D in a maze. Students color each letter D in the maze as they follow the path.
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Uppercase Letter Recognition Assessment

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this alphabet worksheet, students check the boxes next to each upper case letter they can recognize and say. This could be an assessment done with a teacher.
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Word Recognition: X, Y, Z

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this letter X, Y, Z activity worksheet, students examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letters. A word bank is provided.
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America’s Early Colonies: John Smith and Jamestown, Va

For Teachers 7th Standards
John Smith's 1616 letter to Queen Anne of England offers ELLs an opportunity to learn about a bit of early American history. The four-page packet includes the full text of the letter. In addition, the packet includes a worksheet...
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Reintroduce /Y/

For Teachers K
Students review the letter Y and its sound following teacher modeling. For this phonics lessons, students brainstorm words that begin with the /y/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue...
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Lowercase Letter Recognition Assessment

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this alphabet worksheet, students say the names of all the lower case letters out of order. Students check off the box as they correctly identify each letter. This can be an assessment with a teacher.
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Y is for Yarn

For Teachers All
Students practice saying the sounds of the letter Y. They create a poster of the letter made out of yarn. They identify the shape and identify other words that start with Y.
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Upper Case Printed Alphabet Tracing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students trace upper case letters of the alphabet. Letters are pre-printed in a grey dashed line format.
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"A" What Did You Say?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound represented by the /ay/ correspondence. They spell different words containing the /ay/ correspondence using letter manipulatives, and identify words they hear the...
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Name & Word Wall Activities, Building Blocks: Literacy, Letter Recognition,

For Teachers K
Students use the word wall to learn letters, their names, develop print awareness and many other literacy skills.
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Finding the Missing Letters and Sequencing

For Teachers K
Students discover missing letters of the alphabet. In this letter recognition lesson, students identify the missing letters in a short alphabet sequence. Students complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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How Did We Get Here? Native Americans in the United States

For Teachers 11th
High schoolers imagine what their lives would be like if they had no access to potable water and watch a morning news show about the water situation on a Navajo reservation. Groups investigate the policies that lead to the lack of water...
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Spelling Race

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Learners of all ages can practice their spelling abilities by participating in a fun group game. They utilize a pile of letters written on paper to "build" a word instructed by the teacher. The fastest pair of spellers wins a point!...