University of Florida
Phonological Awareness: A Sound Beginning
Choose from a variety of phonological activities to complement a reading lesson. The guide goes through the basic components of good phonics instruction focusing on sound types, levels of phonological awareness, assessment methods, and...
Curated OER
Letter Pronunciation- "ph" Sound
In this "ph" words worksheet, students analyze 4 words in a group that contain the letters "ph". Students circle the word that best describes the picture and then use that word in a sentence.
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Ph words
For this ph words worksheet, students fill in the missing sound ph into 10 words. Then students fill in words with the ph sound in it to 10 sentences.
Kaylee's Education Studio
Snake Sounds Digraph Game Board
Sound out digraphs with a fun snake game! When kids roll the dice, they move their pieces over a game board that prompts them to think of a word that starts with the selected digraph, such as ph- and kn-.
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Spelling Vocabulary Words with "PH"
In this completing the "ph" words with missing letters worksheet, students read sentences with incomplete words, use the scrambled missing letters and context clues, and fill in the missing letters to complete the words and sentences....
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Introduce /ph/
Students practice using /ph/ as it makes the /f/ sound. In this /ph/ lesson plan, students examine the /ph/ combination when it is written on the board. They identify items and words that contain the /f/ sound that is spelled using the...
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Home Spelling Practice: F Spelled F, FF, Ph
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of F spelled either with F, FF, or Ph. Students write each word one time. There are additional activities to do at home.
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Photo Fun
In this phonics practice worksheet, students 6 words that are missing letters and fill in the blanks with ph or gh to appropriately complete the words. Picture clues are provided.
Cornell University
Study Soil
What's in soil? Young scientists study the pH levels of soil from their school yard. They observe the land and area the soil came from to decide if location has anything to do with acidity level.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Amazing Birds
What's so amazing about birds? Find out just how amazing birds are with a physics of animal behavior unit created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Have learners explore and tap into their observational skills and notice how birds fly, what...
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Water Quality in the Greenhills Stream
Seventh graders conduct year long study of water quality over different seasons using variety of probes, including D.O., pH, conductivity and temperature, that are attached to portable technology. Students select three data points in...
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Reintroduce /ph/
Students review the letter combination "ph" and its pronunciation. In this "ph" letter combination lesson, students practice a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board then take turns recognizing the proper sounds of the "ph" letter...
Lesson Snips
Who Killed the Flowers?
This could be really good, or it could be really bad! The crime to be solved is, "Who went pee in the flowerpot?" Given four imitation urine samples, young chemists or crime scene investigators perform pH, glucose, and turbidity tests to...
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Reintroduce /aw/
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination 'aw' and its sound. In this lesson on the 'aw' letter combination, students practice reciting a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board and take turns identifying 'aw' letter...
Briarwood Presbyterian Church
Phonics Lesson Planning Guide
So much to teach, so little time. Keep track of phonics instruction with a guide that permits you to plan phonics lessons addressing 12 difference concepts, in four strands, in the handwriting, maintenance, instruction, and extension...
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Do We Need to Wear a Rainhat? Acid Rain: Causes, Effects, and Possible Solutions
Acid rain, and how it affects the environment, is the focus of this Earth science instructional activity. During the study, learners evaluate measures to reduce acid rain, and design an investigation to demonstrate the conection between...
University of Texas
Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Spelling
Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode and...
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Reintroduce /wr/
Students recognize that the /wr/ sound has the same sound a /rrr/. In this /wr/ sound lesson, students locate the wr in a random chart of letter clusters. Students pronounce the words with wr.
Baylor College
Lungometer
Life science learners construct lung-o-meters from gallon-sized milk jugs and then measure their lung capacities. For older students, have them graph the vital lung capacities of each person in the class. Cross-curricular pieces are...
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Turbidy and Water
Students use observation skills in assessing the water quality of water samples in this activity and learn that the tastes and preferences of others can be different.
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Phonics worksheet
In this literacy worksheet, students use the blends along with the pictures in order to practice the sounds of letter combinations.
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Writing CVC Words
In this CVC words worksheet, students write the name of the pictures on the blank for the pictures. Students name 8 consonant vowel consonant words.
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Reading Food Labels
Students investigate the concept of phonemic awareness in order to help increase reading comprehension. The reading of food labels creates the context for the practice session. They pay particular attention to certain sounds that must be...
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Looking for Local Public Art
Students explore artwork in the local community. They increase their knowledge about their community. They create a slide show presentation with sounds, text and transitions.