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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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Bee and Dee
Students practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through listening and writing activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. They practice writing both letters and correcting common...
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Hi, My Name is A
Students distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice decoding pseudo words with the vowel-consonant-e...
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IIII---L-lll-ke---IIII-ke-and-M-IIII-ke
Learners 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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Marvelous Muffins!
Students 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". Next,...
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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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Blending Bunnies
Students use the short /a/ sound to blend letters and form words. They use enlarged copies of bunnies with different letters written on them. They combine the "bunnies" to spell words with the short /a/ sound, and then read the words...
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Uhhh, I don't know
Students listen to the different sounds that the letter U can make. They practice finding the letter u in written words. They write the letter u. They say a tongue twister about the letter u and its sounds. They write different words...
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Bouncing and Dancing with B and D
Students explore the differences between the letters b and d. They practice seeing the letters and hearing the sounds with words and tongue twisters. They practice letter formation for both letters and listen to the book, The...
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Alphabet Letter A
A is for apple! That's what this worksheet says. Early readers will trace and write the letter "Aa" 5 times. This worksheet would work well as a page in a class alphabet book.
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Tt Worksheet
In this early childhood Tt beginning sounds worksheet, students identify the 9 pictures that begin with T. Students cross out the one picture that does not begin with T.
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Picture Dictionary
Learners create picture dictionaries to encourage the development of letter-sound recognition. In this alphabet project, students cut out pictures from magazines and glue them onto tagboard, and then write the name of the picture below...
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Phonics- Y as /igh/ or /ee/
First graders discover vowel /y/. In this phonics lesson, 1st graders will use Fancy Nancy, Poison Ivy Expert, to generate a list of words with vowel /y/. Students will sort the words according to the vowel sound.
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Rhyme Time
Students discover rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students read A Giraffe and a Half. Students examine rhyming words from the story. Working in small groups, students create rhymes in response to a prompt from the teacher.
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BL to the Ends (blends)
Learners examine word blends. For this word blends lesson, students investigate common word blends. Working in pairs, learners analyze words containing blends and generate a word list.
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Introduce /ai/
Students state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.
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Stone Passing Game with Calabash Song
Young scholars discuss games and their use around the world in many different cultures and how music and games are related. They discuss the rules of West African game then play a game from West Africa and review and learn the...
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Chrysanthemum Sound Boards
Young scholars listen and match sounds such as rhyming, beginning, ending and vowel sounds to build phonemic awareness.
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Where is the Sound of -b?
In this phonemic awareness worksheet, students say the word that names each picture and circle the first b if they hear the sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second b if they hear the sound at the end of the word. They...
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Where Is the Sound of -f?
In this phonemic awareness learning exercise, 1st graders say the word that names each picture and circle the first f if they hear the sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second f if they hear the sound at the end of the...
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Where Is the Sound of -d?
In this phonemic awareness worksheet, 1st graders say the word that names each picture and circle the first d if they hear the sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second d if they hear the sound at the end of the word....
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Where is The Sound of -c?
In this phonemic awareness worksheet, 1st graders say the word that names each picture and circle the first c if they hear the "cuh" sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second if they hear the sound at the end of the...
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Sounding out accuracy, Musical Chairs
Here is a great spin on the classic game, Musical Chairs! Instead of fighting to get the last chair when the music stops, learners will need to read a CVC word to stay in the game. They walk around, whoever is near the word bucket when...