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Eeeee -- It's a Mouse!

For Teachers K
Students recognize the long "e" sound, and identify it in spoken words by learning letter symbols. Students participate in role playing and tongue twisters to learn the long "e" sound. By learning phenomes, students are taking the...
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Can You Slither Like a Snake?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore letter-sound correspondences. They explore the letter s and the sound produced by the letter. Students explore how to write both the upper and lower case forms of the letter s. Students identify s in both written and...
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Emergent Literacy: Open Up and Say Aaaah!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils, through modeling, explore how to make the short /o/ sound. They practice /o/ sound tongue twisters and recognize the sound in written form as the letter 'a'. They practice writing the letter 'a'. They pick out the /o/ sound in...
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Aye, Aye Captain

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate how correspondences appear differently in different words. They also recognize the difference between long and short vowels. Students study how these correspondences are spelled and pronounced differently.
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My Dentist Doesn't Make Me Say /o/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the o=/o/ correspondence in written and spoken word. They listen to the sound and watch how their mouths move as they make it. They recite a tongue twister and write both upper and lower case o's. Using two colors of...
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Catch the Sneezing /a/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /a/ in both written and spoken words. They find the sneezing /a/ while saying words and reciting a tongue twister before they practice writing the letter 'a.' As they listen to a read aloud of 'Pat's Jam," they sneeze...
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Short Vowel Discrimination

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students read a Dr. Seuss book and complete activities for short vowel sound words. In this short vowels lesson, students read Hop on Pop and analyze the rhyming words in the text. Students complete rhyming activities and practice...
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What words sound like rice?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students experiment with sounds of words. In this word comparison lesson, students complete a series of games to assist them in hearing and sounding out the letters in the word rice.  Students use this information to find or think...
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Introduce /S/

For Teachers K
Students determine when the letter s has been pointed out by the teacher and say its sound. In this phonics lesson plan, students learn the "s" sound and practice saying words beginning with the letter. 
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Build Fluency /M/

For Teachers K
Students determine whether letters shown on cards are "m" or "not m" as the teacher displays each. In this phonics lesson plan, students continue identifying the letter m at as face pace as possible as the teacher moves through the stack...
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Introduce /V/

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to the letter "V" and its sound. In this letter "V" instructional activity, students practice saying the sound made by the letter "V" and touch their throats to make sure their voice boxes are on track. Students...
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Introduce /Y/

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to the letter "y" and practice its letter sound. In this letter "y" lesson, students review words that begin with the letter sound "y" and take turns reciting the sound of the letter "y."
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Reintroduce /Z/

For Teachers K
Students are reintroduced to the letter "Z" and review its sound. For this letter "Z" lesson, students review words that begin with the letter "Z" then think of other words that begin with the letter "Z" while they practice their...
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Introduce Soft-G

For Teachers K
Students practice the soft letter "g " sound and distinguish its sound from other letters. In this soft letter "g" lesson plan, students take turns saying the soft letter "g" sound. Students identify words that begin with the soft letter...
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Introduce Soft-C

For Teachers K
Students practice the soft letter sound "c" and build letter accuracy. In this soft letter "c" activity, students are introduced to how the soft letter "c" sometimes borrows the same sound of another letter "s."  Students...
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Reintroduce sh-

For Teachers K - 1st
Students review the sound for the "sh" and practice repeating it with teacher guidance. In this phonics lesson, students will say the sound each time "sh" is pointed out among a set of other letters and continue practicing in this...
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Reintroduce -oa-

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "oa" and its letter sound. In this letter combination "oa" lesson, students review words with the letter combination "oa." Students then practice the pronunciation of the...
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Reintroduce /ch/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "ch" and its sound. In this letter combination "ch" lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination "ch" makes. Students then practice their pronunciation of the letter...
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Introduce /or/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the letter combination "or." In this letter combination "or" lesson, students explore a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board. Students then practice the pronunciation of the letter combination...
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Introduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the letter combination "kn" and its letter sound. In this letter combination lesson, students review words with the letter combination "kn" on the board. Students take turns sounding out the "kn" words while...
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Introduce /oi/

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars are introduced to the letter combination "oi" and practice its letter sound. In this letter combination "oi" lesson, students recite the letter sound  "oi" by saying it out loud. Young scholars then review a mix of 12...
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Reintroduce /aw/

For Teachers K - 1st
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...
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Reintroduce /igh/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students build letter combination accuracy by reviewing the sound of the letter combination "igh." In this letter combination "igh" lesson, students practice taking turns saying a mix of 12 letter combinations, then discern between the...
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Sound Stretching

For Teachers K
In this basic vowel and consonant blending lesson, young learners are shown how to "blend" the sounds of different letters together in order to make a word. Simple words such as, "sun," "moon," and, "ant," are used in a whole-class setting.