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If You Were Katy: Let's Play a Game
Students simulate sound effects from Katy and the Big Snow. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow, create sound effects for the objects in the book and practice sounding out beginning sounds for words. After sounding out the words,...
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Uggy the Umbrella Went Up, Up, Up!
Learners explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and practice writing the letter 'u'. With a partner, they read...
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Thump Your Thinker
First graders discuss how t and h together make one sound and then make the sound while examining the mouth movement associated with it. They listen for the sounds in sentences that are read to them before making words with the Elkonin...
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No Pain, No Brain!
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the /ai/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the /ai/ digraph using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "The Long Long...
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Coloring A Short Vowel Picture
In this short vowels coloring activity, learners read 15 short vowel words printed in a drawing of a chicken. Students use the key to color the sections correctly in the picture.
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Identifying Singular Phonograms in Sentences
In this phonics learning exercise, students read five sentences and circle the given initial consonant sound in any words they see. Students draw a picture about each sentence.
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Short Vowels Coloring Page
In this short vowels instructional activity, students analyze a picture of a dog who is fishing. Students read the words that are typed in different parts of the picture. Using the key, students color the short vowel word areas the...
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Long Vowel Words in a Coloring Picture
In this long vowels worksheet, students read the long vowel words in a picture. Students color the picture of the bird according to the directions in the key.
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Fun with long vowels
In this long vowels worksheet, students complete activities where they match words, complete riddles, read, and more, all with long vowels. Students complete 8 activities.
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I Ate Grape Cake
Students distinguish between the sounds for short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on vowel-consonant-e pattern. They practice reading and...
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Method for Teaching the Blending of Sounds: Train Technique
Young scholars explore the blending of individual sounds to make words and, using visuals and manipulatives, equate this process to the hooking up of railroad cars to make a train. They link individual letters/sounds to make short words.
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Shake Out the SH!
Pupils study the /sh/ digraph using a tongue twister chart and practice saying the sound. They examine pictures to decide which contain the /sh/ sound and determine if the sound is at the beginning or end of the word. Next, working with...
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Beginning Reading Design: Blending Boats
Students study how to blend the sounds together in words with the CVC form. They use letter cards and the books, "Tin Man Fix-It," and Dr. Seuss', Green Eggs and Ham. They work with /m/ words to blend the sounds together to read words....
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Achoo!
Students examine the /ch/ digraph using a tongue twister and Grace Maccarone's poem, "Itchy, Itchy, Chicken Pox." They recite the tongue twister, write the letters, and imitate a sneeze each time they hear the /ch/ while the teacher...
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Blending with Frog and Toad
Students apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections by reading and interpreting a variety of literary words. They then make predictions about the story and identify blends within the English language.
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Phonics Word Search #3 Words That Begin With ch
In this rhyming words worksheet, learners locate 12 rhyming words that begin with -ch that are hidden in a word search puzzle. They locate words such as chalk, choose, cheer, and chart.
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Phonics Word Search #4: Words That Begin With Cl
In this phonics worksheet, students learn the blended consonant "cl". Students read 12 words that begin with "cl" and find them in a word search puzzle.
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Phonics Word Search #20: Words That End With "-ct"
In this phonics worksheet, students learn the blended consonant "-ct" at the end of words. Students read 12 words that end with "-ct" and find them in a word search puzzle.
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Phonics Word Search #25: Words That End With "-ng"
In this phonics worksheet, students learn to recognize the final "-ng" pattern by reading 12 words in a word bank and finding them in a word search puzzle.
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Phonics Word Search #26: Words That End With "-nk"
In this phonics worksheet, students learn to recognize the final "-nk" pattern by reading 12 words in a word bank and finding them in a word search puzzle.
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Phonics Word Search: th
In this phonics word search worksheet, students locate and mark the 12 words in the word bank that begin with "th" within the word puzzle.
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November - Poetry
First graders respond to poetry through a group activity. They interact with rhythm and tempo in poetry through an oral presentation. They experiment with choral speaking. They discuss Thanksgiving family traditions.
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Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop
Students complete worksheets by circling similar letters used in rhyming sounds. They form rhyming words using index cards and play a game of rhyming Bingo. They use letter tiles to form the rhyming words in the Dr. Suess book "Hop on Pop."
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Sight Word Matching
Students explore English by participating in a match game. In this sight word vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Cat's Surprise and identify the sight words which they are unfamiliar with and need to review. Students identify...