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Name Squares

For Teachers K
Students examine the sounds the letters of their name make. They read Dr. Seuss' ABC Book and Mary Engelbreit's Put Em All Together. They practice writing the individual letters of their names in squares.
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Creating a Canvas Floor Cloth

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a clored canvas floor cloth. They practice color blending and pattern design.
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Spiders Are Fun

For Teachers K
Students study facts about spiders using a number of literary forms, including stories, poems, and songs. They work with consonant sounds by matching pictures with the beginning consonant sounds. They design art projects that emphasize...
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Introducing the Encyclopedia

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine a set of encyclopedias to see that there are numbered set of books that include facts on a variety of subjects. They watch a the teacher demonstrates how to use the books. They complete a "Encyclopedia Match"...
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Beginning Sounds

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students sit in a circle and repeat the names and sounds of the first letter of their first names. Next, they trace their name once on the practice paper and then practice writing their name on the other lines. Then they observe the...
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Shine Those Shades!

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe as the /h/ sound is demonstrated and repeat it themselves. They practice saying a tongue twister using the /h/ sound stretching out the sound at the beginning of the words. They then take out primary paper and...
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Lick Your Icky Sticky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "Liz...
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Uhhh...Did I Do That?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore the letter u as it makes the short /u/ sound. They recite short /u/ tongue twisters and using Elkonin letter boxes, they spell words with the letter u. They also practice writing...
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"Mmmm...Mmmm... Yummy"

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe the letter "m" when it is written on the board and make the sound they make when they eat something they like; "Mmmm...Mmmm... Yummy!". They then read a tongue twister stressing the /m/ sound in every word and...
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Wade Made Lemonade in the Shade

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and identify words that contain the long /a/ sound. Students spell words containing the long /a/ sound using letter...
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It's May, Let's Play!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore digraphs. They discuss the ay=/A/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them remember the ay=/A/ correspondence. They read a story and identify /A/ in spoken and written language. Students spell words using the ay=/A/.
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Fish Wish

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify /sh/ sound when reading and writing words with the /sh/diagraph. They practice saying "Shhhh" and then read the tongue twister "She sells sea shells and fish by the sea shore." They complete a worksheet circling...
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Creaky Door e

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe as the letter "e' is shown on the overhead projector and discuss the letter's name and what sound it makes. They compare the letter's sound to a creaky door and practice making the /e/ sound. They try saying the...
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I've Got a Bad Taste in my Mouth! Aaa!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify which word in each pair contains the...
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Giddyup Gilbert

For Teachers 1st
First graders think about telling a horse to go faster by saying "giddyup" every time they hear the /g/ sound. They say the /g/ sound together and try to hear the sound in the word frog and then practice saying a tongue twister making...
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Ride That Bike

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ie/ correspondence. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell words containing the' /ie/ grapheme using letter manipulatives. In pairs they read the book "Di and the...

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