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Reading A Medicine Label

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use the real life situation of reading a medicine bottle to increase phonemic awareness and reading comprehension as a result. The oral pronunciation of sounds is the focus of the lesson. Reteaching may be needed for some...
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Cranking Cooky Cars

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the strategy of phoneme awareness with special vocal gestures or sound with the correspondence /k/. They listen as the book, "ABC," by Dr. Seuss is read to them and then they work on a tongue twister and worksheets.
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Aaa! A monster

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the strategy of phonemic awareness to become better fluent readers. They grasp the concept of short vowels and identify the sound of /a/ in reading and spelling words. A letterbox is utilized within this lesson along...
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Imagine It

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become skillful readers by assessing phonemic awareness and deciphering the words and syllables that follow challenging sounds. This lesson emphasizes the correspondence dealing with the i=/i/ in written and spoken words.
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Clifford Phonics Fun

For Teachers K
Students develop phonemic awareness skills. They recognize consonant sound spellings and distinguish easily confused letter pairs. Students examine common short and long vowel sound spellings. They read stories containing high frequency...
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Everybody Get Ready

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learners identify and spell words containing the short /e/ sound. They rehearse a fun tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /e/ sound. They then read Red Gets Fed as a class. Have your group clap every time they hear...
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Move the Sounds

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Use cut out letters to make beginning sounds, blends, and word families that ultimately make new words. Learners move around physically as they hold the letters to make the specified blend or word. Assessment suggestions are included.
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Alexander said Achoo

For Teachers K - 1st
Alexander asked for ashy amber apples! Have your young learners practice the /a/ sound with this tongue twister. Then learners will write the letter and participate in a book talk for A Cat Nap. Can they identify the target...
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Aches and Pains

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Being able to distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds is an important skill for young readers. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading...
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Chad's Choo Choooo

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Choo, choo! Do your youngsters like trains? After studying the target sound, have your learners read A Peach for Chad. Do a class read and an independent read to increase fluency. At the lesson's close, consider creating a ch train...
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My Tooth is Loose

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Elementary learners study the /th/ sound as a whole class. First they hear the sound and learn a tongue twister. After practicing together, they write the digraph on their practice paper. Then, to study the words in context, the class...
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Mmm, Mmm ... Good!

For Teachers K - 1st
Help primary students learn the /m/ sound. As they listen as the teacher introduces the "Secret Code" of language they will practice the /m/ sound by rubbing their tummies as if eating something good. They also practice hearing and...
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Which i sound is used in the word icky? Kindergarteners and first graders listen to the short /i/ sound. They practice shaking their fingers to indicate icky when they hear the target sound. Then they practice reading a poster with the...
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Beat the Heat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....
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Peachy Teacup by the Stream

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Help your kids 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 /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a...
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Bee a Reader

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use a fun tongue twister to help your class remember the /ee/ sound! With this lesson, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds,...
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Money, Money, Money!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Letter boxes and a reading activity introduce the /sh/ sound to young learners. First they hear the target sound, then they identify words that contain it, and then they manipulate letters in their letter boxes. After these activities,...
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/sh/ Sound Work

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
What letters create the /sh/ sound? Have your elementary learners study the sound, write different words that use the sound in their letter boxes, and read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! After this mini-lesson, can your...
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Shhh! Be Quiet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Teach the digraph sh with your learners. First, model the sound the digraph makes. Then, have learners spell a variety of words that use the target sound. Finally, read Shoe Man, where learners can hear the words in context. 
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Cheese Please

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Do you like cheese? What sound does the word start with? Learn all about the /ch/ sound and what other words make the same sound. 
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Beginning and Ending Consonants

For Teachers K - 1st
Young readers explore consonant sounds. In this beginning phonics lesson, learners fill in a beginning/middle/end vertical column chart with the sounds they hear in the pictured object. Practice spelling CVC words.
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Iggy the Penguin

For Teachers K - 1st
Take your young word detectives on a hunt for the /i/ sound. Use the tongue twister about Iggy the penguin to help learners identify the target sound. Then learners are given several words, and they have to use their detective skills to...
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OW! I stubbed by toe

For Teachers K - 3rd
Drill and practice the /ow/ sound! Kids practice recognizing pictures that begin with the ou=/ou/ correspondence. They experience a letterbox lesson to help implement this task before them as well as reading the story, The Napping House,...
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Reintroduce /c/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Do you c what I c? Use these strategies combining pronunciation, letter recognition, and initial phoneme examples to examine the letter c with kindergartners. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the soft...

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