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Say /o/!!!
Students watch as the /o/ sound is modeled and repeat. They emphasize the /o/ phoneme while repeating a tongue twister and after observing sets of pictures to see if they are able to recognize the one with the /o/ sound. They then...
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"An Icky Sticky Mess"
Students practice a hand motion to help them remember the short vowel sound of I. They answer a variety of questions focusing on the vowel sound. They repeat a tongue twister with the repetitive sound of I. They practice writing the...
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Letter Recognition and Sound Review
Students practice the sounds of the letters A-L. In this literacy lesson, the teacher demonstrates the letter sounds, then the students practice and complete a worksheet to demonstrate understanding.
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EA Words
Pupils determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. In this language arts lesson, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the lesson. This lesson...
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Introduce Soft-C
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-
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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Name Squares
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
Students create a clored canvas floor cloth. They practice color blending and pattern design.
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Uhhh...Did I Do That?
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"
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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Fish Wish
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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Giddyup Gilbert
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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Beginning to Read
Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and use letterboxes to spell 'u' words. They identify short /u/ words as...
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"Ahhh" Says the Doc
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' as it makes the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing 'o' words using letterboxes, and listen to stories, identifying...
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Jake Makes Cake
Learners 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 changing words to long vowel sounds by adding an...
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Around the World with Bud the Sub
First graders review the recently taught vowel /o/. They then form the sound for /u/ telling whether it is a closed or open vowel sound and repeat it several times together. They practice a /u/ tongue twister saying it together and...