Learners complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound represented by the /ay/ correspondence. They spell different words containing the /ay/ correspondence using letter manipulatives, and identify words they hear the...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /r/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter "R." Students then look at a stack of flash cards and identify the words beginning with the /r/...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words that contain the ee and ea correspondence. Students then read the book "Tea For Three" with a...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /o/...

Learners explore how to blend words. They distinguish phonemes and practice blending them. Students practice the /oo/ sound and identify words that contain that sound. They read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and identify words that have the...

Pupils 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...

Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students...

High schoolers explore the phoneme for the vowel-consonant-silent e grapheme. They recognize the silent "e" at the end of words and practice speaking them. Students say words, spell them, and say tongue twisters with the vowel...

Students develop aromaticity of recognizing letters. They recognize short o, /o/, in written and spoken words. Students read a story and discuss the shape their mouths make when saying the short o sound. They identify words with the...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /f/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter F. Students then listen to the book "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," and identify the...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the digraph /ch/. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then listen to different words and identify the words containing /ch/. Students then listen to the book "Chicka Chicka Boom...

Students explore phonemes. They discuss the digraph /ch/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the digraph /ch/. They discuss the sound created by the digraph. Students identify words that contain the /ch/ digraph.

First graders read an ABC pop-up book. They identify the sounds of each letter. students draw pictures of letters and words that begin with a specific letter. They write letters in upper case and lower case. They create their own...

For this word search worksheet, learners practice using words that end with -ld. Students are given a list of words that end with -ld to find in a word search. There are twelve words in all.

First graders practice reading. For this fluency building lesson, 1st graders practice quickly saying words that have a silent letter in them. They work in small groups to read a group of word cards as quickly as they can. This lesson...

Students engage in a lesson that uses sight word strategies in order to increase reading comprehension. The skills are applicable to rote skill, math facts, formulas, etc... The lesson includes sample exercises for the teacher to use for...

Learners study words. In this phonemic awareness instructional activity, students play a game in which they identify if two words have the same initial sound. They play the game in pairs using a stack of word cards prepared by the...

Students practice reading. In this fluency building lesson, students participate in a relay race to quickly sound and read word cards. They work in small groups to accurately sound out and say three word cards before it is another team...

Students read a poem containing sight words, then match word cards to the sight words in the poem. In this language arts lesson plan, students draw pictures next to sight words on a worksheet embedded in the plan. A good lesson for...

Second graders invent sentences using high frequency words. In this literacy lesson, 2nd graders type simple sentences using high frequency words, and a clip art picture for each sentence.

Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.

Sixth graders participate in a word study activity to increase vocabulary and spelling accuracy. For this digraphs lesson, 6th graders understand how the letter "h" changes and initial sound. Students complete a crossword using digraphs...

First graders use the Internet to learn. In this word formation instructional activity, 1st graders use the Internet to complete an activity from their practice book and complete a worksheet where they use letter cutouts to make words.

First graders complete spelling activity for frequently used words. In this spelling lesson, 1st graders practice spelling frequently used words. Students also complete a word search for high-use words.