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Shape Recognition Games
Students explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds
First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness activity, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...
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Farm Animals
First graders use this Web Quest to find out about 6 different farm animals. They explore what each animal eats and what food humans get from each animal. They study about are pigs, sheep, goats, horses, cows, and chickens.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Writing With Environmental Print
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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Word Recognition
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. For this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Phonics in Context
Contains plans for a lesson plan that teaches students the letter-sound relationship for the short /u/ sound using the book "Umbrella" by Taro Yashima. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...