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Phonics Train: /at/ words
A well-scaffolded phonics resource awaits you and your autistic learners. Phase one in this multi-page document asks, "What is on the train?" The answer is an /at/ word, such as cat, mat, bat, or hat. In Phase two, the train is shown...
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Technology that Makes Phonics Fun
Students discover the Internet by participating in on-line educational activities. In this educational technology instructional activity, students utilize interactive story books, podcasts, and games to help expand an understanding of...
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Can You Compose?
Fourth graders investigate musical notes. In this music instructional activity, 4th graders compose a short song while clapping the rhythm and singing the syllables using the appropriate notes or rests.
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The Clever Monkey
Your clever kindergartners will enjoy a series of activities based on the West African folktale, The Clever Monkey, adapted by Rob Cleveland. They sequence the story with pictures, copy sentences, illustrate idioms about cats, and taste...
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Hip-Hop
Students practice letter recognition. They say tongue-twisters with the practiced sound. Students read a book about the sound. Using laminated picture cards, students pant when they see a word with the sound.
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Letter Recognition: Confusable Letter Pairs
Students distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs such as b and d, p and b, m and w, and n and m. They read and listen to a story that highlights words containing the letter pairs. They use picture clues to aid reading...
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An Icky Sticky Mess!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter I. Students then view flash cards and identify the pictures containing the short /i/...
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A Seed for All Needs
Students identify uses for plants. In this agricultural lesson, students read the book Spring Gardening and distinguish between food plants and flowers. Students plant flower in cups as a follow-up activity.
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Confusable Letter Pairs
Young scholars practice distinguishing between pairs of similar-looking lowercase letters, such as b and d, p and b, m and w, n and m. They distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs by reading and listening to a story that...
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Little Words Are Hiding Inside!
First graders practice finding smaller words inside larger ones. In this spelling instructional activity, 1st graders write smaller words that they find in larger ones. They look at words such as water and write a list of words within....
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Instant Spelling Activity: 1st Grade
First graders practice their spelling skills. In this spelling lesson plan, 1st graders explore onsets and rimes as they complete an activity regarding double letters.