Curated OER
Daily Oral Language Activities: Idioms
Third graders examine the use of idioms. In this vocabulary and reading lesson plan, 3rd graders explore what idioms are and make their own idiom cards to help them understand the use idioms in language.
Starfall
Ee is for Eggs
Students learn to write upper and lower case DeNelian letters Ee for this printing practice activity. Students trace several examples, write letters, color, and count eggs.
Starfall
Uu is for Umbrella
In this printing activity, learners form the upper and lowercase letter U. Students also color in two pictures that begin with the letter U.
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Uu is for Umbrella
For this printing practice learning exercise, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter u. Students trace several examples before generating their letters in the boxes.
Starfall
Aa is for Apple
In this literacy activity, students practice writing the letter a and color in the pictures related to it. Then students write a sentence.
Starfall
Ii is for Igloo
For this printing instructional activity, students form the upper and lowercase letter Ii. Students also color in pictures that begin with the letter Ii.
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Ii is for Igloo
In this literacy instructional activity, learners look at the formation of the letter I and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
Curated OER
Color Recognition Game
Students study color words. In this math lesson, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short Vowel Lessons Review
In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews words that incorporate short vowels in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words sounded...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Er, Ur, Ir Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce r-controlled vowel words that incorporate "er", "ur", and "ir". Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to...
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: R Controlled Words
Practice reading and pronouncing words that have a vowel followed by the letter R.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Listen for My Sound. A Phoneme Segmenting Activity
A simple, yet effective activity to teach students to identify the same sounds in different words. The teacher says a word and the students give a thumbs up or thumbs down. This site also includes a Word Generator list link as a resource.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Ew, Ue Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "ew" and "ue". Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: A E and E E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "a_e" and "e_e" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words,...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: U E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate the silent e to form the long /u/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short U Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short "u" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short O Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short /o/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short I Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short /i/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short /e/ in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short a Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short /a/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: O E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "o_e" pattern. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: I E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "i_e" to form words with the long /i/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: O, Oa, Oe Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "o", "oa", and "oe" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Long E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate long /e/ in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...