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Egg-xtra E!
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and sentences they write.
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IzzyWizzy
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words using letter manipulatives. Students then read the book "Tin Man Fix It," and identify...
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Vowels, Reading Fluency
Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...
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Lick Your Icky Sticky Fingers
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "Liz...
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Icky Sticky Tin Man
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Icky Sticky Hands!
Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They use letterboxes to write 'i' words and read stories containing...
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Icky Sticky Piggy
Students examine the letter 'i' and the short /i/ sound. Through instruction and modeling they explore how to make the short /i/ sound, how the letter 'i' is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and read stories and pick out words...
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Abracadabra /a/ /a/ /a/
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Open Wide
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /o/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in...
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"Aaah" 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 the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the...
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Ike's Ice Cream is Icy
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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I'm Thinking
Students recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in...
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Icky Sticky!!!!
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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The Cat Ate My Apple
Students recognize the phoneme for the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through a variety of activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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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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Uh...I Don't Know!!
Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They practice writing lower and uppercase U's. In pairs, they create and recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words.
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Things That Make You Say Aaaa!
Students discuss how to identify the a=/a/ in spoken words. They discuss a meaningful representation for the sound and a letter symbol. They identify the /a/ sound in words. Students read a story and blink their eyes when they hear the...
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Language Arts: Becoming Fluent Readers
First graders develop letter-sound correspondence skills by segmenting words according to their phonemes. Using letter tiles and letter boxes, they spell words called by the teacher. After reading several books with the teacher, 1st...
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Go Fish
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in a story...
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I Am Tired
First graders recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /o/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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Emergent Literacy Design: Going to the Doctor
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' as it makes the short /o/ sound. Like a doctor would, they look at each other's throats as they say "ahhh" and make the short /o/ sound. They say and make...
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The Crying Baby Sound
Students recognize the short vowel a in spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ in words and sentences. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and read sentences...
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A Visit to the Doctor
Students recognize the short vowel O in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Alphabetic Acting
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...