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Uhh I don't know!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars engage in an emergent literacy lesson in order to work on the skill of phonem ic awareness. The use of flashcards is essential for the instruction of the lesson. Students match the card with its beginning phoneme.
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Jack the Fat Cat

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short /a/ sound in written and spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /a/ sound. They then listen to the story "A Cat Nap" and identify the words in the story...
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Shhh, Be Quiet, We're Trying to Read

For Teachers K
Students practice spelling, sounding out, and identifying the "sh" digraph. Students listen as the teacher reads a tongue twister emphasizing words with the "sh" sound. Students listen to the story "Is Joe Home?" and identify the words...
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I Feel the Need....The Need for Speed!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners first learn to decode when learning to read. Decoding each letter and phoneme in a sentence or even a short text takes a considerable amount of time. Students must drill to progress in the pace and level of their reading. In...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Family and Parenting

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore all the specific requirements that must be followed in order to enroll children in school/day care aged 6-16. In addition, they review the importance of regular school attendance.
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"Open Your Mouth and Say AH!"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice letter and sound recognition of the vowel o=/o/. They study the tongue twister "Tom got a frog from the pond" and the book, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin," by Laura Joffe Numeroff with an accompanying worksheet to master.
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Open Your Mouth and Say Ahh!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify and hear distinct sounds in spoken and written language. Then they develop a connection between phonemes and their letter symbols which is a key factor in the success of learning how to read and write. Students also...
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Hurry Hurry!

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the fact that groups of phonemes form spoken and written words. They practice working with identifying words that have the letter "h" and point to its position in words.
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Initial Consonant Clusters 3

For Students 11th - 12th
In this ESL worksheet, students analyze word and picture cards. The worksheet focuses on using consonant blends tr, pr, dr, and gr at the onset of words. Students also practice reading words that contain "ee" and "ry."
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The Icky Sticky Igloo

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners focus on the correspondence i=/i/. They explore the sound and spelling of /i/ and discover vowels are used to spell all words in our vocabulary, so therefore it is important for students to understand the phoneme and grapheme of...
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Around the World with Bud the Sub

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the u=/u/ correspondence. They explore words with /u/ in them, read a book focusing on /u/ and complete a worksheet. The Play Around the World with flashcards with /u/ words and words that are not /u/ words on them.
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Shape Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Young scholars complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Looks Like Snow

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Students listen to the teacher read the book, The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, and create vocabulary and graphic cards from the story.
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Gingerbread Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry instructional activity, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Students also make art projects,...
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Writing With Environmental Print

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. For 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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Word Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Ee is for Eggs

For Students K - 2nd
Students learn to write upper and lower case DeNelian letters Ee for this printing practice worksheet. Students trace several examples, write letters, color, and count eggs.
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Ee is for Egg

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.
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Review Letters and Words: 28

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this reviewing letters and words worksheet, students read sentences, read word chunks, determine syllables, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Ii is for Igloo

For Students K - 2nd
For this printing worksheet, students form the upper and lowercase letter Ii. Students also color in pictures that begin with the letter Ii.
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Uu is for Umbrella

For Students K - 2nd
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 Students K - 1st
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.
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Rainbow Spelling (Kinesthetic Approach To Encoding)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate their encoding skills by spelling words using color coded paper, match correct letters with the colored paper to spell the words in standard form, and self correct any errors made in the spelling with colored...
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Back To School Crossword

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, young scholars analyze 10 words which pertain to Back to school time. Students read clues and fit the words in the crossword puzzle.