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Introduce /or/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the letter combination "or." For this letter combination "or" lesson, students explore a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board. Students then practice the pronunciation of the letter combination...
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Introduce /oi/

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars are introduced to the letter combination "oi" and practice its letter sound. In this letter combination "oi" lesson, students recite the letter sound  "oi" by saying it out loud. Young scholars then review a mix of 12...
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Mountain Climbing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice recognizing the letter m from the word "mountain." They participate in singing the song "She Be Going up the Mountain, When She Comes." One student carries a large foot high cut of the letter m with them up the mountain...
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Baby Talk

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and write the letter A. Students listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /a/ sound, and listen...
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Roger That!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter R, r in order to recognize it, say its sound, and write it. They watch a partner's mouth as they make the "r" sound before repeating a tongue twister that contains many "r" sounds. Next, they practice writing...
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Laugh at the Cat!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter A. Students then play a concentration matching game, listen to the book "Cat Traps," and...
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Alphabets And More Alphabets

For Teachers K
Students identify and phonetically pronounce the letters in the alphabet. They participate in a letter identification game, and play musical letters. Students then listen to the book "Alphabet Family" and discuss their favorite words...
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Introduce /Z/

For Teachers K
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a spelling activity. In this letter "Z" lesson, students discuss the uses of the letter and identify words where it can be found. Students practice making "Z" sounds and read words with...
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Beginning Reading Design: A and I are Team Players

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and the /ai/ correspondence. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and spell words containing the /ai/ correspondence using letter manipulatives. Students then...
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A-Okay

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and the a_e vowel correspondence. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and spell words containing the /ae/ correspondence using letter manipulatives. Students...
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Mmm Mmm Good!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the phoneme /m/. Through matching and listening activities, students discriminate the phoneme /m/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /m/ with its letter representation and identify...
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Cry Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to the book "A Cat Nap" and identify the words containing the...
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The "B" Box

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter B and the /b/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and identify objects from a box that have the /b/ sound in their name. Students also listen to the story...
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A-a-aaachoo!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter A. Students then view a stack of picture cards and identify the words containing the short...
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Uhhh...Did I Do That?

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners complete a variety of activities as they explore the letter u as it makes the short /u/ sound. They recite short /u/ tongue twisters and using Elkonin letter boxes, they spell words with the letter u. They also practice writing...
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Tricky T

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the corresponding phonemes associated with the letter and sound symbol to T. They identify the letter, write it and also identify pictures that display it's beginning sound. Students also interact with the book,...
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Red is My Pet!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and write the letter E. Students then listen to the book "Red Gets Fed," and identify the words in the story that...
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ABC Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a class alphabet book. They correctly illustrate a letter with a picture using the corresponding sound. Students also read and discuss various alphabet books and decide on what theme their book will have, for example,...
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The Alphabet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this language arts worksheet, students sort all the letters of the alphabet into a pile. Then they select all of the capital letters and write the lowercase letters next to each. Students also fill in the missing letters of a chart.
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I've Got a Bad Taste in my Mouth! Aaa!

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify which word in each pair contains the...
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And a Baby Cries

For Teachers K
Students model the sound a baby makes when it cries, saying "aaaaa". They say the word "rat" stretching out the vowel sound and look at a tongue twister for the /a/ sound; repeating it together as a class. They then practice making the...
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Cry Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. They listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /a/ sound, and write the letter A. Students listen to the book "Cat Nap" and...
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Aaaaaaa! Let's Ride the Roller Coaster

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to word pairs and identify which word in each word pair contains...
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Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners practice speaking and spelling words, and recognize and demonstrate understanding of sounds (phonemes) that each letter contains. Students focus specifically on letter S and its sound.