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Sound Spelling

For Teachers K
Practice how to change words by switching out letters that make different sounds with youngsters. The teacher encourages spellers to, "Think of words that rhyme with "bug." As the kids come up with words like, "rug," "tug," and "mug,"...
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Fishy Spelling

For Teachers K - 1st
These seven slides have a cute picture to accompany the name of a water creature. The title gives the focus as learning to spell those words, but you could also use the slides as a theme for other activities.  Looking for vowels,...
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Puzzle Fun with Long /O/ and Long /I/ Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Search this crossword puzzle for words with long /o/ and /i/ sounds. Some of the clues are challenging, so consider completing the most difficult clues together. As an extension, it is suggested that your learners find the homophones in...
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Movement

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars experiment and explore a variety of instruments and movements. They play rhythms on instruments, spell words using their bodies, act out the movements of a song, role-play machine parts as a group, pantomime an activity,...
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Sand Castle: Lesson 29

For Students 2nd - 3rd
The story Sand Castle is the basis for each of the four learning activities found on this worksheet. Learners will write spelling words, fill in the blanks, compose sentences, and answer comprehension questions relating to the story....
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The Very Quiet World of Silent Letters

For Students 2nd - 4th
What is a silent letter? Review these terms and rules with your native and non-native English speakers to improve pronunciation. They read groups of words and identify which letter is silent.
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Long Vowel Phoneme - ay

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kindergarteners spell patterns of the long vowel phoneme /ay/. After listenting to The Birthday Day, learners work together to construct a class book that utilizes words that end in /ay/. Since the /ay/ phoneme is used so much...
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Irregular Word Accuracy, Class Challenge

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Irregular words are so...irregular! Participate in an activity to reinforce the reading of these tricky words. They take turns reading an irregular word card and then attempt to read the word in their head and say it out...
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Irregular Word Accuracy, Word Relay Race!

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Ready, set, go! Practice irregular words by playing a relay race game. Start by dividing your class into two teams of four or five kids. They line up in front of their team's bucket of words and pick out a word from the bucket and...
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English Lesson Plan on National Grammar Day

For Students 5th - 7th
Aid your English langauge learners with this series of grammar activities. In this National Grammar Day worksheet, learners read a passage about the importance of the day and complete a variety of different activities involving this...
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Harry Potter: Study Questions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary learners explore fiction storytelling through partcipating in a survey. They identify the characters, themes and plot of the Harry Potter series while discussing their opinions in class. Learners conduct a survey about their...
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The King of the Birds vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Science and language skills come together in The King of the Birds. After reading, discuss the names and types of birds in the story and write given sentences to portray the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives....
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Homophones and Rhyming Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore homophones. In this spelling pattern lesson, 1st graders are led through a discussion on homophones and words that rhyme with homophones. The teacher leads the class in sorting these rhyming words based upon their...
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Weirdo Words

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a worksheet. In this spelling lesson, 6th graders test a spelling rule and use it to analyze various words. Students complete a worksheet where they complete words with ie or ei.
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Theodor Seuss Geisel Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Dr. Seuss activity worksheet, students respond to 8 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit the knowledge they have about the author.
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Spelling List 6: Sight Words, kn/wr Words, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, kn/wr words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words.
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Spelling List 5: Sight Words, "-ight" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, -ight pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.  
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Spelling Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students read sentences from the book Mystery in the Attic and choose which word is spelled incorrectly and then correct it. Students complete this for 5 sentences.
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Ocean Animals - Fill in the Missing Vowels

For Students 1st - 3rd
Students look at 8 pictures of ocean animals and fill in the missing vowel for each ocean animal. This activity is a very goo way for young learners to practice their vowel sounds and spelling rules.
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U.S. State Capitals Spelling Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this state capitals instructional activity, students fill in missing letters to complete the spelling of 6 state capitals. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 
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Literacy Task: Spelling Patterns and Rhyme

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling patterns and rhyming words learning exercise, students complete several activities that help them spell and rhyme words containing the o, ow, and ough sounds.
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Vocabulary Building Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary building worksheet, students learn the spelling and meanings of 7 words in a list. Students unscramble the letters and write each word and then use each word in a sentence. There is no obvious connection between the...
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Homophone Practice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice their spelling skills by completing a spelling homophone activity. For this homophone lesson, 4th graders discuss easily-confused word spellings. Students write sentences using homophones. Students complete the...
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"Cool Ali" Spelling Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students fit a set of spelling words from Cool Ali into their matching shape boxes. Words appear at the bottom of the page.

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