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Letter Combination Fluency
Students explore language arts by participating in a word structure activity. In this phonics lesson, students utilize flash cards with specific letters on them which can be combined with other cards to create words. Students practice...
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Five Spelling Games
Learners follow directions to complete activities that help them learn their weekly spelling words.
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Just Vowels - Mixed emotions
For this vowel spelling worksheet, students test their spelling skills by filling in the missing letters to spell the fifteen different emotions.
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Verb Patterns Pellmanism Game
Students arrange verb pattern cards to find words with similar endings or patterns such as ing, or the infinitive form.In this verb form lesson, students play a concentration game to find verbs with the same verb pattern. An extension...
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Irregular Word Fluency: Password
Utilize your learners' spare time by having a "password" that learners must recite before they enter or leave the classroom. As suggested here, provide an irregular word that your first graders are trying to develop. How efficient!
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Spelling Tag
Learners participate in a tag game to practice their weekly spelling words. Five students are chosen as "it" and run around chasing the other learners. When a student is tagged, he/she must freeze until the teacher asks him/her a...
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Spelling Takes a Hit!
Students actively practice spelling words. In this spelling lesson, students use a flyswatter to swat at letters that spell each of their spelling words.
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Go Fish card game for recognition of vocabulary words
Students play Go Fish card game (with a teacher made deck of cards) for recognition of vocabulary words
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Word Track Games
In this word tracking learning exercise, learners use dice with words on it and when their word comes up they get to move 1 square across a game board. Students play this in groups of 3.
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Spelling Skills
In this spelling worksheet, learners read three lists of words. Students locate one misspelled word in each list and write it correctly.
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Advanced Spelling Challenge 3
In this spelling worksheet, students read three lists of words. Students identify the misspelled words and write them correctly.
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Spelling Practice (Consonant Sounds k & s)
In this spelling worksheet, learners explore words with the consonants k and s. Students practice their spelling by writing each of the twenty words and playing a game with the syllables of each of the words.
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Number Recognition Games
Students explore number sense by participating in a math recognition activity. For this number identification lesson, students practice pronouncing names of numbers and matching the number with an amount of objects. Students practice...
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Shape Recognition Games
Students explore shapes. In this math activity, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Be the Spell-Checker 4
In this spelling worksheet, students read a short text about school. Students locate 20 misspelled words and write them correctly above.
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Letter Sound Accuracy, Egg Carton Game
Students explore phonetics by participating in a word sound game. In this letter identification activity, students review the letters of the alphabet and discuss the sound each one makes. Students view a video tutorial of an egg carton...
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Be the Spell-Checker 1
In this spelling worksheet, students read seven sentences about going on a holiday. Students locate twenty misspelled words and write them correctly above.
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Understanding Quantities
In this quantities worksheet, students complete the sentences with one of the quantities. Students complete 15 sentences about quantities.
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Working with Words Teacher Directed Activity by Mark Cogan for Elem. Test Prep
Students build word families. In this interactive language arts activity, students visit a website where they play a game creating word families. Students may print out their work when finished.
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Spell Tag
Students work on their spelling skills by spelling a word to get unfrozen if tagged.
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Test Your Spelling Skills: Advanced Spelling Challenge 4
In this spelling worksheet, learners will look at 3 boxes each containing 10 words. Of those 1o words, 5 words are spelled incorrectly. Students will underline each incorrect word and then spell it correctly. The words are in British...
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Test Your Spelling Skills: Advanced Spelling Challenge 2
In this spelling worksheet, learners will look at 3 boxes each containing 10 words. Of those 10 words, 5 are misspelled. Students will underline the misspelled words and write them correctly. The words are in British English.
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Family Word Slide "at"
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words for the letters included on card 2 that attach to the suffix of "at". They can be used to play spelling games.
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Tournament Tally Cards
Use a progressive tally sheet to keep track of a class tournament. With seven rounds of two-table play, a place for noting points, and directions for use, the resource is a fun way for kids to compete in or out of class.