Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Proofreading with Peer Editing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A standard peer editing activity, young writers get into groups and pass their papers to each of their peers in turn; each person checking their peer's paper for spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes. In a fun twist, your class...
Worksheet
Really Good Stuff

Compound Word Addition

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Sometimes you can add two words together to make one longer word! Practice doing just this with your class with the worksheets and activities included here. The main goal here is to look at an image, name it, and figure out the two words...
Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - George Gershwin

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about George Gershwin. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Whopping Crane

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - The Rhinoceros

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the rhinoceros. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Alexander Calder, Artist

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Alexander Calder, the artist. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, Make-A-Word

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Little learners place a picture card on a magnetic board, say the name of the object on the card, then sift through alphabet magnets to find and spell the word they said.
Assessment
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities

Teacher Templates

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Letter by letter, sound by sound, monitor the growth of your emergent readers with these assessment templates. Adaptable to the needs of individual students, these one-on-one assessments focus on children's ability to identify...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, Digraph Delight

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
There are three spinners to use in this phonic activity. Spinner one contains digraphs, spinner two contains vowels, and spinner three contains consonants. Learners spin each spinner, write down the letters they get, blend them to make a...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Onset and Rime, Word Swat

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
With a fly swatter in hand, learners swat the rime-flys with their onset swatter to make, read, and write words by blending the onset with the rime-fly. Scholars blend words, make and write words, and also work to determine if the words...
Activity
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Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Manipulating, Name Changes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Set up a listening center, record the provided script, and see how well your class can manipulate phonemes based on the instructions you've provided. This center-based activity builds the phonological awareness and phoneme manipulation...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Final Performance Task: Fishbowl Discussion about Editorial Essay

For Teachers 5th Standards
Using the resource, learners share their essay revisions with a partner. Afterward, they participate in a Fishbowl discussion, receiving peer feedback about their editorial essays. 
Lesson Plan
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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,"...
PPT
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The Wh Spelling

For Teachers 2nd
Review the wh sound with your class. This series of slides shows a picture of an object that begins with this sound and displays the word above. It is a quick and easy way to discuss this topic. It could be used as a review during a...
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Suffixes "-age" and "-ment"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn a list of 20 words that have the suffix "-age" or "-ment". Students write each word one time and select an activity from a list of suggestions.
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Assessment and Review

For Students 7th - 8th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 20 words in a list. There are no obvious connections between the words. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities listed on the page.
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Assessment and Review

For Students 7th - 8th
In this spelling learning exercise, students learn to spell 20 words in a list. There is no apparent connection between the words. Students write the words one time. There are additional at-home activities listed.
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Vowel Sounds "oo" and "yoo"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling learning exercise, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that contain the long sound of /oo/ or /yoo/. Students write each word two times. There are additional at-home activities listed.
Worksheet
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8th Grade Spelling: ie, ei Spelling Patterns

For Students 8th
In this 8th grade home connection spelling practice instructional activity, 8th graders examine 20 spelling words that feature "ei" and "ie." Students write the words 1 time each.
Worksheet
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School-Home Links: Spelling Familiar words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this common words activity, students review a list of words they should know how to spell. Students fold a piece of paper into thirds and create an organizer to help them study the words. Parents or students must sign the activity.
Organizer
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School-Home Links: Spelling Familiar Words 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this common word worksheet, students review a list of words they need to know how to spell. Students then create a study sheet for the words by folding a piece of paper into thirds and organizing the words. Parents or guardians must...
Organizer
Curated OER

School-Home Links: Spelling Familiar Words

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this common word worksheet, students review a list of words they need to know how to spell. Students then create a study sheet for the words by folding a piece of paper into thirds and organizing the words. Parents or guardians must...
Organizer
Curated OER

School-Home Links: Spelling Familiar Words

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this common word worksheet, students review a list of words they need to know how to spell. Students then create a study sheet for the words by folding a piece of paper into thirds and organizing the words. Parents or guardians must...
Worksheet
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4th Grade Spelling: r-Controlled Vowels

For Students 4th
In this 4th grade home connection spelling practice worksheet, 4th graders examine 20 spelling words that feature r-controlled vowels. Students write the words 1 time each.