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Practice Adding the ing Suffix
Second graders practice adding ing to words ending in one vowel and one consonant. In this adding ing lesson plan, 2nd graders participate in a teacher demonstration of adding suffixes to one vowel, one consonant words. They learn the...
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Proofreading - Spelling, Capitalization, Grammar and Punctuation
Fourth graders practice proofreading a passage. For this proofreading lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet by reading a passage and circling twelve errors. They proofread for errors in spelling, capitalization, grammar, and punctuation.
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Instant Activity
Sixth graders take dictation and then proofread their work. In this dictation and spelling instructional activity, 6th graders take dictation and check for mistakes. Students write research notes and proofread for errors.
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Spelling List 6: Sight Words, kn/wr Words, and Academic Vocabulary
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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Practice Easily Confused Words
Sixth graders review vocabulary words. For this spelling lesson, 6th graders review words that are easily confused. Students complete an activity at home for practice.
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Spelling List 5: Sight Words, "-ight" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary
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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Practice With Compound Words and Homophones
Third graders work with compound words. In this compound word lesson, 3rd graders define and give examples of compound words and homophones. They complete an Instant Activity worksheet.
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Spelling: Analogies
Fifth graders complete analogies with their spelling words. For this analogies lesson plan, 5th graders give the answers to analogies with their spelling words that contain either le, el, al, er, or, or ar.
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Strategy for Spelling Success - Proofreading Dictated Sentences
Eighth graders write and proofread dictated sentences. In this spelling lesson, 8th graders practice writing 4 dictated sentences. They proofread the sentences for spelling, written conventions, apostrophes, plurals, "ie"/"ei" spellings,...
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Spelling: Homophone Review
Third graders practice using homophones. In this homophones lesson, 3rd graders review what makes a word a homophone and use clues to complete a worksheet that requires them to write in the correct homophone.
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Say it. Write it 3 Times. Make a Sentence.
In this spelling worksheet, students write the name of each of seven pictures three times. They write an original sentence for each item.
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Spelling List 5: Sight Words, Suffix "-able," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, suffix -able, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 8: Sight Words, "Shun" Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, shun words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling Graffiti
Students practice the skill of spelling through using creative art integrated with technology. They use technology by using powerpoint slides for each spelling word. Then students work to create posters for spelling words with colors or...
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ABC Fun and Letter of the Week Activities
Students explore the alphabet. In this language arts lesson plan, students develop their fine motor skills as they participate in activities that require them to identify the letters of the alphabet.
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Phonics: Segmenting Sounds in Short Words
F-u-n spells fun. It is a simple word that little learners can sound out as they build phonemic awareness and those early reading skills. This short scripted lesson provides teachers with the basics for teaching how to sound out...
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We Flew With a Baboon
More vowels? Elementary schoolers recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, kids identify the phoneme and letter combination through...
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Triple Blends
Use this resource to practice consonant blends in a second grade class. Focusing on scr-, str-, spr-, and spl-, learners identify words with these sounds. This presentation could be employed as an introductory activity before a spelling...
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Fun in the Sun
Don't shun this worksheet based around -un words! Class members read a quick poem full of -un words and then respond to three comprehension questions about the text.
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Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Blending
This resource is more of a suggestion than a full lesson plan. It explains how young pre-readers can work with their teacher to practice blending phonemes to make words. The class watches the teacher as she says and orally segments a...
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Slim Pig
Beginning readers study the short /i/ sound. First they determine how the mouth moves when they say the target words in a tongue twister. They complete letterbox activities by making words with the short /i/ before reading What Is It and...
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Stackers Game for Word Fluency
Explore words by building and decoding three-letter words. Real or nonsense words can be formed with the alphabet tiles. Practice fluency and blending sounds with CVC patterns.
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Word Roots 6: PLIC, FAC-FIC, COGN/NOT Advanced Puzzle 1, 2, & 3
Guide your class in learning and applying Latin roots with this online activity. Learners use definitions and word roots to fill in the given blanks. This web page has features three different word roots to practice: PLIC, FAC-FIC, and...
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Daily Lesson Plan for the Struggling Writer and Speller
Special educators know that it isn't all about the lesson plan, but rather the strategies and practices you choose to use. Here are a set of research-based practices and tips you can use to inform your choices when teaching learners who...