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Word Wall Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice recognizing sights words. In this literacy activity, students recognize and read 200 sight words, use combinations of words to make sentences, use words to fill in basic sentences, successfully pass spelling tests with...
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 2: Short A

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of ten words. All contain the short A sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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High Frequency Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word recognition worksheet, students read and write the eight high frequency words and use them in a sentence.
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Making Words

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders spell words and define homophone.  In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words. 
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CVC Spelling

For Students 1st
In this spelling learning exercise, 1st graders will focus on spelling CVC words. Students will study 7 pictures and choose the correct letters for the beginning, middle, and ending sounds before writing the complete word three times...
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Suppressing Short O

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the...
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Short 'e'

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Icky Insect Is In Icky Sticky Ink

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Practice the strategy of letter-sound correspondence when identifying the short vowel /i/ sound in written and spoken words. The teacher recites the tongue twister "Icky insect is in icky sticky ink," while listeners repeat. Letter boxes...
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Which i sound is used in the word icky? Kindergarteners and first graders listen to the short /i/ sound. They practice shaking their fingers to indicate icky when they hear the target sound. Then they practice reading a poster with the...
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Vowel Sounds - Short Aa Words

For Students 1st
In this short "Aa" worksheet, 1st graders use the number code and find the letters for each number to spell out the small words. Students spell 20 words.
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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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Word Confusions: Lesson Eleven

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A very basic presentation about homonyms, this slide show might be too short for your grammar lecture. However, if you pair it with the other presentations to which it is linked, you might be able to implement it more successfully. The...
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short U, Long U

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of short or long vowel U. Students write the words one time. There are additional suggestions on the page for at-home activities.
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Short a and short i

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils participate in a lesson used in order to strengthen reading comprehension skills. They use spelling lists in order to sort them to the corresponding studied sounds. Vocabulary is used and students read them in context.
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Spelling Success; Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
There is a big difference between the words bit and bite. Learners begin to understand how to differentiate between short and long vowel sounds as they are given a word with a short vowel sound, and then are asked to add a letter to make...
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Spelling Words for Frog and Toad Together

For Students 1st
For this spelling words for Frog and Toad Together worksheet, 1st graders write 5 high frequency words and 10 spelling words, find and write long I and long O words, complete 5 sentences, answer 6 questions from a story and write a short...
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Can Elephants Paint: high frequency and spelling words

For Students 1st
In this language arts worksheet, 1st graders read the story Can Elephants Paint? and then complete language arts activities. Students write spelling and high frequency words, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer short answer...
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Home Spelling Practice: Long I, Long O

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling activity, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. All contain the sound of long O or long I. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short O, Long O

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of either short O or long O. Students write the words one time each. There are additional at-home spelling activities listed.
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Introduce an Irregular Word

For Teachers K
Students study language. In this fluency lesson, students discover how to say a variety of irregular words (e.g. was). They work as a class or in a small group with the teacher as he or she introduces the words on the board or an index...
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Short "u" vowel

For Teachers 1st
First graders successfully build words containing the short "u" vowel. They connect letter cards with an accuracy of 90%. Students build on phonics as well. They encounter within this lesson sequencing.
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Word Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Reintroduce an Irregular Word

For Teachers K
Students explore language arts by participating in a pronunciation activity. For this irregular word lesson, students must identify irregular words used in class and pronounce them when their teacher refers to one in class. Students...
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Fill in the Missing Letter- Fourth 100 Essential Words Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts instructional activity, learners fill in the missing letter in 100 commonly used words. Students write the words correctly.