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Around the World with Bud the Sub
First graders review the recently taught vowel /o/. They then form the sound for /u/ telling whether it is a closed or open vowel sound and repeat it several times together. They practice a /u/ tongue twister saying it together and...
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It's Icky Sticky
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pseudo words they decode.
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Don't Punch Too Hard
Pupils recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /u/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and pictures.
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Icky Sticky Insects
Students discuss that words are made up of many different sounds. They make the /i/ sound pretending to see a big bug. They read a tongue twister that has several words with the same phoneme and stretch out the /i/ sound at the beginning...
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When A Says Its Name
Students are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ai/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, students apply the rule for reading and spelling words containing the /ai/ digraph by playing word bingo.
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Go Fish
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in a story...
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Tricky Nicky
Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words they decode with...
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Ugly Umbrellas
First graders make the /u/ sound together and repeat a sentence that contains several /u/ words until they become familiar with it. They raise their hand to tell which word contains the /u/ sound and then use letterboxes to spell words...
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Wash Your Hands...they are icky sticky!
Learners engage in an emergent literacy instructional activity that focuses on phonemic awareness and they practice corresponding the letter "i" to its long or short sound. This type of recognition has been found to be essential to...
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Decoding
Students decode words containing r-controlled vowels. For this r-controlled vowel lesson plan, students use letter tiles to make words containing specific vowel patterns, and substitute letters to make new words, while the teacher...
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AAAAAAAAAAA! Stop Crying!
Students practice recognizing the phoneme /a/ in spoken words. They interact with the book, "A Cat's Nap," and a poster with Abby and Allen on it that are asking animals for apples, and cards with words on them like at, mad, went, bag,...
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The Icky in Sticky
Students study the /i/ sound by listening to it in words and a tongue twister which they later recite. Next, they practice writing the letter and making word using letterboxes. They listen to 'Icky Sticky Inchworm' while placing their...
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The Cat Ate My Apple
Students recognize the phoneme for the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through a variety of activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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OWL Makes Reading Fun!
Students study the sound the 'ow' makes by picking out words on a poster that contain the sound and by listening to 'Mr. Brown Can Moo Can You?' They raise their hands each time they hear a word with the 'ow' sound. Next, they find...
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Choo Choo Train
First graders study the sound and spelling of the /ch/ digraph. They repeat words containing the "ch" before making words using their Elkonin letterboxes and letter manipulatives. Next, they clap each time they hear the "ch" digraph...
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Sound Stretching
In this basic vowel and consonant blending instructional activity, young learners are shown how to "blend" the sounds of different letters together in order to make a word. Simple words such as, "sun," "moon," and, "ant," are used in a...
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Can You Slither Like a Snake?
Students explore letter-sound correspondences. They explore the letter s and the sound produced by the letter. Students explore how to write both the upper and lower case forms of the letter s. Students identify s in both written and...
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Alligator Open Wide
First graders recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Icky Sticky Hands!
Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They use letterboxes to write 'i' words and read stories containing...
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Chirping Chickens
First graders study the /ch/ diagraph using a tongue twister which they listen to and recite. Next, they use Elkonin letterboxes to make words with the /ch/diagraph. They listen to Jean Luc-Fromental's, "Broadway Chicken" twice, the...
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Lucky Ducky
First graders recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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A Tisket-A-Tasket, Let?s Make a Flower Basket!!!
First graders practice blending words with the phonemes /i/ and /e/. Working with a specific groups of letters, 1st graders create words using the vowels i and e. they decode those words and read them repeatedly to increase fluency.
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Our Glittery Growing Garden!
Pupils answer a series of questions about the letter G. They practice the sound that G makes and trace a letter G. They decorate their letter G with glue and glitter. They listen to a story about Plainting a Rainbow.
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Allie The Alligator
Pupils recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify them...