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Lesson 1 - Skill 1 - CVC WORDS - Recognition Memory

For Students K - 1st
For this CVC recognition memory worksheet, learners examine 20 pictures, say the picture words listening to the sounds, and circle the 1 letter from each of the 3 columns to spell the word in each of the 20 problems.
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Home Spelling Practice Review Unit 5

For Students 1st
In this spelling review worksheet, 1st graders read the four lists of short a and short e words and play a Clues game. Students complete 2 activities.
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"Uuuuuuggghhh That Hurts"

For Teachers 1st
First graders give examples of consonants and vowels. They review the sound the /u/ phoneme makes and then play a word creation game placing letters together to make the /kuuuu/ sound which bumps into /p/ forming the word "cup" as a class.
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What Did You Say?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students 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 read pseudo...
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You woke up the baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ in words and sentences. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and read...
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Adam's Apples

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short vowel "A" in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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A Doctor's Visit

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel A in spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in words and picture worksheets.
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The Crying Baby

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice recognizing phonemes with letters emphasizing the /a/ in spoken words and by letter symbols. They interact with Elkonin boxes, letter manipulatives, the book, "A Cat Nap," and a poster with a tongue twister on it.
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The Old, Creaky Door

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching and handwriting activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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Punch in the Stomach

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils recognize the short vowel U in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Go Fish

For Teachers K - 1st
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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Aaa-aaa-aaa-choo!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /a/ sound by mimicking the sound one makes when they sneeze. Next they work with a tongue twister, which they recite while stretching out the initial short a sound. Next, they practice writing the letter and read "A...
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EA Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. In this language arts lesson, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the lesson. This...
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Icky Sticky Insects

For Teachers K
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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Reading Recall

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the vowe-consonant-e pattern in association with reading fluently. After identifying the changes made to a phoneme when the letter e is added at the end of the word, 2nd graders practice reading a phonetically...
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Cry Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to the book "A Cat Nap" and identify the words containing the...
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It's May, Let's Play!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore digraphs. They discuss the ay=/A/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them remember the ay=/A/ correspondence. They read a story and identify /A/ in spoken and written language. Students spell words using the ay=/A/.
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Open Wide

For Teachers 1st
First graders make the sound of /o/ relating it to the sound they make when the doctor asks them to open their mouth and say "ahhhh". They think of different words that contain the /o/ and identify it as it is used in a sentence and...
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Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Dr. Seuss's ABC Book is used to help young readers distinguish between the letters of the alphabet and their letter sounds. After a discussion reviewing the letters that are vowels and consonants, the book is read to the class. Then, the...
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At Lightning Speed

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Review how to decode words and practice repeated readings for fluency. Kids review the cover-up method as a way to decode unknown words and then practice reading sentences for fluency and short passages with partners. They record their...
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Japan Online Project Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Give your class this introductory activity to spark interest in the Japanese language. Learners look at the Japanese vowels and practice their pronunciation. Then the class works to match vocabulary words to their visual representation.
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Adam's Fat Bat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and repeat words...
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A Cat Nap

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel A in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and read...
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Creaky Door E

For Teachers K - 1st
Students 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 fill in the...