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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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The Squeaky Door

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Young readers distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words that...
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Beat the Heat

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, 1st graders apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/...
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Ohhhh Me, Ohhhhh My!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice identifying phonemes and recognizing letters in written words to become fluent readers. They study the phoneme /O/ in the tongue twister, "Oh No, my Nose needs an operation in October." Each student also interacts with...
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Made You Mad

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the phoneme for the vowel-consonant-silent e grapheme. They recognize the silent "e" at the end of words and practice speaking them. Students say words, spell them, and say tongue twisters with the vowel differences. ...
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Letter Pronunciation- "o" Sound

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this letter "o" worksheet, students read four words that all contain letter O. Students circle the word that best describes the picture and use it in a sentence.
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Long Vowels with Silent 'E'

For Teachers 1st
First graders read words with a silent E at the end. In this literacy lesson, the teacher explains how the silent E changes the sound a vowel makes, then students practice reading words. Students complete a worksheet with the teacher for...
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Scare the Crows

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this long vowel O activity, students determine which shapes on the page contain words with the long vowel O sound. Then, they cut them out and glue them together on another piece of paper to create a scarecrow.
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Spelling Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this spelling worksheet, students practice writing their spelling words containing the long i and long o sounds. Students write 24 spelling words.
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Animal Alphabet

For Teachers K
Students make a class animal book using the letters of the alphabet. They use a website imbedded in this plan to get pages with animals that begin with any of the 26 letters.
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Spooky Sound

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the concept of vowel digraphs. They distinguish between the sound made by one vowel and two vowels. Through listening, matching, and writing activities, 1st graders identify the sound in words and sentences they...
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The Scary, Creaky Door

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pictures using a...
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We All Scream for Ice Cream!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words that contain the ee and ea correspondence. Students then read the book "Tea For Three" with a...
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English Skills 6.206

For Students 7th - 12th
In this English skills worksheet, learners complete 12 English skill activities of various topics. These topics include alliterations, rood words, vowels, consonants, parts of speech, anagrams, word meanings and proof-reading. Students...
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Fun Fonix: Say it. Write in the a and e. Read it.

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students demonstrate their knowledge of the concept by responding to 12 fill in the blank questions. Students say the words represented in the pictures, write in the a and e, and read the newly created words.
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E the Super Magician

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this silent "e" worksheet, students fill in the letter blanks in 20 words with the letter "e" and then write sentences featuring the 20 words they created.
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Minimal Pair Pronunciation Lesson

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students distinguish minor differences between English vowel sounds.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
In this phonics instructional activity, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.
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Fun Phonics

For Students 2nd
In this word recognition activity, 2nd graders answer 4 questions after being given clues. Students must choose the correct word from a given word bank to correctly answer each question.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders practice reading words with short vowels and cvc pattern while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with words on their game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with cvc and cvcc pattern. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Skills Necessary to Listen, Speak, Read and Write Effectively

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, using a basic word picture dictionary, review the vocabulary terms on the board in conjunction with the picture dictionary and tie the two together for placement association. In addition, they practice using key grammar words...