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Letter Recognition: Letter Z - Fill in the Blank
In this letter Z activity, 1st graders study the words and corresponding pictures that start with the letter Z. Students complete the words by filling the missing Z and coloring the pictures.
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Letter Recognition
In this early childhood letter recognition activity, students complete the unfinished words on the activity by printing the letter Y in the 3 blanks left in the words.
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Introduce /Q/
Everything your pre-readers need to know about the letter Q is right here; this strategy combines pronunciation, letter recognition, sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /kwww/...
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Introduce /a/
Start your alphabet study strong using these strategies combining pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples focused on the letter a. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /aaa/ sound. As you...
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Reintroduce g
Synthesize pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples as scholars learn all there is about the letter g. They examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the hard /g/ sound. As you explain how this sound is...
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Introduce /e/
Examine the most-used letter in the English language incorporating pronunciation, letter recognition, letter sound, and word examples for the letter e. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /eee/...
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Introduce /k/
Explore the ins and outs of the letter k using these strategies combining pronunciation, letter recognition, and initial phoneme examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /k/ sound. Use these tips to...
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Reintroduce /c/
Do you c what I c? Use these strategies combining pronunciation, letter recognition, and initial phoneme examples to examine the letter c with kindergartners. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the soft...
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Fishing For F's
Students discriminate initial sounds of words and categorize words based on the initial sound. They generate ideas and topics for writing and use prewriting and drafting strategies to formulate text.
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Latin Roots dict, duct, vent: Vocabulary Matching
A 12-item matching exercise builds recognition of intermediate-level words derived from the Latin roots dict, duct, and vent. This is one of several activities on the website MyVocabulary.com associated with these three roots, including...
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Letter L
In this letter L worksheet, learners circle words that begin with the letter L and circle and color pictures that start with the letter L. Students circle and color twelve letter L words and pictures.
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Letter Pronunciation - "h" sound
In this letter pronunciation- "h" sound activity, students use pictures to identity "h" words and write the words in complete sentences. Students complete seven activities.
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Word-Form Recognition Accuracy
What word is it? Build fluency with sight words using this sounding out strategy which enforces silent reading techniques. There are more than enough words included here on index card templates, but you can use this idea with any set...
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I Can Read! Sight Words Set #11
Work on the fundamentals with your little learners. A packet that focuses on four sight words (not, make, funny, and am) guides kids through reading activities such as matching, tracing, and word recognition.
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Tips for Teaching: Word Recognition
Learning to read can be exhilarating for some pupils, but for others, it's difficult to get past the frustration of not knowing how to read a particular word. A tutoring resource provides several ways to guide class members into...
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I Can Read! Sight Words Set #8
Provide the building blocks to a strong education with a packet about sight words. Kids work on the words little, we, do, and all with tracing and matching activities, as well as games and flash cards.
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I Can Read! Sight Words Set #14
Study the sight words but, have, will, and into with a series of reading activities. With tracing lessons, matching games, and flash cards, the packet is a great first step to a successful reading education.
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I Can Read! Sight Words Set #18
Identify four sight words with an extensive reading packet. After kids learn the words under, new, was, and be, they work on tracing and finding the words in fun new ways.
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An Online Tool I Can Use
Tools for school—and beyond! Introduce your sixth graders to online tools to plan their academic and professional futures. The fifth and final lesson in a series of career and college readiness activities focuses on a scavenger hunt to...
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First Word: Bus
Young learners are introduced to some basic vocabulary. In this worksheet, learners focus on the word bus. There's a picture of a bus, a place to trace the letters that form the word, and section on how to write the word themselves.
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First Word: Play
Kids are learning their first words! Help them learn how to spell and write the word play. There's a picture of children playing, a place to trace the letters that form the word, and an opportunity for learners to write the word...
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Letter Recognition: The Letter J
For this letter J worksheet, students identify the words that begin with the letter J by filling in the missing letter on the blank line and coloring the pictures. The missing words all begin with the letter J.
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Letter Recognition: The Letter D - Fill in the Blank
In this letter D worksheet, students determine the missing word in the sentence by examining the picture and inserting the letter D into the blank to complete the D word.
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Letter Recognition: The Letter G - Fill in the Blank
In this letter G worksheet, students determine the missing word in the sentence by examining the picture and inserting the letter G into the blank to complete the G word. Students then color the pictures.