Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...

Students identify high and low sounds in the "Three Little Pigs" song, sing a song that includes vocal sound effects and identify ways that music relates to language arts. Before singing the song, they have listened to the teacher read...

In this vowel sounds worksheet, students practice saying the vowel sounds by reading the vowel letters in each line. Students read 7 lines of vowels.

In this spelling and vocabulary worksheet, students examine 5 words in a word bank. Students alphabetize, complete word puzzles, find the opposites, and illustrate. In this worksheet 3 of the words studied are contractions.

Clear up the difference between they're, their, and there once and for all! A reference sheets outlines when your learners can use each word, and ten practice sentences encourage them to fill the appropriate word in the blank. Use this...

Fifth graders create homophones in a group and share them with the class. In this language arts instructional activity, 5th graders draw a homophone set. Additionally, students create a sentence using the homophone.

Use a fun tongue twister to help your class remember the /ee/ sound! With this lesson, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds,...

Spell and read words containing ai and ay. First and second graders identify vowel digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, they practice reading and...

Students explore human anatomy by creating an oral report in class. In this five senses lesson, students read several real life situations and identify which of the five senses help in certain situations. Students create an oral...

Young scholars participate in a role play where they play clouds, the ocean, rain drops, and more in order to learn about the water cycle. For this water cycle lesson plan, students have discussions and learn vocabulary.

Use the meaningful example "Icky Sticky Inchworm" to demonstrate the /i/ sound. Then have learners take out letter boxes and spell simple words like six, lip, him, pin, slim, grin, etc. 

Young scholars draw a picture of an original animal and then write a poem with words that begin only with the same first letter as the animal. Individually, they must decide how it might sound, where it lives and eats. To end the lesson,...

Students identify letters and sound that are being alliterated in a text they are given. In this alliteration worksheet, students also create alliteration in words and sentences.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ai/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the /ai/ digraph using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "The Long Long...

Learners play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the difference between the /b/ and /d/ sounds. They examine picture cards and identify which pictures start with B or D, and recite two tongue twisters. Students write the letters B...

Young scholars recognize and spell words in homophone sets. They assign the correct meaning to each word in a homophone set.

Students listen to the story , Pet Show, and discuss the variety of animals that were in the show. The class recalls the animals and practice sounding out the names. Then they decide which animal should receive the best of show ribbon.

Students play a chasing, fleeing, dodging freeze tag game while practicing identifying words that begin with a specific letters.

In this vocabulary skills learning exercise, students examine homophones as they respond to 26 questions that require them to match homophones and select the appropriate homophones to complete sentences.

Students examine the role of the elephant in the culture of Thailand through many different class activities based on a PBS program "The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan". Students also look at the impact of technology on...

Students explore language arts by participating in a word sound activity. In this letter combination instructional activity, students discuss the sound "ur" makes and the types of words it appears in. Students identify the sound as the...

In this phonics activity instructional activity, 2nd graders follow directions to color a picture. They color yellow the words that have the same beginning sound as queen and color red the words that have the same ending sound as fox.

Students are reintroduced to the letter "W" and its sound. In this letter "W" lesson, students touch their throat to check their voice box when saying the sound of the letter "W." Students review words that begin with the letter "W" and...