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Teddy Bear Vowel Combinations
In this phonics worksheet, students examine teddy bears with 28 vowel combinations. No words are written on these posters, just letter combinations such as oa, ee, oe, ai. No directions are given but these could be used as part of a word...
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Vowels Game
In this vowel worksheet, students play a game sounding out vowel sounds and blend sounds as they move along the game board. Directions are included for the beginner player and the advanced player.
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Achoo!
Students examine the /ch/ digraph using a tongue twister and Grace Maccarone's poem, "Itchy, Itchy, Chicken Pox." They recite the tongue twister, write the letters, and imitate a sneeze each time they hear the /ch/ while the teacher...
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Chocolate Choo Choo Chicken
Young scholars explore phonemes. They discuss the digraph /ch/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the digraph /ch/. They discuss the sound created by the digraph. Young scholars identify words that contain the /ch/...
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Spooky Sound
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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Dge, dge, dge, just do it!
Students practice recognizing the value of digraphs to reading and becoming fluent readers. This lesson covers dge=/j/ by familiarizing themselves with the digraph, pronouncing it and reading words that use the digraphs. They lesson to a...
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Shhh
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats
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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Theo and His Thirty Thirsty Brothers
Students recognize the digraph /th/ in both spoken and written words. They read and spell words containing /th/ digraph. They read "Changes in Seasons" by Eizabeth Sengel and make a list of the words containing /th/ digraph.
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Howwwwl At The Moon
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss what a vowel digraph is and discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students read "The Napping House." They practice spelling words with the /ow/ sound in them. Students read words with the /ow/...
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Wow, That's Loud!
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students identify ou=/ow/ in spoken and written words. They read words with the ou digraph and practice spelling words that contain the ou=/ow/ digraph.
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Sh! Sh! We're in the Library
Students focus on the diagraph of sh. They recognize this in both the written and spoken word. To introduce this instructional activity, the teacher asks if anyone's mom or dad has told them shhhh, when they were trying to get them to...
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Meet Lee, the Sleepy Bee
First graders distinguish between the different ways to create the sound for long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words containing the...
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Beat the Heat
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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Swish the Fish
Students study the /sh/ phoneme by making the sound, and reciting a tongue twister. Next, they make words that the teacher models using their Elkonin letterboxes. While using the big book version of Dr. Seuss', One Fish, Two Fish, Red...
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Sucking our TH Thumb
Young scholars identify the digraph /th/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /t/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Sneeze Cheese
Students study the /ch/ digraph by thinking of the sound that is made when someone sneezes. They listen to a tongue twister while identifying how many times they hear the /ch/ sounds and make words using the Elkonin boxes and letters....
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Chewy, Chewy Chocolate
Students practice writing, sounding out, and identifying words with the /ch/ digraph. Students listen as the teacher says a tongue twister filled with /ch/ digraph words. They then listen to "Chip Gets a Dog" and raise their hand...
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Shake Out the SH!
Students study the /sh/ digraph using a tongue twister chart and practice saying the sound. They examine pictures to decide which contain the /sh/ sound and determine if the sound is at the beginning or end of the word. Next, working...
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Shaggy Sheba Shakes!
Young scholars study the /sh/ digraph in order to determine that when the letters are together in a word they make one sound. They use letter boxes, letter manipulatives with the sh taped together, and poem, "My Shaggy Dog." Using the...
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Igga Bigga
Students explore consonant digraphs in written words and use them in their own sentences. They work with /th/, /sh/, and /ch/ digraphs. Students read The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything and identify words with the...
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EA Words
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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Reintroduce sh-
Pupils review the sound for the "sh" and practice repeating it with teacher guidance. In this phonics lesson plan, students will say the sound each time "sh" is pointed out among a set of other letters and continue practicing in this way.
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Home Spelling Practice: Words Beginning With Sh
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell ten words in a list that begin with "sh". Students write each word one time.