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Compound Words
Discuss compound words with your class. This visually-appealing presentation shows slides with pictures, and two words that are then put together to form a compound word. In this manner, learners can get a better understanding of this...
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High Frequency Words: Flash Cards
Twenty high frequency words for you to print, cut, and use. These are all very simple words intended for early readers, special needs, or Autistic pupils. Flash cards are a great way to get special needs kids ready to read. Four blank...
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Color Word Cards
Because many Autistic children learn to read through pattern recognition or memorization, flash cards can be really helpful. Eight color words can be printed and laminated to create color word flash cards. Each word is printed in black...
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Rainy Vocabulary
Phonics doesn't always work for everybody. Use this series of rainy day vocabulary words and images to increase your special needs students' sight word vocabulary. Intended for Autistic learners, but useful for any sight reader.
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Leprechaun: Print and Color
Leprechauns are wonderful! In this word recognition worksheet, young writers trace the word "leprechaun", write the word independently, and color the picture of a leprechaun.
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I Know an Old Lady
Young learners sing the song "I Know an Old Who Swallowed a Fly." They learn to track the words on a pocket chart and identify rhymes in the song as they are learning. Using illustrations, a flip chart, and the song, the teacher will...
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Are or Our?
Are and our are two of the most commonly misused words in the English language. This presentation tries to address that fact. And it does! The different uses of these two words is clearly explained. A clever slide closes the PowerPoint.
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Dolch Third Grade Word Cards
Forty-one sight word cards are presented in this seven-page packet of worksheets. The words are in alphabetical order, and are among the highest-used words in our language. This set is geared toward very young readers.
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Word List
High-frequency words can be used to construct simple phrases. Each of the 99 slides contains a 2-3 word phrase constructed using basic sight words. Could be used for early elementary or ESL.
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1-5 High Frequency Words
Get the class ready for a lifetime of literacy by practicing high frequency words on a regular basis. Each slide contains one high frequency sight word for students to recite.
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Dolch Vocabulary Words: Second Grade
This Dolch list includes sight words intended for a second grade audience. Have students say the words as they come up or challenge students to use each word in a sentence.
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High-Frequency Phrases: First 100 Words
ELD or elementary students can use this presentation to practice recognizing and saying common English phrases. Each slide contains a two to four word phrase. Have the class recite to practice proper pronunciation.
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Popcorn Words
Pop a little interest into your next reading lesson with "Popcorn Words." Students will build reading fluency and automaticity when they read each word as it pops up on the screen. Tip: As they advance academically, switch out these...
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Guess the Covered Word
This engaging slide show has students guess the correct word that is missing a sentence. For example, one slide says, "Please turn the light ____ and say goodnight." Of course, the answer is "off." There are 16 sentences for the students...
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Blending Sounds and Reviewing Sight Words
Sight words are so important for young readers to know and the more words they recognize the broader their reading ability becomes. This presentation provides 12 words for students to review in two different ways. First, letters are...
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Guess the Covered Word
Students must guess the hidden word in this high frequency words presentation. Students consider a total of 26 sentences that each have a word missing. They must fill in the correct word. A good teaching tool for not only high frequency...
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What Did Prio Look Like?
In this interactive grammar lesson, learners use drop down boxes to fill in the missing words. Students must decide the tense of the missing word, and which vocabulary word works best in the sentence. There are 11 words to fill in and...
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English Exercises
In this recognizing animal names reading worksheet, 1st graders name 10 animals. A word bank of the animal names is provided and students must write the name to match each animal picture.
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Enormous Turnips
First graders complete activities with the story The Great Big Enormous Turnip by Alexel Tolstoy. In this language arts lesson, student view the story as a Cloze passage and work with a partner to fill in the blanks. They check to make...
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Dolch Work Bingo
Young scholars play Bingo using Dolch sight words on their game cards. In this sight word lesson plan, students create their own Bingo card, filling it out with dolch words from their provided list. When a student has gotten Bingo, the...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this word meanings worksheet, learners expand their vocabulary knowledge by learning new words. Students write, unscramble, and write sentences with each of the vocabulary words.
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Word Recognition Worksheet
For this word recognition worksheet, 1st graders practice saying and writing words. Students read each of the ten words and then write them in the space provided.
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School-Home Links: Reading Sight Words
In this sight words activity, students work with parents to read 10 sets of words and 5 sets of word sounds and circle what does not belong.
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Match Pictures to Words
In this word recognition activity, 1st graders match 5 words with the picture that goes with the word meaning. The words range from three to five letters.