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Sorting
Students explore indexing by participating in a library book search. In this sorting lesson, students complete a "flood game" on the Internet and discuss the techniques of locating books in a library. Students locate specific titles in...
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Using A Dictionary
Students explore English by completing a word definitions worksheet. In this dictionary lesson plan, students practice locating a list of vocabulary terms in a "Dictionary Race." Students complete a worksheet based upon word cards and...
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Letter Tag
Students play a chasing, fleeing, dodging freeze tag game while practicing identifying words that begin with a specific letters.
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Good Knight Alphabet Quest
Young scholars will learn new words by using their favorite books. They will examine fiction and nonfiction works to differentiate types of literature. The instructional activity engages learners because it is using the format of a game...
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Under the Umbrella
Students study the letter-sound recognition of the /u/ by reciting a tongue twister, writing the letter in both upper and lower case, and identify words with the letter 'u' in them. Next, they sing a song, and listen to a story while...
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Under the Umbrella
Learners explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They use letterboxes to spell 'u' words, identify 'u' = /u/ in written words, and play the 'Under the Umbrella' game.
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Shh, Do Not Wake the Baby!
Students explore the /sh/ digraph and how it is a blending of the /s/ and /h/ sounds. They use letterbox manipulatives to spell 'sh' words and identify /sh/ words as they read a story. They 'fish' for 'sh' words to practice writing at...
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Zz is for Zipper
In this printing instructional activity, students form the upper and lowercase letter Z. Students also color in two pictures, follow a Connect-the-Dots picture, and count words.
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Ee is for Egg
For this literacy worksheet, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.
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Zz is for Zebra
In this printing worksheet, students form 11 upper and lowercase letter Z's. Students color in pictures of words beginning with the letter and write two rows of Z's on their own.
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Aa is for Apple
For this printing worksheet, students form 11 upper and lowercase letter A's. Students color in pictures of words beginning with the letter and write two rows of A's on their own.
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Contractions Fluency
First graders build their fluency while reading contractions. In this contraction fluency activity, 1st graders read a stack of 12 index cards that have contraction written on each. They read them as fast as they can, saying the word as...
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The Fish Say Shhh
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through tongue twisters and riddles. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ using a...
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Hop on Pop - Short 'o'
Students practice the alphabetic significance of the letter /o/ along with its awareness of phonemes in spoken words. They assess on construction paper the phrase, "We like to hop on top of Pop who's on top of a hot rock" written on it...
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Ll is for Lips
Lift up your little learners with this lesson on the letter L, which includes pictures of lips, a log, a lock, a lollipop, and space for guided printing practice (both upper and lower case). Teachers can provide additional L-word...
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Ww is for Window
In this printing learning exercise, students form 11 upper and lowercase letter W's. Students color in pictures of words beginning with the letter and write two row of W's on their own.
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Something from Something
In this Curious George word puzzle activity, students brainstorm to find out how many words they can make from the letters in "Curious George is a very curious monkey."
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The Clever Stick
Students read the book The Clever Stick and answer discussion questions about it. In this reading lesson, students read the given book, and participate in answering questions based on the book. There are also writing, drawing, and games...
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Expressions of Frequency
Students practice discussing timely manners in a target language. In this foreign language lesson plan, students discuss words that represent frequency such as never or often. Students create a timeline illustrating how often they...
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Farm Animals
In this unscrambling farm animal words worksheet, students observe the pictures of the animals, identify them, and unscramble the letters to correctly spell their names. Students write five word answers.
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Sounding out fluency, Relay Race
Learners practice reading. In this fluency building lesson plan, students participate in a relay race to quickly sound and read word cards. They work in small groups to accurately sound out and say three word cards before it is another...
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students then trace...
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Kk is for Kite
Kids will get a kick out of this kooky Letter K activity! With pictures of a kite, king, keys, and kangaroo, kids practice printing their uppercase and lowercase K's in guided dotted letters and on the dotted line. The instructions on...
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Yy is for Yo-yo
In this printing worksheet, students form 11 upper and lowercase letter Y's. Students color in pictures of words beginning with the letter and write one row of Y's independently.