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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids: Arthur: Supermarket Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This page features an alphabet scavenger hunt activity for young students. Using markers, paper and other materials, students will have an opportunity to work on an alphabetical shopping list.
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eBook
Library of Congress

Book Turner: Children's Literature: Baseball a B C

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Baseball A B C. Read along with the story and look at the pictures of this alphabet book about a group of boys playing a baseball game. From the collection of classic books in the Library of...
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Professional Doc
Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source: Beginning Reading and Phonological Awareness

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...
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Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: By Car, Train, or Bus! The Sounds of Language on the Go

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Come and check out this awesome pre-reading resource. This site offers examples of simple word games you can play with kids to increase their ability to recognize and use letters and sounds. Try these games the next time you're in the...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Clifford: Puppy Letters

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Help Clifford spell sight words. Students will finish spelling sight words that complete sentences related to what Clifford likes to do.
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Lesson Plan
Success Link

Success Link: Hands on Alphabet

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
A lesson plan that incorporates different learning styles for teaching the letters of the alphabet.
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Website
Language Guide

Language Guide: Japanese Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn basic Japanese vocabulary words -- greetings, clothing, household items, foods, toys, and more -- on this multilingual site. Roll over a image or phrase to hear how it is pronounced and see how it is written (Romanized spelling...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Meet Miss E

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will be introduced to the letter E. They will learn both the long and short vowel sound, as well as learn to recognize the capital and lowercase letter. They will also put Miss E in the middle of two consonants to sound out one...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pass It On!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson plan where students, seated in a circle, pass a bean bag around while saying a noun that corresponds to their given letter of the alphabet. Students increase speed as they progress. (Note: Book to be read at beginning of lesson is...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Phonological Awareness/beginning Sounds

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this instructional activity students will develop phonological awareness through activities that focus on beginning sounds. Students will go on a scavenger hunt, make a picture book, and play games on the Internet in order to help...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Talk to Me Alphabet

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Talk to Me Alphabet is a fun activity for young children learning letter names and sounds. Use either the keys on your keyboard or tap on a letter to hear the letters name or letter sound! You can also switch the letter layout between...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Abcd Watermelon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this interactive game from Between the Lions, Leona invites you to identify missing letters of the alphabet so that she can complete the alphabet song.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Classroom Posters: Pbs Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Print and post a set of 13 early childhood posters to support your young learners. From counting 1-10, to identifying feelings, to naming the days of the week, you can leverage these PBS KIDS posters at Circle Time in Centers, and to...
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Lettercritter

For Students 3rd - 5th
The student will identify and order the letters of the alphabet.
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Activity
ESL4kids

The Efl Playhouse: Chants

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is not your typical a, b, c nursery rhyme song. This site presents a short and fun outline of many different chants, songs and exercises.
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Lesson Plan
Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Who Lives in the Sea? A Class Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A lesson plan where students work together to create an alphabet book filled with ocean plants and animals.
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Lesson Plan
Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Alphabet Line Up

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan where students work together to play a game of putting the letters of the alphabet in order.
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Primary
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: "A" Apple Pie

For Students K - 1st
Younger students discover letters A-Z in this colorful story-like tutorial.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Learn to Sign Letters of the Alphabet and Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a game that teaches the American Sign Language signs for letters and numbers.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Connect the Dots Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This interactive alphabet site ask students' connect the dots by clicking on the dots A-Z skipping those letters that they do not see.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Backwards Alphabet Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A "Connect the dots," game for the alphabet backwards. Printable resource for teachers.
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Interactive
Primary Games

Primary Games: The Abc Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice letter sounds by choosing the picture of the object that starts with each letter.
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Graphic
History is Fun

Jan Brett: A Jan Brett Alphabet

For Students 1st - 5th
Choose a type of alphabet from traditional, cursive, or modern manuscript. Each letter is shown in capital and lower case and has a matching picture illustrated by Jan Brett.
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Handout
Phonecian Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Picture Writing to Alphabet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana, presents a comprehensive chart that shows the gradual development of different world languages from primitive scripts.