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The Alphabet
Learners discover the letters of the alphabet by participating in a game. In this phonics lesson, students create books about themselves using their favorite toys and pets. Learners utilize a computer program called Mouse In the House...
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Test Your Creative Writing Skills: The Great Alphabet Challenge!
In this creative writing learning exercise, students will take the great alphabet challenge. Students will write a sentence or group of sentences where the first letter of each word starts with successive letters of the alphabet.
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International Phonetic Alphabet: Diphthongs
In this diphthong review worksheet, students record as many words as they can think of that have the ai vowel sound. A chart is provided.
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Match Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
For this alphabet letters worksheet, students draw a line to match each of the uppercase letters on the left to the lowercase letters on the right. Students complete 5 activities.
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My Apple Alphabet: Mini-Book
In this alphabet activity, students make a mini-book reader that contains all upper case alphabet letters. Letters appear inside pictures of apples, which can be colored.
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Sand Paper Rubbings
Students discover the alphabet and the sounds the letters make. In this alphabet lesson, letters are cut out of sandpaper and the sound the letter makes is discussed. Students then color over the letter with crayons.
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The ABC Bunny Activity Card
In this language arts worksheet, students respond to the book The ABC Bunny by completing an alphabet activity at home. Students cut out 26 pictures and using the book, recall which picture belongs with each alphabet letter. Students...
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ABC Safari
Students study the animals and their alphabet letter. For this animal alphabet lesson, students associate the animals with their letter and learn facts about the animals. Students may use the cards to classify animals by groups or play a...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Alphabears: An ABC Book
Students explore English by reading an alphabet book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Alphabears: An ABC Book and discuss the uses of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocabulary...
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Letter Sound Accuracy, Musical Chairs
Students explore word structure by participating in a game of musical chairs. For this phonics lesson, students discuss the letters of the alphabet and identify words that begin with each letter and the sounds they make. Students...
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Letter Names
Students explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Students identify and...
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Introduce /N/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this letter identification lesson, students discuss the sound made by the letter "N" and words that begin with the letter. Students practice sounding out the...
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Disability in the Media Lesson Plan: Braille
Students determine the workings of the Braille alphabet and how people with visual impairments learn how to use it. In this Braille lesson, students study the associated vocabulary, read about Helen Keller, and complete associated...
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Alphabet Pairs
In this alphabet pairs worksheet, students match letters on two sides of a path, drawing lines to join them. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Word Roots 2: Fin, Sed, Fer Intermediate-Word Search
Make learning Latin roots a game! After you have introduced the roots fin, sed, and fer, learners can use this word search to build their vocabulary. (Within the word search are words containing these roots.) You can further the activity...
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Prefixes Aplenty
Introduce several new prefixes to your vocabulary lesson. After alphabetizing 19 prefixes, including pro-, geo-, and thermo, third graders use a dictionary to find one word that begins with each prefix. Extend the activity by having kids...
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Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch
Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness lesson plan, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Students...
Film English
Missing U
Explore the relationship between U and I with a video and related activities. First, pupils have some fun with the alphabet and discuss text message language. Next they practice coming up with words that have the same sound a I and U....
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Bugs
This is not just a worksheet, but an entire set of activities and worksheets that can accompany any unit on bugs or insects. Little learners will hone early math and literacy skills as they create mini-books, discriminate between big and...
Illustrative Mathematics
The Geometry of Letters
Use the alphabet as a tool for teaching your class about geometric figures. Break apart capital letters into line segments and arcs. Classify angles as right, acute, or obtuse. Identify parallel and perpendicular lines. An excellent...
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Stepping Stones for Early Readers
Designed for parents to help their children prepare for school, this eBook is packed with worksheets, games, and activities that can be used by teachers as well.
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Grade 3 Handwriting Workbook
What a comprehensive resource! This workbook includes six separate units on writing. Learners begin with printing and then move on to cursive. The handwriting sheets include plenty of practice with letters, numbers, and symbols. Each...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Kindergarten Skills Unit 4
Fifteen lessons make up a unit that focuses on letter-sound correspondence. Beginning readers examine letters and their sounds. Scholars complete a review, an engaging activity, watch teacher modeling, and practice concepts. Lessons are...
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Reading Without Seeing: Louis Braille and the Braille Alphabet
Students study Louis Braille and the history of the Braille alphabet. They participate in an activity using the sense of touch to determine how the Braille alphabet works.