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AAA!! The Baby is Crying! AAA!!
First graders take out primary writing paper and review how to form the letter "a". They observe a large picture of a baby crying on the board, discuss it and make the sound a baby makes when it is crying. They listen to some words,...
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Kindergarten Phonics
Students are introduced to the letters and phonemes for C, L, N, P, T, and A. They identify each letter in its upper and lowercase forms. Students differentiate the letters from each other and practice identifying objects and pictures...
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Phonics and Vegetable Books
Students participate in phonemic awareness and phonics activities and develop a list of vegetable vocabulary words. They break up words into beginnings and endings, and trace and write the letter s. Students then create a Vegetable...
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Introduction to the Nature Journal
Young scholars create nature journals. In this introduction to the nature journal lesson, students discover the uses of nature journals and begin their own. Young scholars are challenged to use vivid, concise terms in their descriptive...
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Le Rejouissance
In this music worksheet, students read about "Le Rejouissance" by Handel. The story begins with King George II of Great Britain in the Spring of 1749.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet
In this beginning sounds activity, students look at pictures, pronounce the word, sound out the beginning sound, and circle the letter that each picture begins with. Students circle four multiple choice answers.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet
In this early childhood beginning sounds phonics worksheet, learners draw a line from pictures of the umbrella, tire, lion, apple, and fan on the page to the letter it begins with on the other side of the page.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet
In this phonics worksheet, students match 5 pictures with their correct beginning sounds. Sounds/letters included are: L, F, U, A and T.
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The Fish Said "Shhh"
Students 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 digraph...
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The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
Enchant your youngsters by reading them The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Ask them to name objects that begin with the letter J like jellybeans. Give each of them some jellybeans to sort by color. They...
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Creaky Door e
First graders observe as the letter "e' is shown on the overhead projector and discuss the letter's name and what sound it makes. They compare the letter's sound to a creaky door and practice making the /e/ sound. They try saying the...
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Little Pig
First graders discover that letters are used to write words and that they have different sounds. They pronounce the word, "pig" emphasizing the /i/ sound. They say a tongue twisters that features the /i/ sound in each word. They then...
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Open Up and Say /o/
First graders listen to a variety of words to see if they can recognize the /o/ sound. They use letterboxes and letters discovering that each mouth moves gets its own box practicing forming words with the /o/ vowel sound. They then read...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Amazing Animals: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)
This packet, the second in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on amazing animals, contains exercises and activities designed for the ESL/ELD classroom.
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Problem Solvers: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 4)
When it comes to reading and understanding a text, sometimes readers need extra help. The third and final resource in a series of guides to accompany Theme 4: Problem Solvers provides additional activities to help struggling learners....
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Subject Pronouns in Spanish
Starting off with examples and explanations of English subjects and pronouns, this resource explores Spanish subject pronouns in great detail. Each subject pronoun is described and paired with examples. Additionally, the material...
Normal Community High School
Chemical Equations
Viewers learn how to identify the substances in a chemical reaction, how to balance it, and the different types of chemical reactions by watching a presentation that also includes a review of monomers and polymers. The presentation ends...
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Short E Word Practice
In this short e word practice worksheet, students will cut and glue final letters to make short e words that begin with m, b, p, j, l , and w.
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Cookie Crisp Howl
Students are introduced to the vowel pattern that produces the /oo/ sound in words. Through matching, listening, and spelling activities, students recognize the phoneme /oo/ and it's placement in words. They write a message using words...
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Introduce /C/
Students explore spelling by participating in an alphabetical activity. In this letter "C" instructional activity, students discuss the sounds that can be made with the letter and pronounce different "C" words. Students view letter cards...
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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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Bouncing and Dancing with B and D
Learners explore the differences between the letters b and d. They practice seeing the letters and hearing the sounds with words and tongue twisters. They practice letter formation for both letters and listen to the book, The...
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Oh! Let's Go Home
Students distinguish between short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e...
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Bo Knows "O"
Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel o and long vowel o. Students practice reading and spelling words with the...