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Movement

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars experiment and explore a variety of instruments and movements. They play rhythms on instruments, spell words using their bodies, act out the movements of a song, role-play machine parts as a group, pantomime an activity,...
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Using Technology For Vocabulary Development, reading Comprehension, and Word Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define unknown vocabulary words and decode unknown words in their reading using a Quicktionary Reading Pen and Franklin Spell Checker. They create reading comprehension questions that are incorporated into a classroom Web...
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Word-O for Fluency

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the game of Word-O to increase their fluency while reading. Individually, they look, say and write at their high frequency words and practice spelling them. To end the lesson plan, they are introduced to...
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Word Track Games

For Students K - 3rd
In this word tracking worksheet, students use dice with words on it and when their word comes up they get to move 1 square across a game board. Students play this in groups of 3.
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Christmas: Fun and Games

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Christmas fun and games worksheet, students answer eight statements as true or false, unscramble ten words associated with Christmas and make as many words as they can from the letters in the word Christmas.
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Making Words Using the Letters in the Words "Burrowing Owl"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this spelling and science wordsheet, young scholars read a short description of a "burrowing owl" before making as many words as they can with the letters in its name. They can check their words with the examples given at the bottom...
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Four Corners Spelling

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a spelling activity using clapping and rhythmic patterns. In this ongoing spelling lesson, 2nd graders practice various spelling words in groups and using rhythms.  Students then independently spell words.
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Five Spelling Games

For Teachers K - 8th
Students follow directions to complete activities that help them learn their weekly spelling words.
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Hot Seat

For Teachers K - 8th
One student is selected to come to the front of the class and take the "hot seat" facing his or her classmates and with his or her back to the board or chart. The student should have a clear view of the class word wall. Classmates select...
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Vocabulary Toss

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners play a vocabulary game. When they identify the correct work-wall word, they earn a point and a chance to double his or her point by shooting a basket. This game is designed to reinforce vocabulary skills by providing a fun way...
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The History of Scrabble

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners discover the history and rules to the classic board game, Scrabble.  In this spelling lesson, students complete a KWL chart on Scrabble and present their findings in an oral report.  Learners work in pairs to reenact one of the...
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Spot the Anagram - Dolch Spelling Test 6

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Dolch spelling worksheet, students analyze the original word and then the four mixed up words in each example. Students underline the mixed up word that contains all of the same letters as the original word to answer the 10...
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Test Your Spelling Skills: Find a Small Word Inside a Bigger Word 1

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling skills worksheet, students find small words within bigger words.  Students underline the small words.
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Test Your Spelling Skills

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this spelling skills worksheet, students find the small words inside the bigger words by analyzing the words below. Students underline the smaller word to complete the 20 examples.
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Christmas Spelling Quiz

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Christmas spelling learning exercise, students analyze the given letters and find the missing letters to spell the 20 words that relate to Christmas.
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Verb Patterns Pellmanism Game

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students arrange verb pattern cards to find words with similar endings or patterns such as ing, or the infinitive form.In this verb form lesson, students play a concentration game to find verbs with the same verb pattern. An extension...
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Common Words that are Similar in Polish and English

For Students 5th - 6th
In this foreign language worksheet, students discover that many Polish words are similar to those in English and the meanings can be guessed. Students read a chart of 220 Polish words and their English translations. Example: balon...
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Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary worksheet, students review the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary words that are listed in alphabetical order. Students review 220 words.
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Using Your Dictionary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this dictionary usage worksheet, students use a dictionary to find the definitions for the 10 adjectives. Students think of a noun for each adjective and write a sentence for each.
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Silent-letter Word Fluency

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice reading. For this fluency building lesson, 1st graders practice quickly saying words that have a silent letter in them. They work in small groups to read a group of word cards as quickly as they can. This lesson...
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Middle Sound Segmenting Accuracy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Mico the puppet wants to play a game! Can you figure out which picture card he's thinking of if he only says the middle sound? Choose three picture cards from the extensive library provided here, making sure scholars know what word each...
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Hanukkah - ESL

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Reinforce vocabulary and reading comprehension with a Hanukkah-themed collection of worksheets. Scholars first read a two-paragraph informational text, then apply their new-found-knowledge to match phrases, fill in blanks with...
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Kindergarten/First Grade Phonics

For Teachers K - 1st
Get involved with phonics by recognizing one particular letter. Learners name a letter, know it by sound, decode basic CVC words and use the letter in writing. A variety of options are given to the your learners: making a letter collage,...
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Homonym Game

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use structural analysis and context clues to determine meanings of words. They play a game to decode, read, and comprehend written text . They treat others with kindness and fairness and include others in learning and play...