Curated OER
Learning Phonics Worksheet: Consonants and Vowels 2b
In this alphabet sounds worksheet, 1st graders color all the squares that contain consonants yellow and color all the squares with vowels blue. Once colored, a specific letter can be seen from the color pattern and students write that...
Curated OER
Eewww, IIIcky Stiiicky
First graders imagine the sticky feeling of getting glue or gum stuck on their hands. They listen to the phrase "icky sticky" and repeat emphasizing the /i/ sound and work on recognizing the sound in several different word pairs and...
Curated OER
"HiSS"terical Snakes
Students explore the /s/ sound on the end of words. They discuss the phoneme /s/. Students listen for /s/=s at the beginning, middle and end of words. They write the letter s and practice reading and writing words containing /s/.
Curated OER
HANDWRITING: LOWERCASE A - F
In this D'Nealian writing worksheet, students are given the letters 'a' through 'f' to copy on the corresponding lines. Lines are given for the student's name and the date.
Curated OER
Vegetable Tiles
In this vegetable words worksheet, students use the vegetable words from the word box to complete the letter tiles that correspond to the shape of the letters in each word.
Curated OER
Sssssssss
Students experience the strategy of phoneme recognition to recognize /s/ in spoken words, including plurals, and in writing. They encounter the book Summer Fun by Lucy Lawrence and the tongue twister "Miss Sam saw a sneaky slimy snake in...
Inside Mathematics
Snakes
Get a line on the snakes. The assessment task requires the class to determine the species of unknown snakes based upon collected data. Individuals analyze two scatter plots and determine the most likely species for five additional data...
British Council
Alphabet
Here's a packet filled with suggestions and activities for teaching the alphabet.
PBL Pathways
Do Homework?
To complete homework or not to complete homework ... that is the question. Decide whether it makes a difference on finals by doing homework. Individuals create a scatter plot and find a line of best fit for data on the percent of...
Curated OER
Missing Instrument
Do you see an instrument in this picture? You will once similar word sounds are colored! Words that begin with yellow begin with the same sound as queen, words that end with the same sound as fox are red, and all other words are green....
Innovative Mobile Apps
Phonics Genius
Readers at any level who are practicing phonics will benefit from a highly customizable set of features designed for instruction and practice. The extensive library of phonemes and exemplar words covers sounds from the a in cat to the zh...
Curated OER
States & Capitals 1-25
Young pupils test their geography skills by matching the 50 states to their correct state capitals. The states are listed in alphabetical order on the left, and a list of state capitals are presented in random order in a right-hand...
Curriculum Corner
Summer Build-a-Word Puzzles
Help beginning students build words from sounds right before summer with a set of build-a-word puzzles. The 17-page packet comes with 45 beach-themed word puzzles.
Ready Houston
Make a Plan. Build a Kit. Stay Informed.
Help prepare your youngsters for an emergency or natural disaster by discussing important topics as where to meet, how to remain in contact, and what belongs in an emergency kit.
Curated OER
Flicking Football Fun
Young mathematicians fold and flick their way to a deeper understanding of statistics with a fun, hands-on math unit. Over the course of four lessons, students use paper footballs to generate data as they learn how to create line...
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
First-Grade Intervention
Learning how to read is a big challenge for young learners, but this series of lessons provides them with the extra support they need to succeed. With each lesson following the a clearly outlined format, children are introduced to new...
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
Second-Grade Explicit Intervention
Unfortunately, not all students learn to read at the same pace, but with the help of this resource, you can ensure that they all receive the support they need to reach this important goal. Comprised of short literacy activities, these...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Family Time: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)
Provide extra support with a unit that follows a teach, blend, guided practice, and practice/apply routine to reinforce reading, grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills. Reading and writing lessons include supporting details, story...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nature Walk: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 2)
Reinforce concepts such as long vowels, spelling patterns, sound clusters, double-final consonants, and syllables with a nature-themed unit. Through a series of extra support lessons, learners compare and contrast using a Venn diagram,...
Kenan Fellows
Unit 4: Bioethics and the Future of Biotechnology
What's the future of biotechnology? Explore a hot topic in the fourth and final unit in a series of Biotechnology lessons. Learners develop an understanding of the many issues in bioethics, then create an argument for or against the role...
Concord Consortium
Graphical Depictions
Parent functions and their combinations create unique graphical designs. Learners explore these relationships with a progressive approach. Beginning with linear equations and inequalities and progressing to more complex functions,...
Curated OER
History in Pictures
Sixth graders interpret diary entries, letters and read maps to better understand portions of history. They create an oral presentation demonstrating understanding of how cultural characteristics have been communicated through art,...
Curated OER
Open Wide at the Dentist, "Aaaahh"
Study the /o/ in both written and spoken words by reciting a tongue twister and making words using Elkonin letterboxes. Next, write a message about frogs using /o/ words. Finally, listen to a short book talk on "Doc in the Fog" before...
Curated OER
Short Sound of A Maze
In this short A learning exercise, students help the cat get through the maze by following the path of words that have the short A sound. Students also alphabetize the words from the maze that have the short A sound.