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"Uuuuuuggghhh That Hurts"
First graders give examples of consonants and vowels. They review the sound the /u/ phoneme makes and then play a word creation game placing letters together to make the /kuuuu/ sound which bumps into /p/ forming the word "cup" as a class.
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Icky Icky I
First graders review the letter "i" and use popsicle sticks and cotton balls to make upper and lower case "i's". Volunteers make the capital and lower case "i" on the board and then the class discovers the short sound that letter "i"...
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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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Let's Read and Read!
Pupils discover how to hold their mouths to form the /o/ sound and that it may be hidden in different words. They say /o/ and then repeat a tongue twister that contains many /o/ words and practice writing it on primary lined paper. They...
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Putt-Putt Old Car
Students study the phoneme /p/ both in written and spoken language while differentiating from the phoneme /b/. They think about the "put, put" sound that an old car makes, and work with at tongue twister. Next, they write the letter p,...
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Ugly Umbrellas
First graders make the /u/ sound together and repeat a sentence that contains several /u/ words until they become familiar with it. They raise their hand to tell which word contains the /u/ sound and then use letterboxes to spell words...
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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...
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It's O-o-o-obvious That You're Sick
Students experience the phonemes and map spellings of the short vowel /o/ sounds in spoken words. They practice matching letters to phonemes to identify the /o/ representations and letter symbols in words. Students work with the Dr....
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Sally Snake
Students study the /s/ phoneme by examining the sound in written and spoken words. They recite a tongue twister, and examine how their mouths move as they make the sound. Next, they write the letter, differentiate the sound in given...
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Itchy Iggy
First graders observe the letter /i/ and the sound that it makes watching their mouths as the sound is formed. They say the tongue twister displayed repeating it three times; the last time they stretch out the /i/ sound as it occurs in...
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What's Behind the Creaky Door?
First graders are introduced to the concept that letters stand for the mouth moves that we make when sounds are made. They practice making the /e/ sound and compare it to the sound a creaky door makes and then try saying the tongue...
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Shine Those Shades!
First graders observe as the /h/ sound is demonstrated and repeat it themselves. They practice saying a tongue twister using the /h/ sound stretching out the sound at the beginning of the words. They then take out primary paper and...
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Open Wide
First graders make the sound of /o/ relating it to the sound they make when the doctor asks them to open their mouth and say "ahhhh". They think of different words that contain the /o/ and identify it as it is used in a sentence and...
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Ehhh! Can you repeat that!
Students assess how to recognize phonemes that stand for letters creating spoken words utilizing the short vowel /e/. They associate our written language as a secret code to solve. The tongue twister "Everybody saw Eddie and the Eskimo...
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Ugh!
First graders focus on the phoneme /u/. They make the sound and say "Ugh" and pronounce other words that contain the /u/ sound such as tub. They then repeat a tongue twister featuring the /u/ sound breaking the sound off each word and...
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What's Up Doc?
Students demonstrate the /o/ sound by opening up their mouth and saying, "Ahhhhh". They try saying a tongue twister that contains the /o/ phoneme; repeating it two times together. They then practice writing the letter /o/ so that it can...
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Open Up and Say /o/
Young scholars explore letters and phonemes. They discuss the phoneme /o/. Students recognize /o/ in both spoken and written words. They discuss the shape their mouths make when saying /o/. Young scholars learn a tongue twister to help...
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Say Ah . . . OK, Doc
Students distinguish between letters that stand for phonemes that deal with the short /o/ sound. They study how spellings map out the phonemes in oral language in order to be able to read and write words. Each student practices the...
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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...
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"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/.
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Ah Ah Ah! Don't Do That!
Students become familiar with the alphabetic principle that letters stand for phonemes and spellings map out the phonemes in spoken words. They focus on identifying the short /o/ sound in spoken words and the tongue twister "Oscar Otter...
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Say Aaaaah, Says the Doctor
Pupils explore the short /o/ sound using tongue twisters. They identify the /o/ sound in spoken language and recognize the /o/ in written words. Students practice writing the letter o. They spell words with the /o/ sound and they read In...
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OOOhhhh, My Toe!!!!
Learners examine the /O/ phoneme by examining words and reciting a tongue twister. They practice writing the letter 'O' on their dry erase boards. While they listen to a read aloud of "Bo and Rose" they form the /O/ with their mouths...
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"Icky Bug"
Young scholars study the /i/ sound by examining how one's mouth moves when making the sound and using it in words. Next, they recite a tongue twister which contains many words with the focus sound, and practice writing it the lowercase...