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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...
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Language Arts: Becoming Fluent Readers
First graders develop letter-sound correspondence skills by segmenting words according to their phonemes. Using letter tiles and letter boxes, they spell words called by the teacher. After reading several books with the teacher, 1st...
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"Mmmm...Mmmm... Yummy"
First graders observe the letter "m" when it is written on the board and make the sound they make when they eat something they like; "Mmmm...Mmmm... Yummy!". They then read a tongue twister stressing the /m/ sound in every word and...
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Sticky Ricky!
Students explore letters and phonemes. They identify the short vowel i in spoken and written words. Students discuss a meaningful representation for the sound. They practice reading and spelling words with the i sound. Students read "Tin...
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Say /o/!!!
Students watch as the /o/ sound is modeled and repeat. They emphasize the /o/ phoneme while repeating a tongue twister and after observing sets of pictures to see if they are able to recognize the one with the /o/ sound. They then...
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Giddyup Gilbert
First graders think about telling a horse to go faster by saying "giddyup" every time they hear the /g/ sound. They say the /g/ sound together and try to hear the sound in the word frog and then practice saying a tongue twister making...
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Zac the Rat
In this language arts activity, students investigate the short vowel sound /a/. Learners rhyme and write words corresponding to a picture.
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Ew Words
In this phonics worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the -ew spelling pattern. Students use a numbered code corresponding to the letters of the alphabet to decode 15 -ew words.
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Phonics Jeopardy
In this phonics PowerPoint, 1st graders participate in a game show similar to "Jeopardy" in which they identify pictures that have a beginning sound corresponding to the given vowel pattern, blend, or digraph.
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Alphabet
Students state the letters of the alphabet individually and in new words. In this alphabet lesson plan, students use the alphabet in a variety of ways during reading.
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Gulping Guppies
Students recognize the phoneme /g/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /g/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme...
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Phonics lesson for -ew and -oo
First graders identify letters and sounds associated with -ew and -oo sounds. Each learner receives a stack of cards containing these sounds, and they must determine whether the word uses the -ew or the -oo sound. This could easily...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
A World of Animals: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 10)
Animals are the theme of this series of English language development lessons. Scholars take part in grand conversations about woodland, jungle, and grassland animals. They also go on picture walks, read poems and high frequency words,...
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Hop Into the Op Word Family
An engaging lesson that teaches the /op/ word family is here for you. In it, learners utilize a PowerPoint and a worksheet embedded in the plan to help them better-understnad this word family. This fun lesson should be a hit with your...
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Muffins are Yummmmmy!
Pupils explore phonemes. They discuss the phoneme /m/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the phoneme /m/. They read "If You Give A Moose a Muffin." Pupils search for /m/ words while reading the story. They identify...
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Family Time: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 5)
Support English language development with a family-themed unit consisting of a series of lessons designed to get your scholars moving, looking, speaking, writing, and listening. Conversation topics include birthdays, family...
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The Recycle Alphabet
First graders recognize words associated with recycling. In this environmental lesson, 1st graders go through the alphabet and think of words associated with recycling that start with a letter. Students create a recycling ABC book.
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"Loud Cows All Around"
Students practice with vowel digraphs and how letters can correspond with phonemes. The instructional activity consists of students learning the ou=/ow/ correspondence in which they will learn in both spoken and written words through...
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Intial E: Word Match
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and select the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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Word Recognition: P Matching
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 5 pictures and select the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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Initial K: Word Match
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 12 pictures and select the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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Initial M: Word Match
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 5 pictures and select the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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From George to Martha: Writing a Sonnet Using Primary Sources
What was the relationship like between George and Martha Washington? To protect their privacy, Martha Washington destroyed all her husband’s letters after his death so historians have little evidence of their lives together. Two letters...
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Star Wars: Rays and Angles Edition
Rays and angles and Star Wars? It sounds strange, but it's actually a fun game to help fourth graders get good at measuring and identifying angles and rays with a protractor. Each pair of children chooses which Star Wars character they'd...