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Introduce /oo/
Students explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Students listen to the teacher recite words and identify the...
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November - Poetry
First graders respond to poetry through a group activity. They interact with rhythm and tempo in poetry through an oral presentation. They experiment with choral speaking. They discuss Thanksgiving family traditions.
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Yep, I'm Ready to Learn!
Tongue twisters give young learners an easy phrase to refer back to when learning letter sounds. Use the phrase "Eddy put red bells on everyone's bed" to identify the /e/ sound. Then read Red Gets Fed aloud, having learners nod...
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Building With Blends
Understanding consonant blends is crucial for young readers. In this language arts lesson, learners examine consonant blends, and play the folder game, "Building With Blends," in small groups. The game is especially engaging!
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Build Accuracy /a/, /m/
Make letter sounds a game for pre-readers using these letter cards. After you demonstrate, learners take turns drawing letters out of a bag. Weight them for the letters they have been practicing most recently. Once they've chosen a...
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Fishing For F's
Students discriminate initial sounds of words and categorize words based on the initial sound. They generate ideas and topics for writing and use prewriting and drafting strategies to formulate text.
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Hard C and Soft C
Pupils categorize different words that contain a hard c and a soft c. In this hard and soft c lesson plan, students also pick words from each of the categories and write a story with those words.
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Say and Spell Consonant Digraph Board Game
Students download from a website to learn about digraphs. In this digraphs lesson plan, students download a digraphs game to practice digraphs.
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Building Fluency
As your youngsters begin to recognize the letters of the alphabet and their correponsding sounds, there are some they will be more familiar with than others. Cement their letter associations using this quick strategy, shown here with the...
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Writing Limericks
Eighth graders compose or create works of communication for specific audiences and purposes. They locate, access, and select relevant information from a variety of sources. They revise and edit their work to improve content, organization...
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Compounding the Problem
Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...
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Some "ar" Words
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners say and study 15 words containing the sound "ar." Students put them in alphabetical order, then draw pictures for them.
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Stackers Game for Word Fluency
Explore words by building and decoding three-letter words. Real or nonsense words can be formed with the alphabet tiles. Practice fluency and blending sounds with CVC patterns.
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What Do You See at the Pond?
With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...
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The Seeds We Need
Learners apply word analysis skills to recognize new words, identify genres of fiction and nonfiction, and identify important themes and topics. They explore differences in plants, flowers, and vegetables. A book bag full of activities...
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Red is the Word!
Through the use of stories, artwork, and the KidPix program, youngsters explore the color word red, and engage in activities around the word. Teaching kindergartners about the color words can be so much fun. This could be adapted for any...
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The Sound Monster - Words That Make Sounds
There are words in the English language that actually make sounds, such as vroom, and, buzz. Here is a clever lesson which introduces young readers to these sound-making words. They play an interactive game on the computer that has...
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Hey Diddle Diddle
In this rhyme worksheet, pupils read a nursery rhyme about the cat and the fiddle. Students also color in an illustration and cut out rhyming words from the story.
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Little Jack Horner
In this rhyme worksheet, students read a nursery rhyme about Little Jack Horner. Students also color in an illustration and cut out rhyming words from the story.
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Rhyming With Pictures and Words
Students investigate rhyming words. In this literacy lesson, students evaluate word pairs to discover rhymes. Students use a picture deck to rhyme words supplied by the teacher.
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Short "E" Searching
Students engage in a lesson plan which uses resources from the PBS show, Between the Lions to help identify the sound "e" in words that are written, read and sung.
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Short Vowels With Clifford
Phonetic masters identify and recognize short vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights select words. They use picture clues to aid comprehension and construct a story by actively choosing and identifying...
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Long Vowels With Clifford
Learners recognize long vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights words with long vowel sounds. They then construct an original story. They use picture clues to aid comprehension, and match words with similar vowel...
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Open Up and Say /o/
Pupils recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /o/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and pictures.