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Introduce word families
First graders play a matching game to find words that rhyme with each other with word endings est and ill. In this word family lesson plan, 1st graders match up the words in small groups by using word cards.
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She Ships Shells to the Shore
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...
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Good Grape Soda--Gulp, Gulp, Gulp
Students recognize the phoneme /g/. Through 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 /g/ in various...
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Open Wide
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel o from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Aaa-aaa-aaa-choo!!
Students study the /a/ sound by mimicking the sound one makes when they sneeze. Next they work with a tongue twister, which they recite while stretching out the initial short a sound. Next, they practice writing the letter and read "A...
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"Ehh?" Says Grandpa Edward"
Students engage in an emergent literacy lesson that focuses on phonemic awareness. This lesson plan helps students to identify the correspondence e=/e/ by recognizing the sound of an elderly person ¿¿¿eh?¿¿¿ throughout words.
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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Young scholars practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through hands on activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. Students practice writing both letters and correcting common...
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The Fish Say Shhh
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through tongue twisters and riddles. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ using a...
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Wade Swayed At the Masquerade
Students practice reading words with vowel patterns that change the sound of the vowel. After reviewing the short vowel sound /a/, they are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel...
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Bouncing and Dancing with B and D
Students explore the differences between the letters b and d. They practice seeing the letters and hearing the sounds with words and tongue twisters. They practice letter formation for both letters and listen to the book, The...
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Under the Umbrella
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short...
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Word and Picture Cards--Words with Long I Sound
In this language arts learning exercise, students investigate the long I sound by cutting apart 24 word and picture cards. Each word card has a long I sound word; each picture card has an unlabeled color drawing that matches a word....
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Swat The Spot
Students practice beginning letter/sound association. In this beginning letter/sound lesson, students listen to a reading of Potluck by Anne Shelby while identifying the sounds that are associated with the beginning letters of words in...
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Roll the Dice
Young scholars practice recognizing and blending letters together to create new and unique words in the process of decoding text. They play a game where they roll dice to help blend a variety of words together and create new ones to...
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High Frequency Words
Phonemic awareness might not be a skill all autistic children will understand, but pattern and sight word recognition may prove to be more effective means of building strong reading skills. Use this set of twelve high frequency word...
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ABC Bingo
Pupils practice recognizing letters and phonemes. After the instructor reads a book emphasizing the sound each letter makes, students play letter recognition games. Through matching and listening games, they recognize the letter from...
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Punch in the Stomach
Students recognize the short vowel U in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Creaky Door E
Students recognize the short vowel "E" in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and fill in the...
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Batter's Up
Learners recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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The Cat Ate My Apple
Students recognize the phoneme for the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through a variety of activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Go Fish
Young scholars recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in a...
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Waaahhh Cries the Baby!
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Eerie Exits
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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How 'Bout Them Apples?
Learners recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in words and phrases.