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Reintroduce /ch/
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "ch" and its sound. In this letter combination "ch" lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination "ch" makes. Students then practice their pronunciation of the letter...
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Introduce /or/
Students are introduced to the letter combination "or." In this letter combination "or" lesson plan, students explore a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board. Students then practice the pronunciation of the letter...
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Introduce /kn/
Students are introduced to the letter combination "kn" and its letter sound. In this letter combination lesson, students review words with the letter combination "kn" on the board. Students take turns sounding out the "kn" words while...
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Introduce /oi/
Students are introduced to the letter combination "oi" and practice its letter sound. In this letter combination "oi" lesson, students recite the letter sound "oi" by saying it out loud. Students then review a mix of 12 letters and...
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Reintroduce /aw/
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination 'aw' and its sound. In this lesson on the 'aw' letter combination, students practice reciting a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board and take turns identifying 'aw' letter...
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Reintroduce /igh/
Students build letter combination accuracy by reviewing the sound of the letter combination "igh." In this letter combination "igh" lesson plan, students practice taking turns saying a mix of 12 letter combinations, then discern between...
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Sound Stretching
In this basic vowel and consonant blending lesson, young learners are shown how to "blend" the sounds of different letters together in order to make a word. Simple words such as, "sun," "moon," and, "ant," are used in a whole-class setting.
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Spelling: Onset and Rime
Second graders make words. In this onset/rime lesson, 2nd graders change the first sound of a word (the onset) to create a new word. This lesson also reinforces student knowledge of vowel sounds.
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Decoding
Students decode words containing r-controlled vowels. In this r-controlled vowel lesson plan, students use letter tiles to make words containing specific vowel patterns, and substitute letters to make new words, while the teacher writes...
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Where is the Pet?
Young scholars identify rhyming words and explore the usage of spatial words. In this Where Is The Pet lesson, students listen to a poem, repeat the rhymes within the poem, list various of additional rhyming words that can replace the...
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Identify and Generating Rhyming Words, Bingo
Students play a bingo card game to to build accuracy with rhyming words. In this rhyming words lesson, students identify rhyming words with a picture card. Students continue to practice game until there is a winner.
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Eehh?" is for Eleven Elephants
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter E. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short...
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"1, 2 Cha, Cha, Cha"
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing /ch/,...
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Swimmy Swim Swiftly
Students examine the letter 's'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They listen to a story and identify words with the /s/ sound by...
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Doctor : Open Wide And Say /o/
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /o/...
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Firemen Fighting For /F/
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /f/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter F. Students then listen to the book "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," and identify the...
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students then...
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ digraph. As a class recite a tongue twister, and identify the words containing the /ch/ sound. Students then spell different words containing the /ch/ digraph using letter...
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Rhyming Words
Examine the rhyming words in nursery rhymes. Kids identify rhyming words by looking at the end spelling, and underline the parts of the words that are the same. They then complete guided practice and independent practice.
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Letter Hunt
Learners search for and find certain letters, blends, or vowel combinations in words, sentences and paragraphs. They investigate how these letters, blends or combinations are used in "every day" writing.
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Izzie's Igloo
Learners must be phonemically aware to both read and write. This means that the student must understand phonemes and the relationship between letters and sounds. In this lesson, students work on the phoneme i=/i/. Since vowels are the...
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Popcorn PPPPopping P
Learners are introduced to the most popular phonemes to help them with their reading. As a class, they listen to popcorn popping and identify the sound being heard. They practice saying different tongue twisters and drawing the letters...
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Story-Hour Kit
Students explore four picture books. In this early childhood lesson plan, students are read the books, discuss them, and then complete extension activities. These include writing and illustrating their own experiences, practice with...
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Chrysanthemum
Students identify the main story elements in the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. In this literacy lesson, students listen to the book and use a guided reading ball check for comprehension. Students answer questions such as "Who are...