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Pumpkin, Pumpkin

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin. They create words using the cluster ump.
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IzzyWizzy

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words using letter manipulatives. Students then read the book "Tin Man Fix It," and identify...
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/o/... I can't stop yawning!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners investigate the phoneme, a meaningful representation, and the letter symbol for /o/ (short o). This lesson helps students recognize the /o/ in spoken words and begin to spell words with the assistance of letter boxes. Learners...
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School-Home Links

For Students K - 1st
In this letter sounds learning exercise, students look at each letter in the words and make all of the sounds. Students say the sounds quickly and then say the word.
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Yummy in My Tummy

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore phonemes in spoken words. They discuss the correspondence u=/u/. Students identify a meaningful representation for the phoneme and practice identifying /u/ in both written and spoken words. Students learn a tongue...
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to digraphs so they can match letters to their phonemes. They recognize the short vowel i=/i/ in both spoken and written words by practicing reading and spelling words containing /i/. Elkonin Letter Boxes are...
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Eddie the Elephant

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students need to practice sight words to become proficient readers. So it is very important for children to learn common correspondences. The phoneme for the letter "e" is practiced in this lesson.
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School-Home Links 52

For Students K - 1st
In this letter sounds worksheet, students listen to a family member say each word to their child with short pauses between the letters. The student then repeats the letter sounds back. Both adult and student repeat the process again.
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Here Comes the Choo Chooooooo!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners practice exercising the phoneme/digraph that makes the /ch/ sound. They drill on the tongue twister, "Charles chatted while he waited on his chance to win a check," and encounter Elkonin boxes along with the book, "Chad Checks,"...
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School-Home Links: Alike and Different Sounds

For Students K - 1st
In this letter sounds worksheet, learners point to each letter and say the sound that it makes. Students then tell which sound is the row is different.
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Introduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
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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Wade Made Lemonade in the Shade

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and identify words that contain the long /a/ sound. Students spell words containing the long /a/ sound using letter...
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Discover the Secret Word

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students investigate the beginning letters of words by examining 6 pictures. Students say the name of the object then choose the beginning letter and circle it. The circled letters will form a secret code word.
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Jack the Fat Cat

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short /a/ sound in written and spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /a/ sound. They then listen to the story "A Cat Nap" and identify the words in the story...
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O No!

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel O. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
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Doc on Top

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short /o/ sound in written and oral words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /o/ sound. They then listen to the story "The Big Top" and identify the words in the story...
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Exciting E's "/e/...what did you say?" Exicing E's!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short /e/ sound in spoken and written words. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /e/ sound. They then listen to the story "Red Gets Fed" and identify the words in the story with the...
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Theo and His Thirty Thirsty Brothers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize the digraph /th/ in both spoken and written words. They read and spell words containing /th/ digraph. They read "Changes in Seasons" by Eizabeth Sengel and make a list of the words containing /th/ digraph.
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CH-ch-ch-ch, CH-ch-ch-ch, CHOO-CHOO!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise th /ch/ digraph, students practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in...
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Reintroduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice reading words with the kn pattern.  In this phonics lesson, students review the sound kn makes.  Students then play a game to reinforce the correct use of the kn spelling pattern.
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Flying High

For Students K - 2nd
In this beginning reading instructional activity, learners complete a picture by coloring spaces with words beginning with the same first sound as a kangaroo in black. They color spaces with the same beginning sound as a jack-in-the-box...
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Where is the Sound of G?

For Students K - 2nd
In this letter/sound worksheet, students listen for the hard g sound at the beginning and end of words, circle to tell where they here the sound, then circle the correct word to match the picture and copy it in the provided space.
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Winter Syllables pg. 1

For Students K - 1st
It's winter! Bring the winter theme into your classroom with a syllable worksheet. Scholars identify the winter picture, clap the number of syllables in the word, and then write in the matching number of syllables for the word. There are...
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Five Quick Games Build Reading Skills

For Teachers K - 8th
Build reading skills with these five quick games! Whether you're hoping to build grammar, syllabication, or word recognition skills, this resource has options for you. Kids will love taking a break from the mundane to play these...