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Open Up and Say /o/
Students explore letters and phonemes. They discuss the phoneme /o/. Students recognize /o/ in both spoken and written words. They discuss the shape their mouths make when saying /o/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify...
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Can you cry like a baby?
Students practice the strategies of phonemes and spellings maps to sound out new words. They work on the short vowel /a/ sound with a sentence strip with "Allie the Alligator sat on a mat eating apples," on it and the book, "Cat in the...
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Eddie the Elephant
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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Say What?
Students explore phonemes in spoken words. They discuss the /e/ (short e) correspondence. Students read "Red Gets Fed." They learn a meaningful letter symbol for the /e/. Students identify /e/ sound in both spoken and written words.
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The Beautiful Bouncing Ball
Students practice recognizing a letter and its phoneme by utilizing the alphabetic principle while working with and identifying the sounds of /b/. They assess a big book, objects in the room, a timer and the tongue twister, "Billy...
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/o/... I can't stop yawning!
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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Bless You
Students practice recognizing the phoneme /a/ in spoken and written words as well as by symbol. They interact with the book, "The Cat Nap," from Educational Insights and the Dr. Seuss book, "ABC's Book." Each student also plays a memory...
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Buzzy B's
Students identify /b/ in spoken words and recognize the letter symbol b in written words. They say a tongue twister which contains words with /b/. They then listen the the book "The Butter Battle Book" by Dr. Suess and identify the...
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A's Baseball
First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
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SSSneaky SSSSnake
Students identify words that contain the s sound - comparing the sound to a hissing snake. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the s sound. They then practice writing s's, and listen for the s sounds in words the teacher...
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Aaaa! The Baby is Crying!
Students discover the correlation between graphemes and phonemes. They distinguish phonemes in verbal word contexts and match the letters to the phonemes. They focus on working to recognize the phoneme /a/ in its oral and written form.
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I Think I Can
Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /ch/ sound through tongue twister. They identify the initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ by reading a story to a partner.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet: Part 5
In this matching sounds worksheet, students draw a line from each letter that represents a specific beginning sound to the picture that illustrates it.
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Isabelle the Icky Iguana
Students practice the sound and spelling of the short vowel /i/. They identify the short /i/ sound in spoken and written words. The tongue twister "Isabelle iguana is in her igloo," and "Tin Man Fix It," along with Elkonin letter boxes...
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Theo and His Thirty Thirsty Brothers
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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Word Recognition: R
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 Consonants Cut And Paste
In this vocabulary worksheet, students are instructed to cut letter pieces and glue--matching them to the pictures which begin with that letter. Note: No letter pieces are provided.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders practice reading words with short vowels and cvc pattern while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with words on their game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with cvc and cvcc pattern. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics instructional activity, students practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.
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Vowel Digraphs
In this vowel digraph worksheets, students choose the proper word to match the picture. They examine the oo and ue sounds. There are eight questions on this one-page learning exercise. An answer sheet is included.
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-ook Partner Puzzle
In this -ook word partner puzzle worksheet, 1st graders match pieces of words and pictures that are divided between the beginning consonant and the -ook ending. They make six words which include book, shook, cook, crook, hook, and brook.