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Reader Rabbit 1
Second graders participate in a reading lesson in order to improve phonics skills. They generate the short vowel sound in CVC pattern words. Students blend beginning consonant, short vowel sound and final consonant into words.
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Peg and Hen
Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound. In this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
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Spill the Beans
Students play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.
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School-Home Links: Three and Four Letter Words
In this phonics worksheet, students follow directions and practice saying a list of 6 three and four letter words. Students first say the word, then say each sound each letter makes. Worksheet is designed to be signed by parent and child...
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School-Home Links 34
In this middle sounds in words worksheet, 1st graders circle the words that have the same middle sound as the first word in each row.
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Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch
Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness lesson, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Students can...
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Alphabet Organizer
Students practice organizing their vocabulary words in an online organizer tool. For this vocabulary lesson, students read a text and take notes. Additionally, students organize their vocabulary words into an online "Alphabet Organizer"...
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Make a Word: Long U by Starfall
Students explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. In this letter U lesson, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel. Students...
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The Big Hit
Students are introduced to the phonetic sound associated with the short letter "i" and listen to a story which includes words with this sound. In this the big hit starfall lesson, students build sound letter accuracy. Students also...
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Number Recognition Games
Students explore number sense by participating in a math recognition activity. In this number identification lesson, students practice pronouncing names of numbers and matching the number with an amount of objects. Students practice...
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Shape Recognition Games
Young scholars explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Young scholars complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Trucks and Community Workers
First graders identify community helpers and their roles. In this transportation lesson, 1st graders complete a series of lessons integrating technology and literacy. Students decode sounds of short u, c/s/ and g/j/ words and improve...
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Picture Hunt: R Control O
Students use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. In this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.
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Word Recognition
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Color Recognition Game
Students study color words. For this math lesson, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.
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Web-Based Practice
Young scholars explore technology by participating in a word structure activity. In this grammar lesson, students utilize the Writing Center computer software to practice keyboarding while identifying word formations in class. Young...
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Writing With Environmental Print
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics lesson, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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Give the Dog a Bone
Students listen as the /sh/ sound is modeled and discover the sound as it appears in the words "sheep", "fish", and "ship". They then play a secret game with a magic code placing the correct dog with its bone. Once all the words are...
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What's My Sound?
Students follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. In this 'what's my sound' lesson, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to build...
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Word Family Activities and American Symbols
In this word family and American symbols worksheet, students learn about word families and American symbols. They complete an activity in which they create real and nonsense words by combining sounds of the alphabet with 7 different word...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: The Elk and the Ant: Ending Blends Nd, Nk, Nt, Pt, Sk, and St
This printable consonant blends worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will add ending consonant blends [nd, nk, nt, pt, sk, and st] to form words that will complete a short...
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Rock 'N Learn: Match 'Em: Ending Blends Lk, Ft, Lf, Lm, Lp, Lt and Mp
This printable consonant blends worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will add ending consonant blends [lk, ft, lf, lm, lp, lt and mp] to form words that will complete...
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Reading Bear: Blends (Ending, Part 1) Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate blends in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...