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Curated OER

Recycling Game ABC's and Sorting

For Teachers K - 1st
Students participate in an ABC game based on recycling. In this recycling lesson, students sort objects into bins based on the first letter of each object. Students discuss the community and how to improve recycling.
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Curated OER

Mysterious E: Makes Space a Brave Place

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and words containing a_e. In small groups they play a board game, then spell words containing the a_e letter pattern using letter manipulatives. Students read the...
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Curated OER

Under the Umbrella

For Teachers K - 1st
Students 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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Long A Word Matching Game

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long a word worksheet, students cut out words with long a in them and cut out the pictures they go with, and match them together. Students match 8 words with 8 pictures.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Long E Words Matching Game

For Students K - 2nd
For this long e words worksheet, students cut out long e words and the pictures they go with, and then match them up together. Students complete 8 matches.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Fluency: Words, Word Climb

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Just like climbing a mountain, little learners read to reach the top. They take turns picking high-frequency word cards, reading them, then matching them to the words on their mountain worksheet. They race to reach the top of the...
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Fluency: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Make a Match

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A memory activity engages young learners in letter-sound correspondence. Pairs take turns examining two sets of cards lying face down. They flip one image card and one letter card, then name the initial sound. If the sounds match, pupils...
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Isolating, Bag-of-Sounds

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In pairs, pre-readers take turns holding up objects from a bag. As one child holds up an object, the other names it and says its initial letter sound. They work together to sort the objects into piles based on how they isolated and...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Medial Match

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Early readers get together and match medial phonemes. They take turns picking picture cards from a pile; they say each word, then determine whether the pair has matching medial sounds.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Onset and Rime, Sound Detective

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Play letter sound detective with your class, and snoop out sounds, onsets, blends, and rhyme. In pairs, children take turns choosing a card from the pile; as they sound out part of the word, their partner attempts to figure out which...
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Segmenting and Blending, Break and Make

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young learners build phonemic awareness and strong phoneme blending skills. Pairs guess the image on the card based on the word segment sounds given by blending what they hear.
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Let’s Count!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)

For Teachers K Standards
In a themed series of lessons and activities, beginner readers are given extra support in reading through chants, games, and practice worksheets.
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Helping Dyslexia

Chain Words

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Kindergartners and first graders create a chain of word cards with this fun activity. Participants read the word on the right side of a card, and match the word to the corresponding picture on the left side of another card. They...
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Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin

Lesson 2 - Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Closed syllable words contain short vowel sounds. A phonics lessons introduces readers to consonant-vowel-consonant words. Guided instruction introduces the words with a series of dictation activities, and then learners practice reading...
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Curated OER

Introduce /o/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The best way to get your scholars familiar with the alphabet is to expose them to each letter in multiple contexts. This strategy incorporates letter recognition, sound, word examples, and pronunciation, and emerging readers will feel...
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Curated OER

Reintroduce /s/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
What letter is this? As you introduce pre-readers to letter sounds, keep them entertained with this fun game. Start by drawing the letter s on the board, large enough for all to see. Once you've demonstrated the sound it makes, use these...
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Curated OER

Introduce /f/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Hook your scholars by drawing a large f on the board; do they know what letter this is? Once you've demonstrated the sound it makes, use these tips to help them make the same sound. Although the audio function is neat, it may not be...
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Curated OER

Introduce /d/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Give youngsters a better grasp of the letter d by combining letter sounds, pronunciation, recognition, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape then listen to you make the /d/ sound and try it on their own. Kids brainstorm...
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Curated OER

Introduce /u/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
As scholars are learning about letter sound correspondence use this activity to help them with the /u/ sound. Learners examine a large u on the board, identifying it if they can. They listen to you make its sound, explaining to them what...
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Curated OER

Introduce /g/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
As your emerging readers are learning the alphabet, set them up for success with strategies like these that incorporate multiple contexts and learning styles. Focusing on the letter g, write it clearly on the board. Model the /g/ sound,...
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Curated OER

Reintroduce /t/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Use these strategies to connect letter pronunciation, sound, word examples, and recognition, focusing on the letter t. Emerging readers examine the letter and listen to you say the /t/ sound. As you explain how to do it, they try...
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Curated OER

Reintroduce /i/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
As your scholars begin learning letters of the alphabet, help them connect sound, pronunciation, word examples, and letter recognition using these strategies. Focusing on the letter i, begin by drawing it on the board. Can scholars...
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Curated OER

Reintroduce /f/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Draw a large letter f on the board to begin this letter recognition and sounds activity, asking kids to identify it if they can. Demonstrate the /fff/ sound and explain how you are making it as learners try it out. What words can they...
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Curated OER

Reintroduce /r/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The /r/ sound can be a difficult one, but scholars use some helpful tips to get it right. After examining the letter shape they listen to you pronounce this phoneme and describe what you are doing to create the sound. They try on their...

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