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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I'm going to chase you

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise the /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shaggy Sheba Shakes!

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils study the /sh/ digraph in order to determine that when the letters are together in a word they make one sound. They use letter boxes, letter manipulatives with the sh taped together, and poem, "My Shaggy Dog." Using the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spill the Beans

For Teachers K - 1st
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Charlie Chose Cheese

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise th /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Choo Choo Train

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars 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/...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trucks and Community Workers

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify community helpers and their roles. In this transportation instructional activity, 1st graders complete a series of lessons integrating technology and literacy. Students decode sounds of short u, c/s/ and g/j/ words...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture Hunt: R Control O

For Teachers Pre-K - K
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Peg and Hen

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars 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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Web-Based Practice

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners 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. Learners...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Give the Dog a Bone

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness instructional activity, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u"...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Number Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shape Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Color Recognition Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study color words. In this math lesson, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.
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Unknown Type
Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: The Elk and the Ant: Ending Blends Nd, Nk, Nt, Pt, Sk, and St

For Students K - 1st
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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Unknown Type
Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: Match 'Em: Ending Blends Lk, Ft, Lf, Lm, Lp, Lt and Mp

For Students K - 1st
This printable consonant blends activity 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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Unit Plan
St. Charles Place Education Foundation

Reading Bear: Blends (Ending, Part 1) Lesson

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
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...
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Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Blending [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn how to blend words as a classroom modeling strategy. Teachers will learn direct instructional techniques for blending; games and activities are also provided to reinforcement the concept of blending.
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Unit Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Finish My Sentence: Oral Blending Accuracy Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this classroom activity, the instructor creates a list of simple sentences that include a three or four letter word that the students are asked to blend. The instructor says the sentence and asks the student to help blend the letters...
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Unknown Type
Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: The Band: Ang

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
This printable consonant blends worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will write words with the consonant blend -ang to complete a short story. An answer key and lesson...
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Unknown Type
Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: Mr. Wong's Song: Ong

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
This printable consonant blends worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. To discover a hidden picture, students will color each word that possesses the -ong ending consonant blend. An...
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Word Machines: Short A

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this interactive, student learn to pronounce and produce rhyming words containing the short A sound. Using the word maching, students can change the beginning or the ending sounds to make new words which are then clearly pronounced.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Target Tests and Target Lessons That Teach Phonics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site has simple lessons that use images and everyday words to demonstrate the usage of diphthongs, regular vowels, and irregular vowels. Click on on one of the "Phonics Lessons," to prepare for one of the corresponding tests.
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Unknown Type
Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: Name That Picture: Cvc Words

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will view pictures and identify the words that contain the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) spelling pattern. An...