Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 8 - Open Syllables
Just like scholars plug something in to close a circuit, they must plug a consonant onto a word to make closed syllables. Help learners distinguish between open and closed syllables with a series of activities that emphasize open...
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Dr. Seuss Extension Activities
Extend the exhilarating learning experience of Dr. Seuss with five activities designed to reinforce literacy skills—site word reading, dialogue writing, story mapping, and more! Featured stories include The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who, The...
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The Red Badge of Courage: Vocabulary Bingo!
To reinforce recognition of vocabulary words drawn from Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, readers engage in a vocabulary bingo game.
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Pictures in Words: Poems of Tennyson and Noyes
Learners examine how Tennyson and Noyes use words to paint vivid pictures. They read and analyze two poems, complete an online scavenger hunt, complete a worksheet, and write examples of alliteration, personification, metaphor, simile,...
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Vowel Sounds
This plan aims to increase the reading proficiency of your fourth grade class. While no materials are provided, a list of activities to practice are included. Various activities include creating songs for short vowel sounds, using cue...
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Reading List: Like
In this reading list worksheet, learners trace the 4 examples of the word like. Students then read the 5 sentences that use the word like.
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First Word: Swim
In this first word learning exercise, learners trace the 5 words of swim. Students write the words on the lines and circle the word swim from the other words.
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School-Home Links: Reading Common Words 4
In this reading words worksheet, learners practice reading the word list of common words from top to bottom and bottom to top. Students then create flashcards to practice reading the words again. Parents or guardians must sign the...
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CVC Words
Help your class practice reading sight words. Learners read a list of simple words including hat, rat, and web. This is a quick and easy way to practice reading skills. It could also be used as a center activity.
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Reading Comprehension
In this recognizing the meanings of sentences activity, students read statements and answer the comprehensive questions in complete sentences, read short passages and identify the statements that are correct, and arrange sentences in...
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Lesson 6- Letter/Word Recognition
In this letter recognition worksheet, students name various letters and say the sounds. There are six sight words to memorize and seven short sentences to read.
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Dolch Primer Word Search
In this vocabulary word search worksheet, students read the one-syllable words in the word bank and find them written from left to right in the crossword. Students locate 9 words.
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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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Kids Helping Kids
Students experience reading in a multi-age learning community. In this partner reading lesson, students plan and implement a "Reading Buddy" program. Students practice oral reading, select sight vocabulary to "teach" the younger student,...
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Possessive Pronouns
In this recognizing the correct usage of possessive pronouns worksheet, students read sentences to identify ownership and choose the correct possessive pronoun to rephrase the sentences. Students choose 8 multiple choice answers.
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Vocabulary Words Second Grade
In this completing sentences activity, 2nd graders use context clues and the words in the word bank to fill in the blanks to make the sentences make sense. Students write six answers.
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Readers Who Struggle Can Learn From Wonderful Teacher/Student Created On-Level Reading Projects
Learners create their own books. In this book making lesson, students pick a subject and take photographs of it. They use these photographs to write their own story using their sight words.
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Lasers Saving Sight
Students review some basic biology by talking about how the eye works. They cover the concepts behind laser surgery as a treatment for saving sight. They begin to recognize the overlap of disciplines (physics and biology) required for...
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Home Spelling Practice
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include short u words, short vowel words, and short sight words that writers use. Students practice 25 words.
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Words and Letters Practice #11
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students practice saying letters and sounds of letters, read simple sentences, and practice high frequency sight words.
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Word and Letter Practice
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students name letters, say sounds, read simple sentences, and practice a set of sight words.
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Word and Letter Practice #2
In this words and letters practice activity, students practice naming letters and practicing sounds of given sets of letters, read simple sentences, and practice sight words.
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Word and Letter Practice #8
For this word and letter practice worksheet, students name and say sounds of letters in sets, practice reading simple sentences and sight words, and say the beginning sounds of names of pictures.
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Annie's Gifts: high frequency words
In this high frequency words worksheet, students read the book Annie's Gifts and put their high frequency words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 6 words.