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Chance
Learners practice sight words using the Dolch vocabulary lists. For this sight word lesson, students are engaged in a whole class game that allows every student to practice reading Dolch words off index cards. Learners then use these...
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Apple Picking
Students practice reading Dolch words using an apple theme. For this sight word lesson, students play an apple picking game that allows them to practice reading several Dolch words. Students play this game frequently to ensure encoding...
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The Music Concert
Second graders read an informational text passage on music concerts and then answer questions based on what they read.
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Fight for Equality: Thurgood Marshall
Students read an informational text passage on Thurgood Marshall and his contribution to African Americans' rights, and then answer questions based on what they read.
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Parts of a Tree
Discover the parts of a tree and so much more with a packet of activities covering a range of subjects. First graders label practice pages, test their measuring and addition skills, explore books, dance, build 3-D trees, play games, give...
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“Walling Out the Unwanted”: Understanding the Barriers that Perpetuate Anti-Immigrant Bias
As part of a study of immigrant bias, high schoolers investigate the language used in blogs, readings, media reports, and current legislation whose language perpetuates xenophobia. They then consider ways they can get involved in...
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Dinosaurs
In this reading worksheet, learners study and learn the sight words "does" and "may." Students make a 6 page book about dinosaurs. Learners color the pictures and read the sentences which contain the sight words. Example: "What does a...
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Bingo!
Students participate in a game to identify word wall words. For this decoding lesson, students play a variation of the game "BINGO" and identify sight words on the word wall.
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Seeds
In this reading worksheet, students study and learn the sight word "they" by making an 8 page book about seeds. Students color and read the pages which have frequent use of the word "they." For example, "They will need water."
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Vocabulary Word Strips
In this vocabulary word skills worksheet, students cut out and study the word strips featuring the words acorn, squirrel, windy, sunflower, school, jacket, cider mill, apple, apple cider, raking leaves, rake, pile of leaves, leaves,...
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My Book of Thanksgiving Words
In these mini-book activity worksheet, learners create a Thanksgiving word mini-book that includes the words stuffing, Mayflower, Pilgrims, corn, Native Americans, and turkey. Students also write their own Thanksgiving word and draw a...
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Trade Book Sheet
First graders practice listening skills. They listen to a story and discuss the chronological events in the book. Students identify sight words. They write all sight words and discuss them in class.
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Phonics: Foot (Printing Practice)
In this sight word and printing practice activity, students learn to recognize and print the word "foot." Students write the word in DeNelian letters and color the picture.
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Rain
First graders practice oral and silent reading using beginning comprehension and decoding strategies. In this guided reading lesson, 1st graders take a picture walk and make plot predictions prior to reading the book Rain by Robert...
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Dolch Vocabulary Flashcards-Level 1
In this language arts worksheet, students learn 50 Level 1 Dolch basic sight words. Students cut apart the 8 flashcards per page and study the words, which are in alphabetical order. There are no directions for use of the cards.
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Sight Words on a Snowy Evening
Students read various poems by Robert Frost. In groups, they use the text of one poem to identify sight words that are new to them. As a class, they listen to a recording of the poem and then repeating it outloud practicing their...
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A Farm
For this sight and animal words worksheet, students fill in the shape boxes with the correct sight word. Students then write the beginning sound for each farm animal.
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Down By the Bay
In this "Down by the Bay" worksheet, learners read the poem, respond to 8 short answer question, review 16 sight words, and color and arrange the 14 pictures in chronological order.
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Get Reading Right
In this get reading right worksheet, students in teams combine as many letters together as they can to come up with as many English words as they can by only using the letters in the boxes shown.
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The Day I Tried to Cook
First graders read a short story on cooking. Then they respond to questions based on interest and practice writing.
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National Symbols
What are the most prominent symbols of the United States? Learn about the bald eagle, the American flag, and the Statue of Liberty in a reading comprehension activity that includes a short passage and five reflective questions.
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The Sun and the Stars
How are the stars similar to the sun in our galaxy? Learn all about the solar system with a reading excerpt about the sun and the stars. Kids read an informational passage before they answer questions about reading comprehension,...
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Pasta Names
Helps learners recognize alphabet letters by having them glue dry pasta over their names. Scholars use a card with their names printed neatly, then decorate it with noodles while saying each letter they make.
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Puzzle Page 2
Beginning readers complete this simple crossword using visual clues. Each word is missing a first letter and has a corresponding picture. Pupils practice printing by writing in the first letter and tracing subsequent letters. There are...