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Ah Ah Ah! Don't Do That!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become familiar with the alphabetic principle that letters stand for phonemes and spellings map out the phonemes in spoken words. They focus on identifying the short /o/ sound in spoken words and the tongue twister "Oscar Otter...
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When Vowels Follow the Letter R

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this vowel worksheet, students review the sounds of the combinations ar, er, ir, or and ur. choose words from a word box that correctly complete 5 short sentences.
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Starfall

Gus the Duck

For Students K - 2nd
In this spelling learning exercise, learners fill in each sentence with the correct word or letter. The practice of using the right kind of sentence structure is done.
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Starfall

Soap Boat

For Students K - 2nd
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students read a short book about a "soap boat." Students may practice reading it aloud and color in the illustrations.
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The Crying Baby

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice recognizing phonemes with letters emphasizing the /a/ in spoken words and by letter symbols. They interact with Elkonin boxes, letter manipulatives, the book, "A Cat Nap," and a poster with a tongue twister on it.
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Allie the Rat

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils identify the letter a and the short vowel sound it makes. They do a tongue twister with the sound in it and write what the letter a looks like on primary paper. Students have to listen to or read a story called Pat's Jam and...
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When A Says Its Name

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ai/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, students apply the rule for reading and spelling words containing the /ai/ digraph by playing word bingo.
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Ii

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this alphabet awareness worksheet, students circle each picture that begins with the long or short /Ii/ sound and then make an x on each picture that does not begin with the /Ii/ sound.
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Weekly Reading Test

For Students 1st
In this reading worksheet, 1st graders are tested on short o words.  Students read and write 10 words and choose 2 words to write three times each.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Phonics lesson for -ew and -oo

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders identify letters and sounds associated with -ew and -oo sounds. Each learner receives a stack of cards containing these sounds, and they must determine whether the word uses the -ew or the -oo sound. This could easily...
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University of Texas

Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Spelling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode and...
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The Big Hit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students are introduced to the phonetic sound associated with the short letter "i" and listen to a story which includes words with this sound. For this the big hit starfall lesson, students build sound letter accuracy. Students also...
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Fluency is Freedom!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read orally in groups of two to increase reading speed and fluency in this lesson. They read provided books which emphasize the short vowel sounds. The pairs time each others reading and offer encouragement and support as they...
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Letter Ee

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this letter e activity, students pronounce short e picture words and trace and print the lower case letter e. Students complete two activities.
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What Begins with the Letter E?

For Students K
For this letter recognition worksheet, students draw lines to match pictures that begin with the short vowel sound of the letter E or e to a box labeled as such. They choose between 6 pictures that include an elephant, eggs, and a bird.
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CVC Words

For Students K - 1st
In this CVC words worksheet, students write a set of 20 consonant, vowel, consonant words, all with short vowels in the middle. Students copy by tracing the word as it appears beneath its corresponding picture.
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Long "u" With Silent "e" Reading Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing and spelling instructional activity, students circle pictures of long "u" with silent "e" words that are included in 3 short paragraphs. They complete 3 examples.
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Starfall

Gus the Duck

For Students K - 2nd
For this daily activities worksheet, students cut out the short book Gus the Duck, read each page, and then color each page appropriately for visual authenticity.
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Listen Up!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /e/ sound. They practice writing the letter 'e' and making the short /e/ sound. They recite an 'e' tongue twister and practice finding the short /e/ sound in spoken words. They identify pictures of words...
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Spinning Short Vowel Game

For Teachers 1st
First graders, in pairs, use spinners to experiment with different combinations of letters. They combine letters and determine whether they have produced a word or not. They construct and record words choosing letters from designated tiles.
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"IIIIH" it is a bug!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the long and short vowel sounds of /i/ in a variety of text with assessing different strategies. They utilize tongue twisters to assist them including "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Liz is Six." Letterboxes are also...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Tell-Tale Heart

For Students 7th - 12th
Here's the perfect resource for anyone using Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story the "Tell-Tale Heart." The packet includes five worksheets that provide skills practice exercises focusing on spelling with consonant blends, words with...
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I Scream for Ice Cream!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students determine that correspondences appear differently in different words. They discover the difference between long and short vowels and that these correspondences are spelled and pronounced differently. They review the i=/i/ and ...
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Vocabulary Building Activity

For Students 1st
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words red, men, let, get, and was. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.

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