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Phonics and Vegetable Books
Students participate in phonemic awareness and phonics activities and develop a list of vegetable vocabulary words. They break up words into beginnings and endings, and trace and write the letter s. Students then create a Vegetable...
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Brown Bear Phonics
Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence. In this writing lesson, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type sentence. ...
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Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words
In this recognizing consonant-vowel-consonant words worksheet, students pronounce three-letter picture words, circle one letter from each column for the beginning, middle, and final sounds, and write the picture words. Students write...
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Consonant Vowel Consonant Skill 1
For this recognizing words spelled with the cvc pattern worksheet, students say picture words, choose the beginning, middle, and final letters, and write the picture words. Students spell and write twenty words.
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Morning Message-Mystery Code
Students copy and figure out the Mystery Codeword each day. They copy Mystery Code into journal. They match the number with the letter to decipher the code word. They draw a picture to match code word. At the end of the week, the...
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Matching Objects and Patterns
First graders participate in hands-on activities and use objects to create patterns. They observe a PowerPoint lesson describing matching objects and patterns. In groups, 1st graders complete geometry computer activities such as planting...
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Light and Our World
In this science instructional activity, learners solve a variety of curriculum related puzzles. They also practice basic mental math skills using four operations. The concept of light and color are explored and how it interacts with...
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Let's Bowl!!
Students demonstrate word fluency from the Dolch word list. In this word fluency instructional activity, students play a word identification game that involves a simulated bowling game. Students identify several words from the Dolch word...
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Five Part Phonics: Blends
First graders participate in a variety of activities that feature the consonant blend 'st'. They read "Stan the Squid" and "Stella Started for the Station", answer comprehension questions for the stories, manipulate beginning sounds and...
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Words With /t/
In this words with /t/ worksheet, students color pictures in a set of 12 that begin with the /t/ sound. Page includes a reference website for additional resources.
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Shhh!
Learners practice identifying and spelling words containing the /sh/ digraph. They listen as the teacher says different words, and identify those with the /sh/. They then complete a worksheet with pictures and write the words under the...
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Say Aaaaah, Says the Doctor
Young scholars explore the short /o/ sound using tongue twisters. They identify the /o/ sound in spoken language and recognize the /o/ in written words. Students practice writing the letter o. They spell words with the /o/ sound and they...
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OOOhhhh, My Toe!!!!
Students examine the /O/ phoneme by examining words and reciting a tongue twister. They practice writing the letter 'O' on their dry erase boards. While they listen to a read aloud of "Bo and Rose" they form the /O/ with their mouths...
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Printing Sentences
In writing worksheet, students form the sentence, "Ted touches his toes" four times. Students also color in an illustration of the sentence.
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Printing Sentences
In this writing worksheet, students form 3 sentences that read, "Vicki's cat visits the vet regularly." Students also color in an illustration of the sentence.
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Printing Sentences
For this writing worksheet, students form 3 sentences that read, "William likes to walk in the woods." Students also color in an illustration of the sentence.
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Printing Sentences
In this writing worksheet, students form 3 sentences that read, "Xavier makes an extra special gift box." Students also color in an illustration of the sentence.
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Printing Sentences
In this writing worksheet, students form 4 sentences that read, "Yolanda yells in the yard." Students also color in an illustration of the sentence.
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Printing Sentences
In this writing worksheet, students form 3 sentences that read, "Zoey likes to see zebras at the zoo." Students also color in an illustration of the sentence.
Deliberating in a Democracy
Freedom of Expression
Should democracies include hate speech as a protected right? Scholars analyze the rights found under the First Amendment to the Constitution through researching evidence. Freedom of expression becomes the focal point of the...
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Word BINGO
Practicing sight words is all fun and games with this app! Users hear, read, and spell words off the Dolch Word List. But that's not all! Players also get to create their own avatar, collect BINGO bugs, view their scores, and more within...
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Animal Alphabet
Students make a class animal book using the letters of the alphabet. They use a website imbedded in this plan to get pages with animals that begin with any of the 26 letters.
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The Cat in the Hat
Students participate in an emerging literacy lesson in order to focus on the skill of phonemic awareness. The letter "a" is the phoneme that is chosen for letter and sound recognition in the lesson.
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N is for Nest
Students identify the letter and phoneme /n/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /n/ sound through listening and matching activities. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a...