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Letter Aa
In this early childhood letter A worksheet, students say each of the 4 words and listen for the A sound. Students color the pictures and trace the As at the bottom of the sheet.
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Letter E
In this early childhood letter E instructional activity, students say each of the 4 words and listen for the E sound. Students color the pictures and trace the Es at the bottom of the sheet.
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Amazing As
Help young readers recognize the short vowel /a/ in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Learners associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Henry Howls
Let's learn the letter h! Elementary learners will hear the sound, learn a catchy tongue twister, and identify the sound in different words the teacher says. After some writing practice, read A House for Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle,...
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Say Aaaah
Using letter boxes and a series of activities, young learners will identify the /o/ sound. Give them the fun tongue twister before having them manipulate letters in the letter box, and then read In the Big Top. Can your learners...
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Everybody Get Ready
Learners identify and spell words containing the short /e/ sound. They rehearse a fun tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /e/ sound. They then read Red Gets Fed as a class. Have your group clap every time they hear...
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Itchy Ritchy
Itchy Ritchy can help your learners remember the /i/ sound! First teach young learners the fun tongue twister illustrating the target sound, and have them identify the target sound in other words. Use the reading Tim and the Top to...
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Say /o/
Ollie the octopus is occupied! Use this tongue twister to help youngsters learn the /o/ sound. After practicing the target sound, learners should print the letter. When they are familiar with the letter and its sound, the group will...
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Under the Umbrella
The unicorn uses Uncle's underwear! Practice saying this tongue twister with your young learners to illustrated the /u/ sound. After comparing pairs of similar words (like cut and cat) and their sounds, learners will read Fuzz and...
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Open Up And Say Ahh
Who has a word that has an /o/? Teach kids this fun song (sung to the tune of "Skip to My Lou") to remember the /o/ sound and words that contain the target sound. Then have learners identify the sound in various words before...
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Yep, I'm Ready to Learn!
Tongue twisters give young learners an easy phrase to refer back to when learning letter sounds. Use the phrase "Eddy put red bells on everyone's bed" to identify the /e/ sound. Then read Red Gets Fed aloud, having learners nod...
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The Everyday Red
Pair a hand motion with the /e/ sound so young learners remember it better! This plan has the class open their "creaky door" whenever they hear the /e/ sound. They'll learn a tongue twister and read the short story Red Gets Fed,...
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Icky Sticky Inchworm
Use the meaningful example "Icky Sticky Inchworm" to demonstrate the /i/ sound. Then have learners take out letter boxes and spell simple words like six, lip, him, pin, slim, grin, etc.
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Letter Recognition and Sound Review
Students practice the sounds of the letters A-L. In this literacy activity, the teacher demonstrates the letter sounds, then the students practice and complete a worksheet to demonstrate understanding.
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Last Letter: G, T, and X
In this ending sounds instructional activity, 1st graders study the pictures and the first letters for each word. Students then write the last letter for each word on the lines. Students learn the ending sounds of g, t, and x.
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Lesson 2 - Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words
Closed syllable words contain short vowel sounds. A phonics lessons introduces readers to consonant-vowel-consonant words. Guided instruction introduces the words with a series of dictation activities, and then learners practice reading...
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16 Fall Themed Math and Literacy Centers for Kindergarteners
Look no further because your fall literacy and math centers are here. Cards allow learners to practice counting, writing, tracing, finding missing numbers and letters, skip count, and match letters to their sounds.
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Bob Book Worksheet Pack
Practice fundamental reading and number skills with a packet of worksheets for early readers. Pupils find sight words, trace letters, and complete number sequences.
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Long Vowel "E"
Explore the ea and ee digraphs with a worksheet full of images. For each drawing, kids choose between these two digraphs to complete the matching word and master the long /e/ sound.
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Number Recognition Games
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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Beginning and Ending Sounds
First graders practice their letter and word recognition skills. In this initial and final sounds lesson plan, 1st graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to blend phonemes into spoken words and sound out...
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Word Recognition
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Letter Mm: Beginning Sounds
For this beginning sounds worksheet, students color pictures beginning with the sound of M. Students are given twelve pictures and must decide if the word begins with M. They are asked to color only the ones beginning with the Mm sound.
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Introduce Double-Letter Words
First graders explore the concept of double letter words. In this word recognition lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the concept and play a game that requires them to form double letter words.