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Letter Sound Blending
Students play a game that asks them to blend sounds and differentiate between long and short vowels. They give clues to one student by sounding out all consonants and classifying the vowel as short or long. The student then blends the...
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7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters
Review r-controlled words, open and closed vowels, and dipthongs with a set of classroom posters. Each page features one concept with a colorful illustration, an explanation, and a list of applicable words.
Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 9 - Contractions
Is it do'nt or don't? How about doesn't or does'nt? A lesson on contractions helps learners identify, form, and use contractions. Components within the plan include direct instruction on decoding and encoding contractions, as well as...
Curated OER
A-Okay
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and the a_e vowel correspondence. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and spell words containing the /ae/ correspondence using letter manipulatives. Students...
Curated OER
Word and Letter Practice #6
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students say the name and sounds of given letters, read simple sentences, practice reading sight words and practice "chunks" of words.
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CVC Cloze: Middle a
For this CVC cloze activity worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short a sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short a sound as possible.
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Review Letters and Words: 28
For this reviewing letters and words worksheet, students read sentences, read word chunks, determine syllables, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short A, Long A
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have both long and short sound of vowel A. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities listed.
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Introduce the VCe rule (Long i)
Pupils sound out the word "made" as the teacher reviews the rule for silent e making vowels say their names. In this phonics lesson, students continue to sound out words with other long vowels and the silent e, with teacher guidance.
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Introduce the VCe rule (Long u, o)
Learners say the word "dime" as the teacher writes it on the board and reviews the silent e/long vowel rule. In this phonics lesson, students say other words and review the rule as words are written on the board, first without the ending...
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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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Peg and Hen
Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound. In this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
Curated OER
Reading Recall
Second graders review the vowe-consonant-e pattern in association with reading fluently. After identifying the changes made to a phoneme when the letter e is added at the end of the word, 2nd graders practice reading a phonetically...
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Phonics lesson for -ar
First graders identify words associated with the -ar sound. They read sentences and compose a story that include words with the -ar sound. The assessment portion of lesson involves students in spelling words with the
-ar pattern.
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Initial Sounds: O
In this word and letter recognition instructional activity, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter o that should begin with the letter o. Picture clues are included. Students...
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Initial Sounds: O
In this word and letter recognition learning exercise, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter o that should begin with the letter o. Picture clues are included. Students also...
Curated OER
"Aaaaaa!!!!" It's Okay, Baby!!
Your kindergarten or first grade class works on recognizing the /a/ sound in spoken words. Use the fun tongue twister to help remember the target sound, and practice writing the letter a. Then have them write words that use this target...
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Alphabet Organizer
Learners practice organizing their vocabulary words in an online organizer tool. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students read a text and take notes. Additionally, learners organize their vocabulary words into an online "Alphabet...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Writing With Environmental Print
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
What's My Sound?
Students follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. In this 'what's my sound' lesson, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to build...
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Nouns Ending In "Y"
In this long E sound nouns activity, students say the names of six pictures that end with the long E sound spelled with a Y. Students write the correct word from two choices.
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Sheepish Ee
Learners examine how "ee" makes the /E/ sound using Elkonin boxes and letter manipulatives. While reciting an e rhyme they practice saying the long /e/ sound before reading a story which contains long e words. Finally, they complete a...
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Sound Stretching
In this basic vowel and consonant blending lesson, young learners are shown how to "blend" the sounds of different letters together in order to make a word. Simple words such as, "sun," "moon," and, "ant," are used in a whole-class setting.
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Get Fluent in French: Going on Holiday
Take a vacation into French with lots of vocabulary and plenty of activities. This collection of worksheets includes instruction as well as practice and invites French language learners to hone their translation skills.