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Activity
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Thinking Spelling

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
An etymology resource is packed with suggestions for activities designed to build phonological, visual, morphemic, and etymological spelling skills.
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PPT
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Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Use this straightforward and informative phonology presentation in your speech and language class. Addressing the finer points of phonetics such as palatization and consonant assimilation, this is a great way to provide your students...
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Organizer
Student Handouts

Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Hunt through your classroom or around your school's campus for items that begin with every letter of the alphabet! Learners can record the words on this page, which lists the alphabet and provides lines to write on.
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Lesson Plan
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Applying Phonetic Principles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young readers develop their phonetic skills by using a nifty tool called a word pocket. They use the tool to help them organize individual letters that they have at their desks to spell entire words and to construct beginning and ending...
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Sounding Out CVCE Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. For this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...
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App
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Word BINGO

For Students Pre-K - 4th
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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Lesson Plan
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Short Vowels With Clifford

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Phonetic masters identify and recognize short vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights select words. They use picture clues to aid comprehension and construct a story by actively choosing and identifying...
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Organizer
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Diphthongs 4

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing diphthongs worksheet, students list as many words as possible that have the ai and ou diphthongs in them.
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Lesson Plan
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Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 4th
This plan aims to increase the reading proficiency of your fourth grade class. While no materials are provided, a list of activities to practice are included. Various activities include creating songs for short vowel sounds, using cue...
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Lesson Plan
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Sounding out accuracy, Word Potato

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learning to sound out CVC words can be fun, when you turn skills practice into a game. Kids play "Hot Potato" by passing a bucket filled with phonetically regular words on cards. When the music stops, students choose a word and sound it...
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Activity
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Opinion Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
It's no secret that children can be very opinionated, but rather than fight against this natural tendency, embrace it with this primary grade writing project. After a shared reading of a children's book about persuasion, young learners...
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Lesson Plan
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Vocabulary Lesson-Pre-K Through Grade 2 and ESL

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students say the name of pictures of simple objects, people and places, choosing 15 to use for the lesson plan. Students glue pictures in a scrapbook and write the word for each picture beside it. Students complete word recognition...
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Lesson Plan
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The Titanic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use various sources to compare and contrast information about the Titanic. In groups, they create a list of questions and use the internet to find the answers. They write a report with the new information and use their peers to...
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Lesson Plan
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk Lesson Plan

For Teachers K
Students create their own art resembling clouds. In this early childhood lesson plan, students experience using glue to create art. Students' finished creations are assembled into a class book.
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Lesson Plan
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On The Go! Forces and Motion

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a car using physics. For this forces and motion lesson, students create a car and test which changes in design change the performance of the car. Students complete a graphic organizer with the different changes they see.
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Exploring Geometry in the Real World

For Teachers K - 1st
Students find real-world examples of a variety of geometric shapes. They conduct research, record observations, and write descriptions. They create a classroom cityscape and highlight the information they gathered. They present an oral...
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Zooming In, Zooming Out

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop their writing skills. In this writing lesson, students play a word game to help them formulate a plan to write descriptions of people or objects using descriptive words.
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Lesson Plan
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My Community

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify how their school has changed. In this local community lesson, students listen to a brief history of their town and school and interview someone that graduated from their school. Students then create a map of their...
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Lights, Camera, Action!

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a variety of activities in which they practice recognizing verbs including a word guessing game. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders use worksheets imbedded in this plan to play the verb recognition game.
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Can I Be Your Friend?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read "Charlie, the Caterpillar" and discuss the qualities of a good friend. They write group and individual paragraphs about the topic of friendship.
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Lesson Plan
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Spill the Beans

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.