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I've Got a Bad Taste in my Mouth! Aaa!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify which word in each pair contains the...
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Cry Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. They listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /a/ sound, and write the letter A. Students listen to the book "Cat Nap" and identify...
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Things That Make You Say Aaaa!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discuss how to identify the a=/a/ in spoken words. They discuss a meaningful representation for the sound and a letter symbol. They identify the /a/ sound in words. Students read a story and blink their eyes when they hear...
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Sneaky Slimy Snake

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /s/ phoneme. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word in each pair containing the /s/...
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Hip-Hop

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice letter recognition. They say tongue-twisters with the practiced sound. Students read a book about the sound. Using laminated picture cards, students pant when they see a word with the sound.
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I Dunno!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the sounds of letters in the alphabet. Using phonetic activities, they practice the /u/ sound. Students say tongue twisters. they match pictures to the /u/ sound.
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House of H

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify the letter H and the sound it make through drawing. After identifying the letter H, students brainstorm words that begin with the letter H. In the computer lab, they use computer drawing software to create a house and...
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Words Ending in Y Making an I Sound

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word endings activity, students use the words that end in Y to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences with words that end in Y and make an I sound.
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Vowel Sounds - Short Aa Words

For Students 1st
In this short "Aa" worksheet, 1st graders use the number code and find the letters for each number to spell out the small words. Students spell 20 words.
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School-Home Links: Reading

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these reading skills worksheets, students look at the pictures, name the objects, and write the letters that spell each word on the lines under the picture. Students then look at the pictures, circle the 4 pictures they like best, and...
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Uhhh...Did I Do That?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore the letter u as it makes the short /u/ sound. They recite short /u/ tongue twisters and using Elkonin letter boxes, they spell words with the letter u. They also practice writing...
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Beginning to Read

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and use letterboxes to spell 'u' words. They identify short /u/ words as...
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Sticky Ricky!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore letters and phonemes. They identify the short vowel i in spoken and written words. Students discuss a meaningful representation for the sound. They practice reading and spelling words with the i sound. Students read "Tin...
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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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Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice speaking and spelling words, and recognize and demonstrate understanding of sounds (phonemes) that each letter contains. Students focus specifically on letter S and its sound.
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"Easy E Street"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate how the same letter can make more than one sound. It is also important for students to understand that the correspondences can be spelled and pronounced differently. This lesson plan will review e=/e/ and introduce...
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Language Arts: Becoming Fluent Readers

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop letter-sound correspondence skills by segmenting words according to their phonemes. Using letter tiles and letter boxes, they spell words called by the teacher. After reading several books with the teacher, 1st...
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Shhhh! I'm Hunting Wabbits!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the consonant digraph -sh in words and phrases. They practice recognizing the digraph /sh/ through tongue twisters and storytelling. Students read and spell words and pseudowords containing the -sh digraph.
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Sight Word Practice

For Students K - 1st
In this sight word worksheet, students read the sight words here, is, a and an, cut the words out and glue them on the correct matching spelling of the word. Students then write each word.
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Sight Word Practice

For Students K - 1st
In this sight word worksheet, students cut out sight words here, is, see, the and glue them next to their matching spellings. Students then write the words.
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Letter Recognition and Sight Words

For Teachers K - 1st
In this cut and paste letter instructional activity, students cut the cut the letters and then paste them into the boxes to spell the words see, at, you, and the.
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Short Vowel A: Secret Code

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowels worksheet, students use the secret code box to help them spell some short "Aa" words. Students then draw a picture of the word.
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Short Vowel U

For Students 1st
In this short u sound worksheet, 1st graders use the secret code box to help them spell words that contain the short u sound. Students write the word on the lines and draw pictures of it.
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Short U Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this short u word worksheet, students Use numbers that correspond to letters, using a "secret code" to spell short u words, 4 words total.

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