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Reintroduce /F/
Students review the /f/ sound. In this /f/ sound activity, students Students recognize words beginning with the /f/ sound.practice the pronunciation of the /f/ sound. Students list words that begin with /f/.
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Introduce /E/
Students say the /e/ sound after teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm words that begin with the /e/ sound and select the letter out of 12 given, practicing the sound.
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Reintroduce /H/
Students review the /h/ sound. In this phonics lesson, students practice the sound, opening their mouths and making sure "air comes out." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter among a set of 12.
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Reintroduce /Y/
Students review the letter Y and its sound following teacher modeling. In this phonics lessons, students brainstorm words that begin with the /y/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue...
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Reintroduce /R/
Students review the sound /r/. In this phonics lesson, students practice the sound, remembering that their tongue touches the roof of their mouth and their "voice box is on." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter...
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O No!
First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel O. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
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Shiny Shoes
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Chug Choo Choo
First graders identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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"Name Game" Poetry
Learners write a poem by choosing a word and then creating a poem out of the individual letters of their word. They brainstorm words for each letter of their poem then create it and publish it using a word processor.
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Cue Wall
Students explore a visual look at the cues for each skill theme taught. They review all the cues that they discuss and practice in PE class. They examine the theme and cues and reminders of cues while working on the theme.
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"Tick, Tock," Says the Clock!
Students explore the letter 't' and the /t/ sound. Through instruction and modeling they practice writing uppercase and lowercase T's. They say 't' tongue twisters. They identify 't' words on a worksheet and as they are read aloud from a...
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"Eddie the Excited Elephant"
First graders recognize each letter in the alphabet and the phoneme it makes. They recognize phonemes in spoken words and their corresponding letters or spelling maps and distinguish phonemes in their oral contexts.
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ABC Book
Students create a class alphabet book. They correctly illustrate a letter with a picture using the corresponding sound. Students also read and discuss various alphabet books and decide on what theme their book will have, for example,...
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Test- Parts of the Body
In this ESL parts of the body test worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict parts of the body. Students match these pictures with the verbs that describe them. Note: All body parts are written in all capital letters.
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Aaa-aaa-aaa-choo!!
Pupils study the /a/ sound by mimicking the sound one makes when they sneeze. Next they work with a tongue twister, which they recite while stretching out the initial short a sound. Next, they practice writing the letter and read "A Cat...
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We Can Read It Together!
Students practice various skills in order to help children to learn the skill of reading. The lesson emphasizes the importance of reading to young children on a regular basis. The skills of repetition of key words and phrases are...
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Berry Basket Painting
Students use plastic berry baskets to make different print designs with paint.
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EA Words
Students determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. For this language arts lesson, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the lesson. This...
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Light and Water
Third graders experiment with coins and water to explore light rays. In this light and water instructional activity, 3rd graders work in pairs to observe what happens with a coin in water or how it appears based on the density of the...
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Who Has Hair?
Young scholars explore similarities and differences. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read literature and participate in activities that features mammals and their hair. Young scholars learn that they share things in common...
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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. Students create...
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Narrative Writing
If you're looking to start a unit based around narrative writing, make sure to consider this resource while you're planning. This book covers five topics: writing personal narratives, writing narratives about others, writing narratives...
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PE Word Wall
Increase your middle schoolers' physical education vocabulary and knowledge of the rules of different sports by posting on the word wall. You will have to do all the work and remember to laminate things, so you only have to do it once. A...
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Teaching Vowel Combinations
Need some fun activities to augment your lessons on vowel patterns and phonemic awareness? Peruse a series of worksheets designed to help little ones with their early reading skills.