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Guided Reading with Elizabeti's Doll

For Teachers K - 2nd
Practice reading strategies using Elizabeti's Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen. Readers utilize decoding and comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading the story. A detailed list of text features, high frequency words,...
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Word Search #10 -Grade 7

For Students 7th
In this word puzzle worksheet, 7th graders locate and circle 19 spelling words in a word search puzzle. A word bank is provided.
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Home Spelling Practice: Words From French

For Students 6th - 7th
This worksheet asks middle schoolers to copy words derived from French. While rigor is absent from this assignment, it could be altered slightly to require more thought. Instead, ask that class members look up each English word in a...
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Similar Words

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling and grammar activity, students study words which look or sound alike such as "desert" and "dessert." Students use the 24 words in the word bank to choose correct words to complete 20 sentences.
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Making Words

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders spell words and define homophone.  In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words. 
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Find the Misspelled Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young readers are given twenty groups of words and asked to circle the misspelled word. They are encouraged to sound out the words, specifically focusing on vowel sounds.
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Troublesome Word Rap

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Create songs and raps to develop an understanding of the proper use of common misused words and homophones. First, your class defines misused words and homophones correctly by utilizing the words in a rap or song. Then they use poetry...
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K12 Reader

Drop the Mop!

For Students 1st Standards
Combine a study of -op words with a bit of reading comprehension. Learners read a quick a silly poem containing many -op words and then answer three questions.
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PPT
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Commonly Misused Words

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Affect or effect? Ensure, insure or assure? Here’s a presentation that focuses on commonly misused words that sound similar yet have different spelling and meanings. The homonyms are defined and then examples are presented. Consider...
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Phoneme Substitution, Harder (With Letters)

For Teachers K
Emergent readers create new words by changing a phoneme, using sets of letter cards to spell out each CVC word. They begin by substituting initial sounds, then final sounds, and lastly the middle vowel. Help them sound out each word,...
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Categories Game: Ten Words

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students, in groups, create lists of vocabulary words related to a particular subject. They are given points for each correctly spelled word that matches a list written by the teacher.
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Scholastic

Bingo Lingo

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Word roots can be great fun when part of a game! Practice a variety of different roots with this nicely put-together bingo game that comes with plenty of instructional ideas.
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K12 Reader

Choose the Correct Homophone

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
It's a known secret that English can be a difficult language to learn, and homophones don't make it any easier. Help your young readers tackle these tricky words with this simple fill-in-the blank exercise in which they identify the word...
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Word Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. For this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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BBC Learning English, Speaking (Pronunciation of Similar Words)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this word pronunciation worksheet, learners work in pairs to identify which word is said by the partner. Words provided are similar either in spelling or sound providing a challenge for English language learners.
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Word Pairs

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students compare similar words that are often confused. In this Language arts lesson, students review meanings of words that are often confused. Students complete a worksheet and sentences to practice correct usage of these words.
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Home Spelling Practice: Long I, Long O

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, learners learn to spell a list of 20 words. All contain the sound of long O or long I. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Spelling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are taught the spellings of some words with a specific prefix. They comprehend the terms prefix and suffix. Students define the word pre as before and they relate the definition of prefix: the letter blends come before the...
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Vocab Squares

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Creatively develop and reinforce new vocabulary from the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, using these vocabulary squares. Each square is divided into four quadrants asking scholars to input the word, a picture,...
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Spelling List Level 3, Set 14

For Students 4th - 6th
In this set of spelling worksheets, students use flashcards to study a list of words. Then they must alphabetize, write sentences, complete a word puzzle, unscramble letters, and practice writing the words.  The spelling list includes 10...
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Often-Confused words

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop understanding of words often confused. In this spelling, vocabulary lesson, 5th graders complete a worksheet comparing a set of often confused words.
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Interactive
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Easily Confused Words: Descent, Decent, Dissent

For Students 7th - 8th
For this easily confused words:  descent, decent, dissent worksheet, students read the definitions and examples of each word, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers K
Students practice reading and spelling by identifying rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students complete a worksheet to pair rhyming words.
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Multisensory Sight-word Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that uses sight word strategies in order to increase reading comprehension. The skills are applicable to rote skill, math facts, formulas, etc... The lesson includes sample exercises for the teacher to use for...