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Beginning and Ending Sounds

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice their letter and word recognition skills. In this initial and final sounds lesson, 1st graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to blend phonemes into spoken words and sound out multisyllable...
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L is for Leaf

For Students K - 1st
In this letter recognition worksheet, students trace uppercase L with their fingers, complete a counting activity, identify the letter l, and complete a sorting activity.
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Add ch, sh, th, wh

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word blends worksheet, students put ch, sh, th, and wh in the beginning of words. Students fill in the beginning of 10 words and put 6 words into sentences.
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Consonant Blends Connect the Dots

For Students 2nd
In this consonant blend worksheet, 2nd graders circle all of the words that contain consonant blends. They connect the dots to show the birds pictured on the page how to get back to their nest.
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Phonics Coloring Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this phonics worksheet, students decided what word on the picture is a short vowel sound.  The students color different vowel sounds different colors. 
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet: Short Vowel Sounds

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary building - short vowel sounds worksheet, students match words and definition, solve definition clues and complete fill in the blank sentences for 24 short vowel words.
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Phonics Consonant Blends Workbook Sample

For Students 1st
In this consonant blend activity, 1st graders complete words with th, wh, ch, or sh. They draw a line from the carrot next to the words with short vowel sounds to the basket at the bottom of the page.
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Long Vowels, Compound Words, & Contractions

For Students 1st
In this long vowels, compound words, and contractions worksheet, 1st graders read 6 questions. They circle the correct word to answer the question from the three given choices. They write the word on the line below the question.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness lesson, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...
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Vocabulary Building Activity

For Students 1st
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words red, men, let, get, and was. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building For Short "u"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary building for short "u" worksheet, students write the words after hearing them, unscramble the words and rewrites misspelled words.
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Vocabulary Reading Test

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary with short vowel words instructional activity, students write the word that the teacher says, then writes a sentence for one of the words.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short e

For Students 1st
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words ten, tell, yes, yet, and from. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Two Letter Long Vowels

For Students 1st
For this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words go, no, me, we, and going. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short a

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine the words damp, match, track, trap, pattern, insects, and travel. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a sentence writing activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity

For Students 1st
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words got, fox, dog, not, and saw. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short i

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, learners examine the words pin, bid, ditch, drill, trim, digit, and pint. Students use the words in a memory activity, word scramble activity, and sentence writing activity.
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Spelling Success; Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
There is a big difference between the words bit and bite. Learners begin to understand how to differentiate between short and long vowel sounds as they are given a word with a short vowel sound, and then are asked to add a letter to make...
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Digraphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in a word study activity to increase vocabulary and spelling accuracy. In this digraphs lesson plan, 6th graders understand how the letter "h" changes and initial sound. Students complete a crossword using...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short A

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short a vocabulary building worksheet, students write the short a spelling words, unscramble the words, find the words written incorrectly and rewrite with the correct spelling.
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Phonics: Long O Spelling Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the spelling of words with the long O sound. In this phonics lesson, 2nd graders brainstorm words with the long O sound, gain exposure to common long O spelling patterns and sort long O words based upon the spelling...
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Digraphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete a worksheet. In this digraphs lesson, 3rd graders discuss the sound of digraphs ch, sh, th and wh and brainstorm words that contain these digraphs. Students complete a word search worksheet.
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Practicing Short and Long Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
What are the differences between short and long vowel sounds? The class participates in a teacher ledlesson in which they add letters to words as they evolve from a three letter, short vowel word to a longer long vowel word. They...
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Beginning Consonants

For Students K - 1st
In this beginning consonants worksheet, students say the sound of a letter, name pictures in the row and circle the pictures that begin with the given sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.