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Sounds and Letters

For Teachers 2nd
While just a series of slides with a consonant blend and long vowel combination on each, this presentation could be useful when covering spelling rules. Show learners a slide with the letter combination, and they can come up with a list...
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Reading Words With Short Vowel Sounds

For Teachers K
While just a two-slide review of words with short vowel sounds, this resource could be a good tool to use in a kindergarten classroom. It provides a quick review of simple decoding skills in a visually-appealing manner. There are twelve...
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Letters and Sounds

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Use this resource to review letters and sounds with your class. This presentation featuring a list of vowels and consonants could be used in a variety of ways. It could be used to review letters and sounds, have learners name words that...
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Consonant Blends

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
While this presentation is just a series of slides with a consonant blend, it could be a useful resource. Teachers could use these slides to have learners come up with words that contain these consonant blends. They could do it as part...
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The Long E Sound

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use this resource to help your class practice the long e sound, spelled ee. This is a great tool to use to kick-off a reading lesson or as part of a center activity. Note: The second slide has a father enjoying his beer.
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CVC Words

For Teachers K
Have your class practice simple words with the short i sound. This is a quick and easy way for learners to practice reading skills. It could be used as a whole group or independent activity.
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Alternative Spelling

For Teachers 2nd
While specific to the spelling needs of a particular class, this presentation could be altered for use in any classroom. The resource focuses on the use of the or, au, ou, and alk sounds.
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CVC Words

For Teachers K
Use this colorful and easy-to-understand presentation to help kindergartners review words with the short a sound. With words such as van, man, can, and fan, learners practice reading skills. While short, this resource could be augmented...
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Long -oo and Short -oo

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
When two Os are put together in a word, a long -oo or a short -oo sound are produced. Learners examine two slides that have pictures and decide if the word depicted has the long -oo or short -oo sound. Examples are: football, hood, and...
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Short i Sound Words

For Teachers K - 1st
If you are teaching your young readers about the short vowel sounds, this presentation could be for you! Sixteen simple, 3-letter words appear in this basic PowerPoint. The i's are colored differently than the other two letters in each...
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Words With Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
While just a series of slides with lists of words containing the short A sound, this resource would be a handy tool in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. You could use this resource as a quick review of this sound. This...
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Pepperoni Pizza

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Use this presentation as a way to review vowel sounds in a quick and easy way. The colorful graphics are inviting. It could be used in language arts center.
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Down in the Jungle

For Teachers K - 1st
Young readers should benefit from this basic PowerPoint which gives many examples of how the "at" sound can be used in a variety of words. A variety of consonants, and consonant blends, are put in front of the "at" sound to make many words.
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Word Families: A Kindergarten Experience

For Teachers K
Students study rhyming words. In this language arts lesson, students participate in several activities in which they practice rhyming words. Students match onsets and rhymes and practice spelling words.
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Word Slide-CVC Words

For Students K - 1st
In this CVC words worksheet, students say, print, and draw a picture of each CVC word given. The page has related web links.
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ESL Pronunciation Exercise

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this pronunciation worksheet, students underline words with short vowel sounds and categorize words according to stressed syllables.
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Word Families

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This phonics PowerPoint presents sets of word families featuring /a/ and /o/. Each of the words is accompanied by a picture. Students practice sounding out each of the words.
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Rhymes - 1

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this on-line language arts worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions where they choose the word that rhymes with the bold word. Students can check their answers at the end of the worksheet.
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Short Vowel Activities

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel activity, students place an X through bubbles with short vowel words printed on them. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Advanced Conversation Quiz #1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary and pronunciation assessment worksheet, learners complete 17 problems where they match words to definitions and circle the word that has a different vowel sound than the rest.
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Alliteration

For Teachers 4th
In this alliteration worksheet, 4th graders write alliterations with their first names, find rhyming patterns in poems, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers 4th
In this rhyming words worksheet, 4th graders complete activities such as circling rhyming words, writing rhyming words, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Say and Spell CVC Words Board Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
ESL students practice saying and spelling consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. In this spelling instructional activity, students play a board game that requires them to look at a picture and say then spell the word pictured. The first...
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Say and Spell Vowel Digraph Board Game

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students say and spell vowel digraphs by playing a board game. In this vowel digraphs lesson plan, students make a single sound with 2 vowels.