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Romeo And Alphabet
With a wonderful take on the play Romeo and Juliet, Sesame Street characters romanticize the alphabet. Telly calls out the letters of the alphabet as a banner slowly parades by. This could be a fun way to review the alphabet before a...
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Dr. No
It's time for Monster Piece Theater with our favorite host, Alistair Cookie. This time James Bond sees the specialist Dr. No because he can't read the word no. When Mr. Bond takes off his dark glasses, he finds that he can read the word no.
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Kingdom Of O
Elmo looks for the Kingdom of E but finds the wrong place. He implores the king and queen to change their kingdom to the land of the letter “E.” What a fun way to introduce this letter!
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Letter G Game
As a review of the letter G, this resource would be a motivating addition to a language arts lesson. The video not only explores the sound of the letter G, but focuses on words that begin with the letter. What learner won't love the...
Little Baby Bum
ABC Train Song
Take a ride on the alphabet train! Sing along as the train passes by each letter while friendly voices sing the ABC song.
Little Baby Bum
ABC Bubbles Song
Boost phonics skills with a music video featuring the alphabet. Letters appear on floating bubbles as the ABC song is sung.
Little Baby Bum
ABC Phonics: ABC Song
Boost phonics with a music video featuring each letter of the alphabet, its sound, and an item that begins with that letter.
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What Makes this Sound?
Check out this video to learn about some tricky phonemes. It shows the similarities between the /f/, /ph/, /gh/, and /ff/ sounds. After watching this video, ask your class to share different words using each different phoneme.
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Jolly Phonics - Vowels - Part 1/3
A jolly little song begins this video with the sounds of each vowel and the names of the letters. Words are written somewhat small, but still legibly. Children are singing the song with a slight British accent, but not too strongly. Each...
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Ending Consonant Blends
Consonant blends at the end of words are shown in this video. The ending is shown first, then other letters jump onto the screen to form a word. A female voice reads all the letters, sounds, and words.
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Jolly Phonics - Blends - Part 3/3
Sing a little song for a variety of vowel and consonant blends. Each piece is to a tune of a popular children's song. Chant the sound along with a small action!
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Jolly Phonics - A to Z - Part 2/3
A little song goes with every letter in the alphabet. This video goes along with the Jolly Phonics vowels video as the songs for the vowels are repeated. Small actions are described for each letter as well to make this video interactive...
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Phonics Song - 2 - The Blends
Two letters pop up on the screen; each sound is said separately, blended together, and finally as part of a word. A picture pops up to visually display the word as well. Two words appear for each blend.
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Phonics - Vowel Sounds
A vowel sound with its letter jumps onto the screen, followed by other letters that then make up a word. Each vowel sound is gone through once and then the entire process repeats. Finally, on the third round, readers are encouraged to...
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ABC Phonics Chant
Scan through the letters of the alphabet, their sounds, and a word that starts with that letter. The letter is flashed along with a picture of the word as a male voice says, "G, /guh/, grape." A quick, efficient resource that can be used...
Little Baby Bum
Karaoke: ABC Song: Alphabet Song - Instrumental Version
Encourage scholars to sing loud and proud to a karaoke version of the alphabet song. Instrumental background music takes singers through the ABC song three times lead by two panda bears.
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Kindergarten Sight Words
A collection of single-syllable sight words appropriate for kindergarteners flashes across a yellow screen. Each word is clearly read and is printed in dark black lettering.
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Phonics Song - 1 - The Basics
An object pops up on the screen for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by the letter itself and the name of the object. The objects are drawn in black and white and the letters pop up in red.
Other
International Literacy Association: Podcasts
A list of podcasts from the International Reading Association on various topics in Language Arts. Several discuss ideas in teaching reading and writing, others on vocabulary, reading fluency, and early literacy. Several are available in...
Hooked on Phonics
Hooked on Phonics Tv: First Grade, Lesson 2: Th Words
This YouTube video focuses on the beginning "Th" consonant blend; it sounds out words beginning with "th" and forms a series of words, and then repeats them asking the students to say them.
Sesame Workshop
Electric Company: Ly Song
Watch this classic Electric Company video on adding -ly to words. Learn to read words with common affixes. [1:14]
Sesame Workshop
Electric Company: Ing Song
Watch this classic Electric Company video on words ending in -ing. Learn to read words with common affixes. [1:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tips From the Playground: Oy/oi
How do you know when a word uses "oy" or oi? This video will demonstrate rules for when each one is used so you will never be confused again! This resource teaches spelling, pronunciation, decoding, and grammar skills. [1:37]
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Pbs Learning Media: Tips From the Playground: Ou/ow
When do you use the "ou" sound or "ow" sound? This video will demonstrate rules to help you figure out which one goes in which word. This resource teaches spelling, pronunciation, decoding, and grammar.