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Ss is for Snake
In this language arts learning exercise, students learn to print upper and lower case DeNelian letter Ss. Students trace several examples and then form their own letters in the unlined boxes.
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'Igh' Decoder
In this phonics word decoder activity, students use their problem solving skills and the decoder key to decode 14 sets of numbers in order to form 14 -igh words.
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'Oa' Decoder
For this phonics word decoder worksheet, learners use their problem solving skills and the decoder key to decode 20 sets of numbers in order to form 20 "oa" words.
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Easter Memory Game
In these Easter game worksheets, students cut out the images and words related to Easter. Students then partake in a memory game by matching the words and pictures together.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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Long a and short a bingo--check off sheet
In this language arts worksheet, 1st graders find and match the pictures and words using the game of bingo to increase reading comprehension.
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The Cream Cake Mystery - Seeing Patterns
A great language arts lesson designed for emerging readers awaits your class. Rhyming words are the focus. Learners play an interactive learning game on the computer that helps them to understand words that rhyme. As with all of these...
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Mind Reader
First graders engage in a game which helps them recognize the word wall words. In this word lesson, 1st graders are given clues to follow, to determine the word on the wall. Students are assessed based on teacher observations. Students...
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Scrambled Eggs Super!
Students explore the concept of rhyming words. In this rhyming word lesson, students decorate eggs and place words inside the eggs. Students use the eggs to play a rhyming word concentration game.
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Scrambled Eggs Super!
Learners study rhythm and rhyme. In this rhyming lesson, students read Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss. Learners explore the rhythm of rhyming words found in the book. The students decorate eggs and place rhyming words inside to use...
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The Magic Apple
First graders read The Magic Apple and complete interdisciplinary activities related to the book. In this folktale lesson, 1st graders answer comprehension questions, recognize and record short /i/ sound words and...
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Can you think of pictures that will tell a story about rice?
First graders use pictures and letters to create a rebus. In this writing sentences lessons, 1st graders analyze sample rebuses as a class and read a rice rebus independently. Students make three rebus sentences. Students play a...
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Growing Gold
First graders explore a folktale from India. In this folktale lesson, 1st graders read the tale, Growing Gold and discuss facts about India. Students construct the national flag of India from construction paper. Students also participate...
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Letter L
Learners will have fun learning about the letter "L" with the activities in this lesson plan. The author suggests reading "Lightning Bug" from the McGraw-Hill reading book. However, you may find other poems that are fitting for this...
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Rhyme and Define
In this rhyming pairs activity, students write the word from the vocabulary box that rhymes with the word listed. Some words may be used more than once and some not at all. Students also match words from the box to their definition.
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Home Spelling Practice Review Unit 5
In this spelling review worksheet, 1st graders read the four lists of short a and short e words and play a Clues game. Students complete 2 activities.
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Winnie the Pooh
Students color pages, eat carrots, read books, and more to learn about Winnie the Pooh. In this Winnie the Pooh lesson plan, students also play a bears musical chairs game.
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Animal Games
Students explore a variety of games on the Internet that will teach them about animals; they focus on the Florida panther. Students choose the activity that is of interest to them, and then rotate between the games online and the...
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Reintroduce /kn/
Students practice reading words with the kn pattern. In this phonics lesson, students review the sound kn makes. Students then play a game to reinforce the correct use of the kn spelling pattern.
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Bingo!
First graders practice and reinforce phonics and/or math skills by creating Bingo! game using computer spreadsheet. Students incorporate phonics or math skills class has been practicing onto Bingo! cards, which can be printed and made...
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Sounding out accuracy, Draw Two
Students participate in a card game to read words with a particular sound correctly. In this sound card game instructional activity, students students keep a word card if they correctly pronounce the word on it. Additional...
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Let's Bowl!!
Students demonstrate word fluency from the Dolch word list. In this word fluency lesson, students play a word identification game that involves a simulated bowling game. Students identify several words from the Dolch word list and color...
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Caterpillar Jumps
In this phonics worksheet, students participate in a class game which reinforces the phonetic sounds and blends. The full color caterpillar pieces on this page are laminated and the head is placed on the carpet with the children sitting...
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Back to School Matching Cards
In this back to school worksheet, learners cut out 3 pictures and 3 words with a back to school theme. then use them to play a matching or concentration. The words are "apple", "bus", and "school".