Students participate in a play. In this Christmas lesson, students act out the Nativity. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.

Students recognize the short vowel U in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...

First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...

Learners are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ai/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, students apply the rule for reading and spelling words containing the /ai/ digraph by playing word bingo.

Students practice recognizing the phoneme /a/ in spoken and written words as well as by symbol. They interact with the book, "The Cat Nap," from Educational Insights and the Dr. Seuss book, "ABC's Book." Each student also plays a memory...

Learners identify a letter of the alphabet. They recognize this letter in print and in spoken language. The letter and phoneme chosen is the letter t and /t/. They write the letter in both lower and upper case. They read 'One Tiny...

First graders retell specific information. They listen and interpret train whistle signals and work cooperatively to play the game, I'm Going on a Train Trip.

Students access a variety of contractions themed websites. They locate information on grammar rules and play interactive contraction games and exercises.

Students use the internet to practice their internet searching skills. They use their newly acquired skills to enter a contest through crayola to rename one of their colors. They can also play their games on the website.

First graders give examples of consonants and vowels. They review the sound the /u/ phoneme makes and then play a word creation game placing letters together to make the /kuuuu/ sound which bumps into /p/ forming the word "cup" as a class.

Students listen as the /sh/ sound is modeled and discover the sound as it appears in the words "sheep", "fish", and "ship". They then play a secret game with a magic code placing the correct dog with its bone. Once all the words are...

Students practice decoding words phonetically. The teacher discusses the association between spoken and written language. After the discussion, each student is given a word that is spelled phonetically. They decode the word by playing...

Young scholars evaluate feelings and the differences in feelings terms. They identify feelings words by watching gestures and play the Flyswatter Game to choose the correct feeling. As a class they select the feelings they have in...

Students explore the book, "Who Wants to be a Poodle? I Don't" by Lauren Child. In this early childhood literacy lesson, students complete extension activities after reading the story. Activities include connect the dots, matching game,...

First graders play a word card game to study words with silent letters. In this word sounds lesson, 1st graders say the words on the cards as fast as possible. Students continue to shuffle the cards and practice saying the words.

First graders review various advanced phonics words by playing a game. In this advanced phonics lesson, 1st graders read through a stack of word cards, they build fluency by identifying letters in words that get doubled and letters...

Students practice letter combination while playing a game. In this letter combination instructional activity, students draw a card from a bag and take turns saying the sound of the letters on the card. Students continue to pass the...

Students learn about cultures through hats. Students complete "hat" writings, puzzles, and language games around the theme.

Students study the /a/ sound by mimicking the sound one makes when they sneeze. Next they work with a tongue twister, which they recite while stretching out the initial short a sound. Next, they practice writing the letter and read "A...

Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in a story...

First graders the /i/ sound by practicing the way the mouth moves while making the sound while saying "icky, sticky." They write the letter "i" using both upper and lower case letters, make words using letterboxes, and write about a...

Young scholars recognize the short vowel "E" in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and fill...

Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...

Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...