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Spell, Shoot, Score!
Games are great ways to motivate. The class is split into two teams; each team earns points by correctly spelling given words. To score bonus points, teams get to shoot baskets with a small ball. Tip: This game could be used to reinforce...
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Spell, Shoot, and Score
Students practice spelling, writing, and shooting baskets. In this spelling lesson, students practice spelling. Students are divided into teams. Students are given a spelling word to write. If the word is spelled correctly, the student...
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"Two Diamond Baseball" Review Game
Here is a game that can be used across the curriculum. Two teams are made up, and each time a member of the team answers a question correctly, they roll a dice to see how far they advance on the "baseball field." A fun game!
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Spark (A Variation on Sparkle Spelling Game)
Students participate in a game in which they practice their spelling words, in which each student adds another letter to the word. They are given the chance to rejoin the game if they miss a letter.
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Bueno Brothers' Bean Dip
Students play a game in which they see how many words they can form from a scoop of lima bean letters
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Spelling Puzzle for Christmas
In this spelling puzzle for Christmas worksheet, students read the clue, then color the letters to spell the answer, and write the answer word on the line.
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Alphabet and Number Derby!
Young children roll and shout their way to victory in this simple number and letter recognition game. Using the included game board students roll a die, move the number of squares indicated, and call out the name of the number or letter...
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Sparkle Spelling Game
Students participate in a game to help them with their spelling words. They rotate around the room with the first word, with each student giving the next letter. They continue if they get the letter right or sit down if the letter is wrong.
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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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Irregular Word Fluency, Smack the Wall
Students practice decoding irregular words. In this irregular word fluency lesson, students read the irregular words from the word wall. Students listen to the teacher read an irregular word and smack the word on the word wall with a fly...
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Reintroduce an Irregular Word
Some words are tricky. Can your scholars quickly recognize irregularly spelled words? Write the word was on the board (or any irregular word you'd like to practice), touching each letter as scholars segment the phonemes. Explain that the...
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Middle Sound Segmenting Accuracy
Mico the puppet wants to play a game! Can you figure out which picture card he's thinking of if he only says the middle sound? Choose three picture cards from the extensive library provided here, making sure scholars know what word each...
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Movement
Students experiment and explore a variety of instruments and movements. They play rhythms on instruments, spell words using their bodies, act out the movements of a song, role-play machine parts as a group, pantomime an activity, and...
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Family Word Slide "at"
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words for the letters included on card 2 that attach to the suffix of "at". They can be used to play spelling games.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics learning exercise, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
For this phonics worksheet, 1st graders practice reading words with short vowels and cvc pattern while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with words on their game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics learning exercise, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with cvc and cvcc pattern. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics instructional activity, students practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.
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Irregular Word Fluency: Password
Utilize your learners' spare time by having a "password" that learners must recite before they enter or leave the classroom. As suggested here, provide an irregular word that your first graders are trying to develop. How efficient!
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Irregular Word Fluency, Line it Up
First graders use teacher created irregular word cards to build fluency through a game. In this irregular word cards lesson, 1st graders reply to the teacher when their assigned word card is called. Students mastery or need is recorded...
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 1: Adding -ing
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 6 words. All words have the "ing" ending. Students write each word one time.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 1: Short O
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell six words in a list that all contain the short O vowel sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Vocabulary Toss
Students play a vocabulary game. When they identify the correct work-wall word, they earn a point and a chance to double his or her point by shooting a basket. This game is designed to reinforce vocabulary skills by providing a fun way...