Pupils identify the grapheme and phoneme for G. They practice writing the letter G and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /g/. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...

Pupils develop skills in letter recognition. They trace leaves on paper cut outs. Students write upper case letters on oak leafs and lower case letters on acorns. They match leaves to appropriate acorns.

Students study the short /a/ sound by examining the movement of their mouths as they make the sound mimicking a baby's cry. They recite a tongue twister and write the lower case "a." They raise their hands when they hear the letter sound...

Learners practice identifying letters and their corresponding phonemes to become solid fluent readers. They focus on the grapheme and phoneme associated with the upper and lowercase letter of S. Each student makes the sound that the...

Students study the letter R, r in order to recognize it, say its sound, and write it. They watch a partner's mouth as they make the "r" sound before repeating a tongue twister that contains many "r" sounds. Next, they practice writing...

In this letter N worksheet, students color the word nickel, color the letter N and a picture of a nickel and practice writing the letter N on lines provided.

In this alphabet letter E learning exercise, students recognize that the 3 words that name each picture all start with an E. Students fill in the blank in each word with an E and then color the pictures.

Recognizing letters is a crucial skill for young learners to acquire. Students recognize that the words that name each of the 3 pictures all start with an R. Students fill in the blank in each word with an R and then color the pictures.

In this alphabet letter V worksheet, students look at 14 words and circle each word that begins with the letter T. Students view 4 pictures, circle each picture that begins with the letter V and then color each picture circled.

Students practice recognizing the capital and lowercase M when practice writing with M&M's. They listen to and view the book, "Are You My Mother?," by P.D. Eastman with Random House, Inc. Each student interacts with a tongue twister...

Learners demonstrate literal meaning of a fiction book. In this reading comprehension activity, students listen to the book, If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and practice the "m" sound during the read aloud. Learners answer questions about...

Students recognize the phoneme /k/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /k/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /k/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme...

Learners explore letter-sound correspondences. They explore the letter s and the sound produced by the letter. Students explore how to write both the upper and lower case forms of the letter s. Learners identify s in both written and...

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...

Students recognize the capital letters of the alphabet.

First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful lesson for a first grade writer!

Students write about themselves. In this descriptive writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint for examples of descriptive writing and then write sentences describing themselves. Students use a computer program to type their sentences...

First graders physically form the letters of the alphabet in small groups. They move around demonstrating various locomotive skills, and form the letter that the teacher calls out.

Students study the /i/ sound in both written and spoken words. They examine how their mouths move as they make the /i/ sound, recite a tongue twister, and write the both the upper and lower case 'i'. Next, they listen to a story while...

In this literacy activity, learners look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections and help with spelling.

Learners role-play a story about a cat and dog, follow the assembly instructions to piece together finger puppets, and complete letter-writing practice.

In this reading activity, students collaborate to read or perform a three-character dialogue script. The short piece is about a mother who bakes cookies for a boy and a girl. Pupils go on to write letters, sentences, and count.

Students practice letter recognition in written language and sounds for /t/ in both the upper and lower case forms. They utilize a chart with "Today Teddy talked to ten people at two o'clock," on it while making the sounds that are...

Students explore the letter 'p' and the /p/ sound. Through instruction and modeling they practice writing uppercase and lowercase p's. They say 'p' tongue twisters. They identify 'p' words as they are read aloud from a story. They write...