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The Alphabet
In this language arts worksheet, students sort all the letters of the alphabet into a pile. Then they select all of the capital letters and write the lowercase letters next to each. Students also fill in the missing letters of a chart.
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Letter D Printing Practice
In this letter D worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the letter on provided lines, then color a picture above the letters. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Sign Language: Letter R-Printing
In this sign language/printing practice worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the letter r, then color a picture of the letter represented in sign language.
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Holidays Around the World
Students explore how different holiday traditions are celebrated around the world. Scholars write a paper describing how they celebrate their own favorite holiday. Email partners, from different states and countries, share their...
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Experience This!
What would you do if you had to go to school all day every day? Tillie tackles this problem in Sharon Creech’s A Fine, Fine School. After a discussion of how Tillie got the principal to change his ways, brainstorm with your class...
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"An Icky Sticky Mess"
Young scholars practice a hand motion to help them remember the short vowel sound of I. They answer a variety of questions focusing on the vowel sound. They repeat a tongue twister with the repetitive sound of I. They practice writing...
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Sign Language: Letter S -Printing Practice
In this printing practice worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the letter s, then color a picture of a hand making the sign for the letter.
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Snake Talk
Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for S. They practice writing the letter S and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /s/. They associate the phoneme /s/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
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Harry the Hungry, Hungry Hippo
Young scholars study the /h/ phoneme by examining their mouth movements while making the sound. Next, they listen to and recite a tongue twister, and write the letter 'h.' They identify words with the /h/ sound both on picture cards and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Who Is Eric Carle?
Providing a template for a discussion of Eric Carle and his works, this presentation has empty spaces left specifically for adding pictures and information about this author. This exploration of Carle is only rudimentary, but a novel...
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The Baby is Crying
Students identify the short /a/ sound in written and spoken words. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /a/ sound. They then listen to "A Cat Nap" and raise their hand every time they hear a word...
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A Baby is Crying...Aaa!
Learners explore phonemes. They discuss the phoneme /a/ (short a). Students read and write words containing the phoneme /a/. They identify /a/ in written and spoken words. Learners recognize the letter symbol for /a/ and find words with...
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Bee a Reader
Use a fun tongue twister to help your class remember the /ee/ sound! With this activity, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds,...
Scholastic
Fabulous Fill-ins #1
Where is the cat? Use a word bank with articles and prepositions to complete six sentences about a cat's location. A picture helps kids visualize where the cat is in relation to other items in the room.
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Physical Education Word of the Week
Practice physical education vocabulary in your classroom. Working with language arts teachers, learners use dictionary skills to define and explain a word dealing with a concept in physical education. They also complete a task and have...
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To the Sea
Improve pronunciation and phonemic awareness in your first and second graders! With this plan, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel...
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Beat the Heat
Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....
Little Book Lane
"Ch" Words
What do chug and chain have in common? The consonant digraph ch of course. Hold onto your hats – here is a packet of worksheets with enough practice activities to fill a short unit. It contains two lists of ch words, three practice...
Music Fun
Recorder Fingering Worksheets
High notes and low notes. Sharps and flats. Recorder players perfect their fingering with a series of music worksheets that ask them to practice identifying correct fingering patterns and connecting these patterns to the...
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Introduce Word-Form Recognition
Sound out sight words using these word cards and word-form recognition strategies. As you point to each word, scholars sound out the letters silently instead of segmenting the sounds aloud. Show them how you do this by mouthing the...
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Phonics Lesson Planning Guide
So much to teach, so little time. Keep track of phonics instruction with a guide that permits you to plan phonics lessons addressing 12 difference concepts, in four strands, in the handwriting, maintenance, instruction, and...
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"Name Those Vowels"
Help your class recognize the capital and lower-case forms of the five vowels. They will learn how to make capital and lower-case forms of the vowels and all the rules surrounding vowels. Fun songs and activities are included. Links to...
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All About Acrostics
Spell out your first day excitement with S-C-H-O-O-L! Use a learning exercise to fill in words for each letter to create a unique acrostics poem.
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Proper Nouns
Learners read 10 sentences and underline each word that should have a capital letter. They write the proper nouns correctly. Good, basic practice for the use of proper nouns.