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Kid-Code: Developmentally Appropriate Spelling

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Carefully balanced, developmentally appropriate spelling lessons and expectations can keep young writers focused!
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Thinking Spelling

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
An etymology resource is packed with suggestions for activities designed to build phonological, visual, morphemic, and etymological spelling skills.
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Applying Phonetic Principles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young readers develop their phonetic skills by using a nifty tool called a word pocket. They use the tool to help them organize individual letters that they have at their desks to spell entire words and to construct beginning and ending...
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Phonetic Skill 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these phonetic skills worksheets, students complete several activities that help them learn to recognize phonetic patterns in words. Students complete 6 activities.
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Organizer
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Oy Spelling

For Students 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students focus on the sound spelling of -oy. Students create a chart writing as many words that they can think of which use this spelling pattern.
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Organizer
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International Phonetic Alphabet: Diphthongs

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this diphthong review worksheet, students record as many words as they can think of that have the ai vowel sound. A chart is provided.
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Short Vowels With Clifford

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Phonetic masters identify and recognize short vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights select words. They use picture clues to aid comprehension and construct a story by actively choosing and identifying...
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Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Hunt through your classroom or around your school's campus for items that begin with every letter of the alphabet! Learners can record the words on this page, which lists the alphabet and provides lines to write on.
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Word BINGO

For Students Pre-K - 4th
Practicing sight words is all fun and games with this app! Users hear, read, and spell words off the Dolch Word List. But that's not all! Players also get to create their own avatar, collect BINGO bugs, view their scores, and more within...
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Reading Recall

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the vowe-consonant-e pattern in association with reading fluently. After identifying the changes made to a phoneme when the letter e is added at the end of the word, 2nd graders practice reading a phonetically...
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Organizer
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Diphthongs 4

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing diphthongs worksheet, learners list as many words as possible that have the ai and ou diphthongs in them.
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Vocabulary Toss

For Teachers K - 8th
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...
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ABC Lesson

For Students K - 3rd
For this alphabet worksheet, students write letters, pronounce letters, write words that start with troubled letters, and more. Students complete 8 tasks.
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Gone Fishing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars 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...
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Fuzz and the Buzz

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice various strategies for becoming fluent readers. They review the skills of phoneme recognition, decoding, crosschecking and spelling in order to read with automation. Working in pairs, students complete a pair-share of...
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I Dunno!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the sounds of letters in the alphabet. Using phonetic activities, they practice the /u/ sound. Students say tongue twisters. they match pictures to the /u/ sound.
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Double Jeopardy-Homophones

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify homophones as words that sound alike but have different meanings. They, given a pair of homophones, are to explain the meanings of the words using gestures, role playing, or drawing a picture with their partner.
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Zooming In, Zooming Out

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop their writing skills. In this writing activity, students play a word game to help them formulate a plan to write descriptions of people or objects using descriptive words.
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Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon Sequencing Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice sequencing. In this sequencing lesson, students listen to the book Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon. They put the story events in sequential order using a graphic organizer. 
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Alphabet Organizer

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students practice organizing their vocabulary words in an online organizer tool. In this vocabulary activity, students read a text and take notes. Additionally, students organize their vocabulary words into an online "Alphabet Organizer"...
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Vocabulary Lesson-Pre-K Through Grade 2 and ESL

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students say the name of pictures of simple objects, people and places, choosing 15 to use for the instructional activity. Students glue pictures in a scrapbook and write the word for each picture beside it. Students complete word...
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Write A Description

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice composing sentences that pertain to the description of a picture. They use critical observation skills in order to derive the best details. The sentences are required to follow the correct subject and verb pattern.
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Celebrations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders answer questions after listening to the the story "Celebrating Life Around the World" and verbally identify three ways in which people celebrate special occasions. They then make two verbal connections from their own...
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ESL: Long Vowel Activity

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this ESL long vowel worksheet, students write words for pictures that contain a long vowel sound. Students may click on a sound icon to hear the word if necessary.  

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