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Summer Reading Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...
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Lesson 13 - Multisyllabic Word Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
One- and two-syllable words may flow from the tongue with ease, but longer words, such as department and volcano, feel like tongue twisters. Scaffolded instruction explains how to break words into their individual syllables, and then...
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Lesson 10 - Compound Words

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Individually, words have power, but when added together, they can take on a whole other level of meaning. Readers learn about compound words in the 10th of 17 lessons of the Word Recognition and Fluency series. A script provides guidance...
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Lesson 1 - Short Vowels

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Apple, Adam, and At all have something in common. What is it? They all start with the short A sound. The first lesson plan of set in the Word Recognition and Fluency series introduces readers to short vowel sounds with a series of...
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'Ow' (long o) Decoder

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this phonics word decoder instructional activity, students use their problem solving skills and the decoder key to decode 20 sets of letters in order to form 20 long o words.
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'O / Magic e' Decoder

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this phonics word decoder worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the decoder key to decode 20 sets of letters in order to form 20 long o words.
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'Ee' Words Missing Vowels

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this phonics missing vowel activity worksheet, students fill in the missing vowels in 30 words in order to form 30 words with "ee". Students then read the list of words they have created.
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'Y' (Long e) Missing Vowels

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this phonics missing vowel activity instructional activity, students fill in the missing vowels in 16 words in order to form 16 words with the long e sound. Students then read the list of words they have created.
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'Ea' Missing Vowels

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this phonics missing vowel activity learning exercise, students fill in the missing vowels in 30 words in order to form 30 words with the "ea". Students then read the list of words they have created.
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Building With Blends

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Understanding consonant blends is crucial for young readers. In this language arts activity, students examine consonant blends, and play the folder game, "Building With Blends," in small groups. The game is especially engaging!
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Word Review Card Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils play a card game where they match the meaning of the word to the word or its prefix/suffix. They listen for the teacher to call out the definition and, with two players facing off, the first one to slap the correct card wins! Kids...
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High Frequency Words

For Students K - 6th
Phonemic awareness might not be a skill all autistic children will understand, but pattern and sight word recognition may prove to be more effective means of building strong reading skills. Use this set of twelve high frequency word...
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High Frequency Words: Set 3

For Students K - 6th
Here are twelve high frequency words that you can use as a game, flashcards, or to boost word recognition and reading skills. Intended for use with an autistic class but useful for any special needs or early readers. Just print, cut, and...
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Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Elementary schoolers explore writing conventions. First they play a ball toss game to practice spelling high frequency words. (A link to a 2nd grade list is attached.) The class works together to correct spelling, punctuation, and...
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Grammar Through Jeopardy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners create questions for a grammar based version of a Jeopardy quiz game. The teacher assesses student questions and decides which questions should be used in the game. Individuals compete using proper grammar, phonics, and...
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Around the World

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students play an Around the World game in order to read Dolch words. In this Dolch words lesson plan, the teacher holds up a Dolch word card and the first student to say the word moves on. This is played in pairs.
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Whirling Word Blends

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Recognizing consonant sounds and word blends are the focus of this instructional activity. Students recognize common consonant sounds that are word blends. They create a learning game to help them identify words that contain specific...
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Animal Syllables

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Animal names are a great way to practice syllables with words your young scholars will be familiar with! Using images, learners examine 7 animals and color in the number of paws that correspond with the number of syllables in that animal...
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Word Track Games

For Students K - 3rd
In this word tracking worksheet, students use dice with words on it and when their word comes up they get to move 1 square across a game board. Students play this in groups of 3.
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Going to the Movies (Basic Code Sentences)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Take a pretend trip to the movies with a series of basic code sentences. Images of movie tickets, popcorn buckets, and movie cameras award learners varying amounts of points for each sentence that they can successfully read.
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University of Texas

Essential Reading Strategies for the Struggling Reader

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Beneficial for beginning readers, struggling readers, and those in need of review, a set of language arts activities is a great addition to any foundational reading unit. Focusing on phonological awareness, fluency, instructional...
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Lesson 9 - Contractions

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Is it do'nt or don't? How about doesn't or does'nt? A lesson on contractions helps learners identify, form, and use contractions. Components within the plan include direct instruction on decoding and encoding contractions, as well as...
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Lesson 7 - Letter Combinations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Individually, letters have their own sounds, but when combined with other letters, those sounds completely change. Introduce letter combinations with a lesson that asks learners to search for combinations in familiar words and use oral...
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'A/Magic E' Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this phonics word search instructional activity, students find the hidden 'a/magic e' words in the word search table. Students may use the word bank to assist them in their search.

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