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Number Recognition Games
Students explore number sense by participating in a math recognition activity. In this number identification lesson, students practice pronouncing names of numbers and matching the number with an amount of objects. Students practice...
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Shape Recognition Games
Students explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Alphabet
Students state the letters of the alphabet individually and in new words. In this alphabet lesson plan, students use the alphabet in a variety of ways during reading.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Looks Like Snow
Students listen to the teacher read the book, The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, and create vocabulary and graphic cards from the story.
Curated OER
Picture Hunt: R Control O
Students use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. In this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.
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Word Recognition
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Letter Names
Students explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Students identify and...
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Capital letter A
In this alphabet worksheet, students will cut out the letter A. Students will then cut out 16 pictures and glue those that begin with the letter A onto the large letter.
Curated OER
Web-Based Practice
Students explore technology by participating in a word structure activity. In this grammar lesson, students utilize the Writing Center computer software to practice keyboarding while identifying word formations in class. Students...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Writing With Environmental Print
Learners develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Learners decode words and discover new words.
Curated OER
Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics lesson, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
Curated OER
Color Recognition Game
Students study color words. In this math lesson plan, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.
Curated OER
Nothing but Nests
Students examine both the upper and lower case letter "N,n." They practice making the "n" sound, writing the letter, and recognizing it in words. After a teacher book talk, they listen to Christine Young's, "Nests," and make the "boat...
Curated OER
Picture Match
Students match pictures with words that have specific phonics connotations. In this picture matching lesson plan, students have groups of words with the same phonics sayings.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Long and Short Vowel Sounds
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students examine word and letter patterns to determine long and short vowel sounds.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Long and Short Vowel Sounds
During this instructional activity, students will learn the different sounds vowels make. They will view a slideshow presentation that teaches them the different sounds. Once they have learned the sounds, students will create a document...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short Vowel Lessons Review
In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews words that incorporate short vowels in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words sounded...
Starfall
Starfall: Learn to Read
There are 15 easy-to-read stories, each focusing on a particular vowel sounds; it also provides quizzes using the same long and short vowel sounds. In addition there are alphabet videos.
TES Global
Blendspace: Short Vowel Sounds
A five-part learning module with links to images and videos about short vowel sounds.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Super Why! Spectacular Sounds Bingo!
This interactive Super Why! game features a BINGO game. Students listen to Princess Pea read aloud the following: initial vowel sounds, initial consonant sounds, and/or words with emphasized initial vowel or consonant sounds. Then...
Utah Education Network
Uen: K Act.13: Forming Relationships Using Music & Rhythm
This lesson engages students in learning about short vowel sounds. Connections to multicultural songs, books, music, stories, and activities immerse students into new content. Students will connect letter and sound cards to pictures of...
Other
First School Years: Literacy: Phonics: Vowels: Sort the Long and Short 'E' Words
This site contains a sorting activity through which students can practice identifying pictures with either a long or short 'e' vowel sound.
Other
First School Years: Literacy: Phonics: Vowels: Sort the Long and Short 'A' Words
This site contains a sorting activity through which students can practice identifying pictures with either a long or short 'a' vowel sound.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Short Vowel Sounds
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps early readers look more in depth at the short vowel sounds and requires them to identify, create, and write words that contain short vowel sounds.