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Fluency: Read Irregularly Spelled Words
Third grade can be so much fun. Learners asses themselves as they read a variety of irregularly spelled words. They put the words they read correctly in the Yes pile and words they read incorrectly in the No pile. This lesson plan comes...
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Phonics: Read and Write Irregularly Spelled Words
Kids practice saying and identifying words that have irregular spellings. They consider the words said, come, and does by breaking them down into how they are commonly pronounced versus how they "should" be pronounced given their spelling.
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Irregular Spellings
Students know and apply a way of learning and remembering irregular spellings. Students show where irregular spellings can be found everywhere in our society today. Students tie in irregular spellings to silent letters as well.
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Irregular Words Fluency, Speed Battle
Let's play a game! Explore language arts by participating in a flash card reading game. Kids utilize flash cards that have a number of irregular words written on them. They collaborate in pairs and compete as they attempt to pronounce...
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Spelling Race
Learners of all ages can practice their spelling abilities by participating in a fun group game. They utilize a pile of letters written on paper to "build" a word instructed by the teacher. The fastest pair of spellers wins a point!...
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Irregular Word Fluency, Bam!
Build word fluency! With this word recognition lesson, first and second graders play a game to practice saying irregular words with automaticity. They play in small groups using a set of word cards provided by their teacher. This lesson...
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Past Tense Irregular Verbs
With this worksheet, youngsters review past tense irregular words and predict the spelling of these words. They complete a worksheet where they fill in the missing letters of irregular verbs. The sheet provides the exact number of spaces...
Arcademics
Spelling Bees
A multiplayer game challenges participants to spell as many of the given words as fast they can.
Arcademics
Koala Paddleboards
A multiplayer game challenges scholars to spell words. A voice says a word then participants race to spell the word quickly. Results display a scholars' rate and accuracy.
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Irregular Word Fluency: Password
Utilize your learners' spare time by having a "password" that learners must recite before they enter or leave the classroom. As suggested here, provide an irregular word that your first graders are trying to develop. How efficient!
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Irregular Word Fluency, Memory
Practice reading because practice makes perfect! In this sentence building lesson plan, young readers play the game Memory using word cards. They play in small groups to match words and use the words correctly in a sentence. This lesson...
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Irregular Word Fluency, Smack the Wall
Students practice decoding irregular words. In this irregular word fluency lesson, students read the irregular words from the word wall. Students listen to the teacher read an irregular word and smack the word on the word wall with a fly...
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Irregular Word Fluency, Draw Two
Explore vocabulary by participating in a word fluency game! Utilize a deck of flash cards with irregular words printed on them to play a game. As they show each other the cards, they collect points for each word they sound out correctly.
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Irregular Word Accuracy, Word Relay Race!
Ready, set, go! Practice irregular words by playing a relay race game. Start by dividing your class into two teams of four or five kids. They line up in front of their team's bucket of words and pick out a word from the bucket and read ...
K12 Reader
Spelling Rules: Add S to Nouns to Make Them Plural
Would you like more than one cat? Or more than one prize? Learn how to make singular nouns plural by adding an -s to the end of each word.
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Irregular Word Fluency, Surprise
Students practice reading. In this irregular words lesson, students build their reading fluency playing a game in which they identify word cards. They play in a small group led by a teacher. This lesson includes a link to the irregular...
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Irregular Word Accuracy, Class Challenge
Irregular words are so...irregular! Participate in an activity to reinforce the reading of these tricky words. They take turns reading an irregular word card and then attempt to read the word in their head and say it out loud. They may...
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Irregular Word Fluency, Word Hunt Tally
Play games with your young word learners. They participate in games to develop word skills, working with a partner on a word hunt. As they work, they keep a tally of how many times they find their word in three minutes. They use...
K12 Reader
Superlative Adjectives: Words That End in Y
What's the silliest game you've ever played? Which was the rainiest day this month? Practice superlative forms with a worksheet that focuses on adjectives that end in the letter y.
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Irregular Word Fluency, Musical Chairs
Learners study language. In this word fluency lesson, students play a version of Musical Chairs in which they must correctly say an irregular word, pulled from a bag, to keep their chair. The game is played with a small group of...
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Irresistible Irregular Verbs
Four fun games for practicing irregular verbs? How fabulous!
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat: Flash Card Games
Expand the vocabulary of young readers with this series of five activities based the children's book Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback. From playing bingo to group storytelling, a variety of different approaches are presented...
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Advanced Phonics Redux Fluency
After being introduced to words with advanced phonics features, the teacher presents the whole class with a stack of cards containing both new and familiar words. As each card is presented, the teacher says the word and recites the rule...
K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: Words That End in S
Plural nouns end in -s, but what do you do if a singular noun already ends with -s? Young grammarians practice the exception to the plural rule by adding -es to 20 nouns.