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"Whaaa" Said The Baby"
Students recognize phonemes that correspond with the letters in the alphabet. They focus on identifying the short a, /a/ sound. They examine the way their mouths move when making the short a sound mimicking a baby's cry. In given...
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O No!
First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel O. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
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Sneaky Snake Emergent Literacy
Students are introduced to letters of the alphabet, specifically the letter S. Students recognize the letter S and its phoneme /s/ and receive practice in recognizing the letter S, hearing and saying the phoneme /s/, and in writing the...
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Chicka, Chicka, Choo, Choo
Young scholars begin to read and spell words vis phonemes and letter correspondences. They encounter the concept digraph. This instructional activity helps the students see a c and h together, they make the ch sound. So, that the young...
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Here's an Instant Activity for February 18, 2008
Fifth graders complete a spelling activity to practice spelling with suffixes. In this suffixes lesson plan, 5th graders complete an instant spelling activity as well as a worksheet to help them add suffixes to words.
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Welcome Bags
Young scholars identify ways to make new students feel welcome. In this new young scholars instructional activity, students work with school guidance counselors to identify ways to welcome new young scholars to their school. Students...
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Shopping Spree
Sixth graders examine currency by completing monetary equations. In this economics lesson, 6th graders participate in a numbers experiment where they roll a die and earn money based on their roll. Students compete for their fictitious...
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Links Away: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Students explore fact families. In this math lesson plan, students use links to model a fact family. Students solve addition and subtraction problems.