This plan aims to increase the reading proficiency of your fourth grade class. While no materials are provided, a list of activities to practice are included. Various activities include creating songs for short vowel sounds, using cue...

Students recognize the capital letters of the alphabet.

Students recognize and spell sets of words with r-controlled vowels. They become familiar with r-controlled spelling patterns.

Students explore how to recognize and spell sets of rhyming words. They become familiar with short vowel spelling patterns.

Scholars practice rhyming and phonemic awareness using trade books and poetry. They will listen to the book Mouse Mess several times throughout the week, identifying rhyming words, and matching words that begin with the same sound. Then...

Young scholars read and spell common contractions formed from a verb paired with the word not. They read and spell common contractions formed from a pronoun paired with a verb.

Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the /r/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter "R." Students then look at a stack of flash cards and identify the words beginning with the /r/...

Learners complete a variety of activities related to the letter /s/ sound. As a class they recite an S tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to the book "Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth" by Eric Carle,...

Students spell and punctuate singular and plural possessive words.

Students practice recognizing and sounding out the letter S. They listen to the alphabet song, "Sea Shell," by Amy Lowell, and view a large picture of a snake in the shape of the letter S. Each student points out other objects found in...

Pupils recognize the phoneme for the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through a variety of activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...

Learners complete rhyming word activities. In this rhyming words lesson plan, students play an online game for rhyming words and recite a well known nursery rhyme as a class. Learners pick out words from the poem that rhyme and...

Students practice writing and working with the letter T from the alphabet in order to recognize the letter in words that have it in them. They assess the book, "The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist," view picture cards and then...

First graders review the letter "i" and use popsicle sticks and cotton balls to make upper and lower case "i's". Volunteers make the capital and lower case "i" on the board and then the class discovers the short sound that letter "i"...

First graders recognize the short vowel I in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...