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Making Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students add letters to teacher provided endings to make new words. For this phonics lesson, students learn to make new words using word families. A sample worksheet is provided and a rubric
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Formal and Informal Letters

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this formal and informal letters worksheet, learners change eighteen informal words into formal words. Students then complete one informal and formal letter with fill in the blank answers.
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Review Letters and Words: 20

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this reviewing letters and words instructional activity, students name letters, say sounds of letters, read sentences, say beginning sounds, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers 4th
In this rhyming words worksheet, 4th graders complete activities such as circling rhyming words, writing rhyming words, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Working with Words Teacher Directed Activity by Mark Cogan for Elem. Test Prep

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners build word families. In this interactive language arts activity, students visit a website where they play a game creating word families. Learners may print out their work when finished.
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Writing Business Letters of Request

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders model proper format and elements of business letters. They review effective writing styles and write a request letter. Students also read a short story that includes conflict irony and symbolism They create a chart...
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Gorilla Girl Grows Green with the Letter G

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice recognizing the letter g in spoken words. They identify the phoneme g=/g/ by listening and saying it in words. Students read Planting a Rainbow and identify words with the letter g. They create green, glittered G's on...
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet Set 3

For Students K - 1st Standards
Bird starts with B and so does banana! Being able to identify beginning letter sounds takes early readers one step closer to reading complete words. They say the name of the items in each row, and then circle the letter that makes the...
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Writing a Letter to Johnny Appleseed

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a letter to Johnny Appleseed describing how they use technology in their daily life and the advantages and disadvantages of using technology.
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Compound Word Games

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students build compound words out of two separate words using a variety of activities. In this compound word lesson plan, students practice building compound words using word cards. These word cards can be used in a variety of ways to...
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Beginning Sounds H, C, T, A, and B

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Can your class identify initial phonemes? They'll say the name for each of the pictures shown and read the letters in each row. They circle the letter that makes the same beginning sounds as the picture names. The letters focused on are...
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Capital Letter Review 3

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this capital letter review worksheet, students respond to 2 multi-step questions that require them to identify words that should be capitalized. Students also write 3 sentences that include proper nouns.
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers K
Students practice reading and spelling by identifying rhyming words. For this rhyming lesson, students complete a worksheet to pair rhyming words.
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Language Arts: Solch Sight Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize Dolch sight words on cards and texts. They practice the selected words by creating short sentences. After reading different fables, 1st graders create their own illustrations to accompany the stories. Once they...
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Number Please: Singular or Plural Pronouns?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this pronouns worksheet, students fill in 4 blanks relating to facts about pronouns, put an S or P next to 10 sentences with underlined pronouns, write 2 sentences, one with a singular pronoun and one with a plural pronoun and list 3...
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Spelling Words for Mystery of the Night Song

For Students 1st
In this spelling words for Mystery of the Night Song instructional activity, 1st graders write 8 high frequency words, 10 spelling words, fill in 6 sentences and answer 6 comprehension questions from a story, over 4 days with parental...
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Easily Confused Words: Descent, Decent, Dissent

For Students 7th - 8th
In this easily confused words:  descent, decent, dissent instructional activity, students read the definitions and examples of each word, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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Reading Word Families

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify word families.  In this reading word families lesson, 3rd graders explore word families (-udge, -ight, -umb, and -ound) with a partner then complete a worksheet for accuracy. 
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Spelling Words Crossword

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling worksheet, learners use spelling words in a crossword puzzle. Students solve the eighteen clues in the crossword puzzle and find the mystery word.
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Sight Words

For Students 5th - 10th
In this sight words practice worksheet, students discover what sight words are and practice using the listed 1 and 2-syllable sight words. Students also record the words they have difficulty pronouncing.
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Creating Hate: The Power of Words

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore why authors choose to use hate words in literature. In this power of words instructional activity, students complete group participation, journal entries, and written assignments to investigate the use of...
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Vowel Combination: OR

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vowel combinations worksheet, students trace the 3 'or' letters and the 3 'or' words: fort, horse, and stork. Students read the 2 sentences that contain 'or' words.
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Root Words

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice finding the meaning of words by analyzing the root word. In this root word lesson, 8th graders review a chart of roots, words, and meanings. Students find and list words that have the root of 'geo,' 'terra,' and...
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Possessives and Contractions Pre-test

For Students 7th - 9th
In this possessives and contractions worksheet, students determine whether or not the given sentence contains punctuation errors.  If the sentence does contain errors, students choose the correct sentence from four choices.