Students practice the strategies of phonemes and spellings maps to sound out new words. They work on the short vowel /a/ sound with a sentence strip with "Allie the Alligator sat on a mat eating apples," on it and the book, "Cat in the...

For this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, students use a dictionary or other resource book to list a noun for a toy name for each letter of the alphabet.

Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They use letterboxes to write 'i' words and read stories...

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...

Students answer a series of questions about the different sounds that the letter I makes. They observe a picture about a girl and the letter I. They practice a tongue twister with the different sounds of I. They practice writing the...

Middle schoolers demonstrate dictionary and vocabulary skills. They create an index card book containing a page for each letter of the alphabet that includes a word, definition, and sentence.

Students practice letter recognition. They say tongue-twisters with the practiced sound. Students read a book about the sound. Using laminated picture cards, students pant when they see a word with the sound.

Students reseach animals while working in groups. They write poems to be included in a class Animalopedia book.

Fourth graders brainstorm and research to find information that fits with their assigned letter. They decide with their group which items to be used in their book page. Students participate in the illustration of the group page.

Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They use letterboxes to write 'i' words and read stories containing...

Young scholars complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' as it makes the /o/ sound. They recite tongue twisters and practice writing words with the /o/ sound. They read a story and choose /o/ words from the...

Students become more familiar with the letter and sound of h by using the poem, Humpty Dumpty. They are given a sequencing sheet, a pair of scissors, crayons, and a piece of construction paper and told to put pictures in the correct order.

Students explore patterns in words and how to make new words by adding or changing the sequence of letters

Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They identify names of items with the short /i/ sound in them and...

Learners say words by blending sounds and phonemes. They decode words in order to read and identify and understand the letter a. This phoneme /a/ is one of the short vowels that are needed to read and write. They will show example of...

Students listen to teacher read alouds of books that include facts about Thanksgiving. They discuss what they are thankful for and share this discussion with another class through e-mail.

Students identify digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, students practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words and tongue...

First graders engage in a lesson plan on phonemic awareness. They practice skills that are considered essential for good reading to occur. The skills of letter recognition and corresponding the letter to its phoneme are taught.

Students investigate the Louisiana Purchase by reviewing the ABC's of the purchase. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by information pertaining to the event. They participate in a variety of activities to reinforce the concepts...

Students demonstrate conflict resolution skills. In this character education lesson, students read the book Oh, Bother! Someone's Fighting! and sing a song which models a conflict resolution strategy.

First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and sentences they write.

First graders practice blending words with the phonemes /i/ and /e/. Working with a specific groups of letters, 1st graders create words using the vowels i and e. they decode those words and read them repeatedly to increase fluency.

First graders practice making the /sh/ sound walking around the room, pretending to be in the library. They then try to say a tongue twister containing the phoneme and practice writing the letters s and h and identify the /sh/ sound in...

Students explore the sounds of letters in the alphabet. Using phonetic activities, they practice the /u/ sound. Students say tongue twisters. they match pictures to the /u/ sound.