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Introduce /d/
Give youngsters a better grasp of the letter d by combining letter sounds, pronunciation, recognition, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape then listen to you make the /d/ sound and try it on their own....
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Practicing Letters C and D
The lowercase letter c and d are highlighted in this two-part worksheet. Kids complete the top half by tracing then printing the letter c and locating images that begin with the /c/ sound. Part two requires them to trace then write the...
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Introduce /D/
Young scholars identify the letter sound, "d." In this sound fluency lesson, students view the letter "d" and practice repeating the sound. Young scholars identify the sounds of 12 letters written on the board and are given hints on how...
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Phonics: Beginning and Ending Sounds
What does the word door start with? Little ones will look at each of the eight images, say them, then fill in the initial or final phoneme that is missing. Afterward, they play an independent game where they think of other words that...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Where's That Sound?
The phoneme train is leaving the station! Get your budding readers familiar with letter-sound correspondence using this fun phonics activity. Learners set up the initial and final sound train cards, placing letters between them. They...
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Where is the Sound of - d ?
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 7 pictures and words. Students identify whether they hear the d sound at the beginning or end of each of the words.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Surprise!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 2)
Surprise! is the theme of a unit covering such topics as consonants, blending, short vowels sounds, high frequency words, and number words. The unit's lessons also include teachable moments covering story structure, illustrations,...
University of Florida
Phonological Awareness: A Sound Beginning
Choose from a variety of phonological activities to complement a reading lesson. The guide goes through the basic components of good phonics instruction focusing on sound types, levels of phonological awareness, assessment methods,...
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Short Vowel Sounds
Use this resource to provide a quick review of words with short vowel sounds. Learners view pictures, and read and write words with the short vowel sound o. Afterwards, they write a sentence using some of the short o words. Students...
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b or d: What do you see?
First graders often mix up the letters b/d, making them pronounce words incorrectly because they are identifying a b or d when they should be pronouncing the opposite letter. They are exposed to the two letters in a variety of ways...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
A World of Animals: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 10)
Provide extra support with this collection of animal-themed lessons. Early readers gain proficiency in high frequency words are and he, practice blending short vowel sounds, and substitute initial and final phonemes while...
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Oh Say Can You DDDD!
Young readers see that letters represent phoneme sequences in spoken words. They identify the letter "d," and recognize "d" in spoken words by exploring the meaningful representation and a letter symbol. They practice finding the letter...
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Ending Consonants
Provide this extensive practice packet for your young learners. Consider having them complete a section each day, or provide this for take-home work. For each letter, the learner says it aloud, traces it, writes it on the blank line, and...
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Reintroduce /D/
Students study letters. In this letter identification lesson, students practice recognizing and pronouncing the letter "d." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills the teacher leads them through. This lesson...
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Where Is the Sound of -d?
In this phonemic awareness learning exercise, 1st graders say the word that names each picture and circle the first d if they hear the sound at the beginning of the word. They circle the second d if they hear the sound at the end of the...
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Dancing Dinosaur: The Letter D
In this letter d worksheet, students color in designated colors - the d's found on a picture in various places - then circle yes or no to tell whether things begin with the d sound.
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Beginning Sound of the Letter D
In this beginning letter worksheet, 1st graders practice printing one row of upper case D's, and another of lower case d's. They look at 9 black line pictures, name them, and write the letter "d" under each picture that begins with the...
Melanie Giovannone
Letter-Sound Match Cut and Paste
Develop beginning readers' understanding of letter-sound correspondence with this fun series of cut-and-paste worksheets. With each page focusing on four specific letters, children are able to practice isolating...
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Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds
A beginning study of linguistics will include phonetics and the way sound is made. Show your class these great slides with pictures and examples of consonants, vowels, and blends. Placement of the tongue, lips, etc. are displayed to give...
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Using a Dictionary-Sounds
Figuring out how to pronounce unfamiliar words can be tricky. Learners use the dictionary to determine the beginning and ending sounds of words and then answer four multiple choice questions that test their understanding of these sounds.
Core Knowledge Foundation
Kindergarten Skills Unit 8
A unit introduces 14 double-letter spellings for consonant sounds and seven tricky high-frequency words. Over four weeks, young scholars participate in daily spelling and word reviews, guided practice, and complete skills...
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Silly Spoonerisms!
Looking for a fun activity for your vocabulary lesson? Bring a worksheet on "spoonerisms" to your fifth grade class. Kids decipher seven phrases that have mixed up the first letter sounds of each word. They then think of their own...
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Rain Rain Go Away
Complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound with a focus on words containing the ai and ay correspondence with your readers. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing ay and ai...
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Rubber Band Banza
Third graders review ideas about sound and vibration to make their own stringed instrument. They review what a pictograph and bar graph are. Pupils conduct a survey within the classroom to choose the four favorite string instruments and...