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Vocabulary Building: Short i
In this short i activity, students write 6 short i words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Vocabulary Building: Short a
In this short a worksheet, learners write 6 short a words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Vocabulary Building: Short e
In this short e worksheet, students write 6 short e words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Initial K: Word Match
In this word recognition instructional activity, students examine 12 pictures and select the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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High Frequency and Spelling Words Practice
In this high frequency words instructional activity, students complete fill in the blanks using the following words: arms, every, feet, head, school, use, way, your, long, song, sing, ring, bring, thing, us, must, does and food.
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Rainbow Writing with Dolch Words
Learners read and decorate three Dolch sight words. In this literacy lesson, students write three Dolch sight words on a paper. They outline the words six times with the color of the rainbow.
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I'm going to chase you
First graders identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise the /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph...
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Vocabulary Skills 2
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 12 sentences by selecting the appropriate words to complete the sentences.
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High Frequency and Spelling Words Practice
In this spelling and high frequency words worksheet, student complete activities using the high frequency words: find, much and thank, and spelling words: top, hop, hot, not, dot, lot, back, pick. oh, and yes.
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Making A Match
Students read a poem containing sight words, then match word cards to the sight words in the poem. In this language arts lesson plan, students draw pictures next to sight words on a worksheet embedded in the plan. A good lesson for...
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Sesame Street Letter Recognition
Students study the letters of the alphabet, explore different shapes, rhyme, and listen to the different sounds of the alphabet to help them sound out words and begin elementary level reading.
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Give the Dog a Bone
Students listen as the /sh/ sound is modeled and discover the sound as it appears in the words "sheep", "fish", and "ship". They then play a secret game with a magic code placing the correct dog with its bone. Once all the words are...
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Open Your Mouth and Say Ahh!
Pupils identify and hear distinct sounds in spoken and written language. Then they develop a connection between phonemes and their letter symbols which is a key factor in the success of learning how to read and write. Students also...
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The Little Engine that Chattered Choo Choo
First graders identify digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise the /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/...
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SSSneaky SSSSnake
Students identify words that contain the s sound - comparing the sound to a hissing snake. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the s sound. They then practice writing s's, and listen for the s sounds in words the teacher...
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The Letter L
In this letter L worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the upper and lower case letter, write the beginning letter l next to a set of pictures that begin with the letter, and draw an "L" picture of their own.
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Icky Fingers
Students are introduced to digraphs so they can match letters to their phonemes. They recognize the short vowel i=/i/ in both spoken and written words by practicing reading and spelling words containing /i/. Elkonin Letter Boxes are...
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Tim the Turtle Takes Two Turns Today
First graders examine the way their mouths move when making the /t/ sound at the beginning and middle of a word. Next, they recite a tongue twister and write the letter. They listen to "A Cat Nap," discuss the story, and write a message...
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Tick Tock /t/
Students review letter recognition for the letter /t/ and the sound of the letter /t/. They write an upper- and lower-case /t/ and recognize the sound of t as well as the letter when combined with other letters in the form of a word.
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D says DUH! Duh?
Learners identify the letter D, both upper and lower case and recognize and identify the letter d in various words and illustrations. They identify how the mouth moves with the letter D through various word pronunciations. Finally,...
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The Icky Sticky Igloo
Students focus on the correspondence i=/i/. They explore the sound and spelling of /i/ and discover vowels are used to spell all words in our vocabulary, so therefore it is important for students to understand the phoneme and grapheme of...
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Spelling: Onset and Rime
Second graders make words. In this onset/rime lesson, 2nd graders change the first sound of a word (the onset) to create a new word. This lesson also reinforces student knowledge of vowel sounds.
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The Cat Ate My Apple
Students 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...
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Beginning Letters Matching
In this beginning letters worksheet, students draw lines to match pictures with their beginning letters; letters used are b, f, d and h.