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The Silent "E"
Students discover the silent "e". For this phonics lesson, students learn a song pertaining to the silent "e" sound and study pronouncing words that have the silent "e".
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Grammar Practice: They're, Their, and There
Clear up the differences between there, they're, and their once and for all! A helpful reference sheet clarifies when to use each word, and the next page includes ten practice sentences. A set of answers is available, but it is directly...
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Brainstorming
Did you just hear thunder? Nope, you heard the sound of another kind of storm—a brainstorm! A handout teaches writers about different kinds of brainstorming and provides options for them to try when beginning to write their own papers....
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Open wide...and say Ahh!
Participate in an emerging literacy activity that focuses on the skill of phonemic awareness! The phoneme of choice is the letter "o". They need to use letter recognition in conjunction with the sound.
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ESL: What's the Weather Like?
Beginning English learners practice describing the weather with help from eight picture clues. Questions are phrased like "How's the weather?" and "What's the weather like?" Tinker with the formatting to make it all fit on one page...
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Flat Stanley Visits....Your Imagination in Claymation!
In this literature lesson, students read the Jeff Brown book Flat Stanley and collaborate to create claymation characters from the story. Students create a claymation video and discuss using word cards during hte movie.
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What Do Writers Do?
Pupils learn about honing their writing through editing. They write the beginning of a story, paying attention to vocabulary and detail. Then they split into groups of two to peer edit. After discussing ways they can improve their...
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: ge, gi, je, ji
Every beginning Spanish speaker needs to hone their speaking skills. This learning exercise focuses on four sounds: ge, gi, je, and ji. There are twenty questions that require the learner to complete the words...
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Quirky Quatrain Poetry Lesson
Middle schoolers discover what a quatrain is, and are taught the three poetic devices: alliteration, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia. Everyone chooses a favorite hobby or activity, then attempts to write a poem about it. They must write two...
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Why Do You Write?
Ask your learners this question as a quickwrite: why do you write? This prompt can begin a unit on writing and open up a dialogue about the motivations writers have. Tap into your scholars' reasons for writing and make the activity more...
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Epic Poetry: Literary Terms for Story Analysis
What do Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and The Odyssey have in common? Why, they are all epics, of course, and are presented here as examples of the literary term. If you are beginning a study of epics, consider previewing the terms included...
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Literal Meaning of Reading
Students practice basic reading skills. In this reading lesson plan, students review the letter M, read the story If You Give a Mouse a Muffin. Students will then write a book using their name, for example: If You Give a Taco to Tracy.
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Morning Mania
In this phonics beginning consonant m activity, students examine 10 words and identify the words that begin with the /m/ sound.
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Nuts for Ned
For this phonics beginning consonant n learning exercise, students examine 12 words and identify the words that begin with the /n/ sound.
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Rob and Rod Rat
In this phonics beginning consonant r activity, learners read a short story and identify the words that begin with the letter r. Students also color a picture following the coloring instructions.
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The Bell Has Rung
In this phonics practice learning exercise, learners read a story and fill in the 5 blanks in the story with the -ung ending words from the word bank. Students also write more sentences to complete the story on the provided lines.
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Sneaky Ship
In this phonics beginning consonant s activity, students examine 14 words and color those that begin with the letter s to find the picture in a puzzle.
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Ashley's Apples
First graders compare the /a/ sound to that of a baby crying. They practice making the sound and then say the tongue twister as it is written on a sentence strip and then using the overhead and letters, name words with that sound in them.
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The Letter C
In this letter c learning exercise, students work toward printing mastery as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing the letter c on the dotted lines, and color 7 pictures that begin with the phonetic sound.
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Mike Likes Kites
First graders review i_e = /I/ and examine the i_e = /I/ correspondence by spelling and reading words. They make words using letterboxes while following a teacher led lesson. They complete a worksheet and read "Kite Day at Pine Lake."...
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Good vs. Well
Fourth graders use the Smart Board to enhance learning. In this vocabulary lesson, 4th graders practice using context clues to fill in missing words, learn the difference between using the words good and well, and practice what...
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Reintroduce /F/
Students review the /f/ sound. In this /f/ sound lesson, students Students recognize words beginning with the /f/ sound.practice the pronunciation of the /f/ sound. Students list words that begin with /f/.
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Reintroduce /W/
Students are reintroduced to the letter "W" and its sound. In this letter "W" lesson, students touch their throat to check their voice box when saying the sound of the letter "W." Students review words that begin with the letter "W" and...
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Introduce /P/
Students practice saying the 'P' sound, and review words that begin the letter 'p'. In this letter "P" instructional activity, students think of words that begin with the letter 'P' and pay close attention to their lips and mouth as they...