Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce /A/

For Teachers K
Students say the sound for the letter a, reviewing the position of the mouth and voice box. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /a/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12, continuing...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce /G/

For Teachers K
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics instructional activity, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /G/

For Teachers K
Students say the sound for the letter g, reviewing the position of the mouth and tongue. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /g/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12, continuing recognition...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce /l/

For Teachers K
Students say the /l/ sound as modeled by the teacher. In this phonics instructional activity, students brainstorm words that begin with the sound and identify the letter among a set of 12 various letters, continuing to practice the sound.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /l/

For Teachers K
Students review the letter l and its sound following teacher modeling. In this language arts lessons, students brainstorm words that begin with the /l/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce /E/

For Teachers K
Students say the /e/ sound after teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson plan, students brainstorm words that begin with the /e/ sound and select the letter out of 12 given, practicing the sound.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /E/

For Teachers K
Students say the sound for the letter e, reviewing the position of the mouth and voice box. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /e/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12, continuing...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /J/

For Teachers K
Students say the /j/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter j each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /P/

For Teachers K
Students say the /p/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter peach time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /Y/

For Teachers K
Students review the letter Y and its sound following teacher modeling. In this phonics lessons, students brainstorm words that begin with the /y/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce /W/

For Teachers K
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is pointed out....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /A/

For Teachers K
Students review the sound /a/. In this phonics instructional activity, students practice the sound, touching their voice box to make sure "it is on." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter among a set of 12.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /R/

For Teachers K
Students review the sound /r/. In this phonics lesson, students practice the sound, remembering that their tongue touches the roof of their mouth and their "voice box is on." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce /O/

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students demonstrate the letter sound, "o." For this sound fluency lesson, students view a letter card of the letter "o" and practice the letter sound by repeating it several times. Students identify the sounds of the letters written on...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /N/

For Teachers K
Students review the /n/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson plan, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /K/

For Teachers K
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is pointed out....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /H/

For Teachers K
Students review the /h/ sound. In this phonics lesson, students practice the sound, opening their mouths and making sure "air comes out." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter among a set of 12.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Color Picture/Word Match

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars match colors to the color words that they represent and complete a matching puzzle to go with it. In this colors lesson plan, students put the puzzle together to match up the colors.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Did You Hear That? Sounded Like Fluency!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work to improve their reading fluency. With a partner, they read sentence strips and reread them to make the sentence more fluent and meaningful. Then, with a partner, they read and reread stories together and track their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Viking Legends - In the Beginning

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students listen to a broadcast with two stories on a radio that deals with Viking legends: The Building of the Wall and a creation story similar to Genesis. They discuss each story, write a short scene from one of the stories and then...
Worksheet
Starfall

The Big Hit

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this reading instructional activity, students practice reading words with short /i/ by making an eight-page booklet. Students read the story about a tin man who plays baseball.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Promoting Knowledge of Letters and Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, learners benefit from the research displayed in this activity. Teachers read the information concerning the instruction of the alphabet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Not Just Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to improve their oral expression while reading aloud. They read and record an entire story with a partner and listen to the playback of the readings. They evaluate their expressive language using a given checklist.
Lesson Plan
Kelly's Kindergarten

January Daily Activities

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Start the year right with a series of activities about phonics, reading, winter exercises, and writing. Focused on snow and winter items, a month's worth of short lessons address various skills and keep your kids practicing language arts.