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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: ge, gi, je, ji
Every beginning Spanish speaker needs to hone their speaking skills. This worksheet focuses on four sounds: ge, gi, je, and ji. There are twenty questions that require the learner to complete the words with one of the four syllable...
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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, learners 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 worksheet, 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, students 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 instructional activity, 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 they've...
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Reintroduce /F/
Students review the /f/ sound. In this /f/ sound activity, 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/
Pupils 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." Pupils 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" lesson, students think of words that begin with the letter 'P' and pay close attention to their lips and mouth as they make the sound...
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Introduce /G/
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. 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...
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Reintroduce /l/
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...
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Reintroduce /E/
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...
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Reintroduce /J/
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...
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Reintroduce /P/
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...
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Reintroduce /Y/
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...
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Introduce /A/
Students say the sound for the letter a, reviewing the position of the mouth and voice box. In this phonics activity, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /a/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12, continuing...