Curated OER
Group Discussion
Students participate in group discussion to problem solve. In this group discussion instructional activity, students exchange information, opinions and ideas in one of several types of discussion formats. Lesson format works for...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Word Families
Find over seventy different word families with common spelling patterns, and lists of elementary level words for each family.
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Reading: Recognizing Letters and Words
Learn the importance of alphabetic sequence and using common letter patterns to support fluency. For adult learners.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Common Content Area Roots and Affixes
This table offers 50 or so common roots, prefixes, and suffixes, their definitions, and sample words in the content areas. L.9-10.4b Patterns/word changes
Education.com
Education.com: L.3.2.f Worksheets: Use Spelling Patterns and Generalizations
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 30 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.3.2.F: Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: 2 Step Word Problems
Solve two-step word problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Some questions include estimation. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Roots and Their Meanings
This slideshow lesson introduces common roots words (or base words) and their meanings. It explains that some can stand alone while others require prefixes or suffixes to form words. L.9-10.4b Patterns/word changes
SMART Technologies
Smart: Spelling Patterns
Students will write common letter strings in this SMART whiteboard activity. Pictures are used to help students visualize the meanings of words.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Prefixes and Their Meanings
A prefix has the power to change the meaning and grammatical role of the original word. Improve your technical writing skills by refining your comprehension of how words are strung together to form meaning. Master the art of effective...
Other
Woodland Hills School District: Spelling Rule Sheets [Pdf]
A PDF of 24 different phonics and spelling pattern worksheets.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Ge, Dge, Etc. Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of the soft /g/ in words that incorporate the "ge" and "dge" spelling patterns. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: ge, dge, etc." lesson.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Counting Through One Hundred
Counting from one to one hundred is simple when you follow this concise lesson that explores number patterns and counting. This lesson includes two related interactive games that are easy to grasp and provide immediate feedback.
Other
Clear Ink/spell Web: Let the Web Decide!
A different type of spell checker, giving results from search engines, not based on dictionary word lists, but on frequency of use on the Web. If you're looking for a word that hasn't become official or want to see whether one...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Suffixes
This slideshow lesson focuses on suffixes including defining them, explaining how they impact the root word, discussing the advantages of learning them, and providing a partial list of suffixes with the meanings. L.11-12.4b Patterns/changes
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Overview of Letter Combinations
This resource has two sections: Overview of Letter Combinations and two video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, video transcripts, and teaching tips.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Dyula
"Dyula" is a Manding word typically referring to "traders" as a socio-professional category, particularly to Muslim long-distance traders who speak one or another dialect of Manding. The name is used as an ethnic label by...
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Reading: The Sounds of English
Learn about the different sounds in English. For adult learners.
Other
Ghost Letter Digraphs
This Prezi presentation gives examples of the silent-letter digraphs kn, wr, and gn.
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Long and Short Vowel Sounds
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students examine word and letter patterns to determine long and short vowel sounds.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Academic Writing: Sentence Variety: Strategies for Variation
This lesson offers suggestions to help you fix short, choppy sentences, combine sentences with the same subject, and revise sentences that sound the same. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style