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Printable Reading and Phonics Games
This site includes 15 different phonics and reading games to download, laminate, and cut out. Includes games for phonics blends; "When two vowels go walking;" ee; ir, ur er; tion, etc.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Count the Vowels
Students are given a list of words and told to count the vowels and turn the sheet over. They are then asked to list the words. In this exercise, students discover how the words are arranged and find it easy to remember them.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Viking Full Circle
Practice reading and writing words with the consonant - vowel - consonant spelling pattern. Then, select the vowel and the endings to review a variety of patterns.
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Carson Newman College: A Brief History of English
This site features a brief history of English. Come and check out the links provided within this site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource. It includes time lines.
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Armstrong Atlantic State University: English Language
Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Teaching Spelling in 6th Grade
This article focuses on spelling in the 6th grade including vowel-consonant spelling patterns, spelling study strategies, and links to word lists and spelling games.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Cvc Pop
An interactive game where students can practice identifying words with short vowel sounds following the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Students listen to a word and then click on all of the matching words as they float by on bubbles.
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Authentic American Pronunciation
Excellent place for help learning American English! First, a "pattern" of the language is explained with the help of audio pronunciation (requires Real Player- a download link is available). After the "pattern" is explained, links to...