Use this resource to review consonant blends and ending sounds. Learners can look at these series of sounds, such as -ct, and come up with words that contain these endings. Since there are no clear instructions in the presentation,...

Explore rhyming words with your kindergarten or first grade class. Learners review words that end in at, an, ar, aw, and more. This is a comprehensive review of the topic. It is visually-appealing and bound to get your class rhyming.

A fun rhyming song written out on these slides help learners comprehend what word families consist of in order to make their own new words! For example, they first see tan, can, fan, and ran with the initial different letters in a...

Focus on the -ight ending using this resource. Learners read and discuss a list of words with the -ight ending. This is a great way to reinforce both reading and spelling skills. While this presentation features the -ight ending, this...

Here is an interesting twist on the old spelling test. Kindergartners will enjoy the sounds and animation that accompany the images which represent the words they must identify and spell. Note: While some of these words would be more...

Enhance your linguistics lecture with this presentation about spelling and the English alphabet. Noting some violations of the phonemic principle, as well as examining different influences on the modern English language and...

Detailing the stages of language, sound, word, and grammar acquisition for babies, this presentation is a great addition to a lecture that focuses on how the English language is developed in small children. Additionally, the slideshow...

Review consonant blends with your scholars. Learners read a series of words containing a consonant blend, such as sp and mp. Then, they solve riddles involving these sounds. Finally, they create a list of words that have consonant blends.

This is a nicely designed jeopardy game with the categories animals, space, rocks, simple machines, and weather available for 5 values. There are some non-essential sound effects included.  The links work and you can return to the...

It may sound like the making of a daytime soap opera, but it isn't. It is a timeline that describes the many wives, struggles, kings, queens, and explorers that made up the Tudor Dynasty. You can click on the timeline to progress through...

Multiplying two-digit numbers together can be confusing for many learners. This clear presentation does a good job of showing each of the steps, and explaining why the steps are taken, to young mathematicians. The presentation takes one...

This homophones PowerPoint describes homophones and gives several examples of them. Each slide includes an illustration along with an example of a homophone. The final few slides are devoted to using a pair of homophones in a sentence...

Three of Emily Dickinson's poems, "I like to see it," "Because I could not stop for Death," and "We grow accustomed to the Dark," provide instructors with an opportunity to model for class members how to use close reading strategies to...

Practice simple sight words. Focusing on words such as bat, run, and sun, learners explore reading and spelling skills. It is a quick and easy way to review this topic. A teacher could add words to the presentation to make it a richer...

What a terrific resource! Have your class review nouns, pronouns, objects, singular and plural using this resource. In this comprehensive presentation, learners practice identifying singular and plural, diagramming sentences,and more.

Thomas Alva Edison may be one of the most well-known scientists to elementary or middle schoolers. Use his story to show that he invented more than just the light bulb and to inspire youngsters to work hard! You could use this on the...

Though the presentation doesn't have any actual information, these slides detail the reading requirements and exam schedule of a sixteen-week class on the study of language. If you are planning a class on this topic, the presentation...