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Buh Bee and Duh Dee

For Teachers K - 1st
Students differentiate between /b/ and /d/ in both written and spoken words. They listen to the /buh/ and /duh/ sounds in words, a tongue twister, and in Audrey Wood's, Silly Sally. They recite the tongue twister before writing /b/ and...
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Coded Wordsearch

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this phonics worksheet, students use a code to determine the 15 words that they will find in a word search puzzle. They match symbols to letters of the alphabet in order to decipher the words.
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Science a To Z Challenge

For Students 5th - 8th
In this science vocabulary worksheet, students find a vocabulary word for every letter of the alphabet in a word search containing words that bend.
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Listen Up!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /e/ sound. They practice writing the letter 'e' and making the short /e/ sound. They recite an 'e' tongue twister and practice finding the short /e/ sound in spoken words. They identify pictures of words...
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Literal Meaning of Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate literal meaning of a fiction book. For this reading comprehension lesson, students listen to the book, If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and practice the "m" sound during the read aloud. Students answer questions about...
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Peanut Inventions From A-Z

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation on peanut products. In this peanut lesson, students discuss the parts of a peanut and read the book The Life and Times of the Peanut by Charles Micucci. They create an ABC book on products...
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J the Jump Rope and G the Jungle Gym

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe that the key to reading words is memorizing the symbols that make them up. They observe a picture of children jumping rope and watch as the teacher models the /j/ sound. They then all pretend to jump rope and make...
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Alphabetical Order

For Teachers K
Students participate in a teacher lead teacher activity. They sit in a circle while the teacher places four ABC cards down and has a student identify the missing letter. After the demonstration, they are broken into small groups to...
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I Am An Animal: Where Do I Live?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students make an alphabet booklet using the computer to find pictures and facts about farm animals, zoo animals and pets. They write facts about the animals: where they live, what they eat, their coloring, etc.
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Insects A-Z!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils use the Internet and other resources to find insect common names that begin with each letter of the alphabet. They write a brief description of each insect, focusing on what the insect eats and where the insect lives.
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Fraction Message

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice identifying fractional parts represented in pictures and phrases. In this fraction lesson, students determine the proportion represented by common time and money phrases such as "3 hours in a day". Students match their...
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Newsinary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate dictionary and vocabulary skills. They create an index card book containing a page for each letter of the alphabet that includes a word, definition, and sentence.
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The Beautiful Bouncing Ball

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice recognizing a letter and its phoneme by utilizing the alphabetic principle while working with and identifying the sounds of /b/. They assess a big book, objects in the room, a timer and the tongue twister, "Billy...
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Probability

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore probability. They analyze a class chart and list the letters of the alphabet according to frequency. Using the data collected, they complete probability problems.
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Secret Code

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students in an ESL classroom work together to gather information about one another. After eating a treat, they receive a secret message that they must solve on their own. They use the alphabet and each other eventually to solve the mystery.
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"Eddie the Excited Elephant"

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize each letter in the alphabet and the phoneme it makes. They recognize phonemes in spoken words and their corresponding letters or spelling maps and distinguish phonemes in their oral contexts.
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Sizzling Sausage

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the sounds of the alphabet. They practice making the /s/ sound. Students repeat tongue twisters. They write words with the /s/ sound. Students read a book about sounds and their spellings.
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Ta-Ta- Timer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify a letter of the alphabet. They recognize this letter in print and in spoken language. The letter and phoneme chosen is the letter t and /t/. They write the letter in both lower and upper case. They read 'One Tiny...
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Countries

For Students 7th - 8th
In this country names worksheet, students list one country name for each letter of the alphabet. The directions caution students to find country names, not city names.
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A My Name Is Alice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm and research to find information that fits with their assigned letter. They decide with their group which items to be used in their book page. Students participate in the illustration of the group page.
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Buzzing Bees

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a instructional activity on phonemic awareness. They practice skills that are considered essential for good reading to occur. The skills of letter recognition and corresponding the letter to its phoneme are taught.
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Math: Congruent and Similar Figures

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use geo-boards to create similar and congruent figures and find their corresponding sides. Using the geo-board paper, they draw the shapes they create on the geo-boards. With partners,students create similar and congruent...
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Juggling Bugs

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars examine the letter 'u'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They say tongue twisters with the /u/ sound in them. They...
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Iiizzy is Iiicky Sticky!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students answer a series of questions about the different sounds that the letter I makes. They observe a picture about a girl and the letter I. They practice a tongue twister with the different sounds of I. They practice writing the...