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Everyone is Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study /e/ in both written and spoken words using a tongue twister and letterbox activities. They recite a tongue twisters and make words using letterboxes. Next, they read "Red Gets Fed" and find words that contain the /e/...
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Cities

For Students 6th - 8th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in a chart with a city name for each letter of the alphabet. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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Toys Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, students use a dictionary or other resource book to list a noun for a toy name for each letter of the alphabet.
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Catch the Sneezing /a/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /a/ in both written and spoken words. They find the sneezing /a/ while saying words and reciting a tongue twister before they practice writing the letter 'a.' As they listen to a read aloud of 'Pat's Jam," they sneeze...
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Phonics Activities for Aa and Ii

For Teachers K
Students participate in a number of activities to study the letters A and I. They use food items such as apples and cereal as manipulatives for the activities.
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Ouch! I have a booboo

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ spelled ou from the short vowel /u/ spelled u. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Bob and the Frogs Hop on Logs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' as it makes the /o/ sound. They recite tongue twisters and practice writing words with the /o/ sound. They read a story and choose /o/ words from the story...
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K is for Keystone

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are introduced to the history of Pennsylvania. After listening to a story, they discuss each letter and sound and practice saying them. As a class, they complete a quilting project in which they discover the coal mines and steel...
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Points

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to Gill's story and determine how many number points she has. They then find the number of points their own name has and get into groups where all the name points are the same.
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Iggy and the Icky Sticky Inchworm

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read and spell words. They have to recognize that letters stand for phonemes and spellings map out spoken words. Long and short vowels are hard to recognize and this instructional activity focuses on that. The short i is...
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Keyboarding-Fractured Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice key words based on clues. They are able to generate a numbered list of words. Students use correct keyboarding techniques. They strengthen their practice on the alphabet keys in the end.
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Meet the Recycle Guys Matching and Cryptogram

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recycling worksheet, students match the picture of a recycle guys, cartoon characters at the top of the page, with its name. They insert the proper letter of the alphabet to complete a cryptogram puzzle about recycling.
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Animals

For Students 5th - 7th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students locate one animal name for each letter of the worksheet. The worksheet is intended to be used with students who are learning English.
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Teaching Strategies: The Word Wall: A Tool for Beginning Readers and Writers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various activities through the school week involving the high-frequency words on their word wall in order to increase familiarity with reading and spelling the selected words. In this word wall instructional...
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Completing Conversations

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this completing conversations worksheet, students write the letter of the phrase that correctly completes a brief conversation. Phrases appear in an alphabetical list at the top of the worksheet. Appropriate to ELL but not exclusive.
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Monster Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore several retrieval strategies to find information in a variety of sources. They organize the information they find and create a Monster Dictionary that includes imaginary monsters and their definitions.
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Coal Production in the USA

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students arrange the states by alphabetical order, find the five top coal producing states and discover their total production levels. They then find all the states which begin with the letter "A" and whose coal production is less than...
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Introduction To Pests

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate common pests and match pests to their respective pictures. In a group discussion, students explore the basic needs of pests and share personal pest stories. They examine common self-protection measures. Using the...
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Foreign Language Dictionary Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a Spanish or French language dictionary using online resources. They decide on a theme for their dictionary. They complete the template sheet by adding a word for each letter of the alphabet and inserting graphics...
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Reading for Life

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Imagine a packet packed with reading resources designed for every grade and reading level. Imagine worksheets, graphic organizers, flash cards, activities, and exercises. This is just such a packet and is well worth...
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Vowel Lessons: To Help Improve Spelling

For Teachers K - 12th
There are a few things every good speller knows: spelling rules, vowel sounds, and word endings. Help your learner with dyslexia become a more efficient speller with a few tips from a dyslexia expert. Included in the lesson is a video,...
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Creating a Picture Dictionary

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a reading, vocabulary,picture dictionary on the computer. They participate in becoming familiar with some basic capabilities of a word processor. They build vocabulary, spelling, and dictionary skills, reinforce...
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Egypt

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
The country of Egypt is more than just big pyramids and ancient pharaohs. After reading a brief overview of this African nation, young learners will demonstrate their understanding of the text by identifying the main idea and supporting...
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Motion Geometry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experiment with slides, flips and turns to understand motion geometry.  In this motion geometry lesson, 2nd graders navigate interactive motion geometry sites. Students  illustrate the results of motion using...