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A Fleet of Sheep

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students gain insight into the correspondence ee = /EE/ in both written and spoken words. They recite tongue twisters with the /EE/ sound and use letterboxes to spell 'ee' words. They read a book with a variety of /EE/ words.
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The Squeaky Door

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Young readers distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words that...
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Aaaaa! Ashley's Scared of /a/!

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover that by moving their mouths different ways, they can make different sounds. They practice making the short /a/ relating it to the sound that is made when they were so afraid they screamed. They then practice saying...
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The Iddy Biddy Igloo

For Teachers K
Students identify and recognize the short vowel /i/ in spoken and written words. They identify the short /i/ sound and its letter symbol. They say a tongue twister emphasizing the short /i/ sound, and identify the words with /i/ in the...
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A Peck of Peppers

For Teachers K
Students identify the /p/ sound in spoken words and recognize the letter symbol in this lesson. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the /p/ sound. They then listen to the story "Patos Jam" and "pop" open their hands when...
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Olly at the Doctor

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel "O" in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Jack the Fat Cat

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short /a/ sound in written and spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /a/ sound. They then listen to the story "A Cat Nap" and identify the words in the story...
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The Crying Baby Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel a in spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ in words and sentences. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and read sentences...
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Bless You

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice recognizing the phoneme /a/ in spoken and written words as well as by symbol. They interact with the book, "The Cat Nap," from Educational Insights and the Dr. Seuss book, "ABC's Book." Each student also plays a memory...
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Wade Made Lemonade in the Shade

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and identify words that contain the long /a/ sound. Students spell words containing the long /a/ sound using letter...
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Bump on the Head

For Teachers K
Students discuss as a class if they have ever had a bump on the head and started crying and said /a/. They pretend they have hit their head and say the /a/ stretching it out and try a tongue twister containing the sound and write the...
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The Summer Sun is Hot, Hot, Hot

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate /o/ with its letter representation and...
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Riding the Roller Coaster

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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Adam, Abby, and the Stolen Apple

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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The Old, Creaky Door

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching and handwriting activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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The Pink Pig

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the short /i/ sound in spoken words and the letter symbol in this lesson. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the short /i/ sound. They then read the story "Liz is Six" and identify the words with the...
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The Fat Cat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore phonemes. They identify that a=/a/. Students recognize /a/ in spoken words by learning a meaningful representation and a letter symbol. Students practice finding /a/ in a variety of words. Students read a book that...
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The Icky-Sticky Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Eddie the Egg

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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The Baby is Crying

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the short /a/ sound in written and spoken words. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /a/ sound. They then listen to "A Cat Nap" and raise their hand every time they hear a word...
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Allie The Alligator

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify them...
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Say Ahh Went the Doc

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel O in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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A Punch in the Gut

For Teachers K
Pupils recognize /u/ in spoken words by observing a meaningful representation and a letter symbol. They then practice finding /u/ in words. They listen to the story "Fuzz and the Buzz" and identify the words they hear with the /u/.
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Bee a Reader

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use a fun tongue twister to help your class remember the /ee/ sound! With this lesson, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds,...