What motivated Europeans to explore the New World, and what effects did their exploration have on Native American populations? The second installment of a 16-part American Passages series prompts pupils to watch a video and read several...

In order to understand the challenges the Continental Army faced during the American Revolution, class members analyze primary source materials including a soldier's journal and an officer's letter, and watch a short reenactment video.

Learners complete a variety of activities related to the book The Cow That Went Oink. They role-play the various animals from the story, write a letter to a farm animal in the book, identify syllables of story words, and create an...

Twelfth graders examine and evaluate their personal education plans and discuss the importance of life-long learning. They discuss personal education plans and goals and reflect on their own plans, complete a Personal Plan of Study...

Challenge your class with this lesson! Learners read The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, discuss context clues, identify main ideas and details, and analyze story elements. Discussion questions and activities are broken down for each chapter...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the correct choice of word to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "B."

Students practice distinguishing between pairs of similar-looking lowercase letters, such as b and d, p and b, m and w, n and m. They distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs by reading and listening to a story that highlights...

In this printing practice worksheet, students trace the numbered lines to create the upper case B and the lower case b letters and color pictures that begin with the letter Bb. Students complete 19 activities.

Learners complete a variety of activities related to the difference between the /b/ and /d/ sounds. They examine picture cards and identify which pictures start with B or D, and recite two tongue twisters. Students write the letters B...

Students practice writing words and brief sentences. In this phonics lesson, students write letters phonetically spelling the words legibly.

For this printing practice worksheet, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Bb. Students trace dotted examples and then practice on the blank primary lines.

For this letter o words worksheet, students match the letter o words with the picture that represents them. Students match 6 words to 6 pictures.

Itchy Ritchy can help your learners remember the /i/ sound! First teach young learners the fun tongue twister illustrating the target sound, and have them identify the target sound in other words. Use the reading Tim and the Top to...

Using letter boxes and a series of activities, young learners will identify the /o/ sound. Give them the fun tongue twister before having them manipulate letters in the letter box, and then read In the Big Top. Can your learners...

Stamp, slap, and clap! Emergent readers demonstrate their awareness of the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in spoken, short vowel, single-syllable words with a stamp/slap/clap activity. After identifying the letters and sounds of...

A fun activity from Jolly Phonics is a great way to teach kids about the alphabet and blended sounds. The activity prompts kids to move and make sounds according to the letters, such as puffing out candles for the letter P, or...

Create a fun song for your young learners! It should include each of their names and use rhyme to make it memorable. Then show the class a picture dictionary, and have learners make their own class dictionary! If you have time, consider...

Young scholars distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs such as b and d, p and b, m and w, and n and m. They read and listen to a story that highlights words containing the letter pairs. They use picture clues to aid reading...

In this alphabet worksheet, learners make groups of letters, choose the correct letters, write words with certain sounds, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.

In this consonant sound worksheet, 1st graders focus on the initial letter sounds. Students study 8 pictures and circle those that have the same sound as the first picture on the page.

Designed for preschool through first grade learners, this worksheet provides practice printing both upper and lower case letter t's. Included in this exercise are 10 traceable upper case t's and 14 lower case traceable t's. This resource...

In this word sound worksheet, students practice different word and letter sounds. They repeat rhymes, name letters, review letter sounds, review similar word sounds and complete an activity where they use a word bank to fill in the...

Kindergarteners study beginning letter sounds in this interactive plan. They will match picture cards to the letter sound that each image begins with. After working together as a whole group, pupils participate in a game in which they...