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Oh My
Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel sound for o and the long vowel sound for o. Students practice reading and spelling...
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The Fish Said "Shhh"
Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...
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Shhh! I'm trying to learn this digraph
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Here Kitty, Kitty
Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Variation on Making Words
Students copy the letters ABEDREF onto their strip of paper and cut the ltters out.
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Spooky Sound
First graders explore the concept of vowel digraphs. They distinguish between the sound made by one vowel and two vowels. Through listening, matching, and writing activities, 1st graders identify the sound in words and sentences they...
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Marvelous Muffins!
Young scholars study the letter "m" in written and spoken words by making the sound, reciting a tongue twister, and writing the letter. They identify the sound in words and in Laura Joffe Numeroff's book, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin"....
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Introduce /ai/
Students state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.
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A? Speak up, I can't hear you!
Students become phonemically aware of various sounds that make up written words. This lesson focuses on the vowel correspondence a_e=/A/. They decode the long a mouth moves in words as well as practice spelling the words themselves.
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Uhhh, I don't know
Students listen to the different sounds that the letter U can make. They practice finding the letter u in written words. They write the letter u. They say a tongue twister about the letter u and its sounds. They write different words...
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Clifford's Sports Day
First graders participate in a game of three legged race that involved the practice of matching pictures or text. They use the subject of sports to create the context. Students play the game to strengthen classification and reading...
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Upper and Lower Case Pp Initial Sound Recognition Activity
In this upper and lower case Pp initial sound recognition worksheet, 1st graders follow directional arrows and trace the dotted lines to write one line of each letter. They write the letter p next to 7 pictures of items that begin with...
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Upper and Lower Case Zz- Printing Practice and Initial Sound Recognition
In this upper and lower case Zz printing practice and initial sound recognition activity, students write 1 row of each letter. They follow the directional arrows and dotted lines to form the letters. They print a z next to 7 pictures...
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Beginning Consonants: Circle the Picture
In this beginning consonants instructional activity, students say the sound of five letters and name the two pictures in each row. Students circle the picture that begins with the given letter.
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Balloon Blending
Students practice blending letters and vowel sounds so that they run together smoothly, view clown poster, blend letters on balloons to form words with different letters, and read aloud story, A Cat Nap, to practice pronunciation.
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Vowel Combination: Aw
In this word and sound recognition worksheet, students examine 3 words with the aw sound and trace the words. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letters and reading sentences.
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Vowel Combination: Oy
In this word and sound recognition worksheet, students examine 3 words with the oy sound and trace the words. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letters and reading sentences.
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Vowel Combination: Ir
In this word and sound recognition worksheet, students examine 3 words with the ir sound and trace the words. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letters and reading sentences.
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Vowel Combination: Ay
In this word and sound recognition worksheet, students examine 3 words with the ay sound and trace the words. Picture clues are included. Students also practice tracing the letters and reading sentences.
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Hh is for Helicopter
In this literacy instructional activity, class members look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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Rr is for Rain
In this literacy instructional activity, pupils look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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ABC...Have Fun With Me!
Throw out those old ABC worksheets and try some new and engaging hands-on activities to teaching the alphabet!
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What Do You See at the Pond?
With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...
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Totally Tubular Blending
Students practice a wide variety of techniques and strategies to strengthen their blending skills to form words and read. They read "A Cat Nap" and interact with different colors of inner tubes with the letters "a, c, b, d, f, l, m, p,...