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Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin

Lesson 8 - Open Syllables

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Just like scholars plug something in to close a circuit, they must plug a consonant onto a word to make closed syllables. Help learners distinguish between open and closed syllables with a series of activities that emphasize open...
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Pearson Longman

Emotions Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Explore the many types of feelings and how people express them with a lesson plan compiled of kid-friendly activities that spark critical thinking, self-reflection, and reinforce language and writing skills. Scholars delve into the...
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Curated OER

Fun Fonix: G Endings

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Write it. Read it. Find it. That's the name of the game here! Elementary learners trace basic words, say them aloud, and find the matching picture. All words on this worksheet end with the letter g. 
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Curated OER

Phonemic Awareness: Words

For Teachers K
I'm not sure what the purpose of this exercise is but I'm sure someone will find it useful. Learners repeatedly say a single sentence over and over with their teacher, then count each word in the sentence. They don't count phonemes or...
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Curated OER

Word and Letter Practice #10

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word and letter practice learning exercise, students say letters and sounds of letters, practice reading simple sentences and sight words, then say names of pictures and say the beginning sound of each.
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Curated OER

Word and Letter Practice #5

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students name given letters, say sounds, read simple sentences, and practice sight words and blending.
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Curated OER

Letters D, B, G, S, N, and T

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this letters d, b, g, s, n, and t worksheet, students trace and write words starting with each one of those letters. Students trace and write 5 lines of words.
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Curated OER

Building Words: Exploring Space with an Astronaut (3)

For Students K - 2nd
In this early childhood building words activity, students use 9 letter tiles to identify 7 words. Students follow the instructions to identify the words which each have 3 or 4 letters.
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Curated OER

Sight Word Activity Pages

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sight word worksheet, students are given a calendar naming 4 weeks worth of sight words and their activities for each school day of the week. Activities follow on subsequent pages.
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Curated OER

Writing Thank You Notes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write to a veteran. In this letter writing lesson, 6th graders identify the five parts of a letter and discuss the importance of sending thank you notes. Students write a thank you note to a veteran.
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Curated OER

Writing Business Letters of Request

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders model proper format and elements of business letters. They review effective writing styles and write a request letter. Students also read a short story that includes conflict irony and symbolism They create a chart...
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Curated OER

Letter Sound and Letter Combination Accuracy, Sound Search Game

For Teachers K
Students participate in an activity to identify words with specific letter sounds or letter combinations. In this letter sound/letter combination lesson, students focus on three-letter sounds then identify words in a sound hunt...
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Curated OER

Little Dancers- Rhyming Words Worksheet Series

For Students 3rd
In this vocabulary and literacy learning exercise set, 3rd graders read a poem entitled, "Little Dancers." They fill in blanks with rhyming words from a word bank in 4 sentences, copy the rhyming words on blank lines using lower case...
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Curated OER

Building Words: Iris and Walter 3

For Students K - 2nd
For this early childhood building words worksheet, students use 9 letter tiles to identify 7 words. Students follow the instructions to identify the words which each have 4 letters.
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Curated OER

Building Words: Iris and Walter 2

For Students K - 2nd
In this early childhood building words learning exercise, students use 9 letter tiles to identify 7 words. Students follow the instructions to identify the words which each have 4 letters.
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Curated OER

Initial sound: soft g

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this soft g activity, students fill in the initial sound of the soft g under the pictures that contain that sound. Students fill in the blank to 3 words.
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Curated OER

"ing" Words Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this language arts worksheet, students complete a 12 word crossword puzzle. Each sentence contains a missing word which will have the "ing" suffix. Students think of a word that will make sense and place their answer in the...
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Curated OER

Language Arts: Solch Sight Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize Dolch sight words on cards and texts. They practice the selected words by creating short sentences. After reading different fables, 1st graders create their own illustrations to accompany the stories. Once they...
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Curated OER

Building Words: Iris and Walter

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling new words worksheet, students use the letter tiles and rewrite the words according to the written instructions. Students write the new word in the boxes and start with the word neck.
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Curated OER

What is the Beginning Sound?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood beginning sounds worksheet, students practice their phonics skills as they look at 6 pictures, say their names, and identify the letter that begins the 6 words. An animal habitat question is also included on the...
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Curated OER

Scrambled Letters

For Students 5th - 6th
In this scrambled words worksheet, students unscramble the letters to form words that fit into the categories of colors, clothes, jewelry, parts of the body.
Interactive
Curated OER

Match the Words with Pictures Starting with K

For Students K - 2nd
In this word recognition learning exercise, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. All of the words begin with the letter K. The learning exercise may be printed in color or black and white.
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Curated OER

Let's Use Capital Letters

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, learners read 6 sentences and decide which words need capital letters. They write the sentences correctly on the blank lines. They circle the action words in the sentence at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Rhyming Words

For Teachers K
Students practice reading and spelling by identifying rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students complete a worksheet to pair rhyming words.