Lesson Plan
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Bells 'n' Scales

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners work together to arrange bells in order from low to high and play songs. They discuss differences in pitch and musical notation.
Worksheet
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School-Home Links: Three and Four Letter Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students follow directions and practice saying a list of 6 three and four letter words. Students first say the word, then say each sound each letter makes. Worksheet is designed to be signed by parent and child...
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short U, Long U

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling instructional activity, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of short or long vowel U. Students write the words one time. There are additional suggestions on the page for at-home activities.
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Baseball Blending

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice blending sounds into words for reading decoding. Through guided practice, they recognize how they can blend together three phonemes to make one word. Students read a passage from a decodable reader with the...
Lesson Plan
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Ohhhh Me, Ohhhhh My!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice identifying phonemes and recognizing letters in written words to become fluent readers. They study the phoneme /O/ in the tongue twister, "Oh No, my Nose needs an operation in October." Each student also interacts with...
Lesson Plan
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Howwwwl At The Moon

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore vowel digraphs. They discuss what a vowel digraph is and discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students read "The Napping House." They practice spelling words with the /ow/ sound in them. Young scholars read words...
Interactive
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: E

For Students K - 2nd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter E.
Interactive
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: I

For Students K - 3rd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills activity, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter i.
Interactive
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: U

For Students K - 2nd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 5 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter U.
Worksheet
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"Oa" Review

For Students K - 2nd
In this "oa" word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 5 "oa" words listed in the word bank within the word puzzle. Students also fill in the blanks in 4 words with the letters "oa".
Interactive
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture G

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter g.
Interactive
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: K

For Students K - 3rd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter K.
Interactive
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: P

For Students K - 2nd
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and match them to the appropriate words that begin with the letter P. Students may submit their answers to be scored in this online interactive format.
Unit Plan
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We’re a Family: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 3)

For Teachers K Standards
Pay special attention to onsets and rimes and initial consonants with this packet of activities designed to provide additional support to youngsters just learning to read and write.
Lesson Plan
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Indians Are Coming!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Help your class increase their awareness of concepts related to reading and spelling. They identify the digraph /oa/ in spoken language and spelling. After a brief discussion, they read A Toad on the Road, listening for the target sound....
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Which i sound is used in the word icky? Kindergarteners and first graders listen to the short /i/ sound. They practice shaking their fingers to indicate icky when they hear the target sound. Then they practice reading a poster with the...
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Reading Bugs

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Review the phonemic sounds of the alphabet letters before examining how to blend letter sounds to make a word. During this teacher-modeled lesson, learners make word bugs out of three phonemes that blend together. As an assessment, read...
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Chad's Choo Choooo

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Choo, choo! Do your youngsters like trains? After studying the target sound, have your learners read A Peach for Chad. Do a class read and an independent read to increase fluency. At the lesson's close, consider creating a ch train...
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Uh Oh!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Help your elementary learners distinguish between short and long vowel /o/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice reading and spelling words...
Lesson Plan
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The Creaky Door Says "ehhhh"

For Teachers K - 1st
Study the long vowel sound /e/, as in a creaky door noise. Children repeat the sound and learn a chant. They use letters in letterboxes to make words with the /e/ sound before reading a book and writing a message about their favorite...
Worksheet
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: fa, fe, fi, fo, fu

For Students 6th - 8th
Introduce your Spanish language learners to the sounds fa, fe, fi, fo, and fu. As you read the list of 20 words, your pupils will attempt to fill in the missing syllables for each word. Extend this activity by asking learners to list one...
Worksheet
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Practica de Pronunciación y Ortografía: ya, ye, yi, yo, yu

For Students 6th - 8th
Build phonetic skills with your Spanish language learners. Teach them the sounds ya, ye, yi, yo, and yu letter combinations make, and have them complete each word with the syllable combinations given. There are 20 words; make sure to...
Worksheet
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 11th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter T.
Lesson Plan
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Nancy's Nice Nose

For Teachers K
Students recognize the phoneme /n/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /n/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /n/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme /n/...