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Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Segmenting, Phoneme Counting Sort
Pre-readers use the provided cards to say and sort based on the number of phonemes in each word.
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Poems: Eating Treats
Which poem is best? Your kindergarten class follows along as you read three different poems. They decide which one they like best, then draw a picture to illustrate it. The class can also discuss why they chose the poems they did. A...
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Ways to Practice Words at Home
Looking for more ways to practice writing words? A list of 27 strategies will engage learners of any level. Kids can choose between writing their words in peanut butter, criss-crossing them with words that share common letters, and...
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Treasure Island Clues
In order to answer a music trivia question, young musicians must count the number of ties in a melody, name the final note, and use these clues to spell out Charlie Parker's nickname. This activity is not for the birds.
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"There Is No K In Christmas"
Do you hear a k in the word Christmas? It sounds like it, but it's really a ch that creates the same sound! Teach young learners this fun song, "There is No K in Christmas," and show them words that use ch to make the same /k/ sound.
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Faces Bingo
Students create a classroom letter-sound recognition bulletin board. They post each letter of the alphabet on the board, and place photos and written name cards of each student with the corresponding letter of their name.
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Beat the Heat
Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....
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Vowels
Explore reading with this resource on vowels. Learners read a list of words containing particular vowel sounds. The presentation focuses on ai, ee, ie, oa, ue, ea, and oe. It is colorful, making it more interesting to view.
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ABC Scavenger Map
Students explore phonetics by participating in a class game. In this alphabet sounds lesson plan, students collaborate in a ABC's activity where they identify a random letter, the sound it makes, and place it in it's correct spot on a...
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Sounds 1
For this beginning sounds worksheet, students circle the picture in each column whose name begins with the same sound as the first picture.
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Sound 4
In this beginning sounds worksheet, students circle the picture in each column whose name begins with the same sound as the first picture.
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Beginning Sound Activity
For this beginning blend sound worksheet, students look at pictures, say their names and write the beginning sound beneath each picture.
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Short Vowel Review
First graders practice short vowel sounds. In this literacy lesson, the teacher demonstrates the short vowel sounds, then guides students through practicing the sounds and making words. Students complete a worksheet for independent...
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Long Vowels with Silent 'E'
First graders read words with a silent E at the end. In this literacy lesson, the teacher explains how the silent E changes the sound a vowel makes, then students practice reading words. Students complete a worksheet with the teacher for...
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 1: Short E
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of six words that all contain the sound of short vowel E. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities.
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Short Vowel U Sound
In this short vowel u worksheet, students say the names of pictures with the short u sound, then color each of the 4 pictures. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream!
Use letter boxes and example words to help kids 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 a particular emphasis on /ea/. They...
Homeschool Journeys
Vowels
Come and play with the long a, touch your knees with the long e, and learn the vowel sounds with these worksheets that were made for you, with the long u! This resource offers a fun way to help youngsters grasp the sounds that long...
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Ff is for Fish
In this language arts activity, students learn to print the upper and lower case letter f. Students trace several examples before forming their own letters in the unlined boxes.
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Bb is for Bike
In this printing practice worksheet, students learn to print both upper and lower case letter Bb. Students trace several examples before forming their letters in the unlined boxes.
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Ff is for Fish
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to print upper and lower case letters Ff. Students trace several examples before generating their letters in the boxes. This appears to be DeNelian style.
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Bb is for Bike
Learners learn to print the upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Bb in this language arts activity. Learners trace and then print their letters in unlined boxes.
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The Night Before Christmas
Students, after reading and discussing the book, "The Night Before Christmas," explore, examine, and study about the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. They primarily assess the letter 'D' by inquiring which animals guided...
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Cc is for Cat
In this printing practice learning exercise, students learn to form upper and lower case letters Cc. Students trace several examples before forming their letters in the boxes.