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"Uuuuuuggghhh That Hurts"
First graders give examples of consonants and vowels. They review the sound the /u/ phoneme makes and then play a word creation game placing letters together to make the /kuuuu/ sound which bumps into /p/ forming the word "cup" as a class.
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Blow That Sound!
In this letter F sound worksheet, students participate in singing a song to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" Students will learn the proper pronunciation of the consonant F by singing this song.
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La Comida!
What would you like to eat? Perhaps una hamburguesa? Teach your class eight Spanish words that relate to food with these cards.
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Finding Rhyming Words in a French Poem
Explore rhyming in this phonemic awareness and French lesson plan. Listen to the poem "J'Adore la Pizza" by Karen Kransky and identify rhyming words. Compare grapheme spelling patterns with like phonemes, and sort word cards according to...
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Vocabulary Building: Long Vowels III
In this recognizing words with long vowel pronunciations, students write the words from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words April, December, November, height, idea, and able. Students complete...
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Introduce /M/
Students study letters. In this pronunciation lesson, students discover what the letter /m/ looks like and what sound it makes. They work as a class on various activities to identify the letter /m/ and the sound it makes in words. This...
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Government and Community Resources
Students explore how to communicate using past tense and present perfect tense verbs. They discuss words related to postal activities and the procedures to follow when mailing letters and packages, registering mail, and buying money orders.
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February and Other Words with Tricky Spellings
In this February and other words with tricky spellings learning exercise, students use scrambled letters, definitions and a dictionary to identify 65 words with tricky spellings, then write them. A list of more irregular words is included.
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Language Tutorial
Fourth graders practice using vowel teams and pronunciations. In this language instructional activity, 4th graders complete visual, auditory, and phonemic drills, review spellings of words, and echo dictated words. Students also read...
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Matching Clothing Words
In this matching clothing words worksheet, students match 10 pictures of articles of clothing with their names. They can match either the letter with the number, or the number with the letter.
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Introduce -ar
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound "ar" and identify words that commonly use the sound. Students listen to their teacher say words and identify...
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Introduce /ee/
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this vowels lesson, students identify words in the English language which contain the "ee" sound. Students participate in an activity in which the teacher speaks...
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Reintroduce -er
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound lesson plan, students identify words in the English language which contain the "er" sound. Students play a class game in which the teacher uses...
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Alphabet Line-up (Elementary, Language)
Students put the letters of the alphabet in the correct order. They practice working as a team.
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Landlord and Tenant Agreements
High schoolers practice filling out a rental agreement. They write a sample complaint letter to their landlord. They identify the parts of a letter.
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ESOL: Obtaining Employment
Students study how to present a positive image and conduct job interviews. They simulate job interviews in pairs and complete an activity sheet. They practice body language and other behaviors to communicate how to ask and answer...
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (Crossword Puzzle, with help)
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle using the 13 clues. Help is provided in the form of first letters in each word. The relevant vocabulary is found in the Language and Body Language sections of the Working...
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The Cultural Geography of East Asia
Students use information from the Asia Society's AskAsia Web site to explore the cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. They answer four questions and then use what they have learned to write a letter of introduction to a Japanese exchange...
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Riddles with Blending
Students examine how blending sounds together helps them pronounce words. They look a flash cards with letters on them in order to blend the letter sounds together before listening to riddles that encourage them to blend letters into...
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Digraphs
Sixth graders participate in a word study activity to increase vocabulary and spelling accuracy. In this digraphs lesson, 6th graders understand how the letter "h" changes and initial sound. Students complete a crossword using digraphs...
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Westward Ho: The Difficulties of Emigrants Moving West
Young scholars research the journey west of 19th century emigrants. In this pioneer lesson, students read the letters and diaries of a fictitious family traveling on the Oregon Trail. They mark their route on a US map, create a chart...
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My Teeny Tiny Book (Counting to Ten in Different Languages)
In this counting to ten mini book, students cut out and color a book that shows the numbers from 1-10 and the words for the numbers. The languages in this book are: English, Spanish, French, Swedish, Japanese and Swahili. Pronunciation...
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One Word Substitution 14
For this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with...
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Desert Views - First Impressions: Travelers on the Gila Trail
Students draw animals and plants that are described to them as they read passages of people who traveled across the Gila Trail in the Southwest. In this Gila Trail lesson plan, students also write a letter describing a plant or animal in...