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Introduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the letter combination "kn" and its letter sound. In this letter combination lesson, students review words with the letter combination "kn" on the board. Students take turns sounding out the "kn" words while...
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Introduce /oi/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the letter combination "oi" and practice its letter sound. For this letter combination "oi" lesson, students recite the letter sound  "oi" by saying it out loud. Students then review a mix of 12 letters...
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School-Home Links

For Students K - 1st
In this letter sounds worksheet, students look at each letter in the words and make all of the sounds. Students say the sounds quickly and then say the word.
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Learning the Alphabet

For Teachers K
Students study letters and letter sounds and are to be used throughout the year. They predict the letters and sounds and words that are represented by each letter. Letter and sound recognition can be assessed through one to one...
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Add Awesome Alliteration to your Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice writing with alliteration, repeating the same letter sound at the beginning of two or more words in a sentence; students also review of adjectives, verbs, and adverbs while creating an alphabet book.
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Introduce /T/

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students identify the sound of the letter "t". For this sound fluency lesson, students view the letter "t" on the board and practice repeating the letter sound following the teachers cue. Students practice identifying the sounds of 12...
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Introduce -er

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the letter sound -er. In this sound fluency lesson, students identify the two letters that make the sound and write them on the board. Students practice making the sound -er and begin to identify 12 other letter sound...
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Leapin' Lizards

For Students K - 2nd
The lizard needs to leap from rock to rock without getting bitten! Each rock has a word on it, but watch out for snakes! The safe rocks start with the same sound as lizard, and they can be colored purple. Give your learners a fun...
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Snail

For Teachers Pre-K - K
S is for snail. Use this worksheet to help your young readers learn the letter s. This simple coloring worksheet is great for youngsters who are learning the beginning letter s sound. They can practice saying the s sound and coloring...
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Chopping Sounds

For Teachers K - 1st
With the swing of a paper ax, young learners demonstrate how to appropriately segment three-letter words. Consider breaking learners into small groups and having them share a paper ax to keep the peace. This plan is so creative, but be...
PPT
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I Can Make New Words

For Teachers Pre-K - K
A fun rhyming song written out on these slides help learners comprehend what word families consist of in order to make their own new words! For example, they first see tan, can, fan, and ran with the initial different letters in a...
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Virtuoso Piano Free 3

For Students 3rd - 8th
This may be as close to playing a piano as it is possible to get without actually having a physical instrument in the class. Learn the names and sounds of keys, play a solo or a duet, and practice scales or any song you'd like–all for free!
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Short Vowel A: Circle and Print

For Students 1st - 2nd
Study the letter a and the sounds it makes. With this learning exercise, youngsters focus on the short vowel a sound like in bad, fat, and ran. Then, they read the words in the blue box, identifying which ones use the short vowel a...
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Chocolate Puzzles #1

For Teachers K - 1st
Here is a collection of wroksheets that give young readers a chance to practice identifying words that use a long vowel sound. Each of the puzzles, if correctly done, spells out a letter once the shading is complete. While not the...
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Fix It Fun

For Students K - 2nd
Young learners practice spelling and phonics with this quick vowel instructional activity. For each of the seven words provided, they must unscramble the letters and write the full word on the line provided.
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Making words with I, O and U

For Students K - 1st
Here is a activity in which young children have to complete the words provided by using the letter i, o, or u. There are eight cartoon drawings that depict each of the words, so figuring out what the word should sound like should be easy...
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What Begins with H?

For Students K - 1st
In this letter sounds instructional activity, students study the pictures on the right and draw a line from the horses to the items that begin with the sound of h.
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What Begins with J?

For Students K - 1st
In this letter sounds worksheet, students study the pictures on the right column and draw lines from the jets to the words that begin with the letter j.
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Letter D

For Students K
In this letter d worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 3 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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Letter H

For Students K
In this letter h worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 3 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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Letter G

For Students K
In this letter g worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 3 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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Letter F

For Students K
In this letter f worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 3 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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Introduce Word-Form Recognition

For Teachers K - 1st
Sound out sight words using these word cards and word-form recognition strategies. As you point to each word, scholars sound out the letters silently instead of segmenting the sounds aloud. Show them how you do this by mouthing the...
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See It, Say It, Move It, Do It!

For Teachers K
Learn two new letters a week with this activity! After learning the two target letters, the class will make an alphabet video "performing" each letter. The letter's name, sound, and a motion associated with it will be included in the...