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Introduce /ir/

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize and pronounce the /ir/ sound. In this beginning phonics decoding lesson plan, students say the "ir" sound when the teacher points to the corresponding letters and remain silent when other letter combinations are targeted.
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Pioneering Principles: Why Character Matters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What does it mean to "be of good character"? What are the qualities that define such a person? The 1825 Colonization Law of Coahuila y Texas required that all new immigrants into Mexican Texas present documentation that they were of...
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Reintroduce /ir/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are reintroduced to the letter sound combination "ir" and review a mix of 12 letter  combinations on the board. In this "ir" lesson, students take turns practicing the pronunciation of the letter combination "ir" out...
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Click it! See it! Say it!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Scholars take digital photographs of a phonic cluster. Each child will use their digital pictures in a PowerPoint slide with text showing the sound and the word that contains that sound. Then they will take a picture of the object they...
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Introduce "ur"

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils explore language arts by participating in a word sound activity. In this letter combination instructional activity, students discuss the sound "ur" makes and the types of words it appears in. Pupils identify the sound as the...
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Reintroduce "Ur"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore word structure by participating in a word sound activity. In this vocabulary identification lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by the letters "ur" and in what words this sound is found. Students listen as...
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D says DUH! Duh?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the letter D, both upper and lower case and recognize and identify the letter d in various words and illustrations. They identify how the mouth moves with the letter D through various word pronunciations. Finally,...
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B B BEE!!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recognize phonemes in spoken words and match letters to phonemes. They focus on the letter /b/ and the meaningful representation of the /b/. They read 'The Honeybee and the Robber' by Eric Carle and hold up their bees when...
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Tick Tock /t/

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review letter recognition for the letter /t/ and the sound of the letter /t/. They write an upper- and lower-case /t/ and recognize the sound of t as well as the letter when combined with other letters in the form of a word.
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Ta-Ta- Timer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify a letter of the alphabet. They recognize this letter in print and in spoken language. The letter and phoneme chosen is the letter t and /t/. They write the letter in both lower and upper case. They read 'One Tiny...
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Flying with Adam Raccoon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing rereading and decoding strategies , students complete multiple reads of a novel text. With the instructor, they read complete a timed...
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The Icky Sticky Igloo

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students focus on the correspondence i=/i/. They explore the sound and spelling of /i/ and discover vowels are used to spell all words in our vocabulary, so therefore it is important for students to understand the phoneme and grapheme of...