After a lesson on vowel sounds and spelling, students identify four pictures and work on unscrambling the words below. Each word is three or four letters long (drum, sock, bug, dog).

Students determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. In this language arts lesson, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the lesson. This...

Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...

Students examine the /O/ phoneme by examining words and reciting a tongue twister. They practice writing the letter 'O' on their dry erase boards. While they listen to a read aloud of "Bo and Rose" they form the /O/ with their mouths...

First graders, in pairs, use spinners to experiment with different combinations of letters. They combine letters and determine whether they have produced a word or not. They construct and record words choosing letters from designated tiles.

In this language arts worksheet, students look for the pattern for changing the vowel "E" into the right form for writing the words in the Latin language.

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In this silent E words learning exercise, students help a child find his way to the playground by tracing a path in a maze. If the word in the maze has a long A, students turn right; for a short vowel sound, students make a left turn.

Students explore how to recognize and spell sets of rhyming words. They become familiar with short vowel spelling patterns.

Learners practice organizing their vocabulary words in an online organizer tool. In this vocabulary lesson, students read a text and take notes. Additionally, learners organize their vocabulary words into an online "Alphabet Organizer"...

First graders review the letter "i" and use popsicle sticks and cotton balls to make upper and lower case "i's". Volunteers make the capital and lower case "i" on the board and then the class discovers the short sound that letter "i"...

First graders observe the letter /i/ and the sound that it makes watching their mouths as the sound is formed. They say the tongue twister displayed repeating it three times; the last time they stretch out the /i/ sound as it occurs in...

Students follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. For this 'what's my sound' lesson, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to build...

Providing both a history of English before England (Sino-Tibetan, Finno-Ugric, Hamido-Semitic, Indo-European) and a history of English in England, this presentation includes charts and many examples of the changes in the English language...

Beginning writers practice writing and reading from left to right using green and red dots. You'll need notecards with a green dot on the left side and a red dot on the right side. Do your learners understand that print moves from left...

In this alphabet awareness worksheet, students circle each picture that begins with the long or short /Ii/ sound and then make an x on each picture that does not begin with the /Ii/ sound.

Students read orally in groups of two to increase reading speed and fluency in this lesson. They read provided books which emphasize the short vowel sounds. The pairs time each others reading and offer encouragement and support as they...

Need a quick review of some of the elements of poetry? Eleven key terms are defined and illustrated.

Young scholars complete a variety of activities as they examine the letter 'a' as it makes the short /a/ sound. Through instruction and modeling, they explore the sound the letter makes and how the letter is written. They recite tongue...

Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel e from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...

Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel a from the long vowel a. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...

Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel o from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...

Young scholars complete a variety of activities as they examine the letter 'a' as it makes the short /a/ sound. Through instruction and modeling, they explore the sound the letter makes and how the letter is written. They recite tongue...

Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel o from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...