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Long and Short Vowel U
In this long and short u learning exercise, students sort pictures according to the long or short u sound found in each, writing the words under the appropriate heading. The learning exercise has a reference web site for additional...
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Long and Short Vowel O
In this vowel worksheet, students sort pictures according to their vowel sound, either long or short o, writing the words beneath the correct label. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Long or Short Vowels?
In this vowel worksheet, students sort a set of words found in a picture of a fish bowl into columns according o their vowel sound. Vowels a, e and i are used.
Curated OER
Bounce Back - The Long and Short of It
Upper elementary scientists test basketballs with differing amounts of air to find if inflation affects bounce height. The lesson introduction poses the question of whether or not the composition of a ball determines bounce height, but...
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense of Time and Narrative Voice
Students complete a variety of discussion and writing activities that highlight the concepts of time and narrative voice of Benjy by iam Faulkner.
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Archeologists For a Day
Students listen to a reading about fossils and go on a hunt for items with fossil characteristics. In this cross curricular fossil lesson, students will examine their fossil finds and create a graphic organizer. Students...
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Designing Experiments - Overview
Middle schoolers explore the concepts that enable them to design and conduct sound scientific experiments. They critique a faulty experiment and become familiar with some of the criteria of a good experiment. They conduct their own...
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Jazz in America
Students participate in a class discussion about jazz music, compare improvisation with regular conversion, listen to various jazz musicians and compare and contrast their individual sounds.
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Unknown Frost Poem Discovered
What? A long-lost poem from Robert Frost? Introduce your class to a poem recently found and published from Robert Frost's personal collection. The lesson includes background information on the author, the poem itself, and a list of...
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Peg and Hen
Learners navigate a website to practice the short e sound. In this short e sound activity, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Phonics lesson for -ew and -oo
First graders identify letters and sounds associated with -ew and -oo sounds. Each learner receives a stack of cards containing these sounds, and they must determine whether the word uses the -ew or the -oo sound. This could easily...
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Meet Lee, the Sleepy Bee
First graders distinguish between the different ways to create the sound for long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words containing the...
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Made You Mad
High schoolers explore the phoneme for the vowel-consonant-silent e grapheme. They recognize the silent "e" at the end of words and practice speaking them. Students say words, spell them, and say tongue twisters with the vowel...
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Spelling Connections: Grade 4: Spelling Coloring Puzzle
In this spelling learning exercise, students read the words within a large design. Students color the words with the long U sound yellow. Students color the other words green.
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Initial Sounds: O
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter o that should begin with the letter o. Picture clues are included. Students also practice...
Curated OER
Initial Sounds: O
In this word and letter recognition activity, students examine 6 words that are missing letters. Students fill in only the blanks with the letter o that should begin with the letter o. Picture clues are included. Students also practice...
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When I am Blue...
In this phonics practice worksheet, learners read a story and fill in the 6 words in the story using the words in the word bank. Students draw a picture of the story in the box provided.
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Ohhhh Wheeee!!!!
Young scholars complete a variety of activities as they explore the long /E/ sound. They recite tongue twisters, practice writing words with the long /E/ sound (especially those using 'ee'), and read and identify long /E/ words in the...
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Verbs and Nouns
In this long vowel activity, 1st graders focus on classifying nouns and verbs with long vowel sounds. Students study 10 words and use each word to complete 5 given sentences.
American Chemical Society
Temperature Affects the Solubility of Gases
Dare your class to drive dissolved carbon dioxide out of carbonated liquid at different temperatures to discover if there is a difference in rate. To make this experiment more sound, have explorers use equally measured amounts of soda...
Into Films
Filmmaking Guide
Pixar, DreamWorks, Disney Studios. Prepare your primary graders to become the next generation of film makers with a guide that encourages kids to explore the possibilities of script writing, lighting, sound, editing, and post...
Acoustical Society of America
Musical Instruments Part I - Woodwinds
What is the connection between sound and vibration? Learners find out as they conduct a series of experiments with instruments they create. The experiment is well explained, includes modifications for visuall and hearing impaired...
Acoustical Society of America
Generalizing How Musical Instruments Work
Sound, vibrations, resonance, and frequency are explored as learners use music to foster scientific inquiry. They engage in three different sound experiments and follow up discussions to foster a better understanding of how musical...
ARKive
Nocturnal Animals
How do those nocturnal animals see in the dark? This perplexing question does have an answer. First, little ones use their sense of touch to determine the name of a mystery object, then they listen closely to identify various animals by...