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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...
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Vowel Exercise for the Vowel Chart

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vowel worksheet, students place words into the correct column, using a vowel chart given in a web site address, transcribe phonetics into words and place on the chart, and match given words with vowel sounds.
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Mapping the Unknown

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explain how early maps of the ocean bottom were made. They describe and execute a method for producing a low-resolution map of a surface that cannot be seen or touched. Students analyze the data from a mapping activity and...
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The Itsy Bitsy Pig

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel I in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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"IIIIH" it is a bug!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the long and short vowel sounds of /i/ in a variety of text with assessing different strategies. They utilize tongue twisters to assist them including "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Liz is Six." Letterboxes are also...
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Doctor Check-Up

For Teachers K
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...
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Pronunciation of Regular Past Tense Verbs

For Students 4th - 7th
In this pronunciation worksheet, students learn how to pronounce a long list of regular past tense verbs. The list is broken into 3 sections based on the sound of the past tense verb ending: /t/, /d/, or/id/.
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Phonograms: i, j, k, l

For Students K - 1st
In this phonogram worksheet, learners say sounds the given phonogram makes in a sentence, read the sentence, underline or circle the singular phonogram and draw a picture about the sentence. Worksheet contains links to additional...
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Aye, Aye Captain

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate how correspondences appear differently in different words. They also recognize the difference between long and short vowels. Students study how these correspondences are spelled and pronounced differently.
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Observation and Discovery

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners explore the basic skills guiding sound scientific invvestigation and methodology. They are introduced to a powerful scientific tool-the microscope. Students review the parts of the microscope. They discuss the inventor of the...
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Abigail Ant

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and pictures.
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What Do These People Know That I Don't Know?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research career areas within the field of oceanography. They read interviews of people who work in these fields and discuss how the fields are similar. They write a paragraph or more telling what career choice sounded...
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Open Wide

For Teachers K
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...
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The Poet's Toolbox

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
If you need a lesson for your poetry unit, use two poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("Rain in Summer" and "The Slave in the Dismal Swamp") and a resource on Elements of Poetry. The lesson plan guides you through activities...
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School-Home Links: Spelling Longer Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling activity, students read ten different longer words. Students choose four of the words from the list and write them on the lines and then write a short sentence for each word.
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Now Hear This!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils investigate their hearing range. They participate in a week-long hearing experiment, listening for various sounds during recess time, and determining which noises were easier or more difficult to hear.
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Wetland Safari!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify how humans, fish, plants, birds, insects and other wildlife benefit from wetland environments. They observe a wetland and its inhabitants, draw a migration map that represents how birds use wetlands in traveling long...
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Spelling

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the sounds and words associated with the long "e". They participate in a number of practice activities of listening, speaking, reading, and writing the words. Students also use dictionaries to look up words and use...
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Homophones

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this homophones worksheet, learners read each sentence and determine which homophone correctly completes each sentence. Students choose from our/are and there/their/they're. Learners also write a paragraph using the homophones.
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Homophones

For Students 4th - 5th
In this homophones worksheet, learners rewrite the passage by finding the 25 spelling mistakes and replacing them with the correct homophone.
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Homonyms - Quiz 29

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete a homonym quiz activity. In this online homonym lesson, students read the sentences and select the correct homonym to complete the 20 sentences.
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Vowel Combinations: ai

For Students K - 1st
In this vowel combinations worksheet, students note the vowel combination ai as they trace the words snail, train, and rain and read the 2 sentences at the bottom of the worksheet.
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OOOhhhh, My Toe!!!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners 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...
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Weekly Reading Test

For Students 1st
In this reading worksheet, 1st graders are tested on short o words.  Students read and write 10 words and choose 2 words to write three times each.