In this long vowel, silent e worksheet, students fill in missing letters in "silent e" words to correctly complete sentences, 8 total.

Explore word structure by participating in a vowels and consonants activity with young readers. They will read words their teacher points out in class and pronounce them correctly. Then they identify the words they say which have a...

Combine math and vocabulary in a fun activity based on Lois Lowry's The Giver. Before kids begin the book, they look up the definitions of 16 vocabulary words and complete a puzzle that will give them the same number.

Nineteen lessons make-up a four-week-long unit that explores long vowel sounds, nouns, and 11 high-frequency words. Lessons scaffold information to gain confidence in reading a decodable text and answering questions. Routines include...

In this long vowels practice instructional activity, students examine 10 words that may have the long vowel u. Students identify the words that do have the long u sound.

In this phonics word search puzzle activity, students use the 15 long u sound words listed in the word bank in the word search puzzle.

The Great Gatsby, The Jungle and study HRC's Teaching the American Twenties-The Dream Factory are the focus of this instructional activity, Your students will rewrite a small scene from the novel into a dramatic film scene and then...

Students say the word "dime" as the teacher writes it on the board and reviews the silent e/long vowel rule. In this phonics lesson, students say other words and review the rule as words are written on the board, first without the ending...

Students sound out the word "made" as the teacher reviews the rule for silent e making vowels say their names. In this phonics lesson, students continue to sound out words with other long vowels and the silent e, with teacher guidance.

Young readers practice deciphering new words by using context clues and grammatical rules. The online activity embedded in the plan is especially engaging, and should be enjoyable for all pupils who work through it. A good printable...

Students decipher the meaning of Rowling's magical words by looking at their Latin origin and write their own spells. They test their knowledge of Harry Potter spells with a quiz. Also, students match Rowling's spells with their...

Class members adopt the role of Law and Order history investigators and examine primary source documents to determine the legitimacy of Marco Polo's claim that he traveled to and traded in China. A cleverly crafted...

In this lesson, students will take a more active role in their learning by discussing a read aloud with their partners. The teacher will become more of a facilitator in the lesson and allow the children to "wrangle" with the content.