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Free Printables: Alphabet Cards
In this alphabet worksheet, students cut out the alphabet cards, which have words and pictures to go along with each letter. This worksheet generator can print off 2 different sets of cards for the alphabet so that students can match up...
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Mmmmm! Mmmmm! Yumm!
Learners recognize the phoneme /m/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /m/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /m/ with its letter representation and identify...
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The Whining Child
Students recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /u/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and pictures.
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Seeing Emotions in Body Language
Scholars test their skills of reading body language with a collaborative learning experience that focuses on showing and identifying emotions. Pairs take turns acting out an emotion, one uses body language while the other guesses what...
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Spooky Sound
First graders explore the concept of vowel digraphs. They distinguish between the sound made by one vowel and two vowels. Through listening, matching, and writing activities, 1st graders identify the sound in words and sentences they...
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The Three Little Pigs
Students analyze storytelling by reading a classic children's tale. For this reading comprehension lesson, students read The Three Little Pigs, discuss their predictions and practice using the vocabulary from the story....
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The Little Red Hen
Students analyze a classic children's story by discussing it with their peers. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read The Little Red Hen, and discuss ways the hen takes care of his responsibilities. Students...
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Initial Consonants Cut And Paste
In this vocabulary activity, students are instructed to cut letter pieces and glue--matching them to the pictures which begin with that letter. Note: No letter pieces are provided.
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-ain Word Family Worksheet Packet
In this collection of -ain word family worksheets, 1st graders will create mini books of -ain words and sentences, fill in missing letters to create -ain words to match pictures, select -ain words from a word bank to properly complete...
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Words Containing AR
In this recognizing words spelled with ar worksheet, students practice writing ar, circle ar words that match pictures, circle words that have the letters ar, and print additional words spelled with ar. Students complete 12 activities.
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Clifford's Sports Day
First graders participate in a game of three legged race that involved the practice of matching pictures or text. They use the subject of sports to create the context. Students play the game to strengthen classification and reading...
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Ow! That Hurts!
Learners identify the diagraph of ow coming together to make one sound. They read words containing this diagraph and spell words too. In the story, The Napping House, each pair of students finds -ow words. As an assessment, learners...
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First Day of School: I'll Get to Know You
Students participate in a letter matching game that pairs students so that they can introduce a new friend. They listen to the Shel Silverstein book, The Giving Tree and write a letter to the class telling them what they will give to the...
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Beginning and Ending Sounds Springtime Bouquet
In this beginning and ending sound instructional activity, students use magnetic or plastic letters to fill in the letters that make the beginning and ending sounds so that each word matches the picture that is shown on a flower shape.
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N is for Nest
Students identify the letter and phoneme /n/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /n/ sound through listening and matching activities. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a...
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Egg-stra!! Egg-stra!!
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Reading and Comprehension: UFOS
In this interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students read two short entries about UFOS. They match the text with the pictures that go with the story and write the letter in the box at the end of each. They enter their...
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The Fish Say Shhh
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through tongue twisters and riddles. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ using a...
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Winter Secret Message Puzzle
In this winter secret message puzzle learning exercise, students solve the secret message by matching the pictures and letters in the code and writing the winter phrase.
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Beginning Consonant-B
In this beginning consonant worksheet, students trace the letter B, then draw a line to match it to a picture that begins with the sound. Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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English as an Additional Language: The Street
In this ESL street-related worksheet, students respond to 13 matching questions 4 short answer questions, and 4 fill in the blank questions pertaining to what one might encounter on a city street.
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Method for Teaching the Blending of Sounds: Train Technique
Young scholars explore the blending of individual sounds to make words and, using visuals and manipulatives, equate this process to the hooking up of railroad cars to make a train. They link individual letters/sounds to make short words.
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Chrysanthemum Sound Boards
Students listen and match sounds such as rhyming, beginning, ending and vowel sounds to build phonemic awareness.
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Marine Life: Anatomy of a Humpback
Third graders prepare for a trip to view marine life. For this science lesson plan, 3rd graders assemble a picture of a Humpback whale on a grid.