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The Ghost Says Boo

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to the vowel pattern that produces the /oo/ sound in words. Through matching, listening, and spelling activities, students recognize the phoneme /oo/ and its placement in words. They read a passage with words...
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7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Review r-controlled words, open and closed vowels, and dipthongs with a set of classroom posters. Each page features one concept with a colorful illustration, an explanation, and a list of applicable words.
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Japan Online Project Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Give your class this introductory activity to spark interest in the Japanese language. Learners look at the Japanese vowels and practice their pronunciation. Then the class works to match vocabulary words to their visual representation.
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-air Spelling Pattern

For Teachers K - 2nd
What do hair, chair, and fair all have in common? The -air spelling pattern! Each slide provides both an image and a word that contains the -air sound. Perfect for early readers or to boost spelling success.
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Chugga, Chugga, Choo Chooooooo!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they read and recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify the word that contains the...
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Grade 2 Language Arts Review Quiz

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 general review questions pertaining to alphabetical order, vowel sounds, analogies and proofreading and correcting errors.
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Language Tutorial

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice using vowel teams and pronunciations. In this language lesson, 4th graders complete visual, auditory, and phonemic drills, review spellings of words, and echo dictated words. Students also read chorally and...
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Oo is for Octopus

For Students K - 1st
Oodles of fun and opportunities for learning are overwhelming in this Letter O activity series, which features printing practice for letters and numbers, connect the docts, and lots of cute octopi for your learners to color.
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Diphthong Crossword

For Students 1st
In this diphthongs crossword worksheet, 1st graders study the pictures and use them to complete the crossword puzzle for words that contain oo, oi, and aw.
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Spelling Exercise

For Teachers 2nd
Have your class practice reading words with the ue sound. Learners read a list of words including blue, glue, and argue. For maximum effectiveness, this simple exploration could be augmented with a greater number of examples. It could be...
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Back To School Crossword

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students analyze 10 words which pertain to Back to school time. Students read clues and fit the words in the crossword puzzle.
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Short and Long O Cut and Print Worksheet

For Students 3rd
In this phonics cut and print worksheet, 3rd graders cut out pictures of words that contain the short and long o sound. They print the word on the elementary line below the picture.
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My Dentist Doesn't Make Me Say /o/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the o=/o/ correspondence in written and spoken word. They listen to the sound and watch how their mouths move as they make it. They recite a tongue twister and write both upper and lower case o's. Using two colors of...
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Reintroduce -ar

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss the sound of |ar|.  For this ar lesson, students locate the ar sound in a group of mixed letters. Students respond to only ar words.
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Language Arts Review Quiz #4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises: students rewrite 2 sentences with punctuation and capitalization mistakes, circle words that have the 'oo' sound, complete an analogy, and find an antonym for "strong."
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Teaching Phonics Through Poetry

For Teachers 1st
Students understand rhythm and rhyming words in poetry. In this poetry lesson, students listen to poetry and are able to find the ABAB pattern. Students recognize the "ow" sound. Students complete various activities to practice the...
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Introduce /ch/

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize that some letters stick together.  In this /ch/ lesson, students make the ch sound and identify words with that sound.  Learners take teacher cues but only pronounce the /ch/sound
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Phonics Blend

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this literacy learning exercise, students practice reading words with different phonics blends. Each word has a picture to help with vocabulary acquisition.
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Boom Chicka Boom

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, students identify the phoneme and letter combination through listening and matching...
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Spelling Connections: Grade 4: Spelling Coloring Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
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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Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this beginning letters worksheet, students fill in the beginning letters to words in the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences total.
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Bo Knows "O"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel o and long vowel o. Students practice reading and spelling words with the...
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills: International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) - Vowels 1

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
In this speaking and listening skills instructional activity, students will write as many words as they can using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read words containing the dipthongs ow, ou, oi, and oy. They write and spell words containing the dipthongs ow, ou, oi, and oy.