Young scholars examine and discuss the history and process of Gyotaku, or fish prints. They view images of Gyotaku, create a fish print, and write a haiku.

First graders explore learning skills that can be practiced at home in the ten lessons of this unit. Oral reading, letter formation, fairy tale identification, and phonic awareness exercises are provided in this unit.

Learners sing and participate in doing a melodic and rhythmic activity to be introduced to their teacher and each other.

Students listen to the story Aaron's Hair. They make predictions while listening to the story. They select where the /h/ sound is heard in the pictures that represent the word.

In this simple past tense worksheet, students read about forming past tense, then put verbs in sentences into past tense and rewrite sentences in past tense.

In this past tense forms worksheet, students say and write the past tense forms of the regular verbs given to them. Students complete 80 problems.

First the class learns how to write a Haiku poem. Then, they use kidpix to illustrate their poem. 

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Students research and read other sonnets. They discuss the the history and significance of meter and rhythm in poetry. Students demonstrate the ability to write a poem using the format of a sonnet.

Students, while daily reviewing an extensive vocabulary list of terms on the board, explore/identify what checking/saving accounts are used for as well as the process of writing a check.

Learners explore the concept of poetry through movement and song. They watch Lucille Clifton read her poem, and write their own poem.

In this ESL command form vocabulary worksheet, students examine 7 pictures and select the proper command for the picture shown. There are 4 choices for each.

This resource has two sections: Overview of Open Syllables and video demonstration. It provides links to Reading Rocket: Six Syllable Types and four PDF files.

A higher level activity that helps students develop fluency in identifying open and closed syllable words.

A classroom game designed to build accuracy skills in students' abilities to identify syllables. The teacher prints picture cards (this site links to the site for pictures) of one-, two-, or three-syllable words. Students pull a picture...

A classroom activity that introduces and builds the accuracy of students' abilities of identifying syllables in a word. The instructor says a word, the student stomps once for each syllable in the word and then stomps one more time to...

Six written syllable-spelling conventions are used in English spelling. The conventions are useful to teach because they help students remember when to double letters in spelling and how to pronounce the vowels in new words. The...

Can you name the six syllable types? Explore this informative website to learn more about this part of the English language. Don't miss out on this educational resource.

[Free Registration/Login Required] During this lesson, students will divide words into syllables. Then students will determine whether the syllables are "open" or "closed."

How can you implement effective decoding instruction for diverse learners in your classroom? This site focuses on phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, morphology, and the six basic types of syllables in the English language.

This ebook version of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe In Words Of One Syllable has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

This ebook version of Unknown author's Very Little Tales For Very Little Children has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

A lesson plan in which students use phoneme-grapheme mapping with a list of words. Materials are included.

Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.