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The "B" Box

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the letter B and the /b/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and identify objects from a box that have the /b/ sound in their name. Students also listen to the story "Here...
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Ew...That's Iiiicky!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a short /i/ tongue twister, then spell words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. In pairs they read the book "Tin...
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Iiiihhh...That's Icky Sticky

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter "I" and the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister and write the letter "I." Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word in each pair that...
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Beginning Reading Design: A and I are Team Players

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and the /ai/ correspondence. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and spell words containing the /ai/ correspondence using letter manipulatives. Students then...
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The Doctor Sound

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to the teacher read "The Ox Book," identify the words in the story...
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Introducing the Encyclopedia

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine a set of encyclopedias to see that there are numbered set of books that include facts on a variety of subjects. They watch a the teacher demonstrates how to use the books. They complete a "Encyclopedia Match"...
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Aaaaaaa! Let's Ride the Roller Coaster

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to word pairs and identify which word in each word pair contains...
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Ee Homework Choice Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Ee homework instructional activity, students choose from 4 different activities to do for homework. They place an X next to the activity they choose which include drawing an elephant, do the elephant walk, make a list of Ee...
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Lick Your Icky Sticky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "Liz...
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Phonics: Long O Spelling Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the spelling of words with the long O sound. In this phonics lesson, 2nd graders brainstorm words with the long O sound, gain exposure to common long O spelling patterns and sort long O words based upon the spelling...
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Spelling Success; Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
There is a big difference between the words bit and bite. Learners begin to understand how to differentiate between short and long vowel sounds as they are given a word with a short vowel sound, and then are asked to add a letter to make...
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Digraphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete a worksheet. In this digraphs lesson, 3rd graders discuss the sound of digraphs ch, sh, th and wh and brainstorm words that contain these digraphs. Students complete a word search worksheet.
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Practicing Short and Long Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
What are the differences between short and long vowel sounds? The class participates in a teacher ledinstructional activity in which they add letters to words as they evolve from a three letter, short vowel word to a longer long vowel...
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Initial Blends

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this consonant clusters learning exercise, students fill in the missing initial blends for the words. Students fill in cr, gr, fr, pr, tr, and dr to make each word match the picture. Students find nine different words.
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Consonant Clusters: The Skeleton Stomp

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this S cluster worksheet, students use the words in a provided word bank to fill in the missing S cluster words in a story about a skeleton.
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Word Match: Initial Digraphs with R

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this initial digraphs worksheet, students finish the potion poem using the initial r digraph words. Students cut out the r words and paste them to complete the poem.
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Drew the Dragon: Consonant Clusters

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this initial blends worksheet, students read the ending sections of the 3 word lists. Students then write in the missing initial blend of br, cr, and gr.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: E

For Students K - 2nd
For this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, learners match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter E.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture G

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, learners match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter g.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: I

For Students K - 3rd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter i.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: K

For Students K - 3rd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter K.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: P

For Students K - 2nd
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and match them to the appropriate words that begin with the letter P. Students may submit their answers to be scored in this online interactive format.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: U

For Students K - 2nd
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 5 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter U.
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Soft Syllable Endings

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.