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Cultural "I Amm" Speech Project
Eleventh graders use the internet and other sources to research a selected individual. They explore important events, challenges, and the impact and influence the person had on US History. Using the information gathered, 11th graders...
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Rhyming Words Maze
In this vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 35 words in a maze grid. Students look for the words which rhyme and follow a path through the maze.
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Somewhere
Second graders write their own version of the book "Somewhere" in this instructional activity. They listen to the book and locate the rhyming words within the text. They find the number of syllables per word in the text, and compare...
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Rhyme Time
Students listen to a variety of stories and identify rhyming words. They sequence events in the story and generate rhymes of their own. They sort words by rhyming families and write rhymes of their own.
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Rhyming Fruits and Vegetables
Learners describe fruits and vegetables using rhyming verses. They discuss the Five Fruits and Vegetables a Day campaign and rhyming words, and create a rhyming riddle using the "Rhyming Riddles" worksheet.
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Short Vowels With Clifford
Phonetic masters identify and recognize short vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights select words. They use picture clues to aid comprehension and construct a story by actively choosing and identifying...
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"Aaaaaa!!!!" It's Okay, Baby!!
Your kindergarten or first grade class works on recognizing the /a/ sound in spoken words. Use the fun tongue twister to help remember the target sound, and practice writing the letter a. Then have them write words that use this target...
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Alphabet
Primary learners will make posters, trace letters, and eat letter cereal, all to learn about the alphabet. They will also go on a scavenger hunt around the room looking for letters. This resources has lots of ideas for bringing about...
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Slim Pig
Beginning readers study the short /i/ sound. First they determine how the mouth moves when they say the target words in a tongue twister. They complete letterbox activities by making words with the short /i/ before reading What Is It and...
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Chopping Sounds
With the swing of a paper ax, young learners demonstrate how to appropriately segment three-letter words. Consider breaking learners into small groups and having them share a paper ax to keep the peace. This plan is so creative, but be...
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Shared and Guided Reading with Ice Cream Money
Here is a lesson which has students locate an exclamation point and a comma from the text. They locate previously learned words on the page, and create a word map from the word "Money." Students write about and illustrate their favorite...
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Pencil Talk And Other School Poems
Young scholars engage in a lesson to strengthen reading comprehension, the lesson focuses on the skill of making connections of story details and life experiences. The most important aspect of the lesson is for them to develop confidence...
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"D-D-D-Dribble Your Basketball Down the Court!"
Students examine the d=/d/ correspondence in order to differentiate it from the letter "b." They pretend to dribble a basketball while making the /d/ sound before reciting a tongue twister and writing the letter on primary paper. Next...
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"Icky Sticky Hands"
Students study the /i/ sound in both written and spoken words by reciting a tongue twister, making words in Elkonin letterboxes, reading "Tin Man Fix It," and recognizing /i/ words on flashcards. They write a message about their favorite...
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My Dentist Doesn't Make Me Say /o/
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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Shopping for Shoes
Learners recognize that when the letters /s/ and /h/ are combined, they make the /sh/ sound. They listen for digraphs in spoken words. They practive writing the letter that makes the /sh/ sound on primary paper. They complete a worksheet...
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Catch the Sneezing /a/
Students study the /a/ in both written and spoken words. They find the sneezing /a/ while saying words and reciting a tongue twister before they practice writing the letter 'a.' As they listen to a read aloud of 'Pat's Jam," they sneeze...
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"Aaa-Aaa-Aaa-Choo!!"
Students study /a/ in written and spoken words. They make sneeze sounds, recite a tongue twister, and write the letter /a/. Next, they listen to a book talk about 'Pat's Jam' before listening to the story and making the sneezing movement...
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The Icky Sticky Indian
Students study the /i/ sound in both written and spoken words. They examine how their mouths move as they make the /i/ sound, recite a tongue twister, and write the both the upper and lower case 'i'. Next, they listen to a story while...
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Aye, Aye Captain
Students investigate how correspondences appear differently in different words. They also recognize the difference between long and short vowels. Students study how these correspondences are spelled and pronounced differently.
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"Easy E Street"
Students investigate how the same letter can make more than one sound. It is also important for students to understand that the correspondences can be spelled and pronounced differently. This lesson plan will review e=/e/ and introduce...
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Magical Moon
Young scholars identify what letter moon begins with and the sound that the letter M makes. They identify various pictures held up by the teacher and if they have the /m/ sound. Finally, students practice writing the letter M on chart...
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Hunter Model 2
Students produce the long sounds in the initial position of words making silly soup.
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Creating a Canvas Floor Cloth
Students create a clored canvas floor cloth. They practice color blending and pattern design.