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Word Family Jamboree

For Teachers K
Students explore rhyming words, beginning and ending sounds. In this word family lesson, students identify beginning and ending sounds. Students draw pictures of words and use phonetic spellings to write stories. Students use Dr. Seuss...
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Recognition of the Letters

For Teachers K
Students practice writing words and brief sentences. In this phonics lesson, students write letters phonetically spelling the words legibly.
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Sound Spelling

For Teachers K
Practice how to change words by switching out letters that make different sounds with youngsters. The teacher encourages spellers to, "Think of words that rhyme with "bug." As the kids come up with words like, "rug," "tug," and "mug,"...
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Applying Phonetic Principles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young readers develop their phonetic skills by using a nifty tool called a word pocket. They use the tool to help them organize individual letters that they have at their desks to spell entire words and to construct beginning and ending...
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Sounding Out CVCE Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. For this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...
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The Big Hit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students are introduced to the phonetic sound associated with the short letter "i" and listen to a story which includes words with this sound. In this the big hit starfall lesson, students build sound letter accuracy. Students also...
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VCe Rule Accuracy

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore word structure by participating in a vowels and consonants activity with young readers. They will read words their teacher points out in class and pronounce them correctly. Then they identify the words they say which have a...
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Spelling

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils investigate the sounds and words associated with the long "e". They participate in a number of practice activities of listening, speaking, reading, and writing the words. Students also use dictionaries to look up words and use the...
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Short Vowels With Clifford

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
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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Sound It Out

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Unfortunately, the worksheet that is the focus of this lesson is not functioning properly. You can, however, use the Scholastic Children's Dictionary page attached to explore the dictionary with your elementary and middle schoolers. Talk...
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Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness lesson, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Students can...
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Animated Alphabet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners explore English by completing an interactive language history activity. For this word recognition lesson, students discuss word formations and the phonetic relationship between letters. Learners identify the origin of individual...
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Here's an Instant Activity for May 3, 2004

For Teachers 1st
First graders use their visual skills to improve their spelling skills. In this spelling lesson plan, 1st graders read words and find smaller words within each example.
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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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Letter Sound Accuracy, Egg Carton Game

For Teachers K
Students explore phonetics by participating in a word sound game. In this letter identification activity, students review the letters of the alphabet and discuss the sound each one makes. Students view a video tutorial of an egg carton...
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Introduce /Z/

For Teachers K
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a spelling activity. In this letter "Z" lesson plan, students discuss the uses of the letter and identify words where it can be found. Students practice making "Z" sounds and read words...
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Gingerbread Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry lesson, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Young scholars also make art projects, dramatize...
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Sounding out accuracy, Word Potato

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learning to sound out CVC words can be fun, when you turn skills practice into a game. Kids play "Hot Potato" by passing a bucket filled with phonetically regular words on cards. When the music stops, students choose a word and sound it...
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Rub a Dub in the Tub

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /u/ sound in this lesson. They use phonetic spelling to create words with the short /u/ sound using letter tiles. They then listen to the story "Rub-a-Dub Cub" and identify the short /u/ sound words they hear...
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The Very Hungry Kindergartner

For Teachers K
Students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and write their own book called The Very Hungry Kindergartner. They illustrate pages and complete sentences that are laid out for them. They share their book with other classes.
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Reading Recall

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the vowe-consonant-e pattern in association with reading fluently. After identifying the changes made to a phoneme when the letter e is added at the end of the word, 2nd graders practice reading a phonetically...
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Hieroglyphics: It's Not Greek To Me! (It's Egyptian)

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students identify different hieroglyphic characters. They spell their name and write a sentence using them. They use online hieroglyphic translators as well.
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The Titanic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use various sources to compare and contrast information about the Titanic. In groups, they create a list of questions and use the internet to find the answers. They write a report with the new information and use their peers to...
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Vocabulary Toss

For Teachers K - 8th
Students play a vocabulary game. When they identify the correct work-wall word, they earn a point and a chance to double his or her point by shooting a basket. This game is designed to reinforce vocabulary skills by providing a fun way...

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