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Reintroduce -er

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound instructional activity, students identify words in the English language which contain the "er" sound. Young scholars play a class game in...
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Reintroduce -wh

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination activity with their class. In this word sound lesson, students identify the sound "wh" and discuss words where the sound is utilized. Students practice repeating words...
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Reintroduce /ol/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore phonetics by participating in a speaking activity. In this word sound lesson, students identify the sound "ol" and the different words the sound can be found in. Students write words in class with the sound and are asked...
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Introduce -ar

For Teachers K
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound "ar" and identify words that commonly use the sound. Students listen to their teacher say words and identify...
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Introduce "Ou"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore language arts by participating in a word sound activity. In this letter combination lesson, students identify the sound made by the letters "ou" and what words contain this sound. Students listen as their teacher...
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Introduce /ee/

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this vowels lesson, students identify words in the English language which contain the "ee" sound. Young scholars participate in an activity in which the...
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Reintroduce /ou/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Students identify the words on the board that...
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Introduce /ch/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize that some letters stick together.  In this /ch/ instructional activity, students make the ch sound and identify words with that sound.  Students take teacher cues but only pronounce the /ch/sound
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Beginning Reading Design: A and I are Team Players

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners 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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Introduce "Al"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination class activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the combination of the letter "al" and the sound it makes. Students listen as their teacher says several...
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Welcome to the Neighborhood!

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this vowels Bingo game worksheet, students analyze their Bingo board that has 25 words with a missing ee, ai or oa. Students play Bingo by filling in the missing letters when each word from the word bank is called.
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Introduce /oo/

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Pupils listen to the teacher recite words and identify the words...
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Introduce /ph/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice using /ph/ as it makes the /f/ sound. In this /ph/ lesson, students examine the /ph/ combination when it is written on the board. They identify items and words that contain the /f/ sound that is spelled using the /ph/...
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Teddy Bear Vowel Combinations

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students examine teddy bears with 28 vowel combinations. No words are written on these posters, just letter combinations such as oa, ee, oe, ai. No directions are given but these could be used as part of a word...
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Introduce -er

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the letter sound -er. In this sound fluency lesson plan, students identify the two letters that make the sound and write them on the board. Students practice making the sound -er and begin to identify 12 other letter...
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Beginning Sounds: 2 Letter Vowels

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this beginning sound worksheet, students say picture words and guess which given letters make the beginning sound. Students circle letters that make the middle and final sound, then spell the word in the space provided.
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When A Says Its Name

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ai/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, students apply the rule for reading and spelling words containing the /ai/ digraph by playing word bingo.
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Introduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the letter combination "kn" and its letter sound. In this letter combination instructional activity, students review words with the letter combination "kn" on the board. Students take turns sounding out the...
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The Order of Phonemes Taught

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this order of phonemes worksheet, students in teams combine as many phonemes together as they can to make as many English words as they can in a specific time period.
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Reintroduce -oa-

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "oa" and its letter sound. For this letter combination "oa" lesson, students review words with the letter combination "oa." Students then practice the pronunciation of the...
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Letter Combination Fluency, Student-led

For Teachers K - 1st
Student leaders direct students to pronounce letter combinations.  In this letter combination letter students build fluency by correctly sounding the words.  Students who have difficulty record the words in their activity log.
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Two Vowels Making one Sound

For Teachers 1st
First graders become word detectives and find words with the vowel combinations: "ee" and "ai". In this phonics lesson plan, 1st graders read the words they find and create pictionaries of the words read.
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Fluency is Fantastic

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners, through teacher modeling and guided activities, practice their word decoding and blending skills in order to become more fluent readers. Reading aloud to a partner, they practice reading smoothly and with expression.
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The Order of Phonemes Taught

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students analyze a chart of the phonemes in the order they are typically taught. Also on this chart are commonly used "tricky words" which do not follow phonetic rules. There are no questions on the page.