Greed is the theme of this collection of multidisciplinary activities. As a class, read The West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch by Bobby Norfolk, and take part in a grand discussion about it's plot and theme. Reinforce the...

In this digraphs worksheet, students look at 20 pictures and then circle the letter or letters underneath each picture that spells the word in the picture. Students write each word in the space provided below each set of letters.

In this vocabulary word study, students complete vocabulary work from Lily and Miss Liberty, Lesson 7- "Liberty Enlightening the World", pages 48-56. They study the phonograms: igh, ng, oa, ch, ed, oo, or, and ar. There are no directions...

In this sounds learning exercise, students find words that have the same vowel sound as the underlined vowel sound in the first word from the story Henry and Mudge. Students complete ten multiple choice questions.

For this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same vowel sound as the underlined vowel sound in the first word from the story Dogs. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this vowel sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same vowel sound as the underlined word from the story Gus and Grandpa. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

For this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same vowel sound as the underlined vowel sound in the first word in each row. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same vowel sound as the underlined sound in the first word. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this vowel sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined vowel sound in the first word from the story A Trip to the Fire Station. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this sounds worksheet, 2nd graders choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined sound in the first word shown to them. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined sound in the first word from the story Annie's Song. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined sound in the first word from the story George Washington Carver. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

For this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined sound in the first word from the story Town Hall. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined sound in the first word from the story Let's Go Rock Collecting. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined sound in the first word from the story The Lizard and the Sun. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

Students use the books of Eric Carle to change the first letter in a word to see a new word. In this phonics lesson plan, students change the beginning letters in poems and books.

Young scholars discover the letters of the alphabet by participating in a game.  In this phonics lesson, students create books about themselves using their favorite toys and pets.  Young scholars utilize a computer program...

Read a short book with your first graders! Anansi and the Tug O' War is the focus of this lesson. After reading the African story together, they complete language arts activities to practice reading comprehension. A stellar...

Students are introduced to the letters and phonemes for C, L, N, P, T, and A. They identify each letter in its upper and lowercase forms. Students differentiate the letters from each other and practice identifying objects and pictures...

Learners explore phonemes. They create a picture book when a new phoneme is introduced. Students discuss the new phoneme and words that contain the phoneme. They create phoneme books shaped like the phoneme being studied. They illustrate...

Students explore rhyming words, beginning and ending sounds. In this word family lesson plan, students identify beginning and ending sounds. Students draw pictures of words and use phonetic spellings to write stories. Students use Dr....

Students explore letters and their sounds.  In this beginning phonics literacy instructional activity, students bring objects from home that begin with an assigned letter.  Students show their object/s and the teacher takes a...

Students recognize and practice putting certain letters together as they make unique sounds in one mouth movement. This lesson focuses on the digraph /sh/. They study and recite the tongue twister "Shelly's aunt, Sharon shears sheep" and...