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Letter Names
Students explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Students identify and...
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Short Vowels: Read and Color
In this short vowel worksheet, students read words found inside a picture of a cow, then use a color key to color words with given short vowel sounds their assigned colors.
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Review Letters and Words: 28
In this reviewing letters and words instructional activity, students read sentences, read word chunks, determine syllables, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Color Recognition Game
Young scholars study color words. In this math lesson, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.
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Vowels
In this grammar worksheet, students read ten sentences where the vowel is missing in some of the words. They put the correct vowel in the space to make each sentence make sense. Students also identify whether each word is a short or long...
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Learners explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics lesson, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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Web-Based Practice
Students explore technology by participating in a word structure activity. In this grammar lesson, students utilize the Writing Center computer software to practice keyboarding while identifying word formations in class. Students...
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Fluency is Fantastic
Students, 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 Itsy Bitsy Pig
First graders recognize the short vowel I in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Open Wide
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel o from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Weekly Reading Test
In this reading worksheet, 1st graders are tested on short o words. Students read and write 10 words and choose 2 words to write three times each.
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Ike's Ice Cream is Icy
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Reading Comprehension Strategy Ideas
Young scholars participate in pre-reading activities, journal keeping, vocabulary lists and other reading comprehension boosters. These activities can be applied to many genres.
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Back To School Crossword
In this reading worksheet, students analyze 10 words which pertain to Back to school time. Students read clues and fit the words in the crossword puzzle.
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Shape Recognition Games
Students explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Word Recognition
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. For this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Writing With Environmental Print
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Ann and Abe: Long a (With Silent E) and Short a Sounds
This printable vowel letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will find hidden pictures by identifying words that contain short /a/ and long /a/. An answer key and lesson...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes: Words With the "Ay" Sound
Complete words with the "ay" phoneme to create a long "a" sound in this interactive game. Just download the game and complete the words to help Mango the baby bird fly with her friends.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes
A free downloadable interactive game. Help a baby bird fly by making words with a long "a" sound and a silent "e."
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Rock 'N Learn: Ned's Red Guitars: More Sounds of Ea
This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a series of word-labeled pictures and determine which ones possess the long /a/ with the -ea letter...
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Read a Word: Long O With a Final E
Practice reading one-syllable long-vowel words with a final -e. The focus of this game is on the long "o" sound.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Long Vowel Choice Game; Letter Sound Accuracy
An entertaining, whole class game to build the accuracy of the students' abilities to identify the sounds of different vowels. This site includes a link to a Word List Generator.
Starfall
Starfall: Picture Hunt: Y as Long E
Become a better reader with this interactive game. Hunt for pictures words with Y as a long E sound.