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Letter S

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this beginning sounds worksheet, students say the name of the 9 objects pictured and then identify those that begin with the letter S by circling them.
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Special Spelling Using S

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students answer 10 questions about the letter s blends. Students must think of 5 words which begin with each combination.
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S Blends

For Teachers K - 1st
In this reading worksheet, students match 12 words with their pictures. All words contain S blends, such as snail, sweep, skate, smoke, and stick.
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My Sound Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Work with learners on a handful of letter sounds with a helpful language arts packet. The packet focuses on letters s, a, t, i, p, and n with tracing lessons and flash cards.
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Rain Rain Go Away

For Teachers K - 2nd
Complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound with a focus on words containing the ai and ay correspondence with your readers. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing ay and ai...
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Super Susie Slithered Slowly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter /s/ sound. As a class they recite an S tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to the book "Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth" by Eric Carle,...
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Phonics: Read and Write Irregularly Spelled Words

For Teachers 2nd
Kids practice saying and identifying words that have irregular spellings. They consider the words said, come, and does by breaking them down into how they are commonly pronounced versus how they "should" be pronounced given their spelling.
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Swimmy Swim Swiftly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 's'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They listen to a story and identify words with the /s/ sound by...
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Anansi Goes to Lunch - Pre-Kindergarten

For Teachers Pre-K
In a multidisciplinary lesson plan, you will focus your instruction around the West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch by Bobby and Sherry Norfolk while your little learners sing songs, play games, participate in a grand...
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The Magic Apple

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
A fun and delicious lesson can help your kids learn about plural nouns and story sequencing. After reading The Magic Apple by Rob Cleveland, kids match pictures to story segments and add s to nouns to make them plural....
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What is the Beginning Sound?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood beginning sounds worksheet, young scholars practice their phonics skills as they look at 6 pictures, say their names, and identify the letter that begins the 6 words. An animal habitat question is also included on...
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That Tricky Letter T

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice writing and working with the letter T from the alphabet in order to recognize the letter in words that have it in them. They assess the book, "The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist," view picture cards and then...
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Sounding Out the Symbols

For Teachers K
Using the states as a hook, kindergartners identify beginning sounds. They identify the initial sound in words like Mississippi and Indiana and complete a set of worksheets related to this skill.
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"Uhh..Did I do that?" - Phonemic Awareness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice using the letter u in order to understand letter-sound correspondence. In this letter-sound correspondence lesson plan, students write, read, and say different words with the letter u in them.
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Learning About Contractions

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify contractions. In this phonics lesson, students define what a contraction is and give examples on the board. Students complete a worksheet as a follow-up.
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Phonics Assessment

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this phonics worksheet, students identify each alphabet letter and say the sound of the letters. Students complete 26 letters and sounds.
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Sally the Silly Snake

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying letters and their corresponding phonemes to become solid fluent readers. They focus on the grapheme and phoneme associated with the upper and lowercase letter of S. Each student makes the sound that the...
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Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about the animals of Australia with a language arts lesson about an Australian folktale called, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail. After reading the story as a class, kids discuss events and characters from the book, retell the...
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Where is Kansas?

For Teachers K
Students explore U.S. Geography by analyzing a map. For this state vs. country lesson, students utilize a U.S. map and locate the state of Kansas before researching the history and customs of the state. Students collaborate as a class to...
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Spelling With Double Letters

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice spelling words with double letters. For this spelling lesson, students read a rhyme chorally and identify the words with double letters. Students complete a instant activity worksheet to practice spelling their words...
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Two Letters, One Sound

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders spell double-letter words.  In this spelling lesson, 8th graders practice pronouncing words that contain double consonants.  Students examine words with one or more sets of double letters, and discuss the proper...
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Segmenting and Blending with Word Families

For Teachers K
Students sound out CVC words. In this literacy activity, the teacher guides students through the process of sounding out three-letter words with a as the middle vowel using both repetition and movement. Then students complete a worksheet.
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Making Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students add letters to teacher provided endings to make new words. In this phonics lesson, students learn to make new words using word families. A sample worksheet is provided and a rubric
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Using Letters to Make Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the Internet to learn. For this word formation lesson, 1st graders use the Internet to complete an activity from their practice book and complete a worksheet where they use letter cutouts to make words.