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The Tug Says Uhh!

For Teachers K - 1st
Kindergarteners and first graders discover the /u/ sound! After practicing making the sound with the funny tongue twister, youngsters use their Elkonin letterboxes to divide a set of words into their phonemes. Then pairs read Bud...
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A New Twist on the Keyboard

For Teachers K - 5th
Elementary learners design and construct a diagram of a keyboard on the floor of the classroom. They outline the keyboard in masking tape by estimating size, proportion, and key position. Then they can interact with the giant keyboard as...
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Where is the Sound of - j ?

For Students K - 1st
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students examine 7 pictures and words. Students identify whether they hear the "j" sound as "juh" or "ge" sounds as they identify and print those words with the "juh" sound.
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J is for Jellyfish

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter printing practice activity, students are given eight capital letters J and nine lowercase letters j to trace on lines. A cute drawing of a jellyfish is included.
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The Alphabet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this language arts worksheet, students sort all the letters of the alphabet into a pile. Then they select all of the capital letters and write the lowercase letters next to each. Students also fill in the missing letters of a chart.
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Letter Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils orally say the sounds of the letters A, G, H, L, N, R, W, and J at the beginning of words when given a list of words that start with these letters. They use at least two of these words effectively in a sentence. Students...
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D'Nealian Cursive: Letter j

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this cursive practice worksheet, students practice writing the lower case letter j multiple times on lines provided. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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D'Nealian Cursive Practice: Letter J

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this cursive practice worksheet, learners practice writing the upper case letter J multiple times on provided lines. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. For 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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Uhhh, I don't know

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to the different sounds that the letter U can make. They practice finding the letter u in written words. They write the letter u. They say a tongue twister about the letter u and its sounds. They write different words...
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How Many Languages Do You Speak When You Speak English?

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
What do the words pizza, broccoli, and ciao have in common? Why they are all English words that originally came from Italian. Ask your middle schoolers to guess the origins of a list of words by matching the word with the language from...
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Printing Practice - Lower Case Letters

For Students K - 1st
In this printing practice worksheet, students follow the dotted lines and numbered arrows to print 12 lower case letters which include a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, and l.
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My Printing and Alphabet Book Second Version

For Students 2nd
In this alphabet printing practice book, 2nd graders trace dotted lines to print 6 examples of upper case letters and 6 examples of lower case letters on each page. They print the letters a through m.
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Match Uppercase and Lowercase Letters

For Students K - 1st
In this alphabet letters worksheet, students draw a line to match each of the uppercase letters on the left to the lowercase letters on the right. Students complete 5 activities.
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Punch in the Stomach...uhhh

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover that letters and their correspondences will lead to successful decoding, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. They recognize the letter u and the correspondence u=/u/. They repeat the tongue twister with the...
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Letter Jj

For Students Pre-K - K
In this printing learning exercise, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase J's. Students also form the words jam, jelly, and juice and color in a related illustration.
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Workers, Take a Holiday! the Beginning of Labor Day

For Teachers 4th - 8th
When your upper elementary class returns in the fall, have them identify and define the beginnings of the labor movement and Labor Day in the United States. They thoughtfully reflect on changes that have occurred in the way we think...
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Wemberly's Wonderful Wonders

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 'w'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They read "Wemberly Worried" to hear words with a 'w' in them.
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Squigly's Secret Code

For Students 4th - 6th
In this secret code worksheet, students decipher the answer to Squigly's secret code by printing the letter on the line given that goes with each symbol.
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Upper Case Printed Alphabet Tracing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students trace upper case letters of the alphabet. Letters are pre-printed in a grey dashed line format.
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Alphabet Floor Game: Lowercase Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
In these lowercase letters worksheets, students cut out the feet pattern printed with the alphabet lowercase letters a-z. Students place the feet on the floor and step on each letter in alphabetical order.
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Say Ahh Went the Doc

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel O in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Taking a Cruise To U=/u/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the short /u/ using letter manipulatives. Students then read the book "Bud the...
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Alphabet Fishing Game

For Students K - 1st
In these alphabet letter matching worksheets, Students cut out the fish printed with both the uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Students then attach a paper clip to the fish and use a magnet to try and catch both sets of a...