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High Frequency Word Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a word scavenger hunt. They practice saying and identifying letters. They work together to help each other.
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Word-O for Fluency

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the game of Word-O to increase their fluency while reading. Individually, they look, say and write at their high frequency words and practice spelling them. To end the instructional activity, they are...
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Awesome A

For Teachers 1st
In this short a worksheet, 1st graders read a story using the high frequency words come, here, is, an, are, and some as well as words with the short a sound. Students create a student made book of the story and the pictures that accompany.
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Guided Reading Lesson: Here Comes the Bus

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover basic concepts of print. In this early literacy lesson plan, students discover basic high frequency words. Students make predictions as they read. Cross-curricular activities provided.
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High Frequency and Spelling Words: 11

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this high frequency and spelling words worksheet, students circle the words that name the pictures, fill in the blanks to sentences, and read a passage while circling the "or" sound. Students complete 4 activities total.
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What Do You See at the Pond?

For Teachers K - 2nd
With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...
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Sand Castle: Lesson 29

For Students 2nd - 3rd
The story Sand Castle is the basis for each of the four learning activities found on this worksheet. Learners will write spelling words, fill in the blanks, compose sentences, and answer comprehension questions relating to the story....
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Around Town: Neighborhood and Community: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 3)

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Neighborhood and community is the theme of a unit comprised of extra support lessons. Following practice pages and a teach, blend, guided practice, practice/apply routine, the series of lessons provide additional reinforcement...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Friends Together: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)

For Teachers K Standards
Enjoy this thematic friendship unit compiled with ESL lessons to develop strong language development while listening, speaking, looking, and moving. Class members participate in activities covering topics like making friends, asking for...
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Wheels Go Around: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 7)

For Teachers K Standards
Wheels go around is the theme of the plethora of activities to aid in the language fluency of your scholars in this unit of ESL lessons. Learners can take part in a grand conversation focused on wheels, make their own steering wheel,...
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Let’s Count!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)

For Teachers K Standards
In a themed series of lessons and activities, beginner readers are given extra support in reading through chants, games, and practice worksheets.
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School-Home Links: Spelling

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this spelling high frequency words worksheet, students and their caregivers practice reading and writing 24 words used most often in reading and writing.
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Watching in the Wild: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words instructional activity, students read the book Watching in the Wild and put their high frequency words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Town Hall: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Town Hall and put their high frequency words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Wheel of Fortune Game

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Games are great for practicing any number of basic skills. Here is a set of wonderful instructions for making a braille version of a spinning game, where children win points by correctly reading/identifying the high-frequency words the...
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ESL Pre-Intermediate Grammar Worksheet- "Should"

For Students Higher Ed
In this pre-intermediate ESL grammar worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks with either should or shouldn't so that the sentences are complete.
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We Play Music

For Teachers K - 2nd
Do you like music? Have your youngsters read We Play Music, practicing select reading strategies, like using picture clues to determine new words. Then, after their first independent read, have them re-read the story to a...
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Let’s Count!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 5)

For Teachers K Standards
Counting is the theme of this compilation of ESL lessons. Through listening, speaking, and moving, your young learners take part in a variety of activities to enhance their English proficiency such as making menus and books,...
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Sight Words: blending a

For Teachers K
Students use letter cards in order to practice blending consonants with the letter a. For this blending with a worksheet, students practice the word "at" for the a-t sound.
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Going Graph-y

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to and dicuss the story Where the Wild Things Are. They play a pantomime game and act out various feelings so their classmates can guess. They listen for the frequency of certain words, and record their findings on...
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Words and Letters Practice #11

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word and letter practice instructional activity, students practice saying letters and sounds of letters, read simple sentences, and practice high frequency sight words.
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Make a Word: Long U by Starfall

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. In this letter U lesson, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel. Students...
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Review Letters and Words: 28

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this reviewing letters and words worksheet, students read sentences, read word chunks, determine syllables, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Guided Reading: Family Picnic

For Teachers K - 1st
Students blend phonemes. In this guided reading lesson, students create words by blending isolated phonemes. Students read a book discussing families.