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Uu is for Umbrella

For Students K - 1st
For this printing practice learning exercise, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter u. Students trace several examples before generating their letters in the boxes.
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Zz is for Zebra

For Students K - 2nd
In this printing worksheet, students form 11 upper and lowercase letter Z's. Students color in pictures of words beginning with the letter and write two rows of Z's on their own.
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Variation on Making Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students copy the letters ABEDREF onto their strip of paper and cut the ltters out.
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Musical Chair Review

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play a simple game designed to reinforce letter names, sounds or sight words. They walk in a circle as music plays, and stop in front of a chair when the music stops. Each chair has a letter or sight word that the child must...
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American Expression

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars exercise the strategy of reading more fluently with expression through practice and recognizing punctuation marks when reading. They read with expression the book, Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and a variety...
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Isabelle the Icky Iguana

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners practice the sound and spelling of the short vowel /i/. They identify the short /i/ sound in spoken and written words. The tongue twister "Isabelle iguana is in her igloo," and "Tin Man Fix It," along with Elkonin letter boxes...
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Home Run Reader

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to improve reading fluency. They complete one-minute timed readings with a partner--one student reads and the other times him using a stopwatch. They reverse roles several times and then repeat, documenting their progress.
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Oo is for Octopus

For Students K - 2nd
Learners learn to print the upper and lower case DeNelian letter Oo in this language arts worksheet. Students trace several examples before forming their own letters in the unlined boxes. Also included is a Connect-the-Dot and counting...
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Beginning Short Stories - "Who Knows My Name?"

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these short stories worksheet, students read the basic and advanced version of the story "Who Knows My Name?" Students then answer 3 comprehension and vocabulary questions.
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Don't Forget to Say Thanks

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students practice descriptive writing in a thank-you note format. For this descriptive writing lesson, students read the example letter and analyze the corrections in the letter. Students read the example thank you notes and focus on the...
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Oral Language in Mathematics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine fractions by descriptively writing about them. In this number sense lesson, 3rd graders read number sentences and compare fractions based on their size. Students explain fractions to a friend by writing a friendly...
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Ee is for Eggs

For Students K - 2nd
Students learn to write upper and lower case DeNelian letters Ee for this printing practice activity. Students trace several examples, write letters, color, and count eggs.
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Reading Vocabulary Definition Test

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading vocabulary definition activity, students write the word given the definition clue, then write a sentence for each word that shows the meaning of the word.
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F is for Fish

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter "F, f" in order to recognize it, say its sound, and write it. They watch a partner's mouth as they make the "f" sound before repeating a tongue twister that contains many "f" sounds. Next, they practice writing...
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Pop Goes the Popcorn

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the phoneme /p/. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then identify words from word cards that contain the phoneme /p/. Students trace and write the letter P, listen to the book...
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Ee is for Egg

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.
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Square Root Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve problems using square roots. In this algebra lesson, students add, subtract, and multiply square roots. They match the correct answer to the root they are solving.
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Words in the News-Human DNA to be Implanted in Rice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine new vocabulary words from a news report about human DNA being implanted in rice and grown in Kansas. Students read the article and discuss the vocabulary terms as well as take a quiz and complete a worksheet to help...
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Ch,Ch,Ch,Ch, Choooo, Choooo!!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letters /ch/. Students then sing a song, listen to the book "Choo Choo, the Story of a Little Engine...
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"1, 2 Cha, Cha, Cha"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing /ch/, and...
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Ii is for Igloo

For Students K - 2nd
For this printing worksheet, learners form the upper and lowercase letter Ii. Students also color in pictures that begin with the letter Ii.
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Ii is for Igloo

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy instructional activity, learners look at the formation of the letter I and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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You Flattened Me

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.
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Choo, Choo!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and write the letters Ch. Students listen to word pairs and identify which word in each pair contains the /ch/ sound, and...