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Double-letter Word Fluency
First graders build fluency. In this word recognition lesson plan, 1st graders practice saying words that have a double-letter combination in them (e.g. pull). They work in a small group or as a class to take turns identifying word cards...
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Spelling List 18: Sight Words, /or/ Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, or sound, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words.
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Spelling List 14: Sight Words, "-or-" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, -or pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words.
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Sight Words Practice 6
In this sight words printing practice learning exercise, students trace the 10 listed sight words. Students then practice printing the words independently.
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Sight Words - Word Search
In this sight words worksheet, students look at the list of sight words (at, big, can, funny, get, help, me, we) and locate them within the word search puzzle.
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Compound Word Challenge
In this compound word worksheet, students read a list of words, then combine words from the list to make compound words. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Fry's Second Hundred Words: 21-30
In this reading and printing practice worksheet, students read and trace words twenty-one to thirty in Fry's Second Hundred Words list. Students trace 29 words.
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Fry's Second Hundred Words: 31-40
In this reading and printing practice worksheet, learners read and trace words thirty-one to forty from Fry's Second Hundred Words list. Students trace 33 words.
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #154
In this spelling instructional activity, students practice writing and reading their spelling words. They look the word up in the dictionary and identify the guide words on the page. Students write the definition of two spelling words....
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Phase 5
This simple, 27-slide presentation is meant to be used as sight-word reading practice. Learners see the word on the slide and read it.
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The Lightning Thief: Vocabulary Strategy
Take an in-depth look into the vocabulary from the novel, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. With a list of words to choose from, scholars discover the definition, origin, stories associated with...
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How Many Languages Do You Speak When You Speak English?
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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Irregular Word Fluency, Bam!
Build word fluency! With this word recognition instructional activity, first and second graders play a game to practice saying irregular words with automaticity. They play in small groups using a set of word cards provided by their...
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Clicking Your Way to Poetry: Composing Word Association Poems with the Visual Thesaurus
Use a Visual Thesaurus to compose word association poems. Discuss poetry and word association, create word maps, then practice creating poems based on playful word associations. A perfect way to celebrate "Poem in Your Pocket Day" (April...
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Martin's Big Words
Martin's Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport, is a story about Martin Luther King. Encourage your learners to create a list of questions before beginning the reading. Also, learners should be working on monitoring and clarifying to...
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Bud Not Buddy Pre-Reading Activity
Before you embark on reading Bud Not Buddy with your class, have them imagine they are in Bud's shoes. They must prioritize which of 13 items listed on a printable worksheet they would take with them to survive as a Depression-Era...
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Home Spelling Practice: Frequently Misspelled Words
There are so many tricky words in the English language, and their pronunciation defies their spelling! Present your class with this list of 20 commonly misspelled words. They will rewrite the word and complete a coloring activity that...
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Words Beginning with O
In this vocabulary activity, students select the best word to complete the sentence. They are challenged by the difficult words that begin with "o."
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My Spelling Words-- Spelling List #20
Young spellers learn to spell 13 words. They read the words and write them once. Everyone looks them up in the dictionary and writes the guide words on the page where each is found.
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Word Exercises with Zoo Animals
In this word exercises with zoo animals worksheet, 3rd graders match 6 animals with descriptions, then solve a crossword puzzle with 6 clues.
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Remembering New Words
Four strategies learners can use to remember new words are detailed on a one-page activity. They are shown how to find synonyms, make a personal connection, think of antonyms, and how to make up a sentence that puts the words together....
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Spelling Words and Dictionary Guide Word Worksheet
Young spellers practice reading and writing a list of 12 words which includes more, time, than, and maid. They look up each word in the dictionary and write the guide words from the top of the dictionary page on the blanks next to the word.
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Massachusetts Word Search
In this Massachusetts words worksheet, students read 14 words in a word list that pertain to the state of Massachusetts. Students find these words in a word search puzzle.
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Etymology: A Mini-Lesson on Teaching a Word's History
As you're reading The Hobbit with your class, show them the etymology of the word attercop. This presentation would benefit with some additional examples or with a practice slide that offers a list of words from the book that pupils must...