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Super Susie Slithered Slowly
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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It's Your Opinion
Students view "Inkheart: Speak Your Mind" by Cornelia Funke. They read several letters to the editor of a local newspaper and underline the 'opinion' portions of the letters. They discover how a literary selection can expand personal...
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Lazy O
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /o/...
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If You Were Katy: Let's Play a Game
Pupils simulate sound effects from Katy and the Big Snow. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow, create sound effects for the objects in the book and practice sounding out beginning sounds for words. After sounding out the words,...
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Alphabet Game
Students recognize and orally name all of the letters of the alphabet when shown each letter individually. They pronounce words correctly when orally. Students decode words to orally speak the correct pronunciation. Students discuss...
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The Big Hit
Students are introduced to the phonetic sound associated with the short letter "i" and listen to a story which includes words with this sound. In this the big hit starfall lesson, students build sound letter accuracy. Students also...
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"The Letters Are Lost"
Students listen to story, "The Letters Are Lost," by Lisa Campbell Ernst, identify letters of alphabet in group setting, practice writing their letters on writing tablet, choose letter, and identify items that begin with that letter of...
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Young scholars explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. For this phonetics lesson, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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The Art of Making Letters
Learners explore letter formation through art. They analyze and discuss Jasper Johns letter paintings, and create the letter strokes using various colors and torn paper.
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Phonemic Awareness
What was the sound that letter made? The letter S is the phoneme of today's lesson and it is ready to make an appearance. Little ones discuss the sound S makes, then they hold up S cards every time they hear words containing the...
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Using Folk Tales: Vowel Influences on the Letter G
Students recognize and identify words with hard and soft g sounds. They also categorize words beginning with the letter g by their sound. The folk tale Jack and the Beanstalk is read and then students are asked to name words in the...
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Long Vowel - Letter U
For this recognizing words with the long "U" sound worksheet, students observe pictures, say their names, and write the letter "u" to complete each of the words. Students write 4 answers.
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How Much is that Name?
Students explore money counting. In this money problem solving lesson, students calculate how much money their name is "worth" using the corresponding alphabet letters which have been assigned a coin value.
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Letter Concepts (M, K, L, T, U, H)
In this language arts instructional activity, students learn to recognize the upper case letters M, K, L, T, U and H. Students examine 5 letters in a row and circle the letters that match the first letter in each row.
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School-Home Links; Matching Upper and Lowercase Letters
In this alphabet letters worksheet, students learn to match upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Kids cut apart the letters in the boxes. Students then match the pairs of uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Write My Name With Shaving Cream
Students write their names using shaving cream. In this write my name lesson, students practice forming letters using shaving cream. Students follow appropriate conventions of print to convey a message and use spacing and letters...
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Learning Letters in Your Name: Group Time Activity
Students examine teacher written name cards to name the first letter of their own names and those of their classmates. They do this daily with variations as they are able to identify the letters on a consistent basis.
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Recognizing The Letter L
In this letter L worksheet, students color the animal shown in a set of 3 whose name begins with the letter L. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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ESOL Letters and Numbers
Students review alphabet and numbers using flash cards. They make their own flash cards by finding letters and numbers in magazines or newspapers then they practice and play "Concentration".
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School-Home Links: Read Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
In this uppercase and lowercase letters worksheet, students read each letter and draw a circle around each uppercase letter. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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U Is For Umbrella
In this recognizing the letter Uu activity, students read color words to color the word umbrella, the picture, the upper case letters and the lower case letters, and practice tracing and printing the capital and lower letters. Students...
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Making Words
In this word recognition worksheet, students cut out letters and build words. Students write down the words in the provided column.
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Where is the Sound of - j ?
In this phonics worksheet, students pronounce each of the 6 pictures shown and decide where they hear the sound of j in each one. Students circle the correct word that names each picture and then write the correct word on each of the...
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Word Chop: Grade One Vocabulary 3
In this recognizing vocabulary words learning exercise, 1st graders observe a table with groups of letters and match two groups to create words. Students write 15 answers.