Students search for and find certain letters, blends, or vowel combinations in words, sentences and paragraphs. They investigate how these letters, blends or combinations are used in "every day" writing.

Students examine the use of /sh/ in written and spoken words by watching how their mouth moves while making the sound, identifying words, listening to a story, and making words with Elkonin letterboxes. As an assessment, they complete a...

In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.

In this phonics instructional activity, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.

In this phonics worksheet, learners practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.

In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders practice reading words with short vowels and cvc pattern while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with words on their game board.

In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with cvc and cvcc pattern. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.

In this storytelling lesson, children practice re-telling the story of "How Bear Lost His Tale", review and write out the story sequence, and learn about homophones like tail/tale, sail/sale, etc. Extension activities for various content...

Students distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.

First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel O. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.

Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel sound for o and the long vowel sound for o. Students practice reading and spelling...

In this long "o" vowel sound worksheet, students respond to 22 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to identify and use words with the long "o" sound.

Students recognize the letter combination i_e by reading and spelling words with letter boxes in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes the long /i/ silent /e/ combination. They then listen the story "Kite Day at Pine...

For this language arts worksheet, students complete activities such as reading, writing high frequency words, finding long o words, fill in the blanks, and short answers. Students complete 4 activities.

Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pictures using a...

In this high frequency words instructional activity, students complete high frequency word activities by writing ou sound words, fill in the blanks to sentences, and answering short answer questions about stories. Students complete 4...

Tenth graders decipher the long and short term causes of World War I. They follow through by studying the history of the present day situation in the Balkans and simulating peace talks with presentations.

Students keep a folder and outline booklet as they read. They meet with other students each Thursday to discuss their readings.

In this dogs learning exercise, students read a 2 page informational text about different breeds of dogs and how they can be of service to the police, blind, and deaf people. Students then answer 13 essay questions.

First graders recognize patriotic songs of America. In this historical music lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the historical background of the song "Yankee Doodle" and repeat the lyrics after the instructor. Students read the lyrics to...

Students compare and contrast the monuments of four ancient cultures and draw conclusions about the origins, construction, and purposes of these structures.

First graders read The Magic Apple and complete interdisciplinary activities related to the book.  In this folktale lesson, 1st graders answer comprehension questions, recognize and record short /i/  sound words and...

Young scholars distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice changing words to long vowel sounds by adding...

In this vowel instructional activity, students complete multiple choice questions, selecting the word that comes next in a rhyming sequence. Answers and explanations are given.