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Rain Rain Go Away
Complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound with a focus on words containing the ai and ay correspondence with your readers. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing ay and ai...
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Pasta Names
Helps learners recognize alphabet letters by having them glue dry pasta over their names. Scholars use a card with their names printed neatly, then decorate it with noodles while saying each letter they make.
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Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 9
How can a prophecy be true if the future differs from what was foreseen? Sophocles entertains this question in Oedipus the King. Teiresias, Creon, and Oedipus have weighed in on the unsolved murder of Laius, and now Jocasta voices her...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 20
Oedipus' lack of literal and figurative vision does not mean he cannot see his guilt in the terrible fates of Laius, Jocasta, and all the lives touched by prophecy. Conclude a literary analysis unit on Sophocles' Oedipus the King with a...
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End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing an Interview with a Rainforest Scientist Part 2 and Comparing and Contrasting Texts About Rainforest Biodiversity
The end is in sight. Pupils complete an end of unit assessment, analyzing an interview with a rainforest scientist and then comparing and contrasting two informational texts. Next, they complete a self-assessment to reflect on their...
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“Walling Out the Unwanted”: Understanding the Barriers that Perpetuate Anti-Immigrant Bias
As part of a study of immigrant bias, high schoolers investigate the language used in blogs, readings, media reports, and current legislation whose language perpetuates xenophobia. They then consider ways they can get involved in...
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Mixing Colors
Learners listen to a story about mixing colors. They explore color using cups of water, color and coffee filters. They use sight word vocabulary to describe the colors.
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Hanukkah
In this holiday worksheet, students read about Hanukkah. For example, "I see challah...I see a dreidel...I see the Star of David..."
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The Zoo
In this animal worksheet, students read about the different animals seen at the zoo. Each sentence begins with "I see..." and is illustrated with a picture.
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Alphabet
Students state the letters of the alphabet individually and in new words. In this alphabet lesson plan, students use the alphabet in a variety of ways during reading.
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Celebrating 100
First graders listen to story "The Pentathlon," discuss importance of number zero, create 100 badge to wear, look for and circle 100 sight words in newspaper, create pictures made with 100 squares of paper, and use interactive writing to...
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Spot the Anagram - Dolch Spelling Test 4
For this Dolch word spelling worksheet, students look at each of 10 words that are spelled correctly. They examine four choices of mixed up words to find the anagram which means it contains all of the same letters as the original word....
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Spot the Anagram - Dolch Spelling Test 1
For this spot the anagram worksheet, students look at the original ten words then look at the four mixed-up words. Students underline the mixed-up word that contains all of the same letters as the original word.
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I Make Clay Pots
Students read a book entitled, "I Make Clay Plots." After observing the cover, students predict what they believe will happen in the story. They review sight words and discuss methods of decoding unfamiliar words. Students answer...
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Ruby's Whistle
Young scholars investigate the children's book "Ruby's Whistle" in order to practice skills of reading comprehension. They make connections with the text while reading that include sight word recognition, putting together contractions,...
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Letter Names
Students explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Students identify and...
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100 Day
Students investigate the guided reading of the children's book "100 Day". They identify high frequency sight words. Students answer guided questions to assess reading comprehension. They brainstorm to describe past experiences while...
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US Election: Barack Obama
For this Barack Obama worksheet, students read 2 pages of basic information about President Obama, then complete true/false questions, locate sight words in the selection, complete fill-in-the-blank questions and a word search.
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Understanding to Read and Describe It
Second graders, with hearing disability, practice vocabulary building strategies. In this vocabulary strategy lesson, a student practices sight words using word cards. The student verbalizes a sentence with the new words while the...
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Phonics: Take
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to recognize the sight word "take" by tracing a dotted example and then writing their own word in DeNelian printing. Students then color the picture which illustrates the verb "take."
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Complete the short sentences
In this complete the short sentences worksheet, students complete short sentences with sight words. Students complete 12 sentences with 3 words to choose from for each sentence.
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Get Reading Right
In this get reading right worksheet, students in teams combine as many letters together as they can to come up with as many English words as they can by only using the letters in the boxes shown.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Writing With Environmental Print
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...