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Familiar Sounds

For Teachers K - 6th
To foster concept development and auditory discrimination skills, learners with visual impairments listen to identify a variety of common sounds. The teacher makes recordings of various sounds, including those found in the home, at the...
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Speed of Sound in Air

For Students 9th - 12th
In this speed of sound worksheet, high schoolers determine how fast sound travels in air using a tuning fork of known frequency, a graduated cylinder and hollow glass tubing. Students record their data and calculate the wavelength...
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Consonant Sound Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - K
In this consonant sound learning exercise, students view photos of images which begin with the given consonant sound. An example is "Bb" for the picture of a ball.
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Word and Picture Cards--Words with Long I Sound

For Students K - 1st
In this language arts worksheet, students investigate the long I sound by cutting apart 24 word and picture cards. Each word card has a long I sound word; each picture card has an unlabeled color drawing that matches a word. There are...
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Long I Sound Quiz

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word sound worksheet, students read 10 clues and choose the correct long I sound word from the word bank to match each clue.
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Long O Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
In this writing worksheet, students write the words of 6 pictures. All of the words have a long O sound. Students also draw a picture using 2 of the words.
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Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
In this writing worksheet, students write the words of 6 pictures. All of the words have a short A vowel sound. Students also draw a picture using 2 of the words.
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K12 Reader

Mom Will Find the Fox

For Students 1st Standards
Fox, box, shop, got... what do all of these words have in common? The short /o/ sound! Give your class some practice with the short /o/ poem by reading the poem on this worksheet. Learners also answer three included reading comprehension...
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K12 Reader

They Go for a Nice Drive

For Students 1st Standards
Set aside some time to practice the long /i/ sound when it shows up in words that follow the _i_e pattern. Kids read the short poem, which includes plenty of words that follow this pattern, and then respond to three reading comprehension...
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Letter Sounds

For Students Pre-K - K
In this sounds worksheet, learners circle the pictures that begin with the given letters. The letters include h, v, x, j, y, and g.
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Lights, Sounds, Fabrics and Designs: Careers in the World of Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the broad range of jobs that can be found in the world of design. Students explore sound design, language architecture, etc. Students design a resource book and post it on a website for others to share.
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K12 Reader

He Must Take the Bus

For Students 1st Standards
Build your youngsters' knowledge of the short /u/ sound with a quick exercise. Class members read a brief poem designed to include many words with the short /u/ sound and then answer three reading comprehension questions about...
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The Long E Sound

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use this resource to help your class practice the long e sound, spelled ee. This is a great tool to use to kick-off a reading lesson or as part of a center activity. Note: The second slide has a father enjoying his beer.
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Short i Sound Words

For Teachers K - 1st
If you are teaching your young readers about the short vowel sounds, this presentation could be for you! Sixteen simple, 3-letter words appear in this basic PowerPoint. The i's are colored differently than the other two letters in each...
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Letters and Sounds

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Use this resource to review letters and sounds with your class. This presentation featuring a list of vowels and consonants could be used in a variety of ways. It could be used to review letters and sounds, have learners name words that...
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Words With Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
While just a series of slides with lists of words containing the short A sound, this resource would be a handy tool in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. You could use this resource as a quick review of this sound. This...
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Ending Sounds

For Teachers 2nd
Use this resource to review consonant blends and ending sounds. Learners can look at these series of sounds, such as -ct, and come up with words that contain these endings. Since there are no clear instructions in the presentation,...
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Letter Sounds

For Teachers K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students say the name of each object out loud. Students listen for the sound of the letter in the word. Students then sing the alphabet song and point to each letter while they sing.
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Mr. E. Science

Sound

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Since light travels faster than sound, some people may appear bright until you hear them speak. The presentation covers what sound is, how fast it travels in various mediums, properties of sound, hearing, and the parts of the human...
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Exploring Descriptive Sounds

For Teachers K - 2nd
"The Carnival of the Animals" is a piece written by Saint-Saens, and is full of descriptive sounds that help tell a story through music. Included here are a set of images that represent the animal sounds in the piece. 
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Tricky Sounds - ough

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
The "ough" blend produces many different sounds. For instance, this blend can result in a "ow," "off," "owe," or "uff" sound. This presentation shows learners what those sounds are. Examples are given, and learners practice using this...
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Sound Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Get those little ears out and ready to listen to play a game! Youngsters listen to a variety of instruments, and then determine whether the instruments are made of wood or metal. This game is interactive with fun sounds. 
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Phonics Instruction: Writing Simple Words

For Teachers K - 1st
Sound it out, read it, then sound it out, and write it. Little ones work as a class to sound out simple words. After they have sounded out each word they will write that word on the white board. This is a great way to build a connection...
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Introduce /u/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
As scholars are learning about letter sound correspondence use this activity to help them with the /u/ sound. Learners examine a large u on the board, identifying it if they can. They listen to you make its sound, explaining to...

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