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Open Up And Say Ahh
Who has a word that has an /o/? Teach kids this fun song (sung to the tune of "Skip to My Lou") to remember the /o/ sound and words that contain the target sound. Then have learners identify the sound in various words before...
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Icky Sticky Fingers
Practice recognizing the short vowel /i/ in written and spoken language. Introduce the target sound with a fun tongue twister about Lizzy the lizard. Through matching and listening activities, learners discriminate the vowel sound /i/...
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Yep, I'm Ready to Learn!
Tongue twisters give young learners an easy phrase to refer back to when learning letter sounds. Use the phrase "Eddy put red bells on everyone's bed" to identify the /e/ sound. Then read Red Gets Fed aloud, having learners nod...
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The Everyday Red
Pair a hand motion with the /e/ sound so young learners remember it better! This plan has the class open their "creaky door" whenever they hear the /e/ sound. They'll learn a tongue twister and read the short story Red Gets Fed,...
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Icky Sticky Inchworm
Use the meaningful example "Icky Sticky Inchworm" to demonstrate the /i/ sound. Then have learners take out letter boxes and spell simple words like six, lip, him, pin, slim, grin, etc.
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Letter Recognition and Sound Review
Students practice the sounds of the letters A-L. In this literacy lesson, the teacher demonstrates the letter sounds, then the students practice and complete a worksheet to demonstrate understanding.
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Lesson 2 - Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words
Closed syllable words contain short vowel sounds. A phonics lessons introduces readers to consonant-vowel-consonant words. Guided instruction introduces the words with a series of dictation activities, and then learners practice reading...
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16 Fall Themed Math and Literacy Centers for Kindergarteners
Look no further because your fall literacy and math centers are here. Cards allow learners to practice counting, writing, tracing, finding missing numbers and letters, skip count, and match letters to their sounds.
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Bob Book Worksheet Pack
Practice fundamental reading and number skills with a packet of worksheets for early readers. Pupils find sight words, trace letters, and complete number sequences.
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Long Vowel "E"
Explore the ea and ee digraphs with a worksheet full of images. For each drawing, kids choose between these two digraphs to complete the matching word and master the long /e/ sound.
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Number Recognition Games
Students explore number sense by participating in a math recognition activity. In this number identification lesson, students practice pronouncing names of numbers and matching the number with an amount of objects. Students practice...
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Word Recognition
Young scholars recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Letter Mm: Beginning Sounds
In this beginning sounds worksheet, students color pictures beginning with the sound of M. Students are given twelve pictures and must decide if the word begins with M. They are asked to color only the ones beginning with the Mm sound.
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Introduce Double-Letter Words
First graders explore the concept of double letter words. In this word recognition instructional activity, 1st graders discuss the concept and play a game that requires them to form double letter words.
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Color, Cut, and Paste: M
In this alphabet worksheet, students color and cut out pictures that begin with the "M" sounds. Students paste the pictures inside the "M" and then with a partner, say and touch the name of the letter and the name of each picture.
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Letters U/V: Initial Sounds
For this letters U and V activity worksheet, learners examine 12 pictures of various objects and identify the pictures of the items that begin with the letters U or V. A word bank is provided.
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Word and Letter Practice #5
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students name given letters, say sounds, read simple sentences, and practice sight words and blending.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet Set 3
Bird starts with B and so does banana! Being able to identify beginning letter sounds takes early readers one step closer to reading complete words. They say the name of the items in each row, and then circle the letter that makes the...
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Long I Sound
In this letter i learning exercise, 1st graders will read pictures that have the letter i sound. Students will then trace 8 words before drawing a line from the word to the correct picture it represents.
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Letter A
In this letter a worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 2 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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Letter C
For this letter c worksheet, students focus on printing practice as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing 1 line of both capital and lower case and color 3 pictures that begin with the letter sound.
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letter a
In this letter a worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sounds. Students will study 12 pictures and decide if the word contains a long or short sound and circle the correct answer accordingly.
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Vowel Sounds -- Short Ee Words
In this letter and number recognition worksheet, learners use a secret code box to help them spell 20 short Ee words.
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Letter H
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase A's. Students also form the words hippo, horn, and hear and color in a related illustration.