Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 5 - R-Controlled Syllables
Put on your pirate hat and get ready to teach r-controlled syllables. Learners practice using words that contain ar, or, er, ir, and ur. Instructors model how to decode words to isolate vowel teams, as well as combine r-controlled sounds...
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Rhyming Words
Rhyming words are the focus of this language arts presentation. Young readers are introduced to the "ot," "ob," "op," "od," "og," "ox," and "oy" family of sounds. Additional slides have pictures that use these families of sounds with one...
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Crime and Punishment
Can an action be so bad that you are sickened with guilt? Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, the main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, believes that committing a crime could be the answer to his troubles. However,...
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Phase 5 - Tricky Words 2
This simple presentation shows learners examples of tricky words, or, words that have unusual letter combinations. Words such as, laughed, different, friends, and mouse are shown. Learners read the words as they appear on the screen.
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Long vowel u pictures
In this long vowel u worksheet, students color the pictures that contain the long vowel u sound in their name and read the name underneath the picture. Students color 4 pictures.
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Fun Fonix: Gg
In this phonics learning exercise, students respond to 8 questions by practicing the formation of capital and lower case G and writing the letter in the bubbles next to the pictures.
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Fun Fonix: Mm
In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 8 questions by practicing the formation of capital and lower case M and writing the letter in the bubbles next to the pictures.
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Long Vowel E
In this long vowel E worksheet, 1st graders look at six pictures, say the word written under the picture and circle all the ones that have a long E sound.
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The Largest Objects
In this alphabet instructional activity, students focus on the letter q. Coloring pictures that begin with the letter q sound, students choose the largest object in each box to color.
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The Largest Objects
In this alphabet worksheet, students will focus on the letter y. Coloring pictures that begin with the y sound, students will choose the largest object in each box to color.
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The Smallest Object
In this alphabet worksheet, students will focus on the letter g. Coloring pictures that begin with the specific letter sound, students will choose the smallest object in each box to color.
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The Smallest Object
In this alphabet activity, students will focus on the letter j. Coloring pictures that begin with the specific letter sound, students will choose the smallest object in each box to color.
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The Smallest Object
In this alphabet worksheet, students will focus on the letter e. Coloring pictures that begin with the e sound, students will choose the smallest object in each box to color.
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Tick Tock Goes The Clock
Students practice letter recognition in written language and sounds for /t/ in both the upper and lower case forms. They utilize a chart with "Today Teddy talked to ten people at two o'clock," on it while making the sounds that are...
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Reintroduce /P/
Students say the /p/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter peach time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining...
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Reintroduce /X/
Students say the /x/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics instructional activity, students select the letter x each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its...
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Introduce /G/
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics instructional activity, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its...
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Reintroduce /N/
Students review the /n/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson plan, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is...
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Reintroduce /K/
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is pointed out....
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Introduce /W/
Students say the /w/ sound, following teacher modeling. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter w each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining silent when another letter is pointed out....
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Reintroduce /J/
Students say the /j/ sound, following teacher modeling and review words beginning with the sound. In this phonics lesson, students select the letter j each time it appears in a set of 12 letters and practice saying its sound, remaining...
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The Letter C
In this letter c learning exercise, students work toward printing mastery as well as the letter sound. Students practice writing the letter c on the dotted lines, and color 7 pictures that begin with the phonetic sound.
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Letter B
In this alphabet worksheet, students will focus on the capital letter B. Students can color in the letter B and/or cut and paste pictures in the letter that begin with the "B" sound.
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Letter A
In this alphabet worksheet, students will focus on the capital letter A. Students can color in the letter and/or cut and paste pictures in the letter that begin with the "A" sound.