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Words Ending in Soft g

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a worksheet. In this sound identification lesson, 5th graders distinguish between a soft g and a hard g sound and identify words with each. Students complete a worksheet where they write and identify words with...
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The Big E!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners study the correspondence ea=/E/ by examining picture cards that show examples of items with the long "e" sound. They listen to a read aloud of Nancy Shaw's, Sheep Out to Eat before writing words that contain the "ea"...
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Review letters and words: 22

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this review letters and words worksheet, students name letters, name sounds of letters, read words, and more. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Homophones 3

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this homophones worksheet, students read 16 words that have a homophone partner. Students write the word that sounds the same as the given word. There is no word bank.
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Homophones 5

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this homophones worksheet, students read 15 words that have a homophone. Students write the word that sounds like each word given.
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Exploring Rhythm in Richard III

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze how the rhythm of how the words are presented affect meaning and tone in scenes from Richard III. In this meaning and tone lesson plan, students analyze dialogue between Lady Anne and Richard and how the rhythm and sound...
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Test Your Reading Skills-- Homophones 5

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts activity, students investigate homophones, or words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Students read each word and write a homophone in the blank next to it.
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Advanced Homophones 4

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students discover homophones, or words that sound alike but are spelled differently. Students read 15 words and write the homonym on the line.
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Timbre

For Students K - 1st
In this timbre learning exercise, students define what the definition of timbre is, circle their favorite timbre group and practice writing the words timbre, sound and music.
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Certainty

For Students 4th - 6th
For this certainty worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct word that means certainty. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Lesson 2-Explore/Explain Sound Communication

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners watch and listen to human speech and explore visual and audio cues that aid their understanding. During a short walk, students listen to the sounds around them and classify them as environmental, voiced, or musical.
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Seeing Sound and Sonar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students grasp how underwater animals can "see" using sound waves. They practice making inferences, and build a conceptual understanding of sonar radar.
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Bling and Sound-Symbolic Words

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the definition and derivation of the popular term "bling" and other sound-symbolic words. Using worksheets and lecture materials, students provide meanings for the word "bling" when used in varying contexts. They...
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Listening for Meaning: Same Sound

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students listen to a taped conversation to help them learn the meaning of the contraction "d" with the words "had" and "would".
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Literal Meaning of Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students practice basic reading skills. In this reading lesson plan, students review the letter M, read the story If You Give a Mouse a Muffin. Students will then write a book using their name, for example: If You Give a Taco to Tracy.
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Vowel Digraphs

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this vowel digraph worksheet, students write either long E or long A for the sound of the vowel digraph in a list of 16 words.
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Howwwwl At The Moon

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss what a vowel digraph is and discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students read "The Napping House." They practice spelling words with the /ow/ sound in them. Students read words with the /ow/...
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Sound- Alike Words 5- Test Your Speaking and Listening Skills

For Students 5th - 6th
In this literacy worksheet, students read the definition of homophones at that top of the page before reading 15 sentences. They underline the incorrect word in each sentence and write the proper homophone on the line next to each sentence.
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Guess the Secret Code

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice blending sounds into words. After the instructor demonstrates blending phonemes to make words that can be read, students are divided into two teams for a word blending game. Given the initial and final sounds,...
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Short E and Long E

For Students K - 2nd
In this long e and short e practice worksheet, students study 16 examples of word pairs that feature the long and short e sounds.
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Short Vowel I Activity #2

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short i worksheet, students circle the word in a pair that has the short i sound, then write the word on provided lines. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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1st Grade Spelling: Long "e"

For Students 1st
In this 1st grade home connection spelling practice worksheet, 1st graders examine 6 spelling words that feature the long "e" sound. Students write the words 1 time each.
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1st Grade Spelling: Long "o"

For Students 1st
In this 1st grade home connection spelling practice learning exercise, 1st graders examine 6 spelling words that feature the long "o" sound. Students write the words 1 time each.
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Persuasive Essay PowerPoints

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students address issues important to them by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  In this persuasive writing instructional activity, students discuss issues with their classmates that they wish to address through a persuasive essay...