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Beat the Heat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....
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Elephant Eggs

For Teachers K - 1st
Study the short and long sounds of the letter e. Learners will practice words and tongue twisters using both the short and long vowel /e/. They use letter boxes and letter tiles to spell words containing the target sound. To close the...
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We Flew With a Baboon

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
More vowels? Elementary schoolers recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, kids identify the phoneme and letter combination through...
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Rhyme Time Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
What words rhyme? Help young learners deepen their understanding of rhyming words with this interactive plan. First they identify some words that rhyme, then they participate in a picture walk. Use books with rhyme, like Come Rhyme...
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Sand Castle: Lesson 29

For Students 2nd - 3rd
The story Sand Castle is the basis for each of the four learning activities found on this worksheet. Learners will write spelling words, fill in the blanks, compose sentences, and answer comprehension questions relating to the story....
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Lesson Plan 12: Writing With All Your Senses

For Teachers 4th - 11th
What does an ice cream sundae sound like? Challenge young writers to move beyond visual descriptions and craft details that appeal to all five senses. The examples provided by the script in this resource show pupils how to create rich...
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ESL Advanced/Proficiency Vocabulary Worksheet 14

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students decide on the best vocabulary word to complete each of 10 sentences. They decide between four choices of similar but different words.
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Sounding Out Words

For Students K - 2nd
In this CVC words review worksheet, writers examine six pictures and sound out the words that identify each of them. Spaces are provided to write three letters per picture. You might want to give hints as some of the pictures are harder...
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School-Home Links

For Students K - 1st
In this school home links CVC words worksheet, students practice sounding out the words dog, pot, sat, cat, cap, hit, box, cup, and bed.
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Pronunciation of Final /-s/ and /-es/

For Students 4th - 6th
Pronunciation with words that end in -s and -es have different sounds. In this pronunciation worksheet, students sound out and determine if the s at the end of 16 words sounds like /z/ or /s/. Students sound out and decide if the es at...
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Beginning Reader: Mike Flies Kites

For Teachers K - 1st
Students review the /i/ sound before studying the i_e=/I/ correspondence. They listen for the /I/ sound in word pairs, make words in letterboxes, and recognize the silent e. Next, working in pairs, they read "Kite Day at Pine Lake." As...
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Phonics

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete online phonics activities. In this phonics lesson, students view online clips about using 'oa' words. Students make their own Phonics Finder badge and wear it to play the first and end sounds worksheet. Students also...
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Rhyme Match

For Teachers 1st
First graders match rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson students play a game with a partner matching rhyming words and a coordinating picture. The student pairs make a list of rhyming words that fit with their game.
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Initial Consonant Cluster

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, learners read and identify squ- words and then, recognize that sq (and q) are always followed by u. They also read a story and highlight all the words that begin with squ. Finally, students complete a crossword...
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Long Vowel I

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long vowels practice worksheet, students examine 6 words and their matching picture. Students identify the words that feature the long I sound.
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Go Fish for Antonyms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, after reading and discussing the book, "One Fish Two Fish," by Dr. Seuss, practice matching pairs of antonyms together with an accuracy of 12 out of 15. They make flashcards in the shape of fish to study with and play a...
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'O/magic e' Crossword

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics crossword puzzle activity, learners use the 10 clues in order to complete the word puzzle with the appropriate long o words.
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'Oo' (Long u) Crossword

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics crossword puzzle instructional activity, students use the 10 clues in order to complete the word puzzle with the appropriate long u words.
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Signs and Symbols to Acquire Language

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students utilize deductive reasoning to decipher unfamiliar words and sounds. They acquire high-frequency words by viewing street signs and playing phonics games. Students This lesson is intended for students acquiring a foreign language.
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Phonics: Comb

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this handwriting worksheet, students sound out the word comb utilizing phonic techniques, write the word comb four times on the lines provided and color the picture of a comb.
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Word Sounds

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this matching pictures and words worksheet, students cut out the pictures and word sounds. Students match the pictures with the sounds they make.
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WORD WHEEL

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this literacy activity learning exercise, students are directed to cut out two wheel shapes, remove the window from the top wheel, and attach the top wheel to the bottom wheel, revealing a window with various word beginnings that...
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Daily Lesson Plan for a Struggling Reader

For Teachers K - 8th
Strategy-based programs that are executed with consistency are the best for achieving growth in any learner with a learning disability. Here is a seven-step lesson plan that is highly structured and is intended to help learners with...
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Phonics Teachers Resource Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Looking to improve your classes literacy program? Then look no further. This comprehensive collection of resources includes worksheets and activities covering everything from r-controlled vowels and consonant digraphs, to the...