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Curated OER

Picture Match

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students match pictures with words that have specific phonics connotations. In this picture matching lesson plan, students have groups of words with the same phonics sayings.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Itchy Iggy

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe the letter /i/ and the sound that it makes watching their mouths as the sound is formed. They say the tongue twister displayed repeating it three times; the last time they stretch out the /i/ sound as it occurs in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness activity, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Young...
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Curated OER

Who Knows the Letter?

For Teachers K
Help learners identify initial consonant sounds and letters that represent that sound. They indicate awareness of consonant sounds and letters by responding with a physical movement. They also sing using "Sing Your Way Through Phonics"...
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Curated OER

First Day of School

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Primary learners complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book First Day of School. They will  complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and much...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading and Writing in the Right Direction

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Beginning writers practice writing and reading from left to right using green and red dots. You'll need notecards with a green dot on the left side and a red dot on the right side. Do your learners understand that print moves from left...
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Curated OER

Number Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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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Curated OER

Shape Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Looks Like Snow

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Students listen to the teacher read the book, The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, and create vocabulary and graphic cards from the story.
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Curated OER

Color Recognition Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study color words. In this math instructional activity, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.
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Curated OER

ESOL Transportation and Travel

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss importance of reading and understanding traffic signs then list the common road signs. They complete "Traffic Signs" activity sheet and Compare and contrast traffic signs and driving practices in the U.S. with traffic...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games/long Vowel Phonemes

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
This reading game focuses on learning, identifying and using long vowel phonemes to form words, such as adding "y" to the end of a word, or "ou", "oo", etc. to the middle of a word.
Interactive
Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Read a Word: Long O With a Final E

For Students 1st Standards
Practice reading one-syllable long-vowel words with a final -e. The focus of this game is on the long "o" sound.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Short and Long Vowel Discrimination

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Short and long vowel practice.
Interactive
Learning Farm

Learning Farm: Irregular Words and Phonics

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Learn about irregularly spelled words, vowel teams, and inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences by watching a review video. Practice what you learned by taking a quiz or playing a game!
Handout
Other

Reading From Scratch: Spelling Rules

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The "Reading from Scratch" site provides a list of spelling rules with examples.
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes: Words With the "Ay" Sound

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Complete words with the "ay" phoneme to create a long "a" sound in this interactive game. Just download the game and complete the words to help Mango the baby bird fly with her friends.
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes: Words With the "Aw" Sound

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Download this game to practice words containing the "aw" phoneme. Drag the phoneme into the correct part of the word to help a baby bird named Mango fly with her friends.
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes: Words With the "Ea" Sound

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Download this free interactive game to help a baby bird fly with her friends by building words that use the phoneme "ea" to create the long "e" sound.
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes: Words With the "Ow" Sound 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Download this free game and help a baby bird fly with her friends by completing words that use the "ow" phoneme to create the long "o" sound.
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A game where players can create words with the long "e" sound created by a double "e."
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Long Vowel Phonemes: Words With the "Oy" Sound

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A free game to download that allows students to practice placing the "oy" phoneme into words in order to help a baby bird fly with her friends.
Interactive
Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Sort It Out Vowels: Mixed Vowels List 1

For Students 2nd Standards
Label one-syllable words as having short or long vowel sounds in this sorting game.
Interactive
Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Sort It Out Vowels: Mixed Vowels List 2

For Students 2nd Standards
Label one-syllable words as having short or long vowel sounds in this online sorting game.