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What Do You See at the Pond?
With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...
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Cookie Crisp Howl
Young scholars are introduced to the vowel pattern that produces the /oo/ sound in words. Through matching, listening, and spelling activities, students recognize the phoneme /oo/ and it's placement in words. They write a message using...
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The Squeaky Door
Young readers distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words that...
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pr- Word search
In this spelling worksheet, 3rd graders will examine a spelling list of words containing the pr- spelling pattern. Students will locate 13 words in the puzzle in the horizontal and vertical direction.
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She Needs Less Shell
Supply your pupils with some practice of the short /e/ sound. They read brief poem that includes several examples of words that include this sound. Once they are finished reading, class members respond to three reading comprehension...
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I Ate Grape Cake
Students distinguish between the sounds for short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on vowel-consonant-e pattern. They practice reading and...
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Hi, My Name is A
Young scholars distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice decoding pseudo words with the...
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Boom Chicka Boom
Students 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, students identify the phoneme and letter combination through listening and matching...
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Long Vowel Search and Sort
Students practice identifying long vowels. For this vowel lesson, students read a story and find long vowel words that fit their pattern. Students then sort their word under the correct long vowel pattern.
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Blending Bumper Cars
First graders practice blending words with the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Given a card with a decodable word part, 1st graders add an initial consonant sound and blend the sounds to read the new word. They practice reading a...
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Write Your Own -ee- Poem -igh- Words
For this writing worksheet, students write a poem that uses -igh- words. They write 4 words that rhyme with bright, match -igh- words, and use the -igh- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the -igh- words...
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Word Shape: -ail Word Family
In this word shape worksheet, students read the names of ten words that all contain the "ail" spelling pattern. Students fit the words in the word shape templates and write each word one time.
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Four Corners Spelling
Second graders participate in a spelling activity using clapping and rhythmic patterns. In this ongoing spelling instructional activity, 2nd graders practice various spelling words in groups and using rhythms. Students then...
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Here's an Instant Activity for March 3, 2008
Here are some good spelling activities for 'ou' words. First and second graders complete an oral spelling activity with their teacher and then an Instant Activity worksheet. and spell 'ou' words.
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Home Spelling Practice: Syllabication Patterns: Short Vowels
In this spelling worksheet, middle schoolers learn to spell a list of 20 words. All words have short vowel sounds with two or three syllables. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are additional at-home spelling...
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O No!
First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel O. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
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Teaching Strategies: The Word Wall: A Tool for Beginning Readers and Writers
Students participate in various activities through the school week involving the high-frequency words on their word wall in order to increase familiarity with reading and spelling the selected words. In this word wall instructional...
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Say and Spell Long Vowel Bossy E Board Game
Students practice saying and spelling long vowel "bossy E" words. In this spelling lesson, students play a board game that requires them to look at a picture, say and spell the word. The first person to the end wins.
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C-V-C Words in Sentences
In this spelling pattern learning exercise, students read 7 sentences. They write the word that contains the C-V-C spelling on the blank line next to the sentence.
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CVC Pattern with "o" as a Short Vowel- Picture/Word Identification
In this CVC short "o" spelling pattern worksheet, 1st graders say the name of each black line picture. They write the names using the 10 words that are listed in the word bank at the bottom of the page.
Starfall
Make a Word _ub
In this literacy instructional activity, learners trace the words that end with -ub. They write the words and create an illustration for a sentence.
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Do Sheep See Sheep When They Feel The Need To Sleep?
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /ee/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Make a Word _ug
In this literacy activity, learners practice writing the given words that end with -ug. They also create an illustration for the new sentence.
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The Letters "ee" and "ea" in Words
In this long E worksheet, students print the letters "ee" and "ea" on the lines. Students study two pictures and circle the word that matches. Students circle all the words in the boxes with the "ee" or "ea" spelling pattern.