Kindergarteners and first graders develop phonemic awareness for words that contain -ick. Each learner gets a stack of cards with different -ick words, highlighting the target sound as they review each one. 

Use letter boxes and example words to help kids 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 /ea/. They...

Emerging speakers distinguish between the sounds for short vowel /e/ and long vowel /e/. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise the long vowel sounds, with emphasis on /ee/. They practice reading and spelling a variety...

In this word riddle worksheet, students solve a problem by finding the spelling pattern that describes the two lists (likes and dislikes) of words.

In this silent "e" learning exercise, students fill in the letter blanks in 20 words with the letter "e" and then write sentences featuring the 20 words they created.

In this phonics instructional activity, learners fill in the blanks in 16 words with the letter "e". Students then write 16 sentences using each of the silent "e" words they created.

In this long "u" with a silent "e" printing practice activity, student trace 8 words, read them, and match them to black line pictures. They print words such as flute, rule, and tune.

In this missing letters worksheet, students fill in the missing letters oo, ee, and ai into the words. Students fill in the missing letters to 10 words.

In this double consonants worksheet, students fill in the missing letter to correctly spell 35 words. All words have double consonants and end with the "le" pattern.

For this long vowel a worksheet, students look at pictures and fill in the consonants to "a-e" words, and use learning cards to review "ai," "ay," and "ei" words. Students have 21 cards to work with.

In this diphthong review worksheet, students record as many words as they can think of that have the ai vowel sound. A chart is provided.

In this recognizing diphthongs learning exercise, students list as many words as possible that have the ai and ou diphthongs in them.

Discuss the definition of parallel structure with your high school class. In small groups, they read a section of "The Declaration of Independence" to identify examples of parallel structure. Each learner writes an essay explaining the...

Vowel digraphs are the focus of a turtle-themed learning game. Players race against three others, filling in the blank space of words with a double vowel spelling pattern. 

Students recognize and spell sets of words with r-controlled vowels. They become familiar with r-controlled spelling patterns.

Learners recognize words by common spelling patterns. The teacher reads a poem to the class and look at rhymes for the word moon. They practice handwriting in conjunction with spelling, and they can even write their own -oo- poem! 

Use letter boxes and letter tiles (d,a,y,l,p,w,k,f,r,i,t,s,b,c,I) to help your class 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...

students add their own scenarios to the book using the same rhythmic pattern. Students describe what is happening in the picture as a class shared writing activity. Students discuss reasons why the people in the kingdom were upset that...

Help your kids 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 /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a...

Improve pronunciation and phonemic awareness in your first and second graders! With this plan, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel...

Second graders compare and contrast gymnastics in 1859, 1900 and today. Students contrast differences in gymnastics for boys and girls today. Students pretend that they are interviewing a famous gymnast and write up their interview....

Students discover how to locate books on meadow and pond animals and research them. Students discover how to locate fiction/story books about the animals mentioned in the counting book read. Students discover how to locate by author,...

In this long vowel practice worksheet, students read 9 sentences and then fill in the blanks in each sentence with the cvc word that matches the pictures.

In this long vowel practice worksheet, students read 9 sentences and then fill in the blanks in each sentence with the cvc word that matches the pictures.