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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Meet Lee, the Sleepy Bee
First graders distinguish between the different ways to create the sound for long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words containing the...
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Geology: Rock Hounds
Second graders read Byrd Baylor's book, Everybody Needs a Rock. In small groups, they examine rocks and list their characteristics. After writing down the descriptions on cards, the rocks are pooled together. Students then use the...
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To Whom It May Concern
Fourth graders produce and peer edit typed rough drafts of the business letters following the guidelines illustrated in the Eight Essential Parts of a business letter and save to disks. They complete the Where's the Math? scavenger hunt...
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The Silent E
Students recognize silent "E" words and learn they should not pronounce the "E" when reading these words. In this Silent "E" Phonics lesson, students learn a song that encompasses the right and wrong way to read a silent "E" word. They...
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I Can See CVC Words
In this letter pattern worksheet, learners read each sentence and use the picture to write the consonant-vowel-consonant word in the blanks.
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Phonemes
Focus on phonemes with this simple presentation. Learners discuss a group of phonemes and then read words with a particular spelling pattern. Add some material of your own to make this a richer experience.
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Write A Description
Students practice composing sentences that pertain to the description of a picture. They use critical observation skills in order to derive the best details. The sentences are required to follow the correct subject and verb pattern.
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The Indefinite Article "a" or "an"--Cut and Paste
In this language arts instructional activity, students learn when to use each article "a" or "an" by first reading the rules, then cutting out small boxes with the articles. Students paste the correct article in front of 12 words, then...
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Soft Syllable Endings
Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar instructional activity, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.
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Yesterday's World "th" activities
Students read through the text, and discuss the main points. They discuss the commonality of the digraph/th/. Students highligt any text with 'th'word where they see it. They identify the words. Students discuss the different sounds on...
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Long Vowels Chart
In this phonics worksheet, students learn the spelling patterns for long vowels and combinations by analyzing the long vowels chart. Students see the different ways to spell the long vowel sounds and notice words with that spelling...
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Spill the Beans
Students play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.
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Ii is for Igloo
In this literacy instructional activity, learners look at the formation of the letter I and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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Made You Mad
Students explore the phoneme for the vowel-consonant-silent e grapheme. They recognize the silent "e" at the end of words and practice speaking them. Students say words, spell them, and say tongue twisters with the vowel differences. ...
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Perspectives on Written & Spoken English
Students explore issues surrounding language norms, including the distinction between prescriptive and descriptive norms, the differences between norms for spoken English and those for written English, how word meanings change, and...
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Forming Plurals Correctly
In this grammar learning exercise, students read the rules for forming plural words and then apply them in practice situations as directed in class.
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Getting to Know You Through Peer Editing
Sixth graders get to know their classmates through 'personalized' sentences that feature one student each day, and offer practice in proofreading and peer-editing related to capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and/or grammar rules.
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Long u With Silent e Writing Activities
For this long u with silent e writing worksheet, 1st graders look at 5 pictures, say their names, write them or make sentences with the words. They draw 2 pictures of items that are named using the spelling pattern.
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Write Your Own -ee- Poem
In this writing activity, students write a poem that uses -ai- spelling pattern words. They write 4 words that rhyme with rain, match -ai- words, and use the -ai- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the...
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Write Your Own -oa Poem
In this recognizing words spelled with the -oa pattern learning exercise, students use word banks to list words, match pairs, complete sentences, and write a poem. Students write thirteen answers.
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Reading Scavenger Hunt
In this reading scavenger hunt worksheet, students complete a scavenger hunt for a reading skill assigned by their teachers. Students search for a maximum of twenty-four words.
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Undercover Vocabulary
Fourth graders, in groups, create a skit using identified vocabulary words and perform the skit for the class. They choose a place and a person to become such as Batman, Romeo and work all the vocabulary words into their skit. They...
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The Ghost Says Boo
Students 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 its placement in words. They read a passage with words...