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...

In this literacy worksheet, students use the blends along with the pictures in order to practice the sounds of letter combinations.

Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through words and tongue twisters. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ through...

Students practice identifying and writing the letter "a." They say a tongue twister and identify the words with short letter "a" sounds. They then listen to the teacher read "A Cat Nap" and identify the words that have the "a" sound. ...

Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' as it makes the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters and practice writing the letter 'o'. They rewrite 'Skip to My Lou" using short /o/...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to the teacher read "The Ox Book," identify the words in the story...

Students examine the letter 'i' and the short /i/ sound. Through instruction and modeling they explore how to make the short /i/ sound, how the letter 'i' is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and read stories and pick out words...

Students explore the letter /k/ in this lesson, and identify the /k/ sound in words. They read a tongue twister emphasizing the /k/ sound, and discuss that two letters make the /k/ sound - c and k. They then practice writing k's and...

First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...

Students need to practice sight words to become proficient readers. So it is very important for children to learn common correspondences. The phoneme for the letter "e" is practiced in this lesson.

Students identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, students practice a tongue twister containing the digraph ay. They identify the digraph in...

Students recognize the phoneme /h/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /h/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /h/ with its letter representation and identify...

Learners recognize the short vowel a in spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ in words and sentences. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and read sentences...

Contains plans for three lessons that teach about sound and letters using Dr. Seuss's "Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You?" In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of the soft /g/ in words that incorporate the "ge" and "dge" spelling patterns. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: ge, dge, etc." lesson.

Contains plans for two lessons that use the whole-to-parts phonics approach to beginning reading. It uses onset and rime to group word families and spelling patterns to show sounds in context. In addition to objectives and standards,...

During this lesson, students will learn the different sounds vowels make. They will view a slideshow presentation that teaches them the different sounds. Once they have learned the sounds, students will create a document of pictures...

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[Free Registration/Login Required] Students examine word and letter patterns to determine long and short vowel sounds.

What do you know about phoneme activities for collaborative classrooms? This site will show how to develop your own activities to sharpen your students phonemic awareness skills. This informative resource will support any teacher's work...

Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...