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Slithering "S"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for S. They practice writing the letter S and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /s/. They associate the phoneme /s/ with its letter representation and identify it as the...
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The Little Rabbit

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners recite a poem and perform motions to the words. In this stretching and moving lesson plan, groups of students perform the motions by crouching into a ball, getting up, breathing deeply, stretching arms, and leaning forward. An...
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Shine Those Shades!

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe as the /h/ sound is demonstrated and repeat it themselves. They practice saying a tongue twister using the /h/ sound stretching out the sound at the beginning of the words. They then take out primary paper and...
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A-a-aaachoo!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter A. Students then view a stack of picture cards and identify the words containing the short...
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Ugh!

For Teachers 1st
First graders focus on the phoneme /u/. They make the sound and say "Ugh" and pronounce other words that contain the /u/ sound such as tub. They then repeat a tongue twister featuring the /u/ sound breaking the sound off each word and...
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Hop To It

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for H. They practice writing the letter H and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /h/. They associate the phoneme /h/ with its letter representation and identify it as the...
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The Baby is Crying

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the short /a/ sound in written and spoken words. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /a/ sound. They then listen to "A Cat Nap" and raise their hand every time they hear a word...
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Bump on the Head

For Teachers K
Students discuss as a class if they have ever had a bump on the head and started crying and said /a/. They pretend they have hit their head and say the /a/ stretching it out and try a tongue twister containing the sound and write the...
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"Ehh?" Says Grandpa Edward"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students engage in an emergent literacy lesson that focuses on phonemic awareness. This lesson plan helps students to identify the correspondence e=/e/ by recognizing the sound of an elderly person ¿¿¿eh?¿¿¿ throughout words.
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Everyone is Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study /e/ in both written and spoken words using a tongue twister and letterbox activities. They recite a tongue twisters and make words using letterboxes. Next, they read "Red Gets Fed" and find words that contain the /e/...
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The Fat Cat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore phonemes. They identify that a=/a/. Students recognize /a/ in spoken words by learning a meaningful representation and a letter symbol. Learners practice finding /a/ in a variety of words. Students read a book that...
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What's Up Doc?

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate the /o/ sound by opening up their mouth and saying, "Ahhhhh". They try saying a tongue twister that contains the /o/ phoneme; repeating it two times together. They then practice writing the letter /o/ so that it can...
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Izzy the Insect

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify them...
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Look at that BIG PIG!!!

For Teachers 1st
First graders give examples of words that have the /i/ sound. They make the /i/ sound with their mouths and follow along as the poster is read which contains /i/ words. They read the poster together stretching out the /i/ sound and...
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When You Don't Get What You Want

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Uh??? I Don't Know

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound and use letterboxes to spell 'u' words. They recite tongue twisters and read with a partner, 'Fuzz and the Buzz.' They practice writing 'u' words and draw a circle...
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Aaaachew!

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore the /a/ sound and identify the short /a/ sound in words. They read a tongue twister which emphasizes the short /a/ sound, and then practice writing a's. They then listen as the teacher reads "A Cat Nap" and write...
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"Icky Bug"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /i/ sound by examining how one's mouth moves when making the sound and using it in words. Next, they recite a tongue twister which contains many words with the focus sound, and practice writing it the lowercase "i."...
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Uh...I Don't Know!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They practice writing lower and uppercase U's. In pairs, they create and recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words.
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Waaa... Abby is Unhappy

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the letter 'a' and the short /a/ sound. They practice making the /a/ sound and recite tongue twisters with words containing short /a/. They listen to a story and, while listening, identify words from the story that...
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Icky Sticky Mess

For Teachers K
Students practice sounding out and writing the letter "i." They listen for the "i" sound in phrases the teacher says. The students then practice writing the upper and lower case letter "i." Finally, they listen to the book "Liz is...
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Crying Baby

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pupils practice techniques and strategies with phonics, spelling and word recognition with the sounds of /a/. They read and work on this task with the book, "Cat Nap," and the tongue twister "Alice asked if Annie's active animals were...
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Let's Read and Read!

For Teachers K
Students discover how to hold their mouths to form the /o/ sound and that it may be hidden in different words. They say /o/ and then repeat a tongue twister that contains many /o/ words and practice writing it on primary lined paper....
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Elephants Enjoy Eating Eggs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students practice using the phoneme and letter in words by writing...