Lesson Plan
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A Race to Place

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students 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 spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
Lesson Plan
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Vowels, Reading Fluency

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...
Lesson Plan
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O No!

For Teachers 1st
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.
Lesson Plan
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Silly Siggy

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short /i/ sound in spoken and written words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /i/ sound. They then listen to the book "Liz is Six" and identify the words in the story...
Lesson Plan
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A's Baseball

For Teachers 1st
First graders 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 reading words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
Activity
Lerner Publishing

Teaching Vowel Combinations

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Need some fun activities to augment your lessons on vowel patterns and phonemic awareness? Peruse a series of worksheets designed to help little ones with their early reading skills.
Activity
University of Texas

Essential Reading Strategies for the Struggling Reader

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Beneficial for beginning readers, struggling readers, and those in need of review, a set of language arts activities is a great addition to any foundational reading unit. Focusing on phonological awareness, fluency, instructional...
Unit Plan
University of Texas

Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Spelling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode...
Handout
Ohio Department of Education

A Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 7th - 11th Standards
If you're tired of defining allusion, onomatopoeia, and satire for your language arts students, hand out a complete list of literary devices to keep the terms straight. Each term includes a definition that is easy to understand and...
Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

We’re a Family: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 3)

For Teachers K Standards
Pay special attention to onsets and rimes and initial consonants with this packet of activities designed to provide additional support to youngsters just learning to read and write.
Lesson Plan
National History Day

Uncovering a World at War

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Has media always had an influence on public policy? After researching and reading news articles written during World War I, learners understand the influence of communication and media. They discuss articles in small groups and as a...
Organizer
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Vowels oo

For Students 6th - 7th
In this spelling instructional activity, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. Some contain long or short vowel "oo" sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.
Lesson Plan
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Jake Makes Cake

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students 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 changing words to long vowel sounds by adding an...
Worksheet
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Pulse and Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this blood pressure worksheet, students compare their heart rate at rest and after exercise and their blood pressure at rest and after exercise. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 12 short answer questions.
Worksheet
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Animals And Behavior

For Students 6th - 9th
In this animal behavior worksheet, students solve four different kinds of puzzles based on animal behavior vocabulary. There are 8 word scrambles, 6 analogies, 5 crazy eights and 5 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
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Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read and analyze Truman Capote's autobiographical short story, "A Christmas Memory." They discuss writing styles, conduct Internet research on Truman Capote, write a book review, and write a short story based on one of Truman...
Lesson Plan
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Word Families

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen as they are read a book containing exmaples of word families, they listen for rhyming words. They focus on word families, words that have rhyming sounds and share the same spelling patterns. Pupils work in small...
Lesson Plan
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Identifying the Theme in a Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners recognize Theme through the use of simple, short stories. Using Pro Quest, students begin by researching the literary element, theme, and how it can be identified. They then identify the themes in Aesop's Fables and...
Lesson Plan
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The Froggy Page

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the cycle of life by observing tadpoles.  In this biology lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to read stories, observe pictures, and listen to sounds of frogs.  Students create a poster board collage...
Lesson Plan
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Protecting Our Native Forests

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore environmental awareness by utilizing computer technology. In this ecosystem conservation lesson, students read assigned text which describes the current ecological conditions of Hawaii. Students collaborate in groups to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

"Tom's Night Out"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete a variety of short activities directly related to the reading of the poem, "Tom's Night Out."
Worksheet
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Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 12th
In this waves learning exercise, students learn about standing waves and harmonics. Then students complete 11 matching, 15 fill in the blank, and 7 short answer questions.
Worksheet
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Configuration Station- #20 One And Two Letter Words

For Students K - 2nd
In this reading worksheet, students examine 8 short words in a word bank and participate in a variety of activities: sentence writing, alphabetizing, word puzzles and rhyming.
Lesson Plan
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Act 3: New York Introduction 1924-1925, Louis Armstrong

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students listen to and examine jazz recordings and listen for features (breaks and obbligato) that are typical of jazz music. In groups, they make up a short blues song of their own.