Perkins School for the Blind
Initial Consonant Activity
Bingo is a super fun game and can be used to reinforce a vast number of recognition skills. These bingo cards are prepared by constructing nine squares, each delineated with raised Wikki Stix or gluedyarn and containing a...
Have Fun Teaching
March ABC Order
Reinforce alphabetizing and spelling skills while getting into the St. Patrick's Day spirit with a festive word sort that challenges young scholars to place and write words in alphabetical order.
Academy of American Poets
Teach This Poem: "In cold spring air" by Reginald Gibbons
Reginald Gibbons' poem "In cold spring air" provides learners with a chance to develop their noticing skills. As a warm-up, class members watch Paul McCartney's video singing "Blackbird" and note words and phrases that stand out. They...
Read Works
Columbus Reports on His First Voyage, 1493
What did Christopher Columbus have to say about his exploration of the Caribbean? Young historians have a chance to examine Columbus' own words about his voyage to Cuba and Santo Domingo. After reading Columbus' report, pupils respond to...
Global Oneness Project
The Importance of Indigenous Language Revitalization
Middle schoolers consider languages as representations of cultures and the importance of preserving various languages, especially the rapidly disappearing languages of indigenous peoples, in a lesson that tells the story of Marie Wilcox...
Anti-Defamation League
Slurs, Offensive Jokes and How to Respond
How to respond to slurs and offensive jokes is the topic of a lesson designed for middle and high schoolers. After journaling about their experiences with slurs and nasty jokes, participants read an article about a Florida State Senator...
Mr. Printables
Alphabet Flash Cards
Support young learners' exploration of the alphabet with this series of picture flash cards. Each card includes both upper- and lower-case letters, as well as a picture and corresponding word that begin with the letter. This fun resource...
Literacy Design Collaborative
"Masque of the Red Death" - Symbolism and the Development of an Allegory
Analyze chunks of Masque of the Red Death to determine Edgar Allan Poe's use of symbolism and development of allegory. Readers learn new vocabulary words, answer comprehension questions, and identify symbols throughout the story....
Jolly Learning Ltd
My Story
Get your class started on description and dialogue with a Jolly phonics worksheet! Learners decide what the three illustrated characters are talking about and write a brief description of their conversation.
Pace University
Urban Communities
Urban communities are the focus of a series of lessons created to meet specific needs using differentiated instruction. A pre-assessment designates scholars into three groups based on their ability level. Small groups take part in...
Curated OER
Hello My Name is . . . Helvetica
Learners play various games to help create a classroom community. In this name recognition lesson, students combine their name recognition skills with newly learned art and geometric vocabulary. First learners discover vocabulary that...
Curated OER
Describing Things
In this adjectives learning exercise, students fill in a chart by describing six objects by shape, color and material. Students utilize a word bank provided for them.
Curated OER
Fluency and Comprehension
Students complete activities to build their word fluency. In this word study lesson, students complete various activities at the provided links to build their vocabulary and improve their reading comprehension.
BW Walch
Daily Warm-Ups: Grammar and Usage
If grammar practice is anywhere in your curriculum, you must check out an extensive collection of warm-up activities for language arts! Each page focuses on a different concept, from parts of speech to verbals, and provides review...
Curated OER
Tracing Sight Words
In this sight words learning exercise, students study the three different sight words said, went, and play. Students then trace the several examples of these sight words.
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Tracing Sight Words 2
In this sight words worksheet, 1st graders study the sight words up, the, and and. Students then trace the several examples of the sight words.
Curated OER
Let's Learn Sight Words
In this sight words worksheet, students look at the pictures and say the words shown in the pictures. Students write the words by tracing the letters in each blank.
Curated OER
Letter Recognition: Letter Z - Fill in the Blank
In this letter Z learning exercise, 1st graders study the words and corresponding pictures that start with the letter Z. Students complete the words by filling the missing Z and coloring the pictures.
Curated OER
Letter Ff Pictures
In this letter and word recognition worksheet, students study the various images and color the pictures that start with the letter F. Students color the images of the feather, fence, frog, flag, fish, flamingo, foot, fire, and football.
Curated OER
Long Vowel Words in a Coloring Picture
In this long vowels worksheet, students read the long vowel words in a picture. Students color the picture of the bird according to the directions in the key.
Curated OER
Banjo Coloring Sheet
In this coloring activity, students use their word and color recognition skills to color the picture of the banjo player using the provided color code.
Curated OER
Word Art
For this word art worksheet, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
Curated OER
Color Word Tracing Skills
In this early childhood color word recognition and printing practice activity, students trace the letters in the 5 words with a marker that corresponds with the color word.
Curated OER
Introduction to Dolch Words
First graders are introduced to Dolch words. In this reading improvement lesson, 1st graders use Dolch words to review beginning and ending sounds, consonant blends and sight words.