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Vowel Lessons: To Help Improve Spelling

For Teachers K - 12th
There are a few things every good speller knows: spelling rules, vowel sounds, and word endings. Help your learner with dyslexia become a more efficient speller with a few tips from a dyslexia expert. Included in the lesson is a video,...
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Sheepish Ee

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars examine how "ee" makes the /E/ sound using Elkonin boxes and letter manipulatives. While reciting an e rhyme they practice saying the long /e/ sound before reading a story which contains long e words. Finally, they...
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Sorting words (four-block)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders each receive an index card with a word written on it. They look for spelling patterns such as "oi." Students sort the cards according to spelling pattern, and practice spelling words with the snap, clap, slap hand motions.
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Activity Phonics

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this consonant blends worksheet, students complete two pages of activities pertaining to the "bl" and "pl" blends. Students illustrate words with consonant blends and fill in the missing blends in words.
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We All Scream for Ice Cream!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words that contain the ee and ea correspondence. Students then read the book "Tea For Three" with a...
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7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Review r-controlled words, open and closed vowels, and dipthongs with a set of classroom posters. Each page features one concept with a colorful illustration, an explanation, and a list of applicable words.
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Click it! See it! Say it!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Scholars take digital photographs of a phonic cluster. Each child will use their digital pictures in a PowerPoint slide with text showing the sound and the word that contains that sound. Then they will take a picture of the object they...
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What Do Seals Eat?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students recognize the ea=/E/ correspondence in spoken and written words. They participate in a group letterbox lesson. In groups of two, they practice reading with each other, taking turns reading one page at a time, identifying the...
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Long e Sound

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use this presentation for a quick review of the long e sound. While just a quick review of this topic, learners identify the different spellings for this sound and read a list of words. This resource could be used before a lesson on the...
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Lily And Miss Liberty Lesson 6 - The French Ship Arrives- Vocabulary - Word Study Pages 40-47

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary and word study worksheet, students complete work with phonograms in Lesson 6-"The French Ship Arrives" of Lily and Miss Liberty. They work with the phonograms; kn, ck, er, a, ough, oy, g, c, ti, ee, ar, ed, s, ai, ea,...
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Get Reading Right

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this get reading right worksheet, students in teams combine as many letters together as they can to come up with as many English words as they can by only using the letters in the boxes shown.
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Phonics Blend

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this literacy learning exercise, students practice reading words with different phonics blends. Each word has a picture to help with vocabulary acquisition.
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Vowels

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Explore reading with this resource on vowels. Learners read a list of words containing particular vowel sounds. The presentation focuses on ai, ee, ie, oa, ue, ea, and oe. It is colorful, making it more interesting to view.
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ESOL: Health and Nutrition

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the four food groups and how they contribute to one's health. They identify the four food groups and create a poster of the four food groups with pictures. They present their posters to the class and practice answering...
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Sound It Out!

For Teachers 2nd
Help your class improve their spelling skills. Learners take a test, are given a particular spelling rule to practice, and play a Bingo game. This employs various methods for practicing spelling skills.
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A Seal Who Loves Peaches and Cream

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students decode correspondence in order to become better, fluent readers. When the letters e and a are put together they make the E sound. They become more fluent readers through listening for a correspondence in speech, in text, and...
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Seeking Clarification Through Questioning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review ads from the newspaper for goods they would like to purchase. They identify qeustions they would need to ask sales associates in order to make an informed decision about the purchase. Pairs of students simulate calling...
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Class Flow: Long Vowel E

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart students will read and group words with long e vowel sounds according to spelling ee or ea (short e will also be reviewed). Students will also use Activotes to select correct word...