Clap Syllable

One- and two-syllable words may flow from the tongue with ease, but longer words, such as department and volcano, feel like tongue twisters. Scaffolded instruction explains how to break words into their individual syllables, and then...

Young learners develop a deeper understanding of target vocabulary. Working in pairs, students independently complete a series of word clue cards asking them to find various information about key terms including their definition,...

The consonant-le syllable may appear in the word idle, but it is anything but dull. An informative lesson plan introduces words containing the consonant-le syllable. Using guided instruction, learners discover how to break words...

Adding an e sometimes significantly changes the pronunciation of a word. An informative instructional activity introduces Vowel-Consonant-E syllables by helping learners see the difference between the pronunciation of words like mop and...

Reading takes place one word at a time. Increase scholar word recognition fluency and create better readers with sight word fluency lists. Readers continue to practice each list until they prove mastery.

Hockey, home runs, and helmets: your next sports-themed reading unit is here! Twelve tasks invite young readers to match unscramble sports words, create categories, count vowels and consonants, mark syllables, alphabetize words in the...

Get ready to snap along with the cool jazz beat! In this music video, example sentences are featured using the possessive adjectives my, your, our, his, her, its, your, their, and my.

Provide a visual and auditory representation of how to decode multisyllabic words in a music video set to an upbeat jazz tempo.

A good beat, appealing graphics, and informative lyrics make up a video demonstrating when to use the words like or likes. 

Students put letters and words in alphabetical order through games and cooperative learning. They work on their speed as they improve on their alphabetizing skills.