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Moving Readers

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First graders wear alphabet letters pinned to their clothes. They scatter across a playground or gym and wait for the teacher to call out a number, such as three. They try to find other students with letters that spell a three letter word.

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vowels, the alphabet

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alphabet, letters, vowels, english language arts
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Grade
1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Project-Based Learning
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