Pencil Pals

Arthur, the main character in Marc Brown’s books, is the star of this lesson plan. Pairs of researchers select one character from the Arthur series and use the internet to access Brown’s web site and learn more about their chosen...

Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and pictures.

First graders use sequencing to recall and tell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They create a storyboard using pencils first and then crayons with six illustrations in sequence.

Students create stationary that wraps right up into its own envelope. They write and illustrate a message on the inside of the envelope and design the outside of the envelope using symbols that hint at the contents. They write the return...

Students study the /e/ by repeating the words "excellent elephants" several times to determine the proper sound. They make words using Elkonin letterboxes before listening to a book talk for the book "Pen Pals." Next, they read the book...

Learn about the /e/ sound! Through listening and matching activities, young learners discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Then, as the teacher reads a story, they identify the phoneme in words by raising their hands. 

Are your kindergarten learners working with the letter e and the sounds that is makes? They'll practice writing a capital e, hear the /e/ sound in a funny tongue twister, and then identify when the teacher is saying a word that uses the...

Help learners distinguish between a sounds, and take a closer look at the short /a/ sound. Learners will use their letter boxes to spell new words using this target sound. Then each learner should read A Cat Nap, by Sheila Cushman. Can...

Increase your young learners' phonetic awareness with this plan on the /e/ sound. The class will learn a catchy tongue twister to remember the sound, practice writing the letter e, and identify the /e/ sound in individual words spoken by...

Young learners practice phonemic awareness with the short /e/ sound. First they rehearse the silly tongue twister illustrating the sound, and then the teacher rehearses it, having the learners identify when they hear it. To close the...