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Sounding out fluency, Relay Race

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice reading. In this fluency building lesson, students participate in a relay race to quickly sound and read word cards. They work in small groups to accurately sound out and say three word cards before it is another team...
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ABC Scavenger Map

For Teachers K
Students explore phonetics by participating in a class game. In this alphabet sounds lesson, students collaborate in a ABC's activity where they identify a random letter, the sound it makes, and place it in it's correct spot on a mat....
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Spelling with Vowels

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice spelling words with vowels.  In this letter sound and identification lesson, students learn all the vowels and their vowel sounds.  Students spell words with vowels and fill in missing letters.
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Intial E: Word Match

For Students K - 2nd
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and select the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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Literal Meaning of Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate literal meaning of a fiction book. In this reading comprehension lesson, students listen to the book, If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and practice the "m" sound during the read aloud. Students answer questions about the...
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Where is the Sound Of - m ?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonemic awareness instructional activity, students say each picture word and if they hear the /m/ sound at the beginning of the word they circle the first "m." They circle the "m" to the right of the picture if they hear the /m/...
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Letter Pronunciation -- | ou | Sound

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this /ou/ sound- letter pronunciation worksheet, students examine colorful clip art pictures, identify the words that name them, and use each word in a sentence. They complete 7 examples.
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Letter Pronunciation- | p |Sound

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this letter pronunciation, /p/ worksheet, learners examine 7 colorful clip art pictures. They circle the word that best describes the picture and use each word in a sentence.
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Letter Pronunciation- | m | Sound

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this /m/ letter pronunciation worksheet, learners examine 7 colorful clip art pictures. They circle the word that best describes each picture and write each word in a sentence.
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Introduce Soft-G

For Teachers K
Students practice the soft letter "g " sound and distinguish its sound from other letters. In this soft letter "g" lesson, students take turns saying the soft letter "g" sound. Students identify words that begin with the soft letter "g."
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Reintroduce -oa-

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "oa" and its letter sound. In this letter combination "oa" lesson, students review words with the letter combination "oa." Students then practice the pronunciation of the...
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Reintroduce /Z/

For Teachers K
Students are reintroduced to the letter "Z" and review its sound. For this letter "Z" lesson, students review words that begin with the letter "Z" then think of other words that begin with the letter "Z" while they practice their...
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Long Vowel A

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vowels worksheet, students recognize the long vowel A. Students look at one word containing the long vowel A and then look at six other words with their pictures circle the ones that have the long vowel A.
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ABCs in English

For Teachers K - 4th
Students name the letters of the alphabet. In this ESL lesson, the teacher introduces the letters of the alphabet or their sounds, then the class plays games to practice the letter names or sounds.
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School-Home Links: Sound Combining

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this letter sounds learning exercise, students read several silly sentences and circle the two letters that make new sounds. Students write these two letters on the lines. Students then write the sound a train makes and the two...
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Cry Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. They listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /a/ sound, and write the letter A. Students listen to the book "Cat Nap" and identify...
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Hot Rod

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. They spell different words containing the short /o/ sound using letter manipulatives, and with a partner read the book "Big Top." With their partner they count...
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Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recognize the grapheme g in its upper and lower case form. They produce the corresponding sound for the letter g. Students go over what shape your mouth makes and how the back of your throat moves when making the sound for g.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 2: Sounds and Symbols

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Hosted by Annette Bening, Sounds and Symbols focuses on how children learn the relationship between sounds, letters, and words as an initial step before being able to decode the printed word. Features children's book author and...
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Picture Hunt: Y as Long E

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Become a better reader with this interactive game. Hunt for pictures words with Y as a long E sound.