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"The Letters Are Lost"
Students listen to story, "The Letters Are Lost," by Lisa Campbell Ernst, identify letters of alphabet in group setting, practice writing their letters on writing tablet, choose letter, and identify items that begin with that letter of...
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Alphabet Books
Pupils explore alphabetic principle and phonemic awareness by making alphabet books. They identify initial consonant sounds and choose pictures of objects that begin with given letters of the alphabet. Students identify phonemes (sounds)...
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We Want W!
First graders recognize the phoneme /w/. Through listening and matching activities, 1st graders discriminate the phoneme /w/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate /w/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in...
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Izzy the Insect
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify them...
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Buddy the Bee Bats Balls with the Letter B
Students recognize the /b/ sound in written and spoken words in this activity. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the /b/ sound. They then listen to the story "ABC" by Dr. Suess (specifically the B page) and...
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Buzzy B's
Students identify /b/ in spoken words and recognize the letter symbol b in written words. They say a tongue twister which contains words with /b/. They then listen the the book "The Butter Battle Book" by Dr. Suess and identify the...
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Doc Says Open Up
Students recognize the short /o/ sound in spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the short /o/ sound. They then listen the the book "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess, and identify the words they hear...
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Olly at the Doctor
Learners recognize the short vowel "O" in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Picky Pig
First graders recognize the short vowel "I" in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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O, Do You Know?
Students identify the short /o/ sound in this lesson. They discover that the "o" is shaped like a magnifying glass, and are "detectives" looking for the /o/ sound in words. They listen to "No, David!" and identify the short /o/ sound...
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Snake Talk
Pupils identify the grapheme and phoneme for S. They practice writing the letter S and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /s/. They associate the phoneme /s/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
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MMMM MMMM Yummy Cake
Students identify the letter "m" and its sound in this lesson. They identify foods that contain the /m/ sound by making a "m" sound. They then listen to the story Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon and identify the /m/ words in the story.
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A Punch in the Gut
Students recognize /u/ in spoken words by observing a meaningful representation and a letter symbol. They then practice finding /u/ in words. They listen to the story "Fuzz and the Buzz" and identify the words they hear with the /u/.
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Say Ahh Went the Doc
Young scholars recognize the short vowel O in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /o/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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The Iddy Biddy Igloo
Students identify and recognize the short vowel /i/ in spoken and written words. They identify the short /i/ sound and its letter symbol. They say a tongue twister emphasizing the short /i/ sound, and identify the words with /i/ in the...
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Slithering "S"
Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for S. They practice writing the letter S and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /s/. They associate the phoneme /s/ with its letter representation and identify it as the...
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A Peck of Peppers
Students identify the /p/ sound in spoken words and recognize the letter symbol in this lesson. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the /p/ sound. They then listen to the story "Patos Jam" and "pop" open their hands when...
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Hank the Hungry Hippo
Students identify the /h/ sound in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the /h/ sound. They then listen to the book "Horton Hatches an Egg" and identify the words in the story with the /h/ sound. As an...
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Simple Simon Saves the Day
Students recognize, identify, and locate the /s/ sound in spoken or written words. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the /s/ sound. They then listen to the story "Simple Simon" and make "finger snakes" whenever they hear...
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Ehhh?? I Can't Hear You!
Students identify the /e/ sound in spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the short /e/ sound. They then listen to the story "Peg the Hen" and do an "I Can't Hear You" motion whenever they hear...
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Silly Sid
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Rub Those Eyes
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in words pictures,...
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Kindergarten Phonics
Students are introduced to the letters and phonemes for C, L, N, P, T, and A. They identify each letter in its upper and lowercase forms. Students differentiate the letters from each other and practice identifying objects and pictures...
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W Is For Wyoming
Students engage in a lesson about the state of Wyoming. They complete a worksheet looking for facts and identify some common symbols used to represent the state. The symbols are used to practice sounds and give context to class discussion.