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Our Friends b and d

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the differences between the lowercase letters b and d. They listen to and identify the letters b and d in the book, "Bud the Sub," and then play a game to master this skill.
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Mama, Do You Love Me?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students then...
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Marvelous Muffins!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter "m" in written and spoken words by making the sound, reciting a tongue twister, and writing the letter. They identify the sound in words and in Laura Joffe Numeroff's book, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin". Next,...
Worksheet
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Ee is for Egg

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.
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Firemen Fighting For /F/

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /f/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter F. Students then listen to the book "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," and identify the...
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The "Write Sport"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...
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Reintroduce /M/

For Teachers K
Students study language. In this letter identification lesson, students practice pronouncing and recognizing the letter "m." They work as a group to actively particpate in various drills the teacher presents. This lesson includes links...
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Reintroduce /D/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. In this letter identification instructional activity, students practice recognizing and pronouncing the letter "d." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills the teacher leads them through....
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Reintroduce /V/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. In this letter identification and pronunciation lesson, students practice recognizing and saying the letter "v." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills their teacher presents. This lesson...
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The Doctor Said Open Up and Say /o/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to the book "In the Big Top," and write down the words from the...
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The Kite is Key

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the phoneme /k/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /k/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /k/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme...
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Long Vowels with Silent 'E'

For Teachers 1st
First graders read words with a silent E at the end. In this literacy lesson, the teacher explains how the silent E changes the sound a vowel makes, then students practice reading words. Students complete a worksheet with the teacher for...
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Ch,Ch,Ch,Ch, Choooo, Choooo!!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letters /ch/. Students then sing a song, listen to the book "Choo Choo, the Story of a Little Engine...
Worksheet
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Ii is for Igloo

For Students K - 2nd
For this literacy instructional activity, learners look at the formation of the letter I and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
Organizer
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Word Pyramid 2

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word pyramid worksheet, students use their vocabulary skills to build a word pyramid by responding to 8 questions that require them to write words that begin with specific letters and have a specific number of letters in them.
Interactive
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One Word Substitution

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.