Students listen to and read the poem "Cat's Eyes" and discuss the repetition of words and the blends in the poem.

Students discuss types of rhyme and identify the words in a poem that end in ck. They write their own stories about a mouse and his amazing adventure.

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...

First graders read words with a silent E at the end. In this literacy instructional activity, the teacher explains how the silent E changes the sound a vowel makes, then students practice reading words. Students complete a worksheet with...

Third graders complete a worksheet. In this digraphs instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss the sound of digraphs ch, sh, th and wh and brainstorm words that contain these digraphs. Students complete a word search worksheet.

Sixth graders participate in a word study activity to increase vocabulary and spelling accuracy. In this digraphs lesson, 6th graders understand how the letter "h" changes and initial sound. Students complete a crossword using digraphs...

Learners practice spelling words with vowels.  In this letter sound and identification lesson, students learn all the vowels and their vowel sounds.  Learners spell words with vowels and fill in missing letters.

First graders identify words. In this short vowels lesson, 1st graders identify words that have the short /e/ sound. They work either independently or in a small group to sort picture cards into "yes" or "no" stacks depending on if it...

Pupils are reintroduced to initial sounds and play a picture card game to build accuracy. In this initial sound lesson plan, students place the picture cards face down and organize the picture cards into an even number of rows and...

Students practice identifying the letters /a/ and /m/. In this letter identification lesson, students examine letter cards for /a/ and /m/, tell the difference between the two, and say the sound for each. They play an identification game...

Students practice identifying beginning sounds. In this phonics lesson, students review different beginning sounds and read a poem. Students then work together to identify the words in the poem with their particular beginning sound.

Students participate in an activity to identify words with specific letter sounds or letter combinations. In this letter sound/letter combination lesson, students focus on three-letter sounds then identify words in a sound hunt...

Students practice identifying long vowels.  In this vowel lesson, students read a story and find long vowel words that fit their pattern. Students then sort their word under the correct long vowel pattern.

Students practice word patterns while playing the game of tic tac toe. In this sounding out accuracy lesson, students work with a partner to pick a word from a pile of words. Students then sound out the word from the pile of...

Students practice sounding out words. In this phonics lesson, students play a baseball game, practicing sounding or stretching out words for accuracy.  Students read the word off the card and stretch it out.

Students explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination activity with their class. In this word sound instructional activity, students identify the sound "wh" and discuss words where the sound is utilized. Students practice...

Students practice saying and reading words beginning with qu. In this phonics lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination qu creates.  Students play a pronunciation game to ensure their understanding of the letter...

Young scholars explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Young scholars listen to the teacher recite words and...

Students practice reading words with the kn pattern.  For this phonics lesson, students review the sound kn makes.  Students then play a game to reinforce the correct use of the kn spelling pattern.

Students demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency activity, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Students identify the words on the board that...

Students say and spell vowel digraphs by playing a board game. In this vowel digraphs lesson plan, students make a single sound with 2 vowels.

Students examine words. In this letter sounds instructional activity, students use Elkonin boxes to identify the beginning, medial, or final sound of a word. They work in small groups with picture cards and an instruction of where to put...

First graders study words. In this word families instructional activity, 1st graders discover words that rhyme with the endings -est and -ill. They work as a group to determine which ending various words have and to put them in the...

Students recognize the ea=/E/ correspondence in spoken and written words. They participate in a group letterbox lesson. In groups of two, they practice reading with each other, taking turns reading one page at a time, identifying the...