Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.

Long I Grade 2 Lesson Plan: Activity

Posted by Dana Burnell on

In this lesson plan, second graders use BrainPOP Jr. resources to learn about the long “i” sound. They discover what letter combinations create this sound and the subtle differences in how the long “i...

Long U Grade 2 Lesson Plan: Activity

Posted by Dana Burnell on

In this lesson plan, second graders use BrainPOP Jr. resources to learn about the long u sound. They discover what letter combinations create this sound and the subtle differences in how “long u” soun...

Long O Lesson Plan: Scavenger Hunt!

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, students watch the BrainPOP Jr. movie Long O and explore related resources to learn about the long “o” sound and what letter combinations produce this so...

Phonics Lesson Plan: Halfpipe Hoverball

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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, features a game that challenges students to identify and distinguish various phonics sounds in words.   ...

Transforming Words Lesson Plan: Mine Cart Mash

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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, features a word-building game that challenges students to transform the sound and meaning of words by adding a single letter: e, h, or r.  A final silent e ...

Hard and Soft Consonant Sounds Lesson Plan: Sort It Out Game

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 1-3, students use an online interactive game to practice sorting words according to hard g and soft g sounds....

Consonant Blends and Chunking Words Lesson Plan: Manny’s Word Mangler

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 1-3, students use an online interactive game and their knowledge of consonant blends to practice chunking words and putting words together....

Silent E Lesson Plan: Word Transformer Game

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 1-3, students use an online interactive game to practice making words with silent E, bossy R, and transformer H....