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A 60-page collection of classroom-tested lesson ideas and blackline masters for elementary teachers, spanning drama/games, math, literacy, outdoor activities, whole-school activities, art/craft, and general project ideas.
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A 60-page collection of classroom-tested lesson ideas and blackline masters for elementary teachers, spanning drama/games, math, literacy, outdoor activities, whole-school activities, art/craft, and general project ideas.
Phonics Reading Comprehension with Word Families and Dolch Sight Words The Phonics Reading Comprehension with Word Families and Dolch Sight Words is a comprehensive language arts tool geared towards the needs of primary students, English learners, homeschoolers, and special education students. This resource endeavors to construct an unshakable foundation…
A decodable phonics reader (Level 1, Book 23) introducing words with the split digraph a-e, paired with a board game to reinforce the target vocabulary after reading.
A no-prep picture book study for 'Click, Clack, Moo' providing discussion questions, hands-on projects/crafts, and supplementary video links to deepen engagement with the story.
A decodable early-reading book ("The Dog") that gives beginning or struggling readers repeated practice sounding out CVC words within a short story, building toward reading fluency and confidence. Published under the "Reading Made Simple" imprint (readingmadesimple.weebly.com).
A gross-motor floor game using printable footprint templates to practice sight word / 'tricky word' (Dolch/high-frequency word) recognition.
A 10-day mini-unit lesson plan teaching Greek and Latin roots, vocabulary strategies (synonyms, antonyms, homophones, analogies, context clues), and word comprehension through interactive activities, games, notes, and projects.
A picture book study for Chris Van Dusen's 'The Circus Ship,' providing discussion questions with answers plus coloring and craft activities to accompany the book.
Provide 38 weeks of kindergarten literacy homework built on the Jolly Phonics program, covering letter-sound recognition, tricky (sight) words, and early reading/writing practice.
Decodable reader and supporting worksheets teaching the 'th' phonics sound as part of a structured, phonics-based reading programme, with optional video lessons.
CVC short-vowel word-family practice through a pizza-themed cut-and-glue craft activity.
Chapter-slice worksheet set from the Classroom Complete Press 'Word Families - Short Vowels' Grade K-1 phonics resource (written by Staci Marck, ISBN-13: 978-1-55319-402-6), specifically the 'Picture Rimes' activity section. Per the file's own Teacher Guide introduction, the series aims to build vocabulary, sight-word recognition and reading…
A phonics unit teaching the three sounds of the '-ed' ending (/d/, /t/, /id/) through posters, a decodable mini-reader story, word/sight-word cards, a sorting activity, differentiated practice pages, and a game.
A picture book study/companion for Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, offering print-and-go discussion, craft, and skills activities to accompany the story.
A collection of no-prep sight word worksheets, puzzles, and games covering Dolch Pre-Primer, Primer, and First Grade word lists
Bingo game for practicing recognition of the 40 Pre-Primer Dolch sight words, paired with informational content explaining what Dolch sight words are and why they matter.
A comprehensive teacher resource ('Math Phonics') that uses mnemonic 'clue words', hands-on projects, and repetition-based activities to teach basic pre-geometry concepts and vocabulary to bridge gaps in student understanding.
An end-of-term English review workbook pack aligned to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, giving Year 1 students consolidated practice and giving teachers answer-key-based assessment data across the term's key English skills.
A spinner-based CVC word-building game where students combine consonants with a fixed vowel to build and write new CVC words.
Practice recognizing a specific Fry high-frequency sight-word list through a color-by-word matching game.
A pizza-themed matching game/activity for practicing UK phonics 'Phase 4' consonant blend and cluster sounds by matching topping pieces bearing blend sounds to a pizza/placemat template.
A picture book study companion to Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day, providing discussion questions, comprehension and vocabulary printables, crafts/activities, a nonfiction snowflake mini-passage, and hands-on cut-and-glue projects tied to the story's winter theme.
A set of 100 printable 'leap logs,' each showing one tricky/high-frequency sight word, designed to help young children practice sight-word recognition and recall through a gross-motor 'leap log' game.
Give students practice reading decodable ACE-family sentences and matching them to corresponding illustrations.