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Newspaper words: Students will use newspapers to find the letters for certain words, such as spelling words, or words with certain beginnings or endings, and then create those particular words by cutting and pasting.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Emily Goodson.

Movement ABCs: Note cards with upper and lower case letters are placed under cones. Students hop, skip, or jump to a designated cone, find a letter, then continue using the locomotor movement to find the student with a match to their letters.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Healthful Living); By Lisa Watlington.

Look and listen: Exploring the five senses: This group of shared reading lessons is based on the book Look by Jillian Cutting. They are designed to be used as a part of an integrated classroom unit on the five senses.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

Letter recognition with Alphabet Band and Express: This activity will reinforce letter recognition along with letter order. Students will watch a video, listen to stories and play CD games on the computer to aid in recognition of alphabet letters, sounds and order.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Levrah Hall.

Itsy, bitsy spider: The learner will use the words of the fingerplay "The Itsy, Bitsy Spider" to create a book.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By JanetD White.

Gorgeous glittery glasses: The students will use lower case g to create glasses for letter g representation.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Debbie Davis.

From dirt to dinner: This lesson serves as an introductory study of the plant world. The lesson allows students to study seeds, parts of plants, microclimates, and how to grow seeds into vegetable plants for harvest. Parents are encouraged to assist at home.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science); By Glenn Bass.

ABCs by the week: This is an ongoing series of lessons to teach the 26 letters of the alphabet through functional skills that can be used on a daily/weekly basis building on and transferring to other educational tasks. These lessons incorporate coloring, marking, painting, cutting, pasting, creating, listening and following directions.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Karen Dawsey and Sherry Waters.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Learning letters and sounds at a zoom!: This lesson introduces, reviews, and reinforces letter recognition and letter sounds using the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Kindergarten children will enjoy this activity! It is appropriate for all academic levels.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Shanna Buckner.

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Word wizards: Students making words: This ReadWriteThink lesson uses an active, hands-on activity in which students learn how to look for patterns in words and how to make new words by adding or changing the sequence of letters. Authentic literature provides an excellent framework for teaching... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

What's in a Name? Teaching Concepts of Letter and Word: The purpose of this lesson from ReadWriteThink is to help kindergarten children understand the concepts of letter and word by using their names as a starting point. Ideas will also be given to help assess student progress in becoming readers and writers.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Using songwriting to build awareness of beginning letter sounds: In this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students begin by singing a song to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Kindergartners identify and learn letter names and beginning consonant sounds. First graders extend the activity by creating new verses... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Using repetition and picture cues to foster independent young readers: This lesson from ReadWriteThink invites kindergartners to share their knowledge of letters and sounds in a large group setting and gives teachers an opportunity to assess student's knowledge in this area. Each student contributes a page to make a classroom... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Using a predictable text to teach high-frequency words: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students develop fluency as they participate in a choral reading of the predictable text. After reading the story, students construct sentences using the words found in the predictable text. Students then have the opportunity... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Student of the day: Create sound/letter understanding with names: This lesson from ReadWritethink uses students' names and other concrete words to teach the conventions and terminology of print. Kindergarten and first-grade students explore each other's names, making comparisons between initial sounds, ending sounds,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Stop signs, McDonald's, and Cheerios: Writing with environmental print: Students read words found on everyday objects and use them to identify individual letters in this lesson that teaches alphabet recognition and initial reading skills. First, the teacher uses packaging and logos from common products to encourage students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Letter recognition and sound identification: This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, covers the basics of letter recognition. Students will apply their knowledge of letters and letter sounds as they identify pictures in an attractively illustrated alphabet book. Students have the opportunity to practice... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Learning vocabulary down by the bay: This lesson from ReadWriteThink uses a popular children's song that contains several high-frequency vocabulary words to assist students in recognizing, reading, writing, and using the words in several contexts. Students sing the song repeatedly, while following... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Learning centers: From shared to independent practice: To become proficient at any skill, hands-on practice is necessary. This ReadWriteThink lesson provides a framework for using a shared reading experience to introduce independent literacy learning centers. Teaching students to work independently is critical... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

I know that word! Teaching reading with environmental print: In this lesson, teachers activate prior knowledge with students by presenting examples of popular signs, labels and logos. After identifying the main word in the logo, they locate the same word in black and white print. Students finish the activity by reading... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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