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Tennessee
English Language Arts Standards 2009-2010 Implementation | Internet
Resources |
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| Identify
and use adjectives (i.e., descriptive), nouns (i.e., singular and plural, possessive), pronouns (i.e., substitution for nouns), and verbs (i.e., tense,
subject-verb
agreement) correctly. 0101.1.1 |
- Adjectives
All about adjectives - interactive show to use with whole class- Adjectives
- find the correct adjective in the sentences.
 - Nouns
- Irregular
Plurals - Match the related words, singular to plural. [concentration
style game]
 - Nouns
and Pronouns - Complete sentences with correct noun or pronoun.
 - Noun
Dunk - Classify words as common nouns, proper nouns or not a noun. Score points
for correct answers.
 - Plural
Nouns - add s or es
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Advanced | Power
Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade (the lowest grade available) then select;
Ad for a Clubhouse Kit, TV Program Guide,
Meet the Authors, Memo to the Staff, Nick's
Mobile Parts, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
 - Verbs
- Correct Tense
- type the correct tense of the verb in the sentence
 - Verbs
- Chose sentence with correct verb.
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Advanced | Power
Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade (the lowest grade available) then select;
Play-by-Play Sports, Moose on the Loose,
On-the-Spot News, Mystery Hour, The Daddy Awards,
Bubbles Toy Shop, Letter to Ross and Rosa, or any one
of the mixed practice exercises.
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Use
capital letters correctly (i.e., in the first word of a sentence, first and last
names, pronoun I, proper nouns). 0101.1.2 |
- Capitalization - [advanced]
type the correct capital letter of the words in a sentence
 - Capital
Letters in proper nouns - online quiz
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Lug and the
Giant Storks - game, worksheet and teacher resource [Note:
this activity uses only Capital letters.] - Power
Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Talk of the Town,
or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
 - Common-Proper
Nouns - online quiz; select if word is proper or common noun.
 - Common
- Proper Nouns - set two online quiz; select if word is proper or common noun.
 - Special
Names - Find the correct capitalization of proper nouns.
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Identify
and use correct punctuation at the end of declarative sentences and questions.
0101.1.3 | - Find
the correct sentence - choose sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation
 - Periods,
Question Marks & Exclamation Marks - online quiz
- Punctuation
- Find the correct punctuation mark to end the sentence.
 - Punctuation
- End the sentence with the correct punctuation.
 - Sentences
- Telling sentences or questions; online lesson and practice
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Form
contractions using apostrophes. 0101.1.4 | - Contractions
- Treasure Trove - Find the correct contraction to fit with the treasure chest.
- Contractions
- type the contraction beside the two words.
 - Contractions
- Quia Quiz, match contractions.
- Full
Stop -HMS Sweet Tooth - game, worksheet and teacher resource

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Understand
that some words sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different
things (homophones-flower/flour). 0101.1.5 | - Homophones
- video that introduces the word to young students.
 - Homophone
matching game - match the air of words, gives clues as to the meaning of he
word and also says the word the student selects.
- Homophone
- Circle the word that matches the picture. Good for a Smartboard activity.
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Understand
that groups of words make sentences. 0101.1.6 | - Lionel's
Tall Tales - put groups of words together to make a sentence.
- Sentence
Quest: Using Parts of Speech to Write Descriptive Sentences - Lesson plan
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Understand
that word order determines the meaning of a sentence. 0101.1.7 | - Reading
Comprehension - Read the sentence, then find the picture that matches the
meaning.
- Reading
Comprehension Set two - Read the sentence, then find the picture that matches
the meaning.
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Identify
and write complete sentences correctly. 0101.1.8 |
- Build a
Sentence - Drag scrambled words to create a sentence.
 - Can
you make sense of a sentence? - drag the words into the correct sentence order.
 - Literacy
Center - A great site for pre-K to first grade. Activities with colors, numbers,
letters, shapes and words. Site translated in Spanish, Dutch, French and English.
Also has a typing component in the Keyboard Section.
 - Scrambled
Sentences - Click on the words in order to make a sentence.
- Scrambled
Sentences - Drag the words in the correct order to create a sentence.
 - Scrambled
Sentences - Use in Internet Explorer only. Click and drag the words/pictures
into the box to form a complete sentence
- Scrambled
Stories - students select one of six stories, select from a list of words,
and then see the story that they scrambled
Scrambled
Stories Teacher's Guide - suggestions on how to use the stories in grades
K-6 - Tale
of Peter Rabbit – Click on Word Order and then drag the groups of words
to make a sentence. Each of the 15 sentences have three parts.
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Spell
simple words using developing phonetic knowledge, sounds of the alphabet, and
simple consonant/vowel patterns. 0101.1.9 |
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Spell high frequency words correctly (e.g., Dolch list, Dr. Fry list). |
- Alien Scavenger
Hunt: Letter Bugs - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word
you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
 - Alien
Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash - Use the mouse to click on letters that make
up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
 - Dolch
Sight Words - games and activities
- Fearless
Frieda - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda
says. Three letter words on level one, four letter words on level 2. - From Game
Goo (learning that sticks)
 - Fearless
Frieda the Big Kahuna - Use the keyboard to spell the
words Frieda says. Frieda starts with four letter words in this game. - From Game
Goo (learning that sticks)
 - Fry's
300 Instant Sight Words - PDF document
 - High
Frequency Words - 6 activities using sight words. Drag correct word in blank
to complete the sentences.
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Look,
Cover & Spell - This spelling site has 30 pre-built lists of words, but
you can create your own list. Double-click any word on the list and type a word
appropriate for your grade level. Your student gets to see the word, then it is
covered and they must type the correct spelling.
 - Missing
Letters - Find the matching sight word and type the missing letters.
 - Sight
Words - from Quiz Tree - interactive site reads the words to the students
when clicked on.
- Sight
Word Activities and Games - from Readquarium
- Sight
Words - Reading Games from Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
- Sight
Words - read and copy sight words
 - Sight
Words - Match the word with the picture. Many, many selections
 - Sight
Words - Dolch Words, if you don't know the word, move your mouse over it and
it will tell you what it is. Practice the words, then take the quiz.
- Spell
Check - TCAP format, select word that is spelled incorrectly.
 - Spell
words - drag letters to create word.
 - Spelling
- put the letters in order to create the word that is said aloud.
 - SpellBound
- Child sees the word spelled correctly, then letters are mixed up and child must
put them in order again.
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Star
Words - This activity provides practice at sight recognition and spelling
of the 200 or so high frequency words
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• Spell three
and four letter short and long vowel words, using basic CVC and CVVC
patterns. | - C-V-C Words
Activity
sheets (c-v-c words) find the missing letter; n,
g,
d,
m,
p,
a,
e,
i,
o,
and u
More
Activity sheets (c-v-c words) practice the following; n,
g,
d,
m,
p,
a,
e,
i,
o,
and u
- Chicken
Stacker - try to stack five
hens by clicking on words with the featured vowel in them
 - Drag
and Drop - Read the CVC word, then drag the picture that matches the word
in the box.
- Magic
Pencil - see, and hear, animation of c-v-c words using the following; n, g,
d, m, p, a, e, i, o, and u
 - Pounce
on the Word that Matches the Sound - Students hear a word and click on the
CVC word they sound out that matches the word that was said.
 - Put
it on the Shelf - Sound out CVC words and match with correct picture.
 - Short
Vowel Take Home Cards - Print these out for your students! Great practice
for homework or school work!
 - Vowel
Sound Drag - Drag a vowel sound to complete the word. Upper Primary Level
spelling activity.
 - Whirlyword
Machine - a 'fruit machine' that makes 3 letter CVC words (3 levels of play)
 - Spelling
- Click on the misspelled word and then fix it. For different words and spelling
activities, check
here

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• Alphabetize
words to the first letter. | - ABC
Order Practice - Put these words in alphabetical order.
 - Alphabetize
- (FunBrain) connect dots in alphabetical order to complete a drawing [all letters
present]
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Alphabetize
- (FunBrain) connect dots in alphabetical order to complete a drawing [some letters
missing]
 - Alphabetizing
- drag and drop words in correct order
- Alphabet
Game- Round One-Student drags lower case letters to uppercase letters to match.
Round Two- reverse process. Round Three- Drag letters to correct alphabetical
order.
 - The
Book Game - Organize the out of order books. Click on the picture of the books
to play. Click each book to put it in alphabetical order.
 - Find
a Word - Drag and drop each word onto the correct dictionary page. Use the
guide words to help you organize the words alphabetically.
 - Haunted
Alphabet - Find the hidden alphabet in a spooky setting.
 - Looking
Up a Word - drag each word into the right column in alphabetical order
 - Magnetic
Nursery Rhymes - Put the poem back together again. Identify the words and
drag them to recreate the nursery rhyme. Use this to practice spelling.
 - Missing
Letter - Type the letter that is missing
 - Memory
Match - Match capital to small letters in the concentration game style to
reveal a surprise picture. As matches are made they are reinforced on a chalkboard,
writing down the matches so the student can go back and read the matches later.
[concentration style game]
 - Paw
Park: Alphabet Bears - bears wearing words on their shirts must be put into
alphabetical order
- Word
Order - Drag the words in alphabetical order.
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Show
evidence of expanding language through vocabulary growth. 0101.1.10 |
• Build vocabulary
by reading, listening to, and discussing a variety of
literature. |
- Crossword
Puzzles for Young Children - [this page
opens in a new window - close that window to return to this list]
Each week a new puzzle with Dolch words. Clues and hints included. Excellent first
start for children learning to work crossword puzzles!
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Classroom
Reading Key Vocabulary Building Program - a reading vocabulary improvement
program that has identified the specific reading words students need to master
for each grade  - Kitty
wants a Box - Read story online; helps understand spatial concepts.
- What's
the Word? - a reading and vocabulary game from FunBrain - Select Alphabet
(Easy), Animals,
Fruit, Tools,
Machines,
or Shapes
to begin the game.
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Use word families and word walls. |
4
Blocks Literacy Framework - Provides templates, lesson ideas and plans which
would assist in the implementation of 4 Blocks. Be sure to check out the Word
Wall Grade Level Lists. -
Word
Wall Activities - A word wall is a systematically organized collection of
words displayed in large letters on a wall or other large display place in the
classroom. It is a tool to use, not just display. Word walls are designed to promote
group learning and be shared by a classroom of children. Check here for ideas
on how to use your word wall interactively. |
•
Read high frequency words in context. |
- LearntoReadfree
- Free online lessons with audio; must register but registration is free.
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• Recognize and
identify compound words, synonyms, and antonyms. | - Antonym
Practice - select the antonym of given word.
 - Synonym
Practice - select the synonym of given word.

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• Identify positional
words (e.g., inside, outside, beside, between). | -
Positional worksheet - let students read and follow directions by drawing
items according to positional words.

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• Identify simple
multi-meaning words in context (e.g., fly, pop, bat). | - Homographs
(multiple meaning words) - Two definitions are given for the same word. You
have to guess which word is being described. (a Quia quiz)
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• Use a picture
dictionary/beginning dictionary to determine word meaning. |
- Internet Picture Dictionary - browse
by letter or category
- Little
Explorers - English Picture Dictionary
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Phonemic
Awareness |
Maintain
phonemic awareness. 0101.1.11 |
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Understand that a phoneme is one distinct sound. | - PhoneneFlop
- Click on the letters that match the phoneme. very basic
- Phonemic
Awareness Picture Cards - Print these cards and use them to help students
recognize sounds.
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Phonemic Segments - HayLoft - Click on the object that matches the sounds
made.
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Use sound stretching of one syllable words to identify each phoneme. | - Reference
Skills: Syllabication - printables from EdHelper
 - Syllable
Quiz - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] Identify the
number of syllables in ten words
 - Syllable
Quiz 2 - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] identify where
two syllable words should be divided
 - Syllable
Quiz 3 - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] identify where
two or three syllable words should be divided
 - Syllable
Rules for Students: Black line masters - Posters of simplified spelling rules
to enlarge for classroom display or reduce to give to students.
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Syllabication
Rules - print these as large flash cards 
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• Use sound blending
of each separately spoken phoneme to make meaningful words. |
- Blending
words together- Blender says word and student must choose the beginning sounds
and ending sounds separately to be blended together. This site is from BBC and
makes it a bit difficult for some children to understand the words.
 - Blending
words together- Blending Bowl - blend beginning sounds and ending sounds together
to produce the word. See if your student can figure out the word before the two
collide!
 - Handwriting
For Kids - Practice sheets for K and 1st grade writing. Sheets include single
letters, letter blends, common words such as days of the week, months of the year,number
words, color words and much, much more!
 - Phonics-Word
Builder – Three dozen different combining sound activities are available
in the following categories; abc’s, short vowels, long vowels, other vowels,
beginning consonants and final consonants. Word parts are read individually, blended,
and then followed by a sentence accompanied by an illustration. Ignore the registration
screen that pops up, select Maybe Later to go directly to the
activity.
 - Poem
Pack - Ten colorful poems with animation, audio and activities - featuring
Daisy the snail, the toad and the goat, and friends. Read it, Hear it, search
for sounds, and find words concentrating on vowel blends.
 - Practice
with Initial Consonant Blends - matching exercise with initial consonant blends
 - See
'N Spell - [this page opens in a new
window - close that window to return to this list] Students
click and drag letters into the box to spell the words that correspond to the
pictures. A very good activity with many skills such as plurals, long vowels,
short vowels, blends and digraphs.
 - Study
Dog - Samples of the Study Dog program; Alaphabet trace, rhymes, vowel blends
and spelling.
- Two
Letter Ending Consonant Blends - multiple-choice exercise
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• Segment one-syllable
words into individual sounds and blend the sounds into whole words. | - Reference
Skills: Syllabication - printables from EdHelper
 - Syllable
Quiz - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] Identify the
number of syllables in ten words
 - Syllable
Quiz 2 - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] identify where
two syllable words should be divided
 - Syllable
Quiz 3 - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] identify where
two or three syllable words should be divided
 - Syllable
Rules for Students: Black line masters - Posters of simplified spelling rules
to enlarge for classroom display or reduce to give to students.
 -
Syllabication
Rules - print these as large flash cards 
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• Recognize and
produce rhyming words. | - Animal
Muddle - Listen to Foxy Dancer's animal rhyme at The Little Animals Activity
Centre. When students have finished they can print
the entire rhyme.
 - Concentration
Game - match the words that rhyme
 - Concentration-style
matching game from Quia - 8 pairs of rhyming words to match
- Memory
Cards - Here's a memory card game with a twist - match pairs of rhyming words.
 - Rhymes
- from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose
level 1, 2, or 3)
 - Rhyming
Practice - several match games
- Rhyme
Time - match the word with the image it rhymes with
 - Rhyming
Words - Many choices to select from. Click on the word that rhymes with the
picture - Audio help is given.
 - Wizards
and Pigs: Episode I Poetry Pickle - students identify rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration
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• Recognize words
that have the same beginning, middle, and ending sounds. | - Beginning
and ending sounds, plus digraphs - concentration style games
- Beginning
Phonics - Listen to the beginning sound that you select and find the pictures
that start with that letter.
- Blending
words together- Blender says word and student must choose the beginning sounds
and ending sounds separately to be blended together. This site is from BBC and
makes it a bit difficult for some children to understand the words.
 - Dosity
- Dositey.com is an educational web site serving the students, teachers, and parents
of the K-12 community. .
- End
Sounds - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose
level 1, 2, or 3)
 - First
Sounds - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose
level 1, 2, or 3)
 - Learn
to Read - [this page opens in a new
window - close that window to return to this list] Easy
to read stories that focus on a particular vowel sound along with quizzes on the
same vowel. Long and short vowels included.15 separate stories and quizzes.
- Match
beginning sound - type the beginning sound of each picture.

- Match
of Mystery - match words that have the same middle vowel sounds. n
- Missing
Word - Listen to the sentence being said. Click on the missing word.
 - Paw
Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds - (from Game Goo -
Learning That Sticks!)
- Phonemic
Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Pumpkin Patch - Click on the object
that matches the new phoneme without the beginning letter sound. Excellent practice
for students that have a hard time hearing individual phonemic parts!
(The pronounciation of letter phonemes on this site is one
of the best I have seen on the web) - Phonemic
Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Lanolin's Greenhouse - Click on the
object that matches the new word with beginning letter replacement.
(The pronounciation of letter phonemes on this site is one
of the best I have seen on the web) - Sound
it out - Click on the word that the cat says aloud. (warning-British
accent may confuse some students)
 - Target
Tests and Target Lessons that Teach Phonics - print these and use as posters
 - Use
the Wordmaker from Read-Write-Think - select an ending sound then make words
with that ending sound
 - Which
Bird is Correct? - pick the bird that is saying the written word and drag
the parrot over to the word.
 - Word
Families - create new words from word endings

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• Understand
words are made up of one or more syllables (e.g., students clap
syllables,
move objects, etc. in words.) |
- Clap and Count
Practice Index - many online quizes; clap syllables
- Phonological
Awareness:Syllables Counting Quiz - Quia quiz
- Reference
Skills: Syllabication - printables from EdHelper
 - Syllable
Quiz - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] Identify the
number of syllables in ten words
 - Syllable
Quiz 2 - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] identify where
two syllable words should be divided
 - Syllable
Quiz 3 - [this page opens in a new window
- close that window to return to this list] identify where
two or three syllable words should be divided
 - Syllable
Rules for Students: Black line masters - Posters of simplified spelling rules
to enlarge for classroom display or reduce to give to students.
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Syllabication
Rules - print these as large flash cards  |
• Substitute
targeted sounds to change words (e.g., bed to bad, hat to bat). | - Beginning
letter sounds - select the ending family and add a beginning letter to create
a word that matches the picture
- Lanolin's
Greenhouse - Click on the object that matches the new word with beginning
letter replacement
- Fishing
for Phonics - select a level; find the missing beginning sound and drag the
card into the missing space.
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•
Change the letters of a given word to create new words (e.g., pan to nap, tent
to
net). |
-
Phoneme Substitution, Name Game - lesson plan 
- Whirlyword
Machine - Pick level 2 - Spin the first or the third reel to make
new words with the same middle vowel.
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Apply
phonics generalizations in order to decode words. 0101.1.12 |
• Name all upper and
lowercase letters of the alphabet.
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- ABC
Gulp - click on the letter that is named.
- The Alphabet -
click on the letters and hear what letter it is.
- Missing
Letters of the Alphabet - type in the missing letter
- Where's
my match? - match upper and lower case letters.
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• Understand
that the sequence of letters in a written word represents the sequence of
sounds in a word. | - Word
Family Sort - Click on a vowel to begin, then sort words according to their
family. Students can read the words they see and create sentences with them once
back at their desks.
- Magnet
Board - How many words can you make using the same endings?
- Blending
Bowl - football players crash together to make words.
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• Use letter-sound
matches and structural analysis to decode grade level words. | - Beginning
Sound - Listen to the word and type in the letter of the beginning sound.
Click the levers to control the pictures.
- Blending
Bowl - Football players blend beginning sounds and ending sounds together
to produce the word. See if your student can figure out the word before the two
collide!
 - Chicken
Coop - phoneme matching
- CVC
Words - Student selects the word that matches the picture.
 - Dolch
Site Words - Reading Games
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•
Use parts of words (e.g., root/base words, compound words, contractions, prefixes,
suffixes) to decode grade level words. | - Compound
words - Quia quiz
- Contractions
- Treasure Trove - Find the correct contraction to fit with the treasure chest.
- Contractions
- type the contraction beside the two words.
 - Contractions
- Quia Quiz, match contractions.
- Full
Stop -HMS Sweet Tooth - game, worksheet and teacher resource
 - Punctuation
- Find the correct punctuation mark to end the sentence.
 - Punctuation
- end the sentence with the correct punctuation

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• Apply long
and short vowel rules when decoding text. |
- Beginning
Consonant Digraphs - select the correct digraph
 - Chicken
Stacker - try to stack five hens by clicking on words
with the featured vowel in them
 - Consonant
Blends - find the blend that matches the picture
 - CVC
Maker - create words and sound them out.
- Drag
and Spell - Drag a vowel sound into the slot to spell the word correctly.
Use the slow/fast slider to increase the challenge. Drag the vowels to finish
the words before your time runs out.
 - Ending
Digraphs - select the correct digraph ending
 - Long
and Short Vowel Match - match words by the vowel sounds that are the same
 - Long
Vowels - Show what you know about the different long vowel sounds.
- Long
Vowel Sounds e, u - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word.
 - Long
Vowel Sounds a, i, o - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word.
 - Long
Vowel Words - Find the short and long vowel words that match the pictures.
 -
Magic
Pencil - [sound files to download] see, and hear,
an animation of the following vowel phonemes; ow, oy, ar, deep u, air, or, aw,
ir, ear, and schwa.
- Paw
Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds - (from Game Goo -
Learning That Sticks!)
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Poem
Pack - Ten colorful, animated poems with voice over and activities. Each poem
deals with a different long vowel sound. .
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Print
and Do - Make your own Scrapbook of words and collect a different page each
week! Slither your way round Jake the snake or try your luck at Domino sounds
and Silly sentences.
- Sandcastle
Quiz - Build a sandcastle and get to know the common spelling patterns for
the following vowels; ow/ou, oy/oi, ar/a/al, oo/u, air/are/ear, or/ore/oar/war,
aw/au/augh/al, ir/ur/er, ear/eer/ere, or all phonemes.
 - Stories
to read - [this page opens in a new
window - close that window to return to this list] Beginning
books per vowel sound for reading out-loud practice.
- Short
Vowel Practice - select correct spelling of word
 - Short
Vowel Words - Find the short vowel words that match the pictures.
- Short
or Long Vowel Words - Find the words that match the pictures.
 - Snap
It - How well do you know your long vowel sounds? Your chance to beat the
clock and collect the snaps. When you see a pair click Snap! But don't get Snap
happy - if you get it wrong, you lose a point
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Vowel
Practice - print worksheets to practice the following vowel phonemes;
ow,
oy,
ar,
deep
u, air,
or,
aw,
ir,
ear,
and schwa
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More
Vowel Practice - activity sheets to print for your students to practice
following vowel phonemes; ow,
oy,
ar,
deep
u, air,
or,
aw,
ir,
ear,
and all
phonemes.!
- Vowel
Digraphs - select correct digraph to match picture
 - Word
Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning
consonant to match the pictures
 - Write
a Postcard - Help Salty Sam with his vowels. In the first sentence, click
on the focus phonemes. When you have got them all right, the next sentence appears
but this time there are gaps in the words. Drag the vowel phoneme with the correct
spelling into the gap in the word.
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• Use sounding
out words, chunking words into smaller parts, looking for blends,
digraphs,
word families, etc. as a means of decoding unfamiliar words. |
- Blending
words together- Blender says word and student must choose the beginning sounds
and ending sounds separately to be blended together. This site is from BBC and
makes it a bit difficult for some children to understand the words.
 - Blending
words together- Blending Bowl - blend beginning sounds and ending sounds together
to produce the word. See if your student can figure out the word before the two
collide!
 - Handwriting
For Kids - Practice sheets for K and 1st grade writing. Sheets include single
letters, letter blends, common words such as days of the week, months of the year,number
words, color words and much, much more!
 -
Phonics-Word Builder
– Three dozen different combining sound activities are available in the
following categories; abc’s, short vowels, long vowels, other vowels, beginning
consonants and final consonants. Word parts are read individually, blended, and
then followed by a sentence accompanied by an illustration. Ignore the registration
screen that pops up, select Maybe Later to go directly to the
activity.
 - Poem
Pack - Ten colorful poems with animation, audio and activities - featuring
Daisy the snail, the toad and the goat, and friends. Read it, Hear it, search
for sounds, and find words concentrating on vowel blends.
 - See
'N Spell - [this page opens in a new
window - close that window to return to this list] Students
click and drag letters into the box to spell the words that correspond to the
pictures. A very good activity with many skills such as plurals, long vowels,
short vowels, blends and digraphs.
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• Continue to
decode unknown words that are grade-level appropriate. | - Not
Too Little to Help - Starfall book
- Happy
Mother's Day, dear Dragon - Starfall book
- Dragon
Goes to the Farm - Starfall book
- A
House is a Tree - Starfall book
- Things
that Can go - Starfall book
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Listening
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Use
appropriate listening skills (e.g., do not interrupt, face speaker, ask questions).
0101.2.1 | - Rules
for Listening - List of rules to discuss
- A
Listening Doll - lesson plan; Students discuss the process of storytelling
and listening to stories. Then, they create a listening doll in the tradition
of the Native American storyteller dolls
- Rules
for Listening - PDF file
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Listen
attentively to speaker for specific information. 0101.2.2 |
- The
Pig Waller - Listen to the word and find the writen word.
- I
Can Read - Listen to the sentence and then answer the question.
- Listening
And Doing - activities to help students learn listening skills
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Understand
and follow simple two and three-step oral directions. 0101.2.3 |
- Can You
Follow Directions? - Tina will give you directions. Click on the pictures
in the correct order.
 - Copy
Cat Jack is like the Simon game. The game starts off with one color and adds
a new color when you repeat the order correctly. How good is your memory?
 - Follow
directions - Lesson and activity
- Listen
and Follow Directions - (spatial concepts activity) This would make a good
whole class activity and then a center activity.
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Summarize
what has been heard using the logical sequence of events. 0101.2.4 |
- I
Can Wash Dishes - The pictures on this sheet are supposed to tell a
story but are in the wrong order.
 - Monkey
Business: Rain Forest Run Around - Click on the words to put them in correct
order. (from Game Goo - Learning That Sticks!)
- Sequence
of Events - [this link opens on a new page] arrange
events in chronological order. (Author - Lois Davis)
 - Sequence
the Story - (drag the pictures in the correct order) Students can have the
story read to them if necessary.
 Sequencing
- Choose from a long list of sequencing activities at Quia -
Sequencing
Worksheet - Read each sentence. Use the numbers 1, 2, and 3 to show the sequence.
- Stories
to Retell - Read stories online, then retell
- Tale
of Peter Rabbit - Click on Picture Order and then put the pictures in order
to tell the story. (three pictures are presented at a time)
 - Tell
Your Own Neighborhood Story - Click on three pictures and then make your own
story. What would happen first, next, and last?
 - Three
Stories from the Little Animals Activity Centre - The stories are read
to students, and choices must be made during the story. Give your students the
opportunity to retell these stories.
- The
Missing Pencil -
 - The
Butterfly Trail -
 - The
Wishing Tree -
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Speaking |
Use
rules for conversation (e.g., raise hands, take turns, and focus attention on
speaker). 0101.2.5 |
Conversation Skills: Helpful Hints - useful for people who are working
on improving conversation skills
- Having
a Conversation - worksheet with word bank cut outs - pdf
format
- Polite
Conversation - worksheet with word bank cut outs - pdf format
- When
It's Time to Talk - Read each statement then circle 'yes'
or 'no.' - pdf format

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Speak
clearly, properly, and politely, and recognize the difference between formal and
informal language. 0101.2.6 |
- Talking
with a Friend - A Planned Conversation Using Communication Devices
- script of a conversation of informal language

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Give multi-step
oral directions. 0101.2.7 | - Can
You Follow Directions? - Tina will give you directions. Click on the pictures
in the correct order.
 - Copy
Cat Jack is like the Simon game. The game starts off with one color and adds
a new color when you repeat the order correctly. How good is your memory?
 - Follow
directions - Lesson and activity
- Listen
and Follow Directions - (spatial concepts activity) This would make a good
whole class activity and then a center activity.
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Participate
in group discussion. • Work productively in group discussion for a particular
purpose (e.g., respond to literature, solve a problem). • Ask and
respond to questions from teacher and other group members. 0101.2.8
| - I
Will Not Take a Bath - Listen to the story that is read aloud. Determine problem
and solution.
- Pet
Story - Which pet should she select? Listen to the story that is read aloud.
- The
Yellow Gorilla - Why did the gorilla turn yellow? How did he solve his problem?
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Retell
a story, describing the plot, characters, and setting. 0101.2.9 |
- Animals
- Match pictures to correct sentence.
- Grade
One Books Online - Children can read to one another from books that are especially
designed to match exactly with Grade 1 Reading Vocabulary Lists.
- Playground
Fun - Match pictures to the correct sentence.
- Stories Online
- Read stories online, then identify characters, events and settings.
- Tale
of Peter Rabbit – Click on What’s Going On and
then answer questions about each picture.
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Recite
poems, stories, and songs. 0101.2.10 |
- Nursery
Rhymes - collection of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes is offered by themes listed
below
- Songs
and Poems - songs and poems categorized by theme
- KIDiddles
- Lyrics to your favorite songs
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