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		Archived:Beginning to Read ^Votes:0 A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n READWRITENOW Activities for Reading and Writing Fun - May 1997 BEGINNING TO READ Preschool through Grade 2 The Sound Shopping Trip Listening for the first sounds in words is an important step in learning to connect language and reading. What you'll need: Magazines or catalogs with pictures of objects children know. What to do: Have your child choose a magazine or catalog. Invite your child to go on a make-believe shopping trip. Tell your child you will make believe you are shopping for things in the magazine. Have your child close his or her eyes. Point to an object on the page. Then have your child open his or her eyes. Ask "What are you going to buy?" If your child says, "A hat," ask, "What sound does hat start with?" Then say, "Good. Hat starts wi Read More Go to Site


		Chicken Little Literacy/Art Lesson - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: AELP- INT0114 Chicken Little Literacy/Art Lesson An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Suzan Cullen Email: CAINO2@aol.com School/University/Affiliation: Hopedale Public Elementary School, Hopedale, MA Endorsed by: Jon L. Jenmarc, Inc. Salem State College Date: October 9, 1999 Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3 Subject(s): Interdisciplinary Arts/Visual Arts Language Arts Duration: 1 hour Description: Read aloud a Big Book to whole class focusing on literacy skills and illustrator's style. Then, engage students in a follow-up activity that integrates reading/writing/language/art. Goals: To engage students in a shared reading experience and enhance their awareness of illustrations/concepts of print/vocabulary/and comprehension development. Objectives: Studen Read More Go to Site

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		Patti's Activities ^Votes:0 Making Words: Cardboard Letters The Task Making Words is an active, hands-on manipulative activity in which children discover sound-letter relationships and learn how to look for patterns in words. They also learn that changing just one letter or even the sequence of the letters changes the whole word. As the teacher spells words at the pocket chart, students play along at their desks. Materials Needed: List of words to sort for patterns (in, is, it, sit, set, net, nets, kit, kits, kite, kites, Kit, sent, ten, tent, tents, kitten) Words printed on individual index cards Pocket chart Cardboard letters: e i k n s t t (See student handout below) Duplicate, mount, and cut apart one set per child and one large set for the pocket chart. Procedure Use the word list (or make up your own letters an Read More Go to Site

		Patti's K-1 Classroom ^Votes:0 Kit Materials Subscribe to TEAMS Making Words: Cardboard Letters K-W-L Chart Phonemic Awareness Activities General Reading Resources TEAMS Classrooms Behind the Scenes Assessment Tools Reading Resources National and California Language Arts Standards Correlation Go to 2-3 Home \| Subscribe \| Add/Update your URL \| Guestbook \| Contact Us \| Site Map \| Search Patti's Electronic Classroom TEAMS Electronic Hallway TEAMS Home Page LACOE Home Page Read More Go to Site

		Reading Comprehension - Free Worksheets ^Votes:0 Home - English - Mathematics - Reading - Research - Keys - Blog - Links - Contact More stories at edhelper.c om! Reading Comprehension Featuring free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents to copy for their kids. They include original stories , poems , essays, and articles . They are most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years. STAND UP!!! Your E-mail * English Basics Worksheets * NEWSWORTHY Search RHL School and EdHelperNet: NEW MATERIALS COMING SOON Thank you for using rhlschool.com! Reading Comprehension Volume 9: 10/13/04 Number 2, Word Meanings From Context 09/10/04 Number 1, Word Meanings From Context Reading Comprehension Volume 8: 09/15/03 Number 4, Mr. El and the Princess 04/08/03 Number 3, I Build Walls 03/05/03 Number 2, The Leader 11 Read More Go to Site

		Teaching Mysteries ^Votes:0 Teaching Mysteries Free lesson plans, ideas, and online mysteries to teach critical thinking and reading comprehension Free Mystery Lesson Plans Units for using mysteries in the classroom Websites to Use to Teach Mysteries Information and links Why Use Mysteries for Teaching? Critical thinking, reading, and writing Discussion and Examples Comments from educators and students Learning Offers Top programs for reading, math, study skills, and encyclopedias MysteryNet.com Teaching Mysteries is a MysteryNet.com website Why Mysteries? Everybody loves a good mystery. They're engaging, entertaining, and they give that satisfying 'Aha!' Mysteries are great for teaching critical thinking, reading, and writing skills, and utilize a higher order level of learning as defined in Bloom's Ta Read More Go to Site

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