Language

1.1 The student will continue to demonstrate growth in the use of oral language.
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Story Place Pre-School Library Stories, activities and parent resources
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Fingerplays
Storyline Online Stories read by actors

1.2  The student will continue to expand and use listening and speaking vocabularies.
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Tina's World Follow directions to collect some bugs
High Frequency Word List SPS 100 Word List
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What's in the Bag Listen to the clues and guess what is in the bag
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Learning Vocabulary Fun Games that will help build vocabulary skills

1.3 The student will adapt or change oral language to fit the situation.
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1.4 The student will orally identify and manipulate phonemes (small units of sound) in syllables and multisyllabic words.
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Word Sort Sort words by ending sound, vowel sound, prefix, suffix, blend.....
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Alien Scavenger Hunt Make words with the beginning sound and
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Sassy Seals Find the words with the same beginning sounds
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Word Families Sort the words into word families
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Ryhming Word Match-up Match the pair of rhyming words
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Rhyming Words Drag the rhyming word - works well with the SmartBoard or Interwrite Pad
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Rhyming Words Circle the rhyming words - works well with the SmartBoard or Interwrite Pad
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Read and Sound It Out Answer each question and sound the answer
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Rhyming Words Find the words that rhyme
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Reading Song Practice consonant and vowel souds with the reading song
Starfall Motivates children to read with phonics
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Word Way Word Family activities
Get Ready to Read Explore a variety of essential early literacy skills

1.5 The student will apply knowledge of how print is organized and read.
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Fairy Tales Easy to read books
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Sight Word Lists, Cards and Practice Links on page for leveled lists
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Sight Word Review PowerPoint to review sight words - words are read to students
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Sight Word Review PowerPoint to practice reading basic sight words - students read independently

1.6 The student will apply phonetic principles to read and spell.
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Compound Words Work station activity
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Letter Bugs Capture the letter bugs to form the word you hear
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Dolch Words Mrs. Perkins has word lists, activities, puzzles and forms for increasing Dolch sight word recognition
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Literacy Dice Create dice to practice phonemic principles
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Construct a Word Make words by adding beginning sounds to word family endings
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Compound Word Match-up Match the words to make a new word
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Jan Brett's Compound Words Make compound words, then read Berlioz the Bear and find the compound words.
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Consonant Digraph Name the picture, what is the beginning sound?
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Color Words Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Short "a" Words
AB, ACK, AD, AG, AM, AND, AN, AP, AT
Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Long "a" Words
AE, AI, AY
Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Short "e" Words
ECK, ED, EN, ENT, ET
Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Short "i" Words
ICK, IG, IN, IP, IT
Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Short "o" Words
OB, OCK, OG, OP, OT
Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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UT & UN, UG Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Diagraphs
CH, SH, TH, WH
Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Number Words Interactive activity where students type the word that they see
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Word Family Sort Choose a short vowel and sort words by their word family
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Picture Match Match the picture with its beginning sound, short vowel sound or long vowel sound
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Spin & Spell Spin the wheel to spell the words
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Compound Words Click in the circle to make a compound word
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Compound Words Online match-up activity
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Compound Words: Walk the Plank Multiple choice quiz
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Compound Words Click on the word to make a compound word
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Snowman Builder Select the word the completes the compound word
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Compound Words Complete the compound words by dragging the missing half to the correct place
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Crazy Compound Words Various activities to explain and reinforce the meaning of compound words

1.7 The student will use meaning clues and language structure to expand vocabulary when reading.
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Opposites Click and drag the opposite pairs

1.8 The student will read familiar stories, poems, and passages with fluency and expression.
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Stories Online Illustrated children's stories

1.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fiction and nonfiction.
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Real or Make-Believe Is Tina's story real or make-believe?
Ziggity Zoom Online interactive stories
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Include discussion topics, activities, related books and links to other subjects and resources
Literature Springboards assist parents and people working with children in selecting books that reinforce the SOL's in the four core content areas
Lexile Framework for Reading Enter Lexile measure, select interests, and find books to read
A-Rhyme-A-Week Units 30 weekly units of instruction
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Book Connections Connecting books to VA SOLs

1.10 The student will use simple reference materials.
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ABC Order Template Move the word to its correct place in ABC order
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Alphabet Bears Put the bears on the carnival ride in alphabetical order
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ABC Order - Fling the Teacher Alphabetize words to the first letter
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Alphabetizing Pick the word that comes first in alphabetical order

1.11 The student will print legibly.
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Handwriting Lines Sky, plane, grass and worm help with letter placement
 
1.12 The student will write to communicate ideas.
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Worksheet Generator Free printable worksheets
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Grammar Gold Capitalization Pick the word that needs to be capitalized in each sentence
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Grammar Gold Punctuation Pick the correct end mark for each sentence
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Monkey Business Put the words in order to form a complete sentence
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Acrostic Poem Write an acrostic poem
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Story Starters Create stories and share with others
Word Order Rearrange the words to form complete sentences

Review
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Elementary Test Prep New York State Elementary Test Prep
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First Grade Reading Quiz Review activity