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Language Arts
Three videos for each letter of the alphabet one covering letter shapes, one for letter name and one for letter sound. Some videos are animated. All videos linked on YouTube.
This video is linked on YouTube and covers the letter sounds with songs and actions to learn the alphabet letter sounds.
Learn suggested strategies for teaching reading including picture walk, read through, echo reading and assisted reading followed by discussions about the story as a part of guided reading.
PDF's of the Grade One Phonemic Awareness v exercises.
Storybooks about learning to red. YouTube videos by Mr. C. teaching guided reading activities with levelled books from the Read at Home Series. Short reading passages made up of mainly three-letter cvc words with no images. Parts of this webpage section is still under construction.
Fairytale worksheets, art activities, writing activities, videos and storybooks
Compound word worksheets, videos and storybooks.
Learn the 100 most common grade one sight-words with word list and videos.
Various writing activities including worksheets with PDF's and instructional videos. Picture prompt activities, journal writing suggestions, who/what/where writing activities with instructional videos.
Fun animated short videos stories about a big word. Combine with the writing picture prompt activities that include worksheet instructional videos.
Theme unit storybooks and worksheets with PDF's on several Clifford the Big Red Dog books.