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Lessons

I-Land Sound Waves

A comprehensive phonics lesson focusing on the various sounds of the letter 'i', specifically the tricky /ee/ sound in words like 'ski' and 'taxi'. Includes sorting activities and a 'Spelling Tree' interactive component.

RS

ROSEMARIE SORIANO

10

Vowel Teams Adventure

A foundational literacy lesson focusing on the vowel teams 'ai' and 'ay'. Students will read a narrative passage about a farm visit and answer comprehension questions to reinforce long 'a' sound recognition.

CA

Corey Alkire

3

Vowel Team Garden

A comprehensive second-grade lesson focusing on identifying, reading, and spelling words with common vowel teams using sound mapping and Elkonin boxes. Students explore vowel teams as "partner seeds" that work together to make one long vowel sound.

LC

Lenore Chieffo

9

Wild Old Ghost Mystery

A comprehensive lesson focused on teaching first graders the closed syllable exceptions (ild, ind, old, ost, olt) through a 'Wild Old Ghost' mystery theme. Includes a teacher guide, anchor chart, practice worksheets, and review flashcards.

S

sarahbullard

4

Syllable Rule Breakers

A focused lesson on closed syllable exceptions (-ost, -ild, -ind, -olt, -old), featuring decodable passages, instructional slides, and teacher support materials designed for grades 1-3.

N

npowers

18

S-Man Showdown

A high-energy lesson focused on UFLI Lesson 60 (VCe /s/ with 'ce' and 'se'), featuring the 'S-Man' visual cue to help students master reading and writing words with the soft /s/ sound.

NC

Natalia Castro

5

Rainy Day Sounds

A comprehensive phonics lesson introducing the 'ai' and 'ay' spellings for the long /ae/ sound, including tricky word practice and decodable reading.

RS

ROSEMARIE SORIANO

13

Spelling Secrets

A collection of visual anchor charts and notebook inserts to help students master common spelling rules including the FLOSS rule and the C/K/CK spelling choice.

E

ecreamer

10

Vowel Team Voyage

An engaging and comprehensive phonics lesson introducing early readers to the long vowel teams AI, OA, EE, and IE. The lesson includes an interactive presentation, a print-and-play hands-on sorting center, a multi-page student activity packet, and a teacher facilitation guide.

AK

Abdul khader Unique

5

Open Sky Adventure

A comprehensive lesson on Wilson 5.1 open syllables, featuring a reading passage, fluency practice, word cards, and a sky-themed board game for 2nd grade students.

C

cedaniels

11

Fluency Stage Day 1

A collection of nine decodable Readers Theater scripts designed for below-level 3rd graders. Each script targets a specific phonics pattern (digraphs, VCe, vowel teams, R-controlled vowels, diphthongs, consonant blends, long I, compound words, or silent letters) to build reading fluency. Includes scripts for both 3 and 4 students.

SB

Shannon Blumenthal

11

Grapheme Mastery

A set of materials for assessing and practicing 47 key graphemes, including high-visibility flashcards and a comprehensive teacher tracking sheet.

AT

Andrea T

4

Materials

Yellow Word Family Strips Landscape Final

A single-page, landscape printable containing 116 yellow word family tiles organized in rows of 12 with groupings of 4 for easy identification. This version utilizes the entire page area with exactly twice the vertical spacing between rows relative to the space between tiles. The font size is maximized for visibility.

R

RENEE.ALGER

Magic E Matrix Anchor Chart

An updated Magic E Anchor Chart with 2 high-visibility examples per vowel pattern. Each word is paired with a clear, engaging visual emoji card, with words displayed in 26px print size for excellent classroom readability.

NT

Nicole Thomson

Vowel Team Tracker Document

A comprehensive progress monitoring spreadsheet for tracking decoding and encoding skills with vowel teams oa, oe, ow, ie, and igh. Includes multi-trial tracking, target word lists, and sections for qualitative observations.

ML

Michelle Low

Nile Gods Reader Polish Pass

A decodable history reader for 1st grade students about Ancient Egyptian gods. This version features a simplified word bank, large picture boxes with centered text, and specific updates for Amon-Ra's creation and sun boat journey. Achievement sections and handwriting areas are fully polished.

S

sieva

Vowel Team Flashcards

An expanded set of 96 printable flashcards for 'ea', 'ee', and 'ey' vowel teams (32 cards each), featuring more realistic illustrations (icons and emojis). Vowel teams are color-coded for visual recognition.

CD

Cari Doherty

Sequences

Pattern Pathfinders

A comprehensive collection of practice materials for the 'Within Word Pattern' stage of word study, featuring sentence completion and word search activities for sorts 13 through 50.

N

nmack

76

Digital Dirt

A 5-day reading comprehension and writing unit for struggling readers, blending the world of Farming Simulator with real-world agriculture. Focuses on 2nd-grade level literacy skills within a high-interest 5th-grade context.

CM

carley Martin

30

Syllable Squad Decoding Mission

A comprehensive 5-week phonics intervention focused on decoding two-syllable words across five major syllable types. Each week includes a pre-assessment, daily lessons with specific targets, student practice sheets, and a post-assessment.

KJ

Kelsey Jacobs

29

Phonics Fluency Fun

A series of phonics lessons focusing on vowel teams, digraphs, and other phonetic patterns through narrative passages and fluency drills.

N

npowers

28

Reading Power Pack

A comprehensive literacy intervention sequence for high school TESOL students (Lessons 16-25) focused on morphology, academic vocabulary, systematic decoding, and vowel mastery.

AP

Alexis Paolini

30

Reading Foundations

A collection of decodable passages and activities aligned with UFLI Foundations, focusing on systematic phonics and heart word acquisition. Each lesson centers on a specific phonics skill and accompanying "heart words" to build reading fluency.

N

npowers

54

Vowel Team Voyage

A 3-week Tier 2 intervention program for first-grade students, focusing on vowel teams, CCVC/CVCC patterns, and reading comprehension through a nautical-themed voyage.

K

kurtzm

14

Inflections and Past Tense Worksheets 2 v2

Word Study Master Collection

A comprehensive collection of 56 word study sorts for 4th-grade students, covering everything from basic vowel patterns and inflected endings to advanced syllable junctures, prefixes, and suffixes.

N

nmack

15

Phonics Detective Academy

A comprehensive 5-day phonics curriculum where students become 'Phonics Detectives' to solve mysteries involving CVC words, blends, digraphs, vowel teams, and multi-syllabic words. Includes teacher guides, slides, student case files, and hands-on center activities.

TA

Tiffanie Arnold

20

Ambition and Power Unit

A 10-lesson thematic unit for 9th-grade ESOL students focusing on Shakespeare's Macbeth, integrating systemic language instruction, morphology, and phonics (R-controlled vowels) with high-school level analysis.

AP

Alexis Paolini

108

Phonics Playhouse Mysteries

A collection of Reader's Theater mysteries and activities designed to reinforce S.P.I.R.E. Level 5 phonics patterns through fluency and performance.

N

Nicole

12

Expertise Formation Premier Degré

Une série de modules de formation destinés aux conseillers pédagogiques pour renforcer leur expertise en ingénierie de formation continue, spécifiquement appliquée à l'enseignement du français à l'école primaire.

VD

Val Désirée

27

Videos

Vowel Teams: Spelling the Long A Sound

This animated music video provides an engaging phonics lesson focused specifically on the various vowel teams that produce the "Long A" sound (/eɪ/). Through a catchy song and a recurring visual motif of a train traveling through a landscape, the video systematically introduces different letter combinations—ai, ay, ea, ey, ei, and eigh—demonstrating how they all create the same phonetic sound in different words. The content explores advanced spelling patterns for early readers, moving beyond basic phonics to tackle complex graphemes. It addresses the challenge of English orthography where one sound can be represented by multiple spelling variations. Each section of the song highlights a specific vowel team, provides the sound it makes, and offers three distinct vocabulary examples illustrated with clear graphics (e.g., "mail," "play," "steak," "eight"). This video is a highly effective tool for 1st and 2nd grade literacy instruction. It helps students transition from simple CVC words to more complex spelling patterns. Teachers can use it to introduce the concept of vowel teams, support spelling lists that focus on the Long A sound, or as a review tool for students struggling with these specific irregular spelling patterns.

Scratch Garden

4mins 15s

Learning Short and Long Vowel Sounds

This engaging animated music video introduces early learners to the fundamental concept that every vowel has two distinct sounds: a short sound and a long sound. Through a catchy, rhythmic song performed by two animated frogs, students are guided through each vowel (A, E, I, O, U) with clear auditory examples and visual cues. The video explicitly teaches the rule that the long vowel sound "says its name," providing a simple mnemonic device for young readers to remember the difference between phonemes. The video covers all five vowels, providing two specific vocabulary examples for each letter—one demonstrating the short sound (e.g., apple, elephant, insect) and one demonstrating the long sound (e.g., acorn, eagle, island). The format alternates between a chorus explaining the general rule and specific verses dedicated to each letter, using a "call and response" style where the sound is repeated rhythmically to reinforce auditory memory. A brief musical interlude breaks up the content to maintain engagement before finishing the final two vowels. For educators, this video serves as an excellent hook or review tool for phonics lessons in early elementary classrooms. The combination of music, rhythm, and clear visual association helps cement phonemic awareness, particularly for auditory learners. It addresses the common stumbling block of distinguishing between vowel sounds by providing concrete anchor words (like "umbrella" vs. "unicorn") that teachers can reference throughout future reading instruction. The beatboxing intro and outro also make phonics practice feel modern and fun rather than repetitive drills.

Scratch Garden

1min 56s

The Letter A Vowel Song

This energetic, musical video introduces young learners to the letter 'A' specifically identified as a vowel. Through a catchy, rhythmic song, the video reinforces letter recognition and introduces the concept that 'A' is a specific type of letter called a vowel. The visual narrative features animated characters—a friendly green snake and a mouse—who act out simple scenarios in a desert setting to illustrate words containing the long 'A' sound.

Have Fun Teaching

1min 31s

Mastering Vowel Teams: ie, igh, ue, and eu

This engaging animated music video introduces students to advanced vowel teams, specifically focusing on 'ie', 'igh', 'ue', and 'eu'. Set against a catchy folk-rock tune, animated letters ride a train through a colorful landscape, demonstrating how vowels (and sometimes consonants) work together to create specific sounds. The video explicitly moves beyond simple vowel pairs to explore complex graphemes, including trigraphs like 'igh', helping students visualize the spelling patterns associated with long vowel sounds. Key themes include phonemic awareness, spelling patterns, and the concept that letters can team up to make new sounds or support a vowel sound. The video breaks down four specific teams: 'ie' and 'igh' (both making the long 'i' sound), and 'ue' and 'eu' (making the long 'u' or 'yoo' sound). Each segment provides clear visual examples of words containing these patterns, reinforcing the connection between the letter combination and its pronunciation. For educators, this video is an excellent tool for introducing or reviewing complex phonics rules that often trip up early readers. The catchy melody aids in memorization, while the 'train' visual provides a concrete metaphor for letter grouping. It is particularly useful for differentiating between alternative spellings for the same sound (e.g., why we use 'igh' in 'night' but 'ie' in 'tie'), supporting spelling accuracy and reading fluency in elementary classrooms.

Scratch Garden

3mins 20s

Mastering the Long E Sound with Vowel Teams

This engaging animated music video introduces students to the concept of "vowel teams," specifically focusing on combinations that produce the long "E" sound. Through a catchy, repetitive song, the video systematically breaks down five distinct letter pairs: EE, EA, EY, EI, and IE. Each section features animated letters riding a train and presents three clear vocabulary words with accompanying illustrations to reinforce the spelling patterns. The video serves as an excellent phonics resource, moving from common pairs like "ee" and "ea" to more complex endings like "ey" and tricky internal spellings like "ei" and "ie." It explicitly addresses the spelling variability of the long "E" sound, helping students transition from simple phonetic decoding to recognizing recurring orthographic patterns in English spelling. Ideally suited for early elementary literacy instruction, this video can be used to introduce the concept of digraphs or review spelling rules. The visual metaphor of letters "getting together" to make a team provides a memorable hook for young learners. Teachers can use the distinct sections to scaffold learning, pausing to discuss each vowel team individually or using the whole song for cumulative review.

Scratch Garden

3mins 48s