The goal of our Phonics Cafe section is to improve the literacy of young English language learners. This week’s Spotlight lesson, Silent ‘e’ Words 2, focuses on words that end in the unpronounced final ‘e.’ This little letter affects the pronunciation of a word in a big way! (more…)
September is a great time to review school-related vocabulary. Along with our Classroom Vocabulary lesson, we now have a NEW lesson on School Subjects!
In this Word Bank lesson, students will learn the spelling and pronunciation of common school subjects. They will practice this vocabulary through several fun, colorful activities, including a picture dictionary, matchup, word choice, word search, word scramble, and spelling bee. This lesson finishes up with discussion questions so that your students can practice using the new words in context. (more…)
The English /r/ sound can be difficult for non-native speakers to produce. But learning the pronunciation of words with the /ər/ sound is only half the problem—there are different spellings to learn as well! The
/ər/ sound can be spelled ir, or, er, and ur in English. In this week’s phonic lesson, students will get practice with this sound and the common spelling variations. (more…)
Sprout’s Phonics Cafe section offers many lessons to help improve low-level English learners’ printing, writing, spelling, and pronunciation. This section starts with the alphabet and works up to letter combinations and words that are difficult to pronounce and spell. This week’s Spotlight lesson is on the letters G to L. Your students will love the colorful illustrations and engaging activities! (more…)
Grammar and phonics are combined in our Spotlight lesson this week. Our This Is / That Is lesson is a great review of many sounds and spelling in English, such as A to F, M to R, L & R, ‘th’ words, silent ‘e’ words, and three-letter words. (more…)
Are your young English learners familiar with the vocabulary for objects in a home? We’re continuing to add to the Transportation & Housing section of our Word Bank. This week, we’re focusing on The Living Room! (more…)
Are your young learners learning to count? The Numbers lesson in our Phonics Cafe section gives students fun, engaging practice with both the numerical and spelled-out forms of the letters one to ten.
This seven-page phonics lesson begins by presenting the numerical and written forms of the numbers one to ten. This is followed by a variety of activities that will get your students reading, counting, and coloring. (more…)
Find our updated Spotlight lesson for 2016 here: http://blog.sproutenglish.com/st-patricks-day-materials/
Students of all levels and ages need some basic vocabulary to describe where they live. Our new Word Bank lesson, My House, is the perfect place to start!
The My House lesson includes a colorful picture dictionary, matchup, word choice, word search, word scramble, and spelling bee. Your learners will learn if swing set, flower box, front yard, and backyard are one or two words. (more…)
The /th/ sound (/θ/ for the voiceless sound and /ð/ for the voiced sound, written phonetically) is not common in many other languages, so English language learners usually struggle with this sound. I’ve found that encouraging students (both children and adults) to “stick out their tongues” (put their tongues between their teeth) is a fun way to get them to practice making this sound. Our phonics lesson on “th” words will have your students pronouncing and spelling words like month, thanks, these, and father in no time! (more…)
