Happy Veterans’ Day! I’m the proud daughter of a retired U.S. Marine. I grew up in the Corps on bases in California, Hawaii, Arizona, and North Carolina. I’ve always enjoyed explaining military life to my students. As we honor the men and women who have served our country proudly, may it offer new insight to your students.
The ABC Order and Word Search activities enclosed address the following TEA Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts:
Kindergarten:
ELA.K.3D Identify and read at least 25 high-frequency words from a commonly used list.
First Grade:
ELA.1.3H Identify and read at least 100 high-frequency words from a commonly used list.
ELA.1.6E Alphabetize a series of words to the first or second letter and use a dictionary to find words.
Second Grade:
ELA.2.2G Identify and read at least 300 high-frequency words from a commonly used list.
ELA.2.5D Alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or a glossary to find words.
Third Grade:
ELA.3.4E Alphabetize a series of words to the third letter and use a dictionary or a glossary to determine the meanings, syllabication, and pronunciation of unknown words.
The packet on TeachersPayTeachers contains 3 versions of ABC order and 3 versions of Word search worksheets, with answer keys. The Word Searches were created at http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
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