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Lesson Preparation Materials

What to teach in your next lesson

Lesson order.PNG

Hickey Method
Lesson Order
Letters/sounds and "rules" to teach, with suggested clue words and exception words for each lesson

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Lesson Plan Form
Plan the content and materials you need to teach the 7 activities of a lesson

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Hickey Lesson Plan Infographic.jpg

Lesson Structure Infographic
Graphic reminder of the 7 activities of a lesson

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Hickey Word List.PNG

Hickey Method Word List (comprehensive)

Word file        PDF file

500 common words.PNG

500 Most Common English Words
 sorted by Hickey lesson

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modified cursive.PNG

Modified Cursive and Print Letter Forms

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"Trace, Copy, Memory, Eyes-closed" Worksheets
for learners who need extra help in learning and practicing letter formation
Install font: https://www.wfonts.com/font/boring-boring

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Letter-writing practice lined.PNG

Letter-writing practice, lined sheets
(print: capital and lower-case)

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Sky, grass and ground icon.png

Writing practice, lined sheet (sky/grass/ground) to laminate, for erasable markers. 

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Sky, grass and ground larger icon.png

Writing practice, bigger lines lined sheet (sky/grass/ground) to laminate, for erasable markers. For students with more serious dysgraphia.

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wh question cards bw.PNG

WH questions: Story Summary Cards 
To scaffold learners' comprehension of narrative texts

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colorful WH question cards.PNG

Colorful WH question Story Summary Cards
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pink rule cards Hebrew.PNG

Pink Rule Cards:
for Hebrew-speaking learners
English and Hebrew

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two-sided pink cards Hebrew.PNG

Two-sided Pink Rule Cards for Hebrew-speaking learners
Hebrew only. Print flipping on short side, on pink card paper.

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pink rule cards Arabic.PNG

Pink Rule Cards 
for Arabic-speaking learners
English and Arabic

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Russian pink rules cards.PNG

Pink Rule Cards 
for Russian-speaking learners
English and Russian

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pink rule cards Spanish.PNG

Pink Rule Cards 
for Spanish-speaking learners
English and Spanish

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Rule sheet for "1,1,2" pattern - doubling final consonants after 1 syllable, 1 short vowel: -ff, -ll, -ss, -ck, -zz ("floss" words) and -dge, -tch, -ch 

English Word file         PDF file

Hebrew Word file        PDF file

spelling rules cards.PNG

English Spelling Patterns cards
for more advanced learners

Instructions

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CVC doubling rules.PNG

Doubling rules for Words Ending in CVC
adding suffixes that start with a vowel

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practicing short vowels.PNG

Practicing Short Vowel Sounds

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Vocabulary.jpg

Q&A: How can we help students remember vocabulary?

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common prefixes and suffixes.PNG

Most common prefixes and suffixes

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Common irr verbs by Hickey lesson.PNG

Most common Irregular Verbs in Past Simple (V2)
by Hickey lesson

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english sounds and spellings.PNG

English Sounds and their Multiple Spellings
All spellings for the same sound (blue cards) in order of frequency

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