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Teaching with At the River? 
Here, you'll find activity handouts, games, videos - all free.  

Notes for teachers: 
-The "Extra Activities" videos were made before the website's reorganization, but the information about the activities is accurate. 
-If you have trouble accessing any of the materials, send a message to [email protected].

Introduction to At the River: Background and rationale

​Lee, S.H. (Winter 2016). At the River. 
Notes on American Letters, 1(2). ​https://notesonamericanletters.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/final_issue-2-on-american-letters.pdf

Starter Kit for At the River

​1. Teacher's Guide for At the River
2. Sample pages from Unit 1
3. Lesson plan for Unit 1 
4. Overview and tutorial for At the River, with special thanks to Lisa Anderson of Palm Beach County Schools, FL
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​Extra activities for At the River, Unit 1

​Video: Extra activities for At the River, Unit 1
(for optimal viewing you may need to hit "play" twice, and then go to full screen)

Reproducibles:
Unit 1 letter scramble
Unit 1 labels
Unit 1 letter tiles
Unit 1 BINGO 
Unit 1 extra exercises

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Extra activities for At the River, Unit 2

​Video: Extra activities for At the River, Unit 2
(for optimal viewing you may need to hit "play" twice, and then go to full screen)

Reproducibles:
Unit 2 letter scramble
Unit 2 labels
Unit 2 letter tiles
Unit 2 BINGO
Units 1-2 word families
Unit 2 extra exercises
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Extra activities for At the River, Unit 3

Video: Extra activities for At the River, Unit 3

Reproducibles: 
Unit 3 labels
Unit 3 letter tiles
Unit 3 BINGO
Unit 3 extra exercises
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Extra activities for At the River, Unit 4

Video: Extra activities for At the River, Unit 4​

Reproducibles: 
Units 3-4 letter scramble
Unit 4 labels
Unit 4 letter tiles
Unit 4 BINGO
Units 1, 2 and 4 word families (short a)
Units 3-4 word families (short i)

Unit 4 extra exercises
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Extra activities for At the River, Unit 5

Video: Extra activities for At the River, Unit 5​

Reproducibles: 
Unit 5 labels
Unit 5 letter tiles
Unit 5 BINGO

Unit 5 extra exercises
Unit 5 reading fluency activity
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Extra activities for At the River, Unit 6

Reproducibles: 
Unit 6 labels
Unit 6 letter tiles
Unit Word families, units 5 and 6 (short o)

For "The Beach": 
Comprehension exercise
Initial sounds and circle the word
Cloze for decodable words

Cloze for sight words
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