Soft C Spelling Rule and Building Background Knowledge of Monument Angkor Wat

Do your students need to review critical phonics skills while simultaneously growing their general background knowledge? With this resource, your students can practice the soft c spelling rule ("C" says /s/ when it precedes an "e," "i," or "y") while learning about the world-famous monument, Angkor Wat. 

The science of reading has proven that students need to build up their phonics skills while also growing their general knowledge, yet many resources focus on one skill or the other. 

➡️➡️➡️This resource provides students with an authentic text containing numerous words with 'soft c,' while also helping them develop their geography knowledge and expand their vocabulary.

With this resource, you will get...

• A suggested lesson plan
• A soft c spelling rule poster
• A soft c word sort 
• A corresponding worksheet to the word sort in which students spell the assigned words and use those words in example sentences
• A vocabulary matching activity in which students match the key terms to their definitions
• A vocabulary matching activity in which students match the same key terms to example sentences
• A map in which students locate Cambodia and answer four multi-choice questions
• A map in which students label the countries in Asia and answer four short-answer questions
• A teacher copy of the passage with close reading questions to engage in meaningful discussion while reading
• A one-page informative passage about Angkor Wat (one in color, one in black and white)
• A follow-up graphic organizer (one in color, one in black and white)
• A short research project in which students compare and contrast Angkor Wat with the Taj Mahal (one in color, one in black and white)
• A grid-drawing worksheet in which students draw Angkor Wat (one in color, one in black and white) 
• Answer key 

Ways to use this resource

✏️ In an ELA class

✏️ In a Social Studies class

✏️ In the special education environment

✏️ In reading intervention

✏️ For a substitute teacher

✏️ In a speech/language session 

The materials you will need

• Student copies of the worksheets
• Scissors 
• Color pencils/markers 
• Student online access

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