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Izzy the Insect
Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify them...
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Icky-Icky Sticky!
Learners examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They identify names of items with the short /i/ sound in them and...
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Ouch! I have a booboo
First graders recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ spelled ou from the short vowel /u/ spelled u. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Aaa-aaa-aaa-choo!!
Students study the /a/ sound by mimicking the sound one makes when they sneeze. Next they work with a tongue twister, which they recite while stretching out the initial short a sound. Next, they practice writing the letter and read "A...
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Uh, Uh, Oh, It's U
Students recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Lucky Ducky
First graders recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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Eddie the Egg
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Olly Olly Oxenfree
Young scholars review short vowel sounds. They complete a variety of activities as they discover how to say the short /o/ sound, write the letter 'o', and pronounce words with the short /o/ sound. They read stories with short /o/ words...
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A Tisket-A-Tasket, Let?s Make a Flower Basket!!!
First graders practice blending words with the phonemes /i/ and /e/. Working with a specific groups of letters, 1st graders create words using the vowels i and e. they decode those words and read them repeatedly to increase fluency.
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Eerie Exits
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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The Cat Ate My Apple
Students recognize the phoneme for the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through a variety of activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Icky Sticky!!!!
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Juggling Bugs
Young scholars examine the letter 'u'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They say tongue twisters with the /u/ sound in them. They...
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Icky Sticky Piggy
Students examine the letter 'i' and the short /i/ sound. Through instruction and modeling they explore how to make the short /i/ sound, how the letter 'i' is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and read stories and pick out words...
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Things That Make You Say Aaaa!
Students discuss how to identify the a=/a/ in spoken words. They discuss a meaningful representation for the sound and a letter symbol. They identify the /a/ sound in words. Students read a story and blink their eyes when they hear the...
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IzzyWizzy
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words using letter manipulatives. Students then read the book "Tin Man Fix It," and identify the...
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An Icky Sticky Mess!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter I. Students then view flash cards and identify the pictures containing the short /i/...
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Eewww, IIIcky Stiiicky
First graders imagine the sticky feeling of getting glue or gum stuck on their hands. They listen to the phrase "icky sticky" and repeat emphasizing the /i/ sound and work on recognizing the sound in several different word pairs and...
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And a Baby Cries
Students model the sound a baby makes when it cries, saying "aaaaa". They say the word "rat" stretching out the vowel sound and look at a tongue twister for the /a/ sound; repeating it together as a class. They then practice making the...
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Little Pig
First graders discover that letters are used to write words and that they have different sounds. They pronounce the word, "pig" emphasizing the /i/ sound. They say a tongue twisters that features the /i/ sound in each word. They then...
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Language Arts: Becoming Fluent Readers
First graders develop letter-sound correspondence skills by segmenting words according to their phonemes. Using letter tiles and letter boxes, they spell words called by the teacher. After reading several books with the teacher, 1st...
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"An Icky Sticky Mess"
Students practice a hand motion to help them remember the short vowel sound of I. They answer a variety of questions focusing on the vowel sound. They repeat a tongue twister with the repetitive sound of I. They practice writing the...
Utah Education Network
Uen: K Act.13: Forming Relationships Using Music & Rhythm
This lesson engages students in learning about short vowel sounds. Connections to multicultural songs, books, music, stories, and activities immerse students into new content. Students will connect letter and sound cards to pictures of...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short Vowel Lessons Review
In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews words that incorporate short vowels in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words sounded...