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Worksheet
Curated OER

Long and Short Vowel O

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long and short vowel O worksheet, students analyze the words inside pencil shapes and color the short vowels blue and the long vowels orange.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Name Those Vowels"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Help your class recognize the capital and lower-case forms of the five vowels. They will learn how to make capital and lower-case forms of the vowels and all the rules surrounding vowels. Fun songs and activities are included. Links to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Short Vowels: Read and Color

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel instructional activity, students read words inside of pictures that have a short vowel sound, then use a color key to color correctly. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
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Book Of Vowels - Long and Short Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study letters. In this vowel sounds lesson plan, students distinguish between long and short vowels. They work independently to make a book of the two types of vowels.
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Curated OER

Short Vowel Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel activity, students place an X through bubbles that contain words with short vowel sounds and circle bubbles whose vowels have long sounds.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bubble Pop-Short Vowels

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel activity, students place an X over bubbles that have words with short vowel sounds printed on them. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Color the Bubbles Long And Short Vowel Discrimination-i

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this long and short vowel discrimination learning exercise, students study 16 bubbles containing words with long and short i sounds. They color each bubble according to the provided directions.
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Lesson Plan
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Aches and Pains

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Being able to distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds is an important skill for young readers. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading...
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Worksheet
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Short Vowel Practice

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel worksheet, students circle words in a row that have the same short vowel sound as the first word. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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PPT
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Long -oo and Short -oo

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
When two Os are put together in a word, a long -oo or a short -oo sound are produced. Learners examine two slides that have pictures and decide if the word depicted has the long -oo or short -oo sound. Examples are: football, hood, and...
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Lesson Plan
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A-Okay

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice identifying words with the vowel-consonant-e...
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Lesson Plan
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Uh Oh!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Help your elementary learners distinguish between short and long vowel /o/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice reading and spelling words...
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Worksheet
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The Long And The Short!: O

For Students K - 1st
In this recognizing o vowel sounds worksheet, students observe word pictures and sort them as either long vowel words or short vowel words. Students write 8 answers.
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Worksheet
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Worksheet
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
For this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.
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Worksheet
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.
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Lesson Plan
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We Flew With a Baboon

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
More vowels? Elementary schoolers recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, kids identify the phoneme and letter combination through...
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Lesson Plan
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Bee a Reader

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use a fun tongue twister to help your class remember the /ee/ sound! With this lesson, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds,...
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Activity
Lerner Publishing

Teaching Vowel Combinations

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Need some fun activities to augment your lessons on vowel patterns and phonemic awareness? Peruse a series of worksheets designed to help little ones with their early reading skills.
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Worksheet
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Sound Sort

For Students K - 1st
In this reading instructional activity, students cut out 8 pictures. Students sort the pictures according to their long or short vowel E.
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Worksheet
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Sound Sort

For Students K - 1st
In this reading instructional activity, students cut out 8 pictures. Students sort the pictures according to their long or short vowel O.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sound Sort

For Students K - 1st
In this reading worksheet, students cut out 8 pictures. Students sort the pictures according to their long or short vowel U.
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Lesson Plan
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Old Ladies Say A?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
The letter a produces so many sounds! Increase your class's awareness of concepts related to reading and spelling. They identify the digraphs /ea/ and /ai/ in spoken language and spelling as a long vowel sound. After a brief discussion,...
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Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness lesson, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Students can...