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Iggy the Penguin

For Teachers K - 1st
Take your young word detectives on a hunt for the /i/ sound. Use the tongue twister about Iggy the penguin to help learners identify the target sound. Then learners are given several words, and they have to use their detective skills to...
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Which i sound is used in the word icky? Kindergarteners and first graders listen to the short /i/ sound. They practice shaking their fingers to indicate icky when they hear the target sound. Then they practice reading a poster with the...
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Word Washer Vowels

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Here is a perfect activity for all your kinesthetic learners. They practice long and short vowel discrimination as they hang out the paper articles of clothing on a clothes line. They each take turns pulling word clothes out of a pretend...
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Short Vowel Sounds

For Students 1st
In this short vowel worksheet, 1st graders will focus on reading CVC words. Students will study 6 pictures and choose the correct word from the word box to write on the dotted lines beneath each picture.
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Configuration Station #3

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students study 6 words in a provided word bank. Students generate sentences, fill in missing words, write rhyming words and illustrate to show meaning.
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Short Vowel Activities

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel worksheet, students place an X through bubbles with short vowel words printed on them. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Identification of Short Vowels

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify words. In this short vowels lesson, 1st graders identify words that have the short /e/ sound. They work either independently or in a small group to sort picture cards into "yes" or "no" stacks depending on if it...
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Short and Long Vowel Sounds for Primary Grades

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this short and long vowel sounds for primary grades worksheet, students look at 15 words and circle the ones that match the sound of the given word, not interactively, with different words and answers available online.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet: Short Vowel Sounds

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary building - short vowel sounds worksheet, students match words and definition, solve definition clues and complete fill in the blank sentences for 24 short vowel words.
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Home Spelling Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include short u words, short vowel words, and short sight words that writers use. Students practice 25 words.
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Short A Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study the short "a" sound. In this word study lesson, students brainstorm words that begin with a short "a" sound and are given a picture of the word. Students play an online game to reinforce the concepts taught.
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Short Vowel "e"

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel "e" learning exercise, students practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that feature the letter. Students bracket the short "e" sound in 5 words. An example is included.
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Short Vowel "o"

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel "o" worksheet, learners practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that feature the letter. Students bracket the short "o" sound in 5 words. An example is included.
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Short Vowels

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics practice worksheet, students examine 5 pictures and identify each picture by writing the short vowel words for each of them on the lines provided.
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Short Vowel Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics practice worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and identify each picture by writing the short vowel words for each of them on the lines provided.
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Short Vowel Words 2

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics practice worksheet, learners examine 6 pictures and identify each picture by writing the short vowel words for each of them on the lines provided.
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Name That Picture

For Students K - 2nd
Second graders look at a small outline picture in this name-the-picture worksheet before choosing the CVC word that names it. They complete 16 examples by circling the correct word.
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Short Vowel Pictures

For Students 1st
In this short u sound worksheet, 1st graders study the pictures and say the name for each. Students listen for the vowel sound of the short u and color only the pictures that contain the short u sound. Students then trace the upper and...
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Short Vowels

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel worksheet, students use short vowel words from a word box to complete a set of 10 sentences, filling in the blanks.
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Short Vowel Oo

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short o sound worksheet, students use the secret code box to help them spell some short Oo words. Students then draw a picture of the four words.
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Vowel Sounds - Short Uu Words

For Students 1st
In this short u words activity, 1st graders use the alphabet and number code to find the words that contain short u sounds. Students write the 20 words on the lines and may use the word bank for help.
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School-Home Links: Short Vowels

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this short vowels with the same ending phonics instructional activity, students and their caregivers read 8 words and then write the 8 words in 1 of 2 columns based on the end sound of each word.
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Short Vowel Words: Word Scramble

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 10 scrambled words. All are simple 3 letter short vowel words. Students decipher each word and write it correctly on the line.
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Snakes and Ladders Game Board- Short Vowel Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
in this language arts worksheet, students practice reading short vowel a, o and e words by playing a game. Students use the Snakes and Ladders game board with words printed in the squares. There are no directions but the rules seem evident.