Kindergartners practice their vowel sounds and word recognition with a simple, straightforward learning exercise. They read one word in a row and circle the same word in a group of four. 

A vowel sound with its letter jumps onto the screen, followed by other letters that then make up a word. Each vowel sound is gone through once and then the entire process repeats. Finally, on the third round, readers are encouraged to...

The instructional activity is a bit of a hodge podge, but why not? Kids will read seven short o words, find the short o word pictured to the left, color the picture, and complete three basic addition problems. The instructional activity...

An interactive learning exercise in which learners practice correctly filling in the proper long O sound. The blends oa, ow, and o_e are all used. There are ten words to practice with, then learners get further practice with ten...

Here is a worksheet in which young children have to complete the words provided by using the letter i, o, or u. There are eight cartoon drawings that depict each of the words, so figuring out what the word should sound like should be...

Here is a collection of wroksheets that give young readers a chance to practice identifying words that use a long vowel sound. Each of the puzzles, if correctly done, spells out a letter once the shading is complete. While not the...

A good worksheet that helps young readers identify and practice their long /o/ sounds. Pupils consider a list of ten words, and must copy down the words that have the long /o/ sound in the empty boxes provided. A good homework assignment!

For this matching long U words with pictures worksheet, students cut out 7 long U word cards and 7 picture cards, then place the matching picture beneath each word.

In this long O words matching game worksheet, 1st graders cut out cards for 8 long O words and 8 pictures, then match the words with the pictures.

In this finding the pictures of long O words worksheet, 1st graders look at sixteen pictures, circle the pictures of long O words, then color the pictures.

In this finding the pictures of long E words activity, 1st graders look at 16 pictures and circle the ones that begin with the long E sound, then color the pictures.

In this matching long A words and pictures worksheet, 1st graders draw a line from the word to the picture for eight words that begin with long A.

Review r-controlled vowels with this worksheet! Emerging spellers complete rhyming, matching, and sentence complete activities for r-controlled vowel words. Words like door, corn, horse, and store are included. 

Give your class this packet to develop the long e sound, as inteam, feet, and shield. They identify words that contain the sound, complete incomplete words, write sentences with the words, and review each combination. A great practice...

Familiarize your class with the letter combination ue, and distribute this learning exercise. They use a list of six words to match them to their clue. For example, number one says save someone, and the learner must select rescue. They...

Young readers get to color in shapes that have a word with the long a sound inside of it. There are 12 shapes and only six of them should be colored in. Good, basic practice for the young ones.

Which ones rhyme with swing? There are six images and scholars determine which ones rhyme. Two of the words are written out below to incorporate some printing practice as scholars trace the letters to form each single-syllable word....

Put to use the old saying, "When two vowels go a walking, the first one does the talking." Scholars focus on the /ee/ and /ie/ sounds and spelling patterns that create them. First, they label four pictures with the ea and ee spellings,...

These words sound the same but are spelled differently, giving scholars a chance to practice spelling patterns and rhyming words. First they read that the /ai/ vowel sound can be made with three different spellings. Learners label three...

Early readers put their short vowel know how to the test. They read a series of simple cvc words, circle all the words that contain the medial short vowel sound indicated, then write those words in the space provided. Phonics, reading,...

"Eh?" That is the short vowel sound the letter e makes when it is used in the middle of a word. Little ones will draw a line between the letter e and objects that make the short e sound. Then they will fill in the missing e in six...

Introduce young learners to the various letter sets that make the /ie/ sound. They assess 12 different words, then sort them based on their medial letter pattern. Letter sets focused on are, ie, i_e, igh, and y. An answer sheet is included.

Say aaaaa, because today your class will be practicing the short a vowel sound. They complete two activities. First the draw a line from the letter a to the objects that contain the medial /a/ sound. Then, they fill in the missing a to...

Reading often times starts with phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence. Get little ones blending those letter sounds together to read and write simple words. As the teacher sounds out each word, learners count phonemes, and...