Curated OER
Does it Have a Long I or a Short I
In this phonics worksheet, students say the name of each of twelve pictures. They identify circle either the long i or short i symbol to tell which sound is in the picture.
Curated OER
High Frequency Words: lesson 27
In this high frequency words worksheet, learners complete high frequency word activities by writing ou sound words, fill in the blanks to sentences, and answering short answer questions about stories. Students complete 4 activities total.
Curated OER
Color and Read Long Vowel Words
In this long vowel worksheet, students read and color 8 words with long vowel sounds. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Make a Word: Long U by Starfall
Students explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. In this letter U lesson plan, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel....
Curated OER
Peg and Hen
Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound. For this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
Rock ’N Learn
Shy Tyrone
In this long vowel I activity, students practice reading a short paragraph with several words in it stressing the long vowel I sound. Students cut out and color eight small pictures of words that contain the long vowel I in them and...
Curated OER
Eeeeek!
In this phonics practice learning exercise, students examine 10 words placed in a picture. Students color only the words that have the long /e/ sound.
Curated OER
Hay Day
In this phonics practice learning exercise, students examine five riddles and answer each with the appropriate long a-word. Picture clues are provided.
Rock ’N Learn
The Hole Story
In this long o instructional activity, 1st graders will focus on the long o sound. Students will read a short passage and fill in the 5 missing words from the word box to correctly complete the story.
Curated OER
Oodles of Cool Words
In this phonics practice learning exercise, learners examine 7 pictures, record the long u word that represents each picture, and find the words in a word search puzzle.
Curated OER
Hidden Words
In this phonics practice learning exercise, learners examine 5 pictures, record the long e word that represents each picture, and find the words in a word search puzzle.
Curated OER
When I am Blue...
In this phonics practice learning exercise, learners read a story and fill in the 6 words in the story using the words in the word bank. Learners draw a picture of the story in the box provided.
Curated OER
When I am Blue...Long U (ou, ui, ue)
In this long vowel writing worksheet, students read a paragraph about when they are sick. The paragraph has 6 blanks in which students fill in the correct words, which are all located in a word bank at the bottom of the page. These words...
Curated OER
EEEEEK! Long Vowel E (e)
In this long vowel E instructional activity, students help a mouse find some hiding places for his food particles that won't be swept up by a broom. Student's then color in all the things they see in the kitchen that sound the same as...
Rock ’N Learn
Meal Time, Long Vowel O (ol)
In this long O sound fill in the blank and wordsearch worksheet, students complete a story about "Meal Time" using 5 long O words from a word bank. They find the words from the word bank in a word search on the same page.
Learning A-Z
Tips for Teaching: Word Recognition
Learning to read can be exhilarating for some pupils, but for others, it's difficult to get past the frustration of not knowing how to read a particular word. A tutoring resource provides several ways to guide class members into...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Fluency: Word Parts, Speedy Syllables
Prefixes, affixes, roots, and word parts are the focus of a lesson designed to boost scholars' speed and accuracy. Peers work collaboratively to time one another while reading word cards. Answers, scores, and times are recorded to track...
Starfall
Jake's Tale
In this reading learning exercise. learners assemble an illustrated 8 page beginning reader booklet. The story is about a sea bird who meets a whale with the same idea for playing in the waves.
Curated OER
The Creaky Door Says "ehhhh"
Study the long vowel sound /e/, as in a creaky door noise. Children repeat the sound and learn a chant. They use letters in letterboxes to make words with the /e/ sound before reading a book and writing a message about their favorite...
Curated OER
Vowels
In this grammar worksheet, students read ten sentences where the vowel is missing in some of the words. They put the correct vowel in the space to make each sentence make sense. Students also identify whether each word is a short or long...
Curated OER
'Y' Long E Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students find the hidden 'y' words within the word search puzzle. Students use the word bank to help them locate the 16 words.
Curated OER
Sound Stretching
In this basic vowel and consonant blending instructional activity, young learners are shown how to "blend" the sounds of different letters together in order to make a word. Simple words such as, "sun," "moon," and, "ant," are used in a...
Curated OER
All Day
In this identifying -all and -al words instructional activity, students use words from a word box to fill in the blanks in sentences and find them in a word search. Students write 12 answers.
David Suits
“Wild Readers” Decoding Skills Lesson Plan
Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this lesson allows beginning readers to practice isolating...