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Phoneme Segmenting Accuracy
Take your kindergartners on a journey to the mythical planet Paz where residents segment words into phonemes, touching parts of their arm with each sound. This physical response to phoneme segmenting will appeal to your physical learners...
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Pete's Sheep
In this language arts learning exercise, learners investigate the long /e/ sound by writing four words corresponding to a picture.
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When I am Blue...
In this phonics practice activity, 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.
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Y Long I Word Search NWB
In this word search worksheet, students locate the long i words that are spelling with the letter y. Students list the words on the back of the worksheet.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short A, Long A
In this spelling instructional activity, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have both long and short sound of vowel A. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities listed.
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Introduce /ai/
Young scholars state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.
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Beat the Heat
First graders are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, 1st graders apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/...
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Spelling Words for Frog and Toad Together
For this spelling words for Frog and Toad Together worksheet, 1st graders write 5 high frequency words and 10 spelling words, find and write long I and long O words, complete 5 sentences, answer 6 questions from a story and write a short...
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Long or Short Vowels?
In this vowel worksheet, students sort a set of words found in a picture of a fish bowl into columns according o their vowel sound. Vowels a, e and i are used.
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Beat the Heat
Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....
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Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling
Go over digraphs, vowel sounds, and affixes with a series of decoding and spelling lessons. Each lesson guides learners through a different reading and phonics skill, building on the lesson before, and challenging them with each step.
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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.
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Mike and Mick
For this identifying long i and short i vowel sounds worksheet, students observe pictures and write their names, color the long i words, and circle the short i words. Students write 24 answers.
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Shy Tyrone
For this identifying long and short i words worksheet, students cut pictures with words using the long and short i vowels and paste them in categories according to their sounds. Students solve 8 problems.
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Configuration Station
For this vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 5 words from a word bank. Students fit them into a puzzle, generate sentences, place them in alphabetical order and illustrate them.
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Crazy Crossword
For this recognizing long i words crossword worksheet, students use the word box of "ie" words and the across and down clues to complete the crossword puzzle. Students write 8 answers.
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Mike's Kite
Students explore the long /I/ sound as it is used in 'i_e' words. They recite a long /I/ tongue twister and use letterboxes to practice spelling 'i_e' words. In groups, they read a book with several long /I/ words and identify pictures...
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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...
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O No!
First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel O. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
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My Family
For this literacy instructional activity, students practice using the words that end with the letter y. Pupils color words with the long /i/ sound and long /e/ different colors.
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Spelling Connections: Grade 4: Alphabetical Order
In this spelling instructional activity, students number each group of 8 words in alphabetical order and write them on the steps. Students then use picture clues to complete 4 sentences. All words have long vowel sounds with silent E.
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Icky Icky I
First graders review the letter "i" and use popsicle sticks and cotton balls to make upper and lower case "i's". Volunteers make the capital and lower case "i" on the board and then the class discovers the short sound that letter "i"...