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Here Kitty, Kitty

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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The "M" Sound

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students will copy 5 short vowel words that end with "M". Then students will draw a picture of a plum and some jam.
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The "S" Sound

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students will copy 6 short vowel words that end with "S". Then students will draw a picture of a bus and a dress.
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Spelling List 13: Sight Words, Short /ou/ Sound, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ou sounds, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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National Institute for Literacy

Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

All Together Now: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 1)

For Teachers 1st Standards
All Together Now is the theme of this series of ESL lessons. Provide support to your language learners through games, role play, stories, and discussions all about greeting others, giving commands, telling about themselves, and...
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Scanning Worksheet-Catullus 58

For Students 10th - 12th
Your advanced Latin learners mark the metrical pattern in Catullus 58, a poem written by Catullus concerning his love and hatred of Lesbia. Spend time translating the poem so your learners have a complete understanding of the passage. 
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Doctor : Open Wide And Say /o/

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short...
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CVC Spelling

For Students 1st
For this spelling worksheet, 1st graders will focus on spelling CVC words. Students will study 7 pictures and choose the correct letters for the beginning, middle, and ending sounds before writing the complete word three times each on...
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Long and Short Vowel a

For Students 1st
In this vowel worksheet, 1st graders focus on the usage of the long and short a sound. Students study 10 pictures and write the name of each picture under the correct column for the short and long vowel sound.
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Long and Short Vowel O

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vowel worksheet, students sort pictures according to their vowel sound, either long or short o, writing the words beneath the correct label. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Long and Short Vowel U

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long and short u learning exercise, students sort pictures according to the long or short u sound found in each, writing the words under the appropriate heading. The learning exercise has a reference web site for additional...
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Vowel Sounds - Short Aa Words

For Students 1st
In this short "Aa" worksheet, 1st graders use the number code and find the letters for each number to spell out the small words. Students spell 20 words.
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize and spell sets of words with r-controlled vowels. They become familiar with r-controlled spelling patterns.
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Splendid Sounds

For Students K - 1st
For this short vowels worksheet, learners draw a line to match each of the 5 vowels to a picture that begins with that short vowel sound.
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The Short "O" Sound: Mom, Top, Octopus

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students study the short sound of "O" by reading the words: mom, top and octopus. Students write each of these words 2 times, then draw an octopus and a top.
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Short Ii Sound

For Students 1st
In this letter/sound recognition worksheet, 1st graders say the names of 4 pictures on the page which include a chick, a fish, a pig, and a bottle of milk. They listen for the short i sound and practice printing the letter 4 times by...
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CVC Cloze: Middle e

For Students K - 2nd
In this CVC cloze activity activity, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short e sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short e sound as possible.
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CVC Cloze: Middle a

For Students K - 2nd
In this CVC cloze activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short a sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short a sound as possible.
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CVC Cloze: Middle u

For Students K - 2nd
In this cloze activity worksheet, students use their reading comprehension skills to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short u sound. Students list as many other CVC short u sound words as possible.
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Letter Aa

For Students Pre-K - K
In this recognizing the letter Aa instructional activity, students pronounce picture words with beginning short a sounds, trace, and print upper case A and lower case a letters. Students complete three Aa activities.
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CVC Words: Middle e

For Students K - 2nd
For this CVC words review worksheet, learners examine 9 pictures and identify each of them. The words feature the short e sound. Students also complete 3 fill in the blank questions.
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Short /a/ Words

For Students K - 1st
In this short a words worksheet, students draw a line to match the short a words with their pictures. Students complete 5 matches. 
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Short /e/ Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short e words learning exercise, students fill in the first letter to the short e words and then write them 2 more times. Students complete this for 5 words.