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"Name Those Vowels"
Help your class recognize the capital and lower-case forms of the five vowels. They will learn how to make capital and lower-case forms of the vowels and all the rules surrounding vowels. Fun songs and activities are included. Links to...
McGraw Hill
Phonics Teachers Resource Book
Looking to improve your classes literacy program? Then look no further. This comprehensive collection of resources includes worksheets and activities covering everything from r-controlled vowels and consonant digraphs, to the different...
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Word Washer Vowels
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...
Make Take Teach
7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters
Review r-controlled words, open and closed vowels, and dipthongs with a set of classroom posters. Each page features one concept with a colorful illustration, an explanation, and a list of applicable words.
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
First-Grade Intervention
Learning how to read is a big challenge for young learners, but this series of lessons provides them with the extra support they need to succeed. With each lesson following the a clearly outlined format, children are introduced to new...
Essential Skills Software
Worksheet Set: Super Phonics Level 2
Supercharge beginning readers phonics skills with this extensive collection of worksheets. With exercises on long and short vowels, consonant blends, rhyming words, word endings, and much more, this resource is a primary grade teacher's...
Curated OER
School-Home Links: Vowel Sounds
In this vowel sounds worksheet, students first name the picture and then circle the word that matches. Students say the word aloud and listen for the vowel sound.
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Missing Diphthongs - oo or ou
In this grammar activity, 2nd graders insert the missing diphthongs in 6 words. They work with the oo or ou diphthongs in words such as house, food, book and moon.
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School-Home Links: Vowel Blends
In this vowel 'oi' blend worksheet, students learn that two vowels can go together to make a new sound. Students trace the name of the words to the pictures and read aloud each 'oi' vowel blend. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Vowel Combinations: ou
In this vowel combinations worksheet, students note the vowel combination ou as they trace the words mouse, house, and cloud and read the 2 sentences at the bottom of the worksheet.
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Rhyming Words
In this rhyming worksheet, students read groups of rhyming words. The first list included words with the sound you hear in by. A second list has rhyming words with the sound you hear in cow.
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Rhyming Words
In this English worksheet, students read a list of rhyming words. One list groups rhyming words with the long a sound. A second list groups words with the long o sound.
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Diphthongs Oi and Oy
For this oi and oy words worksheet, 1st graders read the sentences and circle the oi or oy word that best completes the 10 sentences.
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Diphthongs
Second graders examine and identify the diphthongs /oi/ and /oy/. They discuss the two ways that this sound is spelled and read words containing this vowel combination, create a list of words with /oi/ and /oy/, and complete a worksheet.
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School-Home Links: Vowel Blends
In this vowel blend activity, students study two pictures of words with the 'oi' blend and write the name of the words on the blanks. Students then look in a magazine for more 'oi' words and write them in the given blanks. Parents or...
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School-Home Links: Vowel Blends 2
In this vowel blending worksheet, students write the name of each picture that uses the vowel 'oy' blend. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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School-Home Links: Vowel Blends 3
In this vowel blending worksheet, students write the name of each picture that uses the vowel 'ou' blend. Student then find one more 'ou' word, write it on the line, and draw a picture of it. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Vowel Combinations: OI
In this vowel combinations worksheet, students trace the 3 oi letters and then the 3 oi words: coin, oil, and point. Students finish by reading the 2 sentences with oi words.
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School-Home Links: Putting Sounds Together
For this sound blends worksheet, students read about the sound blends 'oi,' 'oy,' 'ou,' and 'ow.' Students then examine several pictures, say the names of the pictures, and write the letters on the line under each picture to make new...
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Howwwwl At The Moon
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss what a vowel digraph is and discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students read "The Napping House." They practice spelling words with the /ow/ sound in them. Students read words with the /ow/...
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Sound It Out!
Help your class improve their spelling skills. Learners take a test, are given a particular spelling rule to practice, and play a Bingo game. This employs various methods for practicing spelling skills.
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Sounds and Letters: ou
Explore the sound of ou with your class. Learners read a series of sentences containing words with this sound. Then, they discuss a list of words spelled with an ou. This is a quick and easy way to review this concept.
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Letters and Sounds: ou
Review the ou sound with your second graders. Learners read a series of words containing the ou sound. It is a quick and easy way to delve into this topic. The resource could be used as a whole group or center activity.
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The Squeaky Door
Young readers distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a variety of words that...