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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short o Words
For this vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short o words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as cross, doll, strong, and common.
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Vocabulary Building: Short o
In this short o worksheet, students write 6 short o words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short o Words
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 1st graders write a list of 5 short o words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and complete an "Eagle Eye" activity. They examine a vocabulary word and a list of words that...
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Vocabulary Building: Short o
In this short o worksheet, learners write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.
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Vocabulary Building - Short o Words
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 1st graders write a list of 5 short o words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and complete an "Eagle Eye" activity. They examine a vocabulary word and a list of words that...
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Olly Octopus
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /o/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in...
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It's O-o-o-obvious That You're Sick
Students experience the phonemes and map spellings of the short vowel /o/ sounds in spoken words. They practice matching letters to phonemes to identify the /o/ representations and letter symbols in words. Students work with the Dr....
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Opera Singer
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through listening and decoding activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /o/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pseudo words they read.
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Ships with Short Vowels
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders read ten words with either short a or short o. The words are listed on colored ships which can be cut and used for a phonics sorting game.
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Vowels and Consonants on the Farm
In this reading worksheet, students discover the vowel and consonant pattern in the following six words: pig, cat, dog, hen, and sun. Students write their pattern in a chart.
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Phonics Review: Vowels
In this vowels instructional activity, students view five pictures, write the actual name of each picture on the lines provided, locate and circle/highlight each of the words in a word search puzzle.
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'O-E" Words
In this long "o" vowel sound worksheet, students respond to 22 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to identify and use words with the long "o" sound.
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Vowel Sounds - Short Uu Words
In this vowel sounds learning exercise, 1st graders find all the short vowel u sound words in the word puzzle. Students find 20 short u words.
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Home Spelling Practice: Long I, Long O
In this spelling instructional activity, learners learn to spell a list of 20 words. All contain the sound of long O or long I. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Open Up And Say Ahh
Who has a word that has an /o/? Teach kids this fun song (sung to the tune of "Skip to My Lou") to remember the /o/ sound and words that contain the target sound. Then have learners identify the sound in various words before reading In...
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Finish the Word
In this missing vowels worksheet, 2nd graders fill in the missing vowels to the words and then write the words on the lines. Students do this for 5 words and fill in the blanks to 2 sentences.
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Blast-Off to Blending
Practice working with different phonemes in consonants and vowels. Sounds are written on squares that get put on a rocket to "blast off" and meet other sounds. The teacher first models blending, then reads the new words. Young readers...
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Odd One Out
There is one object that doesn't belong in each of these sets. Scholars circle the one that doesn't rhyme, listening for the /o/ vowel sound (long and short) in the others. They connect two of the objects to printing practice, tracing...
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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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The Coat Got Soaked on the Boat
This silly story of a family, their pet goat, a coat, and boat will capture your pupils' attention as they work on the long /o/ sound, the oa digraph, and reading comprehension.
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Short O Words and Short A Words
For this vowel sounds worksheet, students say the names of 9 pictures. Students put an X on things that have short A names and circle the pictures that show short O words.
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Vowel Sounds -- Short Oo Words
In this short Oo vowel sound word search worksheet, learners locate and circle the 20 short Oo words in the word search puzzle.
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Vowel Sound -- Short Ee
For this short Ee vowel sound word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 20 short Ee words in the word search puzzle.
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Vowel Sounds -- Short Ii Words
In this short i word search worksheet, learners locate and circle the 20 word that have short I in them in the word search puzzle.