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How Many Feet Will We Meet?
Emerging speakers distinguish between the sounds for short vowel /e/ and long vowel /e/. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise the long vowel sounds, with emphasis on /ee/. They practice reading and spelling a variety...
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A-Okay
Learners distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice identifying words with the...
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We Flew With a Baboon
More vowels? Elementary schoolers recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, kids identify the phoneme and letter combination through...
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Bee a Reader
Use a fun tongue twister to help your class remember the /ee/ sound! With this lesson, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds,...
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Peachy Teacup by the Stream
Help your kids 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 a particular emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a...
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Icky Sticky Fingers
Practice recognizing the short vowel /i/ in written and spoken language. Introduce the target sound with a fun tongue twister about Lizzy the lizard. Through matching and listening activities, learners discriminate the vowel sound /i/...
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Novel Lesson for The Giver
Lois Lowry's The Giver is one of the most engaging and thought-provoking works of literature in the middle school curriculum. Round out your novel unit with a collection of reading activities, comprehension questions, memoir and...
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Peg the Hen
In this language arts instructional activity, students look at pictures and write words that rhyme with "hen". All examples are written in DeNelian font.
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Vowel Sounds - Short Uu Words
For this short u words worksheet, 1st graders use the alphabet and number code to find the words that contain short u sounds. Students write the 20 words on the lines and may use the word bank for help.
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Short and Long Vowel Sounds for Primary Grades
For this short and long vowel sounds for primary grades worksheet, students look at 15 words and circle the ones that match the sound of the given word, not interactively, with different words and answers available online.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short U, Long U
In this spelling worksheet, learners learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of short or long vowel U. Students write the words one time. There are additional suggestions on the page for at-home activities.
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Short A Words
Students study the short "a" sound. For this word study lesson, students brainstorm words that begin with a short "a" sound and are given a picture of the word. Students play an online game to reinforce the concepts taught.
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Short Sound of A Word Shapes
In this word shapes worksheet, students write the 14 short a words from a word bank in the correct word shapes. They work with words such as grapple, cap, math, pattern, and granite.
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Short O Label the Picture
In this language arts instructional activity, students examine a detailed picture depicting a group of animals on a camping trip. Students label six short/o/ nouns in the picture using the word bank.
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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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Phonics
This short, 6-slide presentation provides practice for very young readers in decoding simple words that utilize the short vowel sounds. Words such as cat, sit, hop, and dog are read by pupils.
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Identifying Pictures With the Short O Sound
For this identifying pictures with the short o sound worksheet, 1st graders say the word for each short o picture, then color the four pictures.
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Write the Missing Vowel
In this vowels worksheet, learners study 15 pictures with corresponding word labels, each with a missing vowel. Students generate the missing vowel and write it in the blank.
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short u Words
In this vocabulary building activity, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short u words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as luck, drum, bunch, and hundred.
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Short E Label the Picture
In this reading worksheet, students use the words from a list to label six pictures within an illustration of a circus show. Students may also color the pictures.
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Short Vowels Sorting
In this phonics worksheet, students investigate the sounds of short E, short O and short U vowels. Students read and compare 24 words and sort them into the correct place on the chart.
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To the Sea
Improve pronunciation and phonemic awareness in your first and second graders! With this plan, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel...
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Uh Oh!
Help your elementary learners distinguish between short and long vowel /o/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice reading and spelling words...
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I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream!
Use letter boxes and example words to help kids 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 a particular emphasis on /ea/. They...