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Discriminating Phonemes
Develop the fluency of beginning readers one sound at a time with this phonemic awareness instructional activity. Through a series of whole-class instruction, independent practice, and collaborative learning activities,...
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Short Vowel Discrimination
Students read a Dr. Seuss book and complete activities for short vowel sound words. In this short vowels lesson, students read Hop on Pop and analyze the rhyming words in the text. Students complete rhyming activities and practice...
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Short Vowels
In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders write the letter that stand for the beginning sound of each picture. Students then draw a picture in the box.
Starfall
Peg the Hen
In this phonics activity, students investigate the sound of the short vowel /e/. Students rhyme and write words.
Starfall
Gus the Duck
Students rhyme and write short /u/ words in this language arts instructional activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this short sound of u worksheet, 2nd graders write six words that contain the short sound of u. They unscramble the words. Students write each word in a sentence.
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Long and Short Vowel a
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.
Rock ’N Learn
Shy Tyrone
In this long vowel I activity, students practice reading a short paragraph with several words in it stressing the long vowel I sound. Students cut out and color eight small pictures of words that contain the long vowel I in them and...
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Short Vowel i-Match Pictures and Words
In this short vowel i activity, students name pictures, coloring those that have the short i sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Long and Short Vowel O
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 this long and short u worksheet, students sort pictures according to the long or short u sound found in each, writing the words under the appropriate heading. The worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Peg and Hen
Learners navigate a website to practice the short e sound. In this short e sound activity, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
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Bright Mice
Kindergarten through second graders explore the long i sound. In this phonics instructional activity, they read The Mother's Day Mice, sing "Farmer in the Dell," and play I Spy with long i in order to explore the target sound....
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Rhyming Words: Fox and Socks
What rhymes with the word fox? Actually there are quite a few words that contain the short o vowel sound and rhyme with fox. Pre-readers find, color, and circle the objects in the picture that rhyme with the sly looking fox. They also...
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan
Students recognize and spell sets of words with r-controlled vowels. They become familiar with r-controlled spelling patterns.
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Vowel Sounds - Short i Words Anagram
In this vowel sound worksheet, 2nd graders complete 20 number/letter problems. They match the numbers to the corresponding letters to write 20 words that contain the short i sound.
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Short Vowel Activity
In this short vowel worksheet, students place an X through bubbles that contain words with short vowel sounds and circle bubbles whose vowels have long sounds.
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Color the Bubbles
In this long and short vowels discrimination instructional activity, students see 15 bubbles with words written in them. They color the long a sound words pink, and the short vowel sound purple.
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Bubble Pop-Short Vowels
In this short vowel worksheet, students place an X over bubbles that have words with short vowel sounds printed on them. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Vowels: review of short and long e, o
First graders investigate sounds of short and long vowels for e and o. They develop phonics skills through drill and practice sessions. They use a variety of activities that include games. This is a whole unit plan.
K12 Reader
The Note Was in Code!
While it's quite an ode, this short poem uses the long /o/ sound repeatedly in words like code, note, alone, and phone. Kids read the selection and answer three comprehension questions about the text.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds
First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness lesson, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...
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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.
K12 Reader
Ride a Broom to the Moon
Your class can practice words that contain the long oo sound. Cool! Learners read a short poem that includes many examples of the oo digraph and then respond to three reading comprehension questions.