With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...

In this long and short I vowels worksheet, students analyze 12 pictures and label them with words that contain vowel I. Students color the long vowel pictures and circle the short vowel pictures.

In this phonics activity, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.

In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.

In this short A puzzle game activity, students match 24 short A words with the pictures on puzzle pieces that the teacher has printed, cut and laminated. 

Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....

This set of daily spelling activities is intended for use with the story, Little Rabbit's Tale. Learners use the high frequency and spelling words found in the story to complete 4 different activities. They write the long e...

Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this lesson allows beginning readers to practice isolating...

First graders demonstrate their ability to read with fluency, accuracy, and comprehension through phonemic awareness. They use a color-coding system to master the long and short vowel sounds and develop their skills in listening and...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words that contain the ee and ea correspondence. Students then read the book "Tea For Three" with a...

For this long vowel I activity, students complete a crossword puzzle from a word bank containing eight words containing the long vowel I in them.

In this letter a worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sounds. Students will study 12 pictures and decide if the word contains a long or short sound and circle the correct answer accordingly.

In this long vowel O activity, students determine which shapes on the page contain words with the long vowel O sound. Then, they cut them out and glue them together on another piece of paper to create a scarecrow.

Students distinguish minor differences between English vowel sounds.

Students study four words with the long /i/ sound in this language arts worksheet. Students trace the words and then form them on the lines. Students then write two sentences, choosing from the words they wrote.

For this long O sound learning exercise, students view the picture "What a Day" to assist them in finding the words to fill in each blank in five sentences. Students circle each of their answers in the picture.

In this short vowel worksheet, students place an X through bubbles with short vowel words printed on them. A website reference for additional resources is given.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students write down 5 vocabulary words on the lines provided as the teacher reads them out loud. Students unscramble 5 vocabulary words and then write each one in a complete sentence.

For this vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 5 words from a word bank. Students fit them into a puzzle, generate sentences, place them in alphabetical order and illustrate them.

For this completing sentences worksheet, students fill in the blanks with long o words and then circle those word pictures hidden in a scene. Students write 10 answers.

Learners state the "ai" long a sound. For this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.

In this long "i" sound worksheet, students put words into the correct column in the chart. Students fill in the chart with ie, igh, and y words. Students fill in 21 words.

In this language arts activity, students study a picture of children at a library story time. Using the word bank of 10 words which end with Y (long /e/ sound), students circle the things in the picture that end with that sound.

In this long O worksheet, students say the name of 6 pictures. Students write the word on the primary lines and use it in a sentence. All words have long O sound.