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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mixed CVC Words: Middle a, e, i, o, u

For Students K - 2nd
For this CVC words review worksheet, learners examine nine pictures and identify each of them. The words feature the short vowel sounds of a, e, i, o, and u. Children also complete five fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Word Sort

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this word sorting activity worksheet, students look through a story they have read and identify compound words, long e words, verbs, adjective, short a words, contractions, words with wh, feeling words, and words with -ing in the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Building: Short e

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this short e worksheet, students write 6 short e words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Building: Short e

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this short e worksheet, students write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vowels: The Long and Short! E

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long and short vowel E instructional activity, students read the labels under 8 pictures of words with vowel E. Students write the name of each picture under the Long or Short vowel heading.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Peg and Hen

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound.  In this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Everybody Get Ready

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learners identify and spell words containing the short /e/ sound. They rehearse a fun tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /e/ sound. They then read Red Gets Fed as a class. Have your group clap every time they hear...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phonics: Words with More Than One Syllable (CV/C) Rule A

For Teachers 3rd
Knowing basic phonics rules can help learners increase their reading accuracy, pronunciation, and spelling. Third graders practice breaking or chunking words based on the cv/c syllable rule. They take note of where to break each word,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word with the Short I Sound Word Search Puzzle

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short i sound worksheet, learners locate and circle the 20 words that have the short i sound in the word search puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Short Vowel E

For Students K - 1st
In this identifying words with the short e sound worksheet, students read sentences, circle, and print the words with the short vowel e. Students write 12 answers.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Picture the Word

For Teachers K - 1st
This is an excellent way to make onset and rime visual for beginning readers. They examine CVC-word picture cards that are all missing the first letter. Using plastic letters (or whatever you have), they complete each word and record it...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Short e, Long e Spelling Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling activity worksheet, students rewrite the words with short e and long e sounds on the lines. Students spell 20 words.
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Long Vowels

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Keep things short and sweet for your young learners with a simple long vowel worksheet. Presented with four long vowel words with the vowels missing, children must correctly identify and write in the letters that complete each word.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Short "E" Searching

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson which uses resources from the PBS show, Between the Lions to help identify the sound "e" in words that are written, read and sung.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Words with Short A, Short I, and Short O #3

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this short a, short i, and short o learning exercise, students match words to pictures, complete the sentences, label pictures, and more with the short vowels. Students complete 4 activities.
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Worksheet
Starfall

Short E Word Search

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, learners find the words that are in the word search puzzle. The emphasis is upon vocabulary and spelling.
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Activity
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Vowel Picture Sort

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Sound sorting can be a fun way to get little ones phonologically prepared for a life of reading. In this activity, learners sort picture cards based on the long or short vowel sound they make when said aloud.
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Worksheet
Starfall

Short E Label the Picture

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading worksheet, learners 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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Short Vowel Movements

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use gestures to recognize the short vowel sounds.  In this cvc lesson, students use a cue to recognize the vowel sound.  Students practice various words with the cues. 
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Unit Plan
National Institute for Literacy

Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short U, Long U

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students 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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Unit Plan
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Family and Friends: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Family and Friends is the theme of a unit consisting of English language development lessons. Reinforce language proficiency, particularly in family vocabulary, basic needs, feelings, short vowel sounds, blending, reading high frequency...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identification of Short Vowels

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify words. In this short vowels lesson, 1st graders identify words that have the short /e/ sound. They work either independently or in a small group to sort picture cards into "yes" or "no" stacks depending on if it...