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Short Vowel “A” Activity Worksheets WorksheetShort Vowel “A” Activity Worksheets Worksheet
Publisher
Progressive Phonics
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Grade
Pre-K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Guided Practice
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Year
2015
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Short Vowel “A” Activity Worksheets

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24 activities make up this phonics activity book that focuses on the short vowel /a/.  Early readers take part in tracing, filling in the blanks, coloring, finding differences in pictures, and completing mazes while using letters s, r, h, d, c, n, and m, as well as words at, cat, sat, rat, hat, can, man, ran, nan, had, dad, sad, am, and Sam.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

tracing, tracing letters, short vowels, the short /a/ sound, differences, word families, phonics, phonemic awareness, the letter s, the letter r, the letter h, the letter d, the letter c, the letter n, the letter m

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Print and fold the pages for a book format, or cut along the middle to use each page individually 
  • Assign the activity worksheets as a reading center activity    
  • Send the activity book home so parents or guardians can practice phonics skills with their child

Classroom Considerations

  • Copies are required of all, or some, of the 12-page document 

Pros

  • Activity directions are clear
  • Each activity is neatly illustrated with child-friendly pictures 
  • A variety of activities to choose from makes meeting your scholars' individual needs easier 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.a RF.K.3.a RF.K.3.b RF.K.4 RF.1.1.a RF.1.3.a RF.1.3.b RF.1.4.a RF.2.3.a RF.2.3.b RF.2.4.a

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