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Isabelle the Icky Iguana

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the sound and spelling of the short vowel /i/. They identify the short /i/ sound in spoken and written words. The tongue twister "Isabelle iguana is in her igloo," and "Tin Man Fix It," along with Elkonin letter boxes...
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Uggy the Umbrella Went Up, Up, Up!

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and practice writing the letter 'u'. With a partner, they...
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Aaa! A monster

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the strategy of phonemic awareness to become better fluent readers. They grasp the concept of short vowels and identify the sound of /a/ in reading and spelling words. A letterbox is utilized within this lesson plan...
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Lazy O

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /o/...
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The Doctor Said Open Up and Say /o/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to the book "In the Big Top," and write down the words from the...
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Egg-stra!! Egg-stra!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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The Big Pig

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Short 'e'

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Here Kitty, Kitty

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Doctor : Open Wide And Say /o/

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /o/...
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Language Arts: Phonemes and Short Vowels

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners identify the short u vowel sound and recognize phonemes in spoken words. By orally practicing tongue twisters, they recognize how to pronounce the sounds. In a written assessment, students examine pictures, name the objects,...
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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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Short "u" vowel

For Teachers 1st
First graders successfully build words containing the short "u" vowel. They connect letter cards with an accuracy of 90%. Students build on phonics as well. They encounter within this lesson sequencing.
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Spill the Beans

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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Animal Alphabet

For Teachers K
Students make a class animal book using the letters of the alphabet. They use a website imbedded in this plan to get pages with animals that begin with any of the 26 letters.
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Book Of Vowels - Long and Short Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study letters. For this vowel sounds lesson, students distinguish between long and short vowels. They work independently to make a book of the two types of vowels.
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Pronunciation Exercises

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this pronunciation learning exercise, students read the short and long vowel sound words and underline those with short forms of the vowel. Students place the words in the chart according to their syllables.
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Short Vowel Discrimination

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars 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. Young scholars complete rhyming activities and...
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Short Vowel E

For Students Pre-K - K
In this short vowel e activity, learners say the name of 4 pictures, all with the short e sound, then color each one. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Weekly Reading Test

For Students 1st
In this reading worksheet, 1st graders are tested on short o words.  Students read and write 10 words and choose 2 words to write three times each.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 1: Short O

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling activity, students learn to spell six words in a list that all contain the short O vowel sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 2: Short A

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling instructional activity, students learn to spell a list of ten words. All contain the short A sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Short i Spelling Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short i words instructional activity, students rewrite the short i sounding words on the lines. Students spell 6 words on the provided lines.