Curated OER
Long or Short Vowels?
Vowel letters of the alphabet and the sounds associated with the vowel are the focus of this instructional activity. Students distinguish between both long and short vowel sounds by reading, writing, speaking, and listening to the words...
Curated OER
Scanning Worksheet-Catullus 58
Your advanced Latin learners mark the metrical pattern in Catullus 58, a poem written by Catullus concerning his love and hatred of Lesbia. Spend time translating the poem so your learners have a complete understanding of the passage.
Curated OER
Long Vowel U Sounds
This worksheet is straight-forward and easy to follow. Have your young learners look at the words below and place them in the correct category. Does the word have the ew letter combination or a u and silent e combination? For you very...
Curated OER
Bee a Good Reader
Being able to distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e is an important skill. Young readers are introduced to the /ee/ vowel pattern that makes the long vowel sound. They practice reading and identifying a...
Curated OER
Spelling Success; Vowel Sounds
There is a big difference between the words bit and bite. Learners begin to understand how to differentiate between short and long vowel sounds as they are given a word with a short vowel sound, and then are asked to add a letter to make...
Curated OER
Long Vowels With Clifford
Learners recognize long vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights words with long vowel sounds. They then construct an original story. They use picture clues to aid comprehension, and match words with similar vowel...
Curated OER
Beat the Heat
First graders are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, 1st graders apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/...
Curated OER
Animal Alphabet
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.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: U E Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of long /u/ with silent e.The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: u_e" lesson.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: U E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate the silent e to form the long /u/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Y, Ie, Ind, Ild Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of long /i/. Words with the letters "y", "ie", "ind", and "ild" are included on the assessment. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: y, ie, ind, ild" lesson.
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Dealing With Long Words
Don't let long words intimidate. Here students learn to break up long words into syllables.
Other
Carson Newman College: A Brief History of English
This site features a brief history of English. Come and check out the links provided within this site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource. It includes time lines.
Other
Armstrong Atlantic State University: English Language
Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Maze Madness: Silent E
This printable consonant blends worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will follow long vowel words that end in silent "e" to complete a maze. An answer key and lesson extension...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Hay Day Long Vowel a (Ay)
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will view pictures and write words that will solve riddles that use long /a/ and contain the /ay/ vowel digraph. An...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Jean and Dean: Long Vowel E (Ea)
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Learners will view pictures and write words that have long /e/ and use the /ea/ vowel digraph. An answer key and lesson...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Shy Tyrone: Long Vowel I (Y)
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will sort words that contain "y" to form the long /i/. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Catchin' Air: Air
This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will identify words that have -air in them. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Ann and Abe: Long a (With Silent E) and Short a Sounds
This printable vowel letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will find hidden pictures by identifying words that contain short /a/ and long /a/. An answer key and lesson...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Ned and Pete: Long E (With Silent E) and Short E Sounds
This printable vowel letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will identify and distinguish between words that contain short /e/ and long /e/. An answer key and lesson...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Mike and Mick Long I (With Silent E) and Short I Sounds
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Learners will label pictures with words that contain short /i/ and long /i/. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Bud and June Long U (With Silent E) and Short U Sounds
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Learners will view pictures and write words that contain short /u/ and long /u/. An answer key and lesson extension are...
Auburn University
The Reading Genie: Making Friends With Phonemes
Superb explanation of phoneme awareness. Content addresses how to focus on individual phonemes, how to make the phoneme memorable, and how to find phoneme in word contexts.