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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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Worksheet
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Short Vowel "e"

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel "e" worksheet, students practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that feature the letter. Students bracket the short "e" sound in 5 words. An example is included.
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Short Vowel "o"

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel "o" worksheet, learners practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that feature the letter. Students bracket the short "o" sound in 5 words. An example is included.
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Ehhh...What'd you say?

For Teachers K - 1st
Practice pronouncing and spelling words with the /e/ sound with spellers. They blend phonemes with spelling maps to master important representation and letter symbol of the short vowel /e/. They also make sock puppets and study the...
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Beginning and Ending Sounds: Springtime Bouquet

For Students K - 1st
In this vowel worksheet, students fill in the beginning and ending letters of 7 consonant-vowel-consonant words to complete the word. All words have the short vowel sound "u" in the middle.
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Short "a" Vowel Cards

For Students K - 1st
In this recognizing short "a" vowel sounds worksheet, students cut out the penguin with short "a" word cards, practice reading the words, and match the short "a" rhyming words. Students complete fifteen word card activities.
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Workbook
Essential Skills Software

Worksheet Set: Super Phonics Level 2

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Supercharge beginning readers phonics skills with this extensive collection of worksheets. With exercises on long and short vowels, consonant blends, rhyming words, word endings, and much more, this resource is a primary grade teacher's...
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Short Vowel Practice

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel worksheet, students circle words in a row that have the same short vowel sound as the first word. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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A-Okay

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice identifying words with the vowel-consonant-e...
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We Flew With a Baboon

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
More vowels? Elementary schoolers recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, kids identify the phoneme and letter combination through...
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
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.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st
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.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, learners practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.
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Activity
Lakeshore Learning

Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
A hands-on activity brings the alphabet to life in your kindergarten! Fill tubs with items that begin with the same letter or end with the same sound, and let kids make the connections between the items. 
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Under the Umbrella

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the...
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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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Vowel Sounds - Short i Words Anagram

For Students 2nd
In this vowel sound worksheet, 2nd graders complete 20 number/letter problems. They match the numbers to the corresponding letters to write 20 words that contain the short i sound.
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Short Vowel i-Match Pictures and Words

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel i worksheet, students name pictures, coloring those that have the short i sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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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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Rhyming Words: Fox and Socks

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
What rhymes with the word fox? Actually there are quite a few words that contain the short o vowel sound and rhyme with fox. Pre-readers find, color, and circle the objects in the picture that rhyme with the sly looking fox. They also...
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Beginning and Ending Sounds Springtime Bouquet: Short E

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this beginning and ending sounds worksheet, students fill in the letter blanks in each of the 7 words with the short e sound to make the 7 words match the pictures that go with them.
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Short Vowel Picture Match

For Teachers 1st
In this short vowel picture match worksheet, 1st graders will draw a line from the wordbank to match the correct picture. All of the short vowels are represented.
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Which i sound is used in the word icky? Kindergarteners and first graders listen to the short /i/ sound. They practice shaking their fingers to indicate icky when they hear the target sound. Then they practice reading a poster with the...
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Short A Puzzle Game

For Students 1st - 2nd
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.