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Beat the Heat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....
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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...
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Long or Short Vowels?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vowel worksheet, students sort a set of words found in a picture of a fish bowl into columns according o their vowel sound. Vowels a, e and i are used.
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To Make a Cake you must say /A/

For Teachers K - 2nd
Here is a great way for learners to practice identifying sounds made by both short and long vowels. This lesson stresses the a_e=/A/ correspondence along with letterboxes. They read their spelled words, whole text selection and...
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Bright Mice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kindergarten through second graders explore the long i sound. In this phonics lesson, they read The Mother's Day Mice, sing "Farmer in the Dell," and play I Spy with long i in order to explore the target sound. Additionally, there is a...
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Short Vowels Sorting

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this phonics worksheet, pupils investigate the sounds of short E, short O and short U vowels. Students read and compare 24 words and sort them into the correct place on the chart.
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Short Vowels: Short e

For Students 1st
In this short vowel e worksheet, 1st graders complete each sentence by writing the name of the picture word on the blank line. Students find 7 words.
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Long e Vs. Short i

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this long e and short i practice worksheet, learners study 28 examples of word pairs that feature the long e and short i sounds.
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Between the Lions: Exploring Short-Vowel Sounds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review the short sounds of a, e, i, o, and u previously discussed in class. They read and be able to identify words that have short-vowel sounds and become familiar with the basic navigational features of a website.
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Little Rabbit's Tale: 19

For Students 1st - 3rd
This set of daily spelling activities is intended for use with the story, Little Rabbit's Tale. Learners use the high frequency and spelling words found in the story to complete 4 different activities. They write the long e words, fill...
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Blake's Brave Race

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students distinguish the difference between the short and long vowel sounds. They practice correspondences that are spelled and pronounced differently working with a_e=/A/ vowel sounds. Elkonin Letter boxes and class set of books are...
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Short vowel e

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel e worksheet, students read the words containing the short vowel e sound and write the words on the line. Students print 10 short vowel e words.
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Short Vowel e

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this short vowel e worksheet, students color the pictures that's name has the short vowel e sound. Students have 9 pictures to choose from.
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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 Vowel e

For Students K - 1st
In this short vowel e learning exercise, students cut and paste the short vowel e words to match up with the correct picture. Students do this for 6 words.
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Short vowel e

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowel e worksheet, learners read the short vowel e words and write the words on the lines. Students write 10 words.
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Maze Madness- Silent E

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this silent E words learning exercise, students help a child find his way to the playground by tracing a path in a maze. If the word in the maze has a long A, students turn right; for a short vowel sound, students make a left turn.
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Does It Have Long U or Short U?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this long U worksheet, students say the name of 12 pictures. Students circle the symbol for long or short U to match the sound that the vowel in the word makes.
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Short Vowel e

For Students 1st
In this short e sound learning exercise, 1st graders use the word bank to complete the sentences and the picture word to help with the order of the sentence.
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Phonics Short Vowels

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students study each picture and then circle the pictures with names that have short U sounds. Students put an 'x' on the pictures with names that have short E words.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short e

For Students 3rd
In this short e vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders respond to 21 questions by filling in the blanks with the correct word or letter illustrating their knowledge of the vowel short e.
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Home Spelling Practice: Short I, Long I

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have short or long vowel I. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are optional at-home activities as well.
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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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Word with the Short I Sound Word Search Puzzle

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