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To Make a Cake you must say /A/
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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Phonics lesson for -ew and -oo
First graders identify letters and sounds associated with -ew and -oo sounds. Each learner receives a stack of cards containing these sounds, and they must determine whether the word uses the -ew or the -oo sound. This could easily...
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Bright Mice
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 e, Long e Spelling Activity
In this spelling activity activity, students rewrite the words with short e and long e sounds on the lines. Students spell 20 words.
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Spelling-Long E Words
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 6 long e spelling words. Parents are given suggestions to help students study and learn the words.
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Oh My
Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel sound for o and the long vowel sound for o. Students practice reading and spelling...
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Oh! Let's Go Home
Students distinguish between short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading and spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e...
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Bo Knows "O"
Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel o and long vowel o. Students practice reading and spelling words with the...
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letter a
In this letter a worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sounds. Students will study 12 pictures and decide if the word contains a long or short sound and circle the correct answer accordingly.
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan
Pupils recognize and spell sets of words with r-controlled vowels. They become familiar with r-controlled spelling patterns.
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Rocking Chair
Learners recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the /e/ with its letter representation and identify the...
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Can You Hear the Sound?
Students recognize the short vowel e in spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other short vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Vowel Sounds - Short Aa Words
In this short "Aa" worksheet, 1st graders use the number code and find the letters for each number to spell out the small words. Students spell 20 words.
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Does It Have Long U or Short U?
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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Under the Umbrella
Learners explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They use letterboxes to spell 'u' words, identify 'u' = /u/ in written words, and play the 'Under the Umbrella' game.
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The Doctor Said Open Up and Say /o/
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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Segmenting and Blending Words
Students are introduced to the concept of segmentation and blending of words. As a class, they are shown various words and are asked to determine the amount of letters and sounds in each. To end the lesson, they participate in a...
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Maze Madness
In this vowels sounds worksheet, students examine 6 words in a maze. Students make their way through the maze by following the long vowel and short vowels sounds.
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Segmenting and Blending Words
Students listen to words, then segment them into sounds, and hear sounds and blend them into words.
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Word and Letter Practice #6
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students say the name and sounds of given letters, read simple sentences, practice reading sight words and practice "chunks" of words.
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My Spelling Words-- Spelling List #142
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 12 words. The words are the short vowel words and also the same words with the silent e ending which change them to long vowels. Students write the words and use them in a short paragraph.
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My Spelling Words-- Spelling List #121
In this spelling instructional activity, students learn to spell 6 short vowel words and the 6 long vowel words made when a silent e is added. Students use 2 words in a sentence and alphabetize the list.
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My Spelling Words-- Spelling List #145
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 12 words. Some have short vowels and others have the silent e ending with a long vowel. Students use 2 words in a sentence and alphabetize the list.
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7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters
Review r-controlled words, open and closed vowels, and dipthongs with a set of classroom posters. Each page features one concept with a colorful illustration, an explanation, and a list of applicable words.