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Curated OER

THE BLENDING SLIDE

For Teachers K - 1st
Your beginning readers will practice blending sounds with this hands-on activity! Each learner gets their own paper slide, cards with consonants, and cards with vowels. Then, after practicing as a class, they can blend consonant and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Secret Code Short E Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short E word instructional activity, students use the secret code box to decode a number puzzle and make a short E word. Students then draw a picture of the word. There are four words to decode.
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Curated OER

Vocabulary Building Activity: short i

For Students 2nd
In this short i worksheet, 2nd graders list seven vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble seven vocabulary words and then use each one in a complete sentence. Students deal with the words if, it, his, will, with, this and wish.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Words With Short "a"

For Students 2nd
In this recognizing words pronounced with short "a" worksheet, 2nd graders spell, unscramble, and create sentences using the short "a" vocabulary words add, land, shall, glass, wrap, and catch. Students complete eighteen activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spotting Hidden Vowels

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Home Spelling Practice: Syllabication Patterns: Short Vowels

For Students 6th - 8th
In this spelling worksheet, middle schoolers learn to spell a list of 20 words. All words have short vowel sounds with two or three syllables. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are additional at-home spelling...
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Organizer
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Long I and Short I Phoneme

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this long and short I phonemes worksheet, students examine 2 groups of 26 and 23 words. Students sort each of the groups of words into long I and short I phoneme groups using the t-charts.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Short e

For Students K - 1st
In this short e activity, students copy the words given to them containing the short e sound. Students copy 6 words with the short e sound.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Short i word matching

For Students K - 2nd
In this short i words worksheet, students match the short i word with the picture. Students match 5 words to 5 pictures all with the short i sound.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

1st Grade Spelling: Short o

For Students 1st
In this 1st grade home connection spelling practice learning exercise, 1st graders examine 6 spelling words that feature the short o sound. Students write the words 1 time each.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

1st Grade Spelling: Short "a"

For Students 1st
In this 1st grade home connection spelling practice activity, 1st graders examine 6 spelling words that feature the short "a" sound. Students write the words 1 time each.
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Curated OER

Spelling: 1st Grade Short u

For Students 1st
For this 1st grade home connection spelling practice worksheet, 1st graders examine 6 spelling words that feature the short u sound. Students write the words 1 time each.
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Worksheet
Starfall

Short I Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word search puzzle, students search for nine one and two-syllable, short /i/ words. The puzzle, a seven-by-seven matrix, contains words like pin, fin, wig, kitten, six, zipper, dish, and lip. Pictures are placed above the words...
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Curated OER

'O-E" Words

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this long "o" vowel sound worksheet, students respond to 22 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to identify and use words with the long "o" sound.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore phonemes and short vowels. They identify /a/ (short a) sound in spoken words and learn a meaningful representation and a letter symbol for the sound. Students identify /a/ (short a) sound in words. They read "The Very...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Long and Short Vowel A

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long and short A activity, students read the words inside of ten teddy bears. Students color the long A words purple and the short A words brown.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling Words for Plants Can't Jump

For Students 1st
In this spelling words for Plants Can't Jump activity, 1st graders write 6 high frequency and 10 spelling words, then fill in the blanks with letters and words, and read sentences over a period of 4 days with parental help.
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Achieve3000

Discriminating Phonemes

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Develop the fluency of beginning readers one sound at a time with this phonemic awareness lesson. Through a series of whole-class instruction, independent practice, and collaborative learning activities, children practice identifying the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Icky Sticky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Practice recognizing the short vowel /i/ in written and spoken language. Introduce the target sound with a fun tongue twister about Lizzy the lizard. Through matching and listening activities, learners discriminate the vowel sound /i/...
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Curated OER

Open Up And Say Ahh

For Teachers K - 1st
Who has a word that has an /o/? Teach kids this fun song (sung to the tune of "Skip to My Lou") to remember the /o/ sound and words that contain the target sound. Then have learners identify the sound in various words before reading In...
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Discriminating Phonemes 2

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Some sounds sound very similar! Help your class learn how to distinguish between various sounds by following the steps outlined in this plan. The plan includes a warm-up, a teacher-led portion, and details for guided and independent...
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Silly Stories: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 1)

For Teachers 2nd
Kids who need extra support with the concepts in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic unit on silly stories, will benefit from this packet packed with skill builders, activities, exercises, and practice sets.
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Worksheet
Starfall

Peg the Hen

For Students K - 2nd
In this language arts instructional activity, students look at pictures and write words that rhyme with "hen". All examples are written in DeNelian font.