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Lesson Plan
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Phonics Instruction: Long Vowel Sound, Silent E

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore language arts by participating in a class word identification game. In this phonics lesson plan, students read several words in class and identify the different sounds between short and long vowel words. Learners...
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Worksheet
Starfall

Short A Label the Picture

For Students K - 2nd
In this labeling worksheet, learners will use six short /a/ words from a word bank to label the proper object on a picture of Appleland.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vowel Sounds -- Short Aa Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this short a word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 20 word that have short a in them in the word search puzzle.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowels practice worksheet, students listen for the short a, short e, short i, and short o sounds in 22 groups of words as they read them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vowel Sounds -- Short Ii Words

For Students K - 2nd
In this short i word search worksheet, learners locate and circle the 20 word that have short I in them in the word search puzzle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

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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Worksheet
Curated OER

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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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Short "u" Sound Words and Drawing

For Students 1st
In this short "u" sound word worksheet, 1st graders write 3 words that contain the short "u" sound. They print two rows of the words rug, bug, and under before drawing a picture of a bug and a picture of the sun in boxes at the bottom of...
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Worksheet
Starfall

Short I Missing Vowel - Block Print

For Students 1st
For this phonics learning exercise set, pupils work with short /i/ words.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Phonics Consonant Blends Workbook Sample

For Students 1st
In this consonant blend worksheet, 1st graders complete words with th, wh, ch, or sh. They draw a line from the carrot next to the words with short vowel sounds to the basket at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Short Vowels

For Students 1st
For this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders listen for the short vowel sounds by saying the picture word slowly and listening for the sounds. Students circle one letter from each column for the beginning, middle, and final sound....
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Lesson Plan
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Suppressing Short O

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the short /o/...
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Worksheet
Starfall

The Amazing Silent E—Changing Short /a/ Words

For Students K - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students learn the amazing power of the silent E to change short vowel /a/ words to long sounds. Students change two words and then write sentences for each.
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Worksheet
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Phonics Coloring Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students decided what word on the picture is a short vowel sound.  The students color different vowel sounds different colors. 
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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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Activity
Mari

Word Herd

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Practice r-controlled vowels with a phonics game and worksheet. After rolling the dice, kids land on spaces on the game board and then find the matching r-controlled word in their stack of cards.
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Lesson Plan
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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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Worksheet
Starfall

Peg the Hen

For Students K - 2nd
In this phonics activity, students investigate the sound of the short vowel /e/. Students rhyme and write words.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

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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Worksheet
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
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How Many Feet Will We Meet?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Emerging speakers distinguish between the sounds for short vowel /e/ and long vowel /e/. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise the long vowel sounds, with emphasis on /ee/. They practice reading and spelling a variety...
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Lesson Plan
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Yep, I'm Ready to Learn!

For Teachers K - 1st
Tongue twisters give young learners an easy phrase to refer back to when learning letter sounds. Use the phrase "Eddy put red bells on everyone's bed" to identify the /e/ sound. Then read Red Gets Fed aloud, having learners nod their...
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Bee a Reader

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use a fun tongue twister to help your class remember the /ee/ sound! With this activity, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds,...