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Alternative Spelling
While specific to the spelling needs of a particular class, this presentation could be altered for use in any classroom. The resource focuses on the use of the or, au, ou, and alk sounds.
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Long -oo and Short -oo
When two Os are put together in a word, a long -oo or a short -oo sound are produced. Learners examine two slides that have pictures and decide if the word depicted has the long -oo or short -oo sound. Examples are: football, hood, and...
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Short i Sound Words
If you are teaching your young readers about the short vowel sounds, this presentation could be for you! Sixteen simple, 3-letter words appear in this basic PowerPoint. The i's are colored differently than the other two letters in each...
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Words With Short A Sound
While just a series of slides with lists of words containing the short A sound, this resource would be a handy tool in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. You could use this resource as a quick review of this sound. This...
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Short and Long Vowel Sounds
In this vowel sounds worksheet, students place an X through bubbles whose words contain short vowel sounds and circle those with long vowel sounds.
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Advanced Conversation Quiz #1
In this vocabulary and pronunciation assessment worksheet, students complete 17 problems where they match words to definitions and circle the word that has a different vowel sound than the rest.
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Say and Spell Vowel Digraph Board Game
Students say and spell vowel digraphs by playing a board game. In this vowel digraphs lesson plan, students make a single sound with 2 vowels.
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Reintroduce /ou/
Learners demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Learners identify the words on the board that...
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Introduce /ai/
Young scholars state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson plan, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are...
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Introduce /oo/
Students explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Students listen to the teacher recite words and identify the...
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Spelling List 22: Sight Words, Short /u/ words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, short u words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words.
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Spelling List 20: Sight Words, Long /o/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, long o words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 23: Sight Words, Long /u/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, long u words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 32: Sight Words, /oo/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, oo words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 2: Sight Words, Short i/o/u Words, and Academic Vocabulary
For this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, short u words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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Spelling List 13: Sight Words, Short /ou/ Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ou sounds, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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Short /e/ Words
In this short e words learning exercise, students fill in the first letter to the short e words and then write them 2 more times. Students complete this for 5 words.
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Short /a/ Words
In this short a words worksheet, students draw a line to match the short a words with their pictures. Students complete 5 matches.
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Short /o/ Words
In this short o words worksheet, students draw a line to match the short o words with their pictures. Students complete 5 matches.
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Short /u/ Words
In this short u words worksheet, students add the first letter of the short u words given to them. Students complete this for 5 words total.
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Long Vowel "U" Puzzle
In this long vowel u worksheet, students fill in the missing letters to long vowel u words and match them to pictures. Students complete 18 problems.
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Long Vowel A
In this long vowel a worksheet, students look at pictures and fill in the consonants to "a-e" words, and use learning cards to review "ai," "ay," and "ei" words. Students have 21 cards to work with.
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Minimal Pair Quiz: Ee vs. I
In this /ee/ vs. /i/ worksheet, 4th graders choose the correct word to complete 20 sentences using words that sound almost the same, with immediate online feedback.
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On-Level Small Group Phonics Lesson: ea /e/
Students explore /e/. In this phonics lesson, students decode words with "ea" representing the short e sound. Students read sentences and a short book that includes "ea" word practice.