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Curated OER

Long Vowel Sounds Activity Center

For Students K - 3rd
In this long vowel sounds learning exercise, students place pictures next to the long vowel sound that is in their names. Students put 51 pictures next to sounds.
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Curated OER

Word Family - Long Vowel 'E'

For Students K - 2nd
For this ea words worksheet, students trace and write ea words that make the long vowel e sound. Students trace and write 18 words total.
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Curated OER

Lesson 21

For Students K - 2nd
In this trace and write instructional activity, learners trace and write words that contain the the long a sound and a silent e. Students trace and write 10 words.
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Curated OER

Nouns Ending In "Y"

For Students K - 1st
In this long E sound nouns activity, students say the names of six pictures that end with the long E sound spelled with a Y. Students write the correct word from two choices.
Unit Plan
National Institute for Literacy

Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Go over digraphs, vowel sounds, and affixes with a series of decoding and spelling lessons. Each lesson guides learners through a different reading and phonics skill, building on the lesson before, and challenging them with each step.
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Curated OER

Verbs Ending In "-y"

For Students K - 1st
In this verbs instructional activity, students analyze six pictures. From two choices of verbs ending in "-y", students pick the verb that fits the picture and write it on the line.
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Curated OER

Odd One Out

For Students Pre-K - K
There is one object that doesn't belong in each of these sets. Scholars circle the one that doesn't rhyme, listening for the /o/ vowel sound (long and short) in the others. They connect two of the objects to printing practice,...
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Starfall

My Family

For Students K - 2nd
For this literacy activity, learners practice using the words that end with the letter y. Pupils color words with the long /i/ sound and long /e/ different colors.
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Curated OER

Short Vowels: Read and Color

For Students K - 2nd
In this short vowel activity, learners read words inside of pictures that have a short vowel sound, then use a color key to color correctly. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Does it Have a Long I or a Short I

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students say the name of each of twelve pictures. They identify circle either the long i or short i symbol to tell which sound is in the picture.
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Curated OER

Long Vowel Free-Writing Activity: Long A

For Students K - 2nd
In this long vowel writing worksheet, students say the name of pictures that have the long a sound, then write about the pictures. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
Printables
Make Take Teach

7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
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.
Worksheet
Starfall

Make a Word—Long /o/

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy activity, students write the words that are part of this activity. They write a new sentence and draw a picture for it.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Creaky Door Says "ehhhh"

For Teachers K - 1st
Study the long vowel sound /e/, as in a creaky door noise. Children repeat the sound and learn a chant. They use letters in letterboxes to make words with the /e/ sound before reading a book and writing a message about their favorite...
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Curated OER

Sound Stretching

For Teachers K
In this basic vowel and consonant blending lesson, young learners are shown how to "blend" the sounds of different letters together in order to make a word. Simple words such as, "sun," "moon," and, "ant," are used in a whole-class setting.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Scary, Creaky Door

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pictures using a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter Hunt

For Teachers K - 1st
Students search for and find certain letters, blends, or vowel combinations in words, sentences and paragraphs. They investigate how these letters, blends or combinations are used in "every day" writing.
Lesson Plan
Kelly's Kindergarten

April Daily Resources

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Spring has sprung in your classroom! An entire month of activities relating to spring prompts learners to color, draw, write, and work on phonics. 
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CVC Cloze: Middle a

For Students K - 2nd
In this CVC cloze activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short a sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short a sound as possible.
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Starfall

Pete's Sheep

For Students K - 2nd
In this reading activity, learners assemble an 8 page beginning reading book with controlled vocabulary. The story is about a boy who cannot sleep and resorts to counting sheep. Students color and read.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce the VCe rule (Long i)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students sound out the word "made" as the teacher reviews the rule for silent e making vowels say their names. In this phonics lesson, students continue to sound out words with other long vowels and the silent e, with teacher guidance.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce the VCe rule (Long u, o)

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils say the word "dime" as the teacher writes it on the board and reviews the silent e/long vowel rule. In this phonics lesson, students say other words and review the rule as words are written on the board, first without the ending...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

EA Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. In this language arts lesson, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the lesson. This lesson...