This silly story of a family, their pet goat, a coat, and boat will capture your pupils' attention as they work on the long /o/ sound, the oa digraph, and reading comprehension.

Students 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...

Students determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. In this language arts activity, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the activity. This...

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. Some contain long or short vowel "oo" sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.

This set of daily spelling activities is intended for use with the story, Little Rabbit's Tale. Learners use the high frequency and spelling words found in the story to complete 4 different activities. They write the long e...

Students play a game that asks them to blend sounds and differentiate between long and short vowels. They give clues to one student by sounding out all consonants and classifying the vowel as short or long. The student then blends the...

In this vowel sounds worksheet, students place an X through bubbles whose words contain short vowel sounds and circle those with long vowel sounds.

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.

In this phonics worksheet, students 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.

In this phonics instructional activity, 1st graders practice reading words with short vowels and cvc pattern while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out Xs and Os to match with words on their game board.

Students explore English by completing an interactive language history activity. In this word recognition lesson, students discuss word formations and the phonetic relationship between letters. Students identify the origin of individual...

Second graders study short and long vowel sounds. They hear each word or picture by clicking on it to hear each rhyme. There is also the option of letting some students type their own rhyming sentence in this program. They complete a...

In this long a reading worksheet, students recognize the words that have the long a sound as they read 2 short story selections.

In this long e reading worksheet, students recognize the words that have the long a sound as they read 2 short story selections.

In 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.

Here is an engaging cross-curicular lesson which incorporates elements of language arts and heatlh. Groups of learners are assigned to one vowel sound. They work together to find pictures of food out of a booklet that have the long vowel...

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. All contain the sound of long O or long I. Students write each word one time on the lines.

While it's quite an ode, this short poem uses the long /o/ sound repeatedly in words like code, note, alone, and phone. Kids read the selection and answer three comprehension questions about the text.

Learners recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.

First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. In this phonetics activity, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...

Investigate spelling patterns that make the /oo/ sound in this labeling worksheet. Scholars read a brief introduction explaining the different vowel pairings that make the long /oo/ sound, along with word examples. Then, they...

First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness lesson plan, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...

In this words and letters practice activity, students practice naming letters and practicing sounds of given sets of letters, read simple sentences, and practice sight words. 

In this short vowel worksheet, students read words found inside a picture of a cow, then use a color key to color words with given short vowel sounds their assigned colors.