Curated OER
Spinning Short Vowel Game
First graders, in pairs, use spinners to experiment with different combinations of letters. They combine letters and determine whether they have produced a word or not. They construct and record words choosing letters from designated tiles.
Curated OER
Pack Your Snacks and Go!
In this diet/health worksheet, students complete a word search, finding words related to travel snacks, and read a healthy snack mix recipe. Worksheet is 2 pages, 1 in English and 1 in Spanish.
Curated OER
Elements of Music
Students identify three of the essential elements of music: rhythm, melody and harmony. They discover a simple song which will illustrate these three elements separately and bring them together in a final form. They analyze and critique...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Esl /I/ Pronunciation
Video lesson of a mock news report focusing on the English pronunciation of the /i/ sound. [7:31]
Starfall
Starfall: Sky Ride (Long I Listening Practice)
Learn to say and read English words with long I vowels. This animated storybook about friends Mike and Spike who like to ride bikes provides plenty of listening and pronouncing practice. Great graphics, unlimited repetition, and learner...
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Dealing With Long Words
Don't let long words intimidate. Here students learn to break up long words into syllables.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: I E Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "i_e" to form words with the long /i/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to...
Starfall
Starfall: Make a Word: Long I
Given the letter I with a blank before it and a list of letters from which to choose, students make words to match given pictures. Audio and graphs make this page really kid-friendly. When finished, the game moves on to new letter...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Mike and Mick Long I (With Silent E) and Short I Sounds
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will label pictures with words that contain short /i/ and long /i/. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Cvc Pop
An interactive game where students can practice identifying words with short vowel sounds following the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Students listen to a word and then click on all of the matching words as they float by on bubbles.
Starfall
Starfall: Y Can Be a Vowel
Discover how and when the letter "y" can act as a vowel. This site features an audio and video component exploring this topic. Students and teachers will benefit from this entertaining resource.