More vowels? Elementary schoolers recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, kids identify the phoneme and letter combination through...

The letter a produces so many sounds! Increase your class's awareness of concepts related to reading and spelling. They identify the digraphs /ea/ and /ai/ in spoken language and spelling as a long vowel sound. After a brief discussion,...

It's a guessing game! Can your youngsters guess the word that the clues describe? Can they draw a picture to accompany two of the answers? Have them locate the oa digraph in each written word when they're finished! 

What are the differences between short and long vowel sounds? The class participates in a teacher ledlesson in which they add letters to words as they evolve from a three letter, short vowel word to a longer long vowel word. They...

Use letter boxes and letter tiles (d,a,y,l,p,w,k,f,r,i,t,s,b,c,I) to help your class distinguish between the sounds for short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a...

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...

A collaborative activity challenges young scholars to match medial graphemes and phonemes. Pairs take turns spinning the spinner, naming the letter, and saying its name. They choose from a stack of cards with the same medial sound.

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

Help your kids distinguish between the sounds for short vowel /e/ and long vowel /e/. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a...

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...

This worksheet is straight-forward and easy to follow. Have your young learners look at the words below and place them in the correct category. Does the word have the ew letter combination or a u and silent e combination? For you very...

In this reading learning exercise, students write the missing letter on each line under the picture. Students also find the words in a word search. All of the words contain the long vowel O sound.

In this reading worksheet, learners write the correct word on each line below the picture. All words include the long vowel A sound.

Youngsters practice identifying, writing, and pronouncing long and short i sounds in common words. After cutting out vowel sound cards, they then paste the cards besides appropriate matching words, such as zip, ice, and six.

In this long vowel worksheet, students read and color a set of 8 words with long vowel sounds. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Here is a perfect activity for all your kinesthetic learners. They practice long and short vowel discrimination as they hang out the paper articles of clothing on a clothes line. They each take turns pulling word clothes out of a pretend...

These nicely-illustrated slides should help young learners associate short vowel sounds with words that use them. For example, the short o slide has pictures of a frog, a rocket, and a comet. The short u slide has pictures of a bus, a...

In this language arts learning exercise, students investigate the long I sound by cutting apart 24 word and picture cards. Each word card has a long I sound word; each picture card has an unlabeled color drawing that matches a word....

In this identifying words with the long "a" vowel sound worksheet, students read three lists of words and identify the ones that contain long "a" sounds. Students circle 11 words.

Second graders study short and long vowel sounds. They use a variety of drill and practice software to support basic skills acquisition and simple menus to locate information, with teacher assistance. They watch the movie and listen...

In this writing worksheet, students write the words of 6 pictures. All of the words have a long O sound. Students also draw a picture using 2 of the words.

In this long I words worksheet, students read ten clues to words containing the long I sound. Students color the spaces containing the answers in a spider web.

Some vowels make the same sound, like the vowels in grow and both. Read the words on the left hand side of the page (there are six) and match them to a similarly sounding word on the right hand side. 

A six-week unit wraps up kindergarteners' skills practice in beginning reading skills. Twenty-nine lessons focus on long vowel sounds and 11 tricky high-frequency words. Scholars participate in warm-up activities, introductions to sounds...