Reading can be as lovely as a walk through the garden! Sets of flowers host words that share long vowel sounds, which kids match to the correct flowerpots.

Build your class's knowledge with a vowel game. With a list of code words for each vowel, kids begin to construct fences with the words that share long vowel sounds.

Autumn's come early in your classroom! Match leaves with short words to the trees with the correct vowel sounds. A few blank leaves allow you to add your own words to the activity.

Focus English language learners' attention on word stress and phrase stress with a pronunciation chart that breaks the sounds into moving and non-moving vowel sounds. The chart tool uses colors and key words to indicate...

There are multiple vowels that make the /ai/ sound within words; show your learners three of them in this spelling instructional activity. They look at some examples, then complete three sets of words by adding in the vowels to make this...

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...

Kindergarteners identify the long vowel sound /ai/ in speech and writing. The whole class shares the book, Daisy the Snail, then brainstorms as many /ai/ words as they can. The class constructs a word wall with the /ai/ words.

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,...

Scholars show what they know about vowel digraphs with a quick coconut-themed learning game. Players fill in the blanks of falling coconuts to make words with a double vowel spelling pattern. 

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.

Complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound with a focus on words containing the ai and ay correspondence with your readers. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing ay and ai...

Individually, letters have their own sounds, but when combined with other letters, those sounds completely change. Introduce letter combinations with a lesson that asks learners to search for combinations in familiar words and use oral...

Learners state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics instructional activity, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are...

Review reading skills with your class using this colorful presentation. Learners read a series of words missing the letter i. They add the letter and read the new word. It is a quick and simple review of the topic. Note: The...

Spell and read words containing ai and ay. First and second graders identify vowel digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, they practice reading and...

When two vowels go walking, who does the talking? Learners explore this question with several activities featuring words with OA, AI, and EA. The activity includes many fun pictures and requires different skills sets such as context...

In this vowel combinations learning exercise, students note the vowel combination ai as they trace the words snail, train, and rain and read the 2 sentences at the bottom of the learning exercise.

In this diphthong review learning exercise, students record as many words as they can think of that have the ai vowel sound. A chart is provided.

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.

In this vowel activity, students complete multiple choice questions, selecting the word that comes next in a rhyming sequence. Answers and explanations are given.

In this English worksheet, students read a list of rhyming words. One list groups rhyming words with the long a sound. A second list groups words with the long o sound.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ai/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the /ai/ digraph using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "The Long Long...

Students identify and describe the various documents they will need when traveling in the United Stans. They complete forms needed to acquire documentation needed for travel. Students write a description of a travel experience outside...

Students, through teacher modeling and guided activities, practice their word decoding and blending skills in order to become more fluent readers. Reading aloud to a partner, they practice reading smoothly and with expression.