Students explore language arts by participating in a class word identification game. In this phonics lesson, students read several words in class and identify the different sounds between short and long vowel words. Students complete a...

In this word search instructional activity, students find the hidden "oo" (long u) words. Students are given 20 "oo" words to find in the word search.

First graders identify letters and sounds associated with -ew and -oo sounds. Each learner receives a stack of cards containing these sounds, and they must determine whether the word uses the -ew or the -oo sound. This could easily...

Learners recognize words by common spelling patterns. The teacher reads a poem to the class and look at rhymes for the word moon. They practice handwriting in conjunction with spelling, and they can even write their own -oo- poem! 

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

Second graders review the spelling of words with the long O sound. For this phonics lesson, 2nd graders brainstorm words with the long O sound, gain exposure to common long O spelling patterns and sort long O words based upon the...

In this phonics worksheet, students learn the spelling patterns for long vowels and combinations by analyzing the long vowels chart. Students see the different ways to spell the long vowel sounds and notice words with that spelling...

In this matching long U words with pictures activity, students cut out 7 long U word cards and 7 picture cards, then place the matching picture beneath each word.

In this long u worksheet, students circle picture names that have long u. A reference web site for additional activities is given. 

For this long e words worksheet, students cut out long e words and the pictures they go with, and then match them up together. Students complete 8 matches.

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...

Knowing basic phonics rules can help learners increase their reading accuracy, pronunciation, and spelling. Third graders practice breaking or chunking words based on the cv/c syllable rule. They take note of where to break each word,...

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.

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

Brrr! It's cold outside when it snows. Have your class read this poem about the snow to practice the long /o/ sound, -ow words, and reading comprehension. After reading, they respond to three questions.

In this language arts learning exercise, learners investigate the long /e/ sound by writing four words corresponding to a picture.

For this long A and short A vowel sounds activity, students examine 19 words in a coloring puzzle and color the short A sound words gray and long A sound words blue.

Students become phonemically aware of various sounds that make up written words. This lesson focuses on the vowel correspondence a_e=/A/. They decode the long a mouth moves in words as well as practice spelling the words themselves.

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.

For this long O sound learning exercise, students view the picture "What a Day" to assist them in finding the words to fill in each blank in five sentences. Students circle each of their answers in the picture.

In this phonics word search puzzle worksheet, students use the 15 long u sound words listed in the word bank in the word search puzzle.

In this phonics word search puzzle worksheet, students use the 20 long o sound words listed in the word bank in the word search puzzle.

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 crossword puzzle worksheet, students solve the clues to find the words spelled with y and have a long e sound. Students spell 9 words in the crossword puzzle.