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Short u word search
In this short u worksheet, students search for words in a word search with u in the middle of the word. Students search for 4 words that are not given to them.
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan
Students explore how to recognize and spell sets of rhyming words. They become familiar with short vowel spelling patterns.
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Gus the Duck
Students rhyme and write short /u/ words in this language arts instructional activity.
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I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream!
Use letter boxes and example words to help 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...
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Shake With A
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...
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Bee a Good Reader
Being able to distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e is an important skill. Young readers are introduced to the /ee/ vowel pattern that makes the long vowel sound. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Bud And June
In this letter u worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sound. Students will study 8 pictures and write the word below each picture on the lines provided.
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Short o - Rhyming Words
For this short o rhyming practice worksheet, students study the 28 examples of words that feature the short o sound and that rhyme.
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Short a - Rhyming Words
In this short a rhyming practice worksheet, students study the 28 examples of words that feature the short a sound and that rhyme.
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Short i - Rhyming Words
For this short i rhyming practice worksheet, students study the 28 examples of words that feature the short i sound and that rhyme.
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Short e - Rhyming Words
In this short e rhyming practice worksheet, students study the 28 examples of words that feature the short e sound and that rhyme.
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Ehhh...What'd you say?
Practice pronouncing and spelling words with the /e/ sound with spellers. They blend phonemes with spelling maps to master important representation and letter symbol of the short vowel /e/. They also make sock puppets and study the...
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Authors Tell Different Stories
The story of Cinderella is a popular one! So much so, there are multiple versions of the story being told around the world. With this collection of activities your young readers receive background information about two versions...
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Word Sort
In this word sorting activity worksheet, students look through a story they have read and identify compound words, long e words, verbs, adjective, short a words, contractions, words with wh, feeling words, and words with -ing in the...
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Peg the Hen
In this language arts instructional activity, students look at pictures and write words that rhyme with "hen". All examples are written in DeNelian font.
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Phonics Test #30 - (End of the Year Review)
In this recognizing vowel sounds worksheet, students read the first word on each line, determine its underlined vowel sound, and identify the other word that has the same sound. Students circle 65 words.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds: Springtime Bouquet
For this vowel worksheet, students fill in the beginning and ending letters of 7 consonant-vowel-consonant words to complete the word. All words have the short vowel sound "u" in the middle.
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Peg and Hen
Learners navigate a website to practice the short e sound. In this short e sound activity, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
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Long -oo and Short -oo
When two Os are put together in a word, a long -oo or a short -oo sound are produced. Learners examine two slides that have pictures and decide if the word depicted has the long -oo or short -oo sound. Examples are: football, hood, and...
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CVC Words
Have your class practice simple words with the short i sound. This is a quick and easy way for learners to practice reading skills. It could be used as a whole group or independent activity.
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Ships with Short Vowels
For this phonics worksheet, 1st graders read ten words with either short a or short o. The words are listed on colored ships which can be cut and used for a phonics sorting game.
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Short I/Short U Name the Picture
In this short vowel name the picture worksheet, learners will choose a short I or short U word from the word bank to correctly name the picture. Then students will draw a picture of a kid on the bus.
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Practice Book O
Whether you need resources for reading comprehension, literary analysis, phonics, vocabulary, or text features, an extensive packet of worksheets is sure to fit your needs. Based on a fifth-grade curriculum but applicable to any level of...
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Bright Mice
Kindergarten through second graders explore the long i sound. In this phonics instructional activity, they read The Mother's Day Mice, sing "Farmer in the Dell," and play I Spy with long i in order to explore the target sound....