Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Variant Correspondences, Fishing for Vowel Digraphs
After teaching vowel digraphs, reinforce the concept with an activity! Young scholars fish from a pile of 60 cards to match words with the same sound. Featured vowel digraphs include ea, au, aw, ow, oa, ai, ay, and ee.
Kiz Club
Long Vowel "E"
Explore the ea and ee digraphs with a activity full of images. For each drawing, kids choose between these two digraphs to complete the matching word and master the long /e/ sound.
Helping Dyslexia
Vowel Sound Posters
Adorn your walls with these posters to support your pupils as they learn various vowel sounds and digraphs. Each poster includes a focus sound (the ai digraph, for example), a large image paired with a word that demonstrates that sound,...
American English
Welcome to the Color Vowel Chart
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...
Curated OER
Beat the Heat
Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....
Curated OER
Peachy Teacup by the Stream
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...
Curated OER
"Ea" Review
In this vowel combinations learning exercise, students respond to 40 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to identify and use words have the "ea" sound.
Curated OER
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...
Curated OER
To the Sea
Improve pronunciation and phonemic awareness in your first and second graders! With this plan, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel...
Curated OER
Old Ladies Say A?
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,...
Curated OER
'EA' Anagrams
In this 'ea' anagram worksheet, students unscramble and read the 'ea' words. Students are given thirty words to unscramble.
Curated OER
'Ea' Missing Vowels
In this phonics missing vowel activity worksheet, students fill in the missing vowels in 30 words in order to form 30 words with the "ea". Students then read the list of words they have created.
Curated OER
EA Words Word Search
In this language arts worksheet students locate 15 words in a word search puzzle. All contain the vowel combination "ea." There is a word bank.
Curated OER
Vowels Practice Worksheet
In this vowel practice activity, students examine 6 pictures, and complete the word that labels the picture. Students select "ee" or "ea" to fill in the blanks in each of the words to complete them.
Curated OER
'Oa' Words
In this vowel combinations worksheet, students respond to 13 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to identify and use words have the "oa" sound
Curated OER
Review of "-ea-"
In this sentence writing worksheet, students read 5 words that contain the vowel pattern "-ea". Students write a sentence using each word. Note: The words are capitalized even though they are common nouns.
Curated OER
Word Family - Long Vowel 'E'
For this ea words worksheet, students trace and write ea words that make the long vowel e sound. Students trace and write 18 words total.
Curated OER
At the beach: ea words
For this ea words worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the blend "ea". Students read a paragraph about a boy at the beach, fill in 15 ea blends, and draw a picture of him at the beach.
Curated OER
Vocabulary Building Activity: ea
In this ea words worksheet, 3rd graders respond to 13 fill in the blank and 6 word scramble questions illustrating their knowledge of ea words.
Curated OER
Beat the Heat
First graders are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, 1st graders apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/...
Curated OER
'EA' Decoder
In this spelling code learning exercise, students decode the words to spell 'ea' words. Students spell the 30 'ea' words to improve their spelling skills.
Curated OER
'EA' Crossword
For this crossword puzzle worksheet, students solve the clues to complete the 'ea' words. Students solve 9 clues to spell the 'ea' words.
Curated OER
'EA' Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students find the hidden 'ea' words in the word search puzzle. Students use the word bank to help them find the 30 words.
Curated OER
EA Words
Students determine if the "e" sound is long or short in words. In this language arts lesson, students practice discriminating between the long and short "e" sounds by practicing with word cards that are embedded in the lesson. This...