In this short vowel e activity, students say the name of 4 pictures, all with the short e sound, then color each one. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this reading learning exercise, students use the words from a list to label six pictures within an illustration of a circus show. Students may also color the pictures.

Students read a poem containing sight words, then match word cards to the sight words in the poem. In this language arts lesson plan, students draw pictures next to sight words on a worksheet embedded in the plan. A good lesson for...

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...

Students explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. In this letter U lesson, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel. Students...

Students participate in phonemic awareness and phonics activities and develop a list of vegetable vocabulary words. They break up words into beginnings and endings, and trace and write the letter s. Students then create a Vegetable...

In this grammar worksheet, students read ten sentences where the vowel is missing in some of the words. They put the correct vowel in the space to make each sentence make sense. Students also identify whether each word is a short or long...

For this short vowel worksheet, students sort words in a word box, placing them in the short e, short o or short u category, 18 words total.

In this short vowel picture match worksheet, 1st graders will draw a line from the wordbank to match the correct picture. All of the short vowels are represented.

In this short vowel word building worksheet, young scholars will add O, E, or I to each word to create a 3-letter short vowel word.

In this short vowel name the picture worksheet, young scholars 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.

In this short o name the picture worksheet, students will choose a short O word from the word bank to correctly name the picture. Then students will draw a picture of hot dogs.

In this short e name the picture worksheet, students will choose a short e word from the word bank to correctly name the picture. Then students will draw a picture of a pet hen.

Learners are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ai/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, students apply the rule for reading and spelling words containing the /ai/ digraph by playing word bingo.

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.

For this language arts worksheet, students study the short sound of "O" by reading the words: mom, top and octopus. Students write each of these words 2 times, then draw an octopus and a top.

First graders recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ spelled ou from the short vowel /u/ spelled u. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...

In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders listen for the short vowel sounds by saying the picture word slowly and listening for the sounds. Students circle one letter from each column for the beginning, middle, and final sound....

First graders recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...

In this vowel sounds instructional activity, 1st graders find all the short vowel u sound words in the word puzzle. Students find 20 short u words.

In this short u words activity, 1st graders use the word bank of short u words to help them unscramble the 20 words. Students write the short u words on the lines.

In this spelling activity worksheet, students rewrite the words with short e and long e sounds on the lines. Students spell 20 words.

In this short o sound learning exercise, 1st graders use the word bank to help them unscramble the words and write the short 'o' sound word on the line. Students write 20 words.

Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words while reading a...