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Vowel Sounds
This plan aims to increase the reading proficiency of your fourth grade class. While no materials are provided, a list of activities to practice are included. Various activities include creating songs for short vowel sounds, using cue...
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Color the Bubbles
In this long and short vowel instructional activity, students decide if each word in one of 12 bubbles has a long or short vowel U. Students color the long vowel words blue, and the short vowel words green.
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Color the Bubbles Long And Short Vowel Discrimination-i
In this long and short vowel discrimination worksheet, students study 16 bubbles containing words with long and short i sounds. They color each bubble according to the provided directions.
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Short Vowel Review
First graders practice short vowel sounds. In this literacy lesson, the teacher demonstrates the short vowel sounds, then guides students through practicing the sounds and making words. Students complete a worksheet for independent...
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Short I Label the Picture
For this reading activity, learners use the words from a list to label six pictures within an illustration of a circus show. All of the words contain the short vowel /i/ sound.
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Short Vowel E
In this short vowel e worksheet, learners 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.
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The Everyday Red
Pair a hand motion with the /e/ sound so young learners remember it better! This plan has the class open their "creaky door" whenever they hear the /e/ sound. They'll learn a tongue twister and read the short story Red Gets Fed, both of...
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Initial Sound Recognition Activity for "o" as a Short Vowel
For this initial sound recognition worksheet, students circle the pictures that begin with the short "o" vowel sound. They place an X on the pictures that do not. They examine a total of 11 pictures on the page.
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Long and Short Vowel Sounds
In this vowel sounds activity, students identify the long and short vowel sounds in the given words. Student color the long vowels green and the short vowels yellow.
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Everybody Get Ready
Learners identify and spell words containing the short /e/ sound. They rehearse a fun tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the short /e/ sound. They then read Red Gets Fed as a class. Have your group clap every time they hear...
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Short Vowel I Sound
In this short vowel i instructional activity, students color pictures of animals and numbers containing the short vowel i and read the names. Students color and read 4 pictures and names.
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Short A Label the Picture
In this labeling learning exercise, learners will use six short /a/ words from a word bank to label the proper object on a picture of Appleland.
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Long and Short Vowel E
in this long and short vowel e worksheet, students color pictures of flowers with short vowel e words orange, and those with long vowel e words purple. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Short Vowels
In this short vowels activity, 1st graders study the different pictures and then color each picture according to the 6 directions.
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Short Vowel A
In this short vowels learning exercise, 1st graders look at and say each pictured word. Students listen for the vowel sound of the short "Aa." Students color only the pictures that have the short "Aa" sound. Students then trace the upper...
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Long and Short Vowel A
In this long and short A worksheet, students read the words inside of ten teddy bears. Students color the long A words purple and the short A words brown.
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Identifying Pictures With the Short O Sound
In this identifying pictures with the short o sound worksheet, 1st graders say the word for each short o picture, then color the four pictures.
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Icky Sticky Fingers
Practice recognizing the short vowel /i/ in written and spoken language. Introduce the target sound with a fun tongue twister about Lizzy the lizard. Through matching and listening activities, learners discriminate the vowel sound /i/...
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Home Spelling Practice
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include short u words, short vowel words, and short sight words that writers use. Students practice 25 words.
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The Scary, Creaky Door
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 pictures using a...
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The Big Pig
Young scholars recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Amazing As
Help young readers recognize the short vowel /a/ in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Learners associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Run, Bug, Run!
Now, why would a bug be on the run? Your kids can find out by putting together and reading this cute (and slightly silly) mini book.
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Phonics Coloring Worksheet
In this phonics worksheet, students decided what word on the picture is a short vowel sound. The students color different vowel sounds different colors.