Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the short /o/...

In this short a sound worksheet, 1st graders say the word for each picture and circle one letter from each column for the beginning, middle, and final sound. Students then write the word in the provided space. Students read a list of...

In this language arts learning exercise, students examine a detailed picture of a child's room. Students use the word bank to label the picture with six nouns using the short vowel /u/ sound.

In this short E learning exercise, students say what each of the nine pictures are, trace and write in the e in each of the nine words and then read out loud each one.

In this short Ee vowel sound practice worksheet, students use their problems solving skills to unscramble 20 words that feature the short e sound.

First graders practice the short o and sh sound. In this phonics lesson, 1st graders listen to the stories Hot Pot: The Sound of Short O by Alice K. Flanagan and Shoes: The Sound of SH by Peg Ballard. They create word webs with...

In this literacy worksheet, learners read a list of short -e words before reading a short paragraph that contains the words. They circle the words bed, get, pet, let, and left, and answer three short answer questions about the story.

In this easy reading instructional activity, students read a list of short a words and a story that includes the words. They circle the words cat, mad, hat, and sad before answering three questions about the story.

For this short -i reading worksheet, students read a list of short -i words before reading a paragraph that contains the words. They circle the words sit, will, with, him, and hill in the paragraph. They answer three questions based on...

In this vowel worksheet, learners sort pictures according to their vowel sound, either long or short o, writing the words beneath the correct label. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

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.

In this short vowels word and picture matching activity, students read 5 words that contain short vowel A or O. Students draw lines to match the words to pictures that illustrate them.

The -ap word family includes many members. This colorful PowerPoint shows five words ending in -ap; each slide also includes a great image to match the word. After viewing this slide show, ask your class to share more examples of -ap words.

In this spelling learning exercise, learners learn to spell a list of 20 words that have short or long vowel I. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are optional at-home activities as well.

Learners recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.

In this long and short I phonemes worksheet, students examine 2 groups of 26 and 23 words. Students sort each of the groups of words into long I and short I phoneme groups using the t-charts.

In this finding short O words and pictures learning exercise, 1st graders cut out 8 short O pictures, paste them on the page and write the three letter word.

In this short A word worksheet, students unscramble 20 words. Students will write the three letter word on the line. There is a word bank to help clue students.

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of either short O or long O. Students write the words one time each. There are additional at-home spelling activities listed.

In this short I review worksheet, students practice the vowel sound as they fill in the blanks in 7 sentences with the appropriate short i words.

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 6 words. All words contain the short sound of vowel A. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are additional at-home spelling activities listed.

In this scrapbook "A":  spell the word worksheet, learners match eight short "a" words to the pictures and write the words on the line.

Students read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...

Learners in this language arts activity examine a picture word bank of nine words with a short /u/. Students locate the words in the easy word search puzzle.