First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...

First graders 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 /ee/. They practice reading and identifying a...

Students state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.

In this word families "ail" worksheet, students write "ail" next to 15 words to complete the word, all of which have a long "a" vowel sound.

In this printing practice worksheet, students trace and then print four words that have the long /e/ sound. Students then write a sentence with one of the words.

First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness lesson, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...

In this vowel worksheet, students sort a set of words found in a picture of a fish bowl into columns according o their vowel sound. Vowels a, e and i are used.

Phonetic masters identify and recognize short vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights select words. They use picture clues to aid comprehension and construct a story by actively choosing and identifying...

Aim for straight A's in this activity, which provides students with a fun illustration of a park where they find various words with the long /a/ sound (cane, cave, gate, etc.). A word bank helps students to find the correct words....

In this phonics word decoder activity, students use their problem solving skills and the decoder key to decode 20 sets of letters in order to form 20 long o words.

In this phonics crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues in order to complete the word puzzle with the appropriate long u words.

In this long e reading learning exercise, students recognize the words that have the long a sound as they read 2 short story selections.

In this cloze activity worksheet, 2nd graders complete 12 sentences using long u words from the word bank at the bottom of the page. They read each sentence before adding the word that makes sense.

In this long vowel writing worksheet, students read a paragraph about when they are sick. The paragraph has 6 blanks in which students fill in the correct words, which are all located in a word bank at the bottom of the page. These words...

Young readers are exposed to the vowel-consonant-e rule in reading. They see how, by adding an e to the end of a word, a vowel sound changes from a short sound to a long sound. This clear presentation should be helpful to your young...

In this long vowel writing worksheet, students say the name of pictures that have the long a sound, then write about the pictures. Worksheet has links to additional activities.

This set of daily spelling activities is intended for use with the story, Little Rabbit's Tale. Learners use the high frequency and spelling words found in the story to complete 4 different activities. They write the long e...

Providing both a history of English before England (Sino-Tibetan, Finno-Ugric, Hamido-Semitic, Indo-European) and a history of English in England, this presentation includes charts and many examples of the changes in the English language...

Students distinguish the difference between the short and long vowel sounds. They practice correspondences that are spelled and pronounced differently working with a_e=/A/ vowel sounds. Elkonin Letter boxes and class set of books are...

Take your kindergartners on a journey to the mythical planet Paz where residents segment words into phonemes, touching parts of their arm with each sound. This physical response to phoneme segmenting will appeal to your physical learners...

For this long O sound learning exercise, students view the picture "What a Day" to assist them in finding the words to fill in each blank in five sentences. Students circle each of their answers in the picture.

In this long vowel sound worksheet, students look at a set of 4 pictures, writing the name of each on a line beneath. All pictures have the 'ea' sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

If used as a quick look at the long I sound, this resource would be a good addition. Although it only has a few examples, it could be a way to review this skill with younger students. There is also a list of sight words that students...

Students 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.