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Bright Mice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kindergarten through second graders explore the long i sound. For this phonics lesson, they read The Mother's Day Mice, sing "Farmer in the Dell," and play I Spy with long i in order to explore the target sound. Additionally, there is a...
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Blake's Brave Race

For Teachers K - 2nd
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...
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What Do You Want to Do?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This short story activity can be a good way to have learners practice comprehension and test preparation skills. While the passage is short, the 9-question activity can help students cement their test taking abilities.
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Listen Up!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /e/ sound. They practice writing the letter 'e' and making the short /e/ sound. They recite an 'e' tongue twister and practice finding the short /e/ sound in spoken words. They identify pictures of words...
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Spelling: Short Vowel Sounds

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 20 short vowel words. Parents are given suggestions for helping students study and learn the words.
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Phonics Short Vowels

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students study each picture and then circle the pictures with names that have short U sounds. Students put an 'x' on the pictures with names that have short E words.
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Short Vowel Word Building

For Teachers K - 1st
In this short vowel word building worksheet, learners will choose a vowel from the letter bank to complete a 3-letter short vowel word.
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Words that Begin with E?

For Students K - 1st
In this E words worksheet, students draw a line to fill the empty box with the items that begin with the short vowel sound of e. Students find the words eleven, egg, and elephant.
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letter a

For Students 1st
In this letter a worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sounds. Students will study 12 pictures and decide if the word contains a long or short sound and circle the correct answer accordingly.
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Sounds of the Wetlands

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify the sounds of different bird calls. For this biology lesson, students create a sound map. They explain how this method is important in tracking wildlife.
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The Submarine Read Comprehension - Short Stories

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this short story comprehension worksheet, learners read a short story about submarines and answer 5 comprehension multiple choice questions and 5 vocabulary multiple choice questions.
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Language Arts: Becoming Fluent Readers

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop letter-sound correspondence skills by segmenting words according to their phonemes. Using letter tiles and letter boxes, they spell words called by the teacher. After reading several books with the teacher, 1st...
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Vowel Sounds - Short Aa Words

For Students 1st
In this short "Aa" worksheet, 1st graders use the number code and find the letters for each number to spell out the small words. Students spell 20 words.
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Does It Have Long U or Short U?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this long U worksheet, students say the name of 12 pictures. Students circle the symbol for long or short U to match the sound that the vowel in the word makes.
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Red Gets Fed

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice with the strategy that letters represent phonemes and spellings map out phonemes in spoken words. They work on the phoneme sounds of /a/ and e=/e/ in correspondences with reading. Each student also recites the...
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Responding to A Sound of Thunder by Writing PowerPoint Presentations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading "A Sound of Thunder," create a PowerPoint presentation about time travel. They study and utilize a graphic organizer to assist them in preparing to deliver an oral presentation next and finally they print their...
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Vowels: review of short and long e, o

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate sounds of short and long vowels for e and o. They develop phonics skills through drill and practice sessions. They use a variety of activities that include games. This is a whole unit plan.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness instructional activity, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with...
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Maze Madness

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vowels sounds worksheet, learners examine 6 words in a maze. Students make their way through the maze by following the long vowel and short vowels sounds.
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Vocabulary Building Activity

For Students 2nd
In this spelling patterns worksheet, 2nd graders write six words that contain the short sound of e. They complete an unscrambling activity. Students write each word in a sentence.
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Long Vowels

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Now here is a great set of activities that will make learning about long vowel sounds a snap. The activities cover two days and include vowel identification, reading, and several great games. Kids will hunt for long vowel words, play...
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E-E-E-E-Extra E-E-E-E-Effort

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils listen to a tongue twister emphasizing the short e sound. They practice writing the letter e and attaching different words with that sound to it. They listen to a book about a dog that enhances the letter e. They write a...
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The Creaky Door says /e/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the short /e/ sound, and identify the short /e/ in writing. Students read fun sentences from the board which emphasize the short /e/. They stretch out the /e/ sound every time they come to it while reading. They then...
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Aches and Pains

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Being able to distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds is an important skill for young readers. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading...