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Slip It In!

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Bad, bid, bed. Jib, jab, job. Kids practice building short-vowel words with a game that challenges them to provide the missing short vowel in the provided word card.

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Concepts

short vowels

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Laminate the cards to permit reuse

Classroom Considerations

  • The instructions are a bit complex and some kids may need extra support understanding the relationship between the die number and the vowel chart

Pros

  • Templates are provided for the word cards

Cons

  • No template is provided for the vowel chart

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