A carnival water-squirter letter A sound game where kindergarten kids squirt the targets with the short a and long a sounds, from apple and acorn to cat and cake. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
Using this Long Vowel U Puzzle, students match together puzzle pieces showing pictures and long U vowel sounds.
Using this Long Vowels Mini Pack, students learn about Long Vowels through ten fun worksheets and three activities.
This short and long vowels matching activity helps preschool to 3rd grade children sort picture cards by vowel sound on a mat, with a practice page. Answer key included.
This vowel letter i activity has kindergarten to 2nd Grade children sort under-the-sea picture cards by the short i or long i sound. Sorting mat, practice page and answer key included.
This long vowel o puzzle activity for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade has kids match pictures to oa, ow and o_e words, then sort them. Answer key included for easy checking.
This vowel letter e activity has kindergarten to 2nd grade children sort under-the-sea picture cards by the short e or long e sound. Sorting mat, practice page and answer key included.
This vowel letter o activity has kindergarten to 2nd Grade children sort under-the-sea picture cards by the short o or long o sound. Sorting mat, practice page and answer key included.
Using Long Vowel Sounds Activity, students match pictures to the words in order to build their letter sound knowledge.
Using this Vowel Letter U Activity, students match the short and long vowel U sound cards with the matching vowel crab cards.
This long vowel e puzzle activity for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade has kids match pictures to ee, ea and y words, then sort them. Answer key included for quick checking.
This long vowel o circle the picture worksheet helps kindergarten students listen for long o and circle the matching picture in each row. An answer key is included for fast, easy checking.
Using this Long Vowel A Puzzle, students match together puzzle pieces showing pictures and long A vowel sounds.
This vowel letter a activity gives kindergarten to 2nd grade readers 12 picture cards to sort by the short a or long a sound, plus an under the sea sort mat and a practice page. Answer key included.
This RF.K.3 common core worksheet has kindergarten students say each word and circle the one with a long vowel in every row. A simple answer key is included for quick checking.
When vowels say their own names!
Kindergartners first learn that each vowel, a, e, i, o and u, can make two sounds: a short sound and a long sound. The long sound is easy to remember because the vowel says its own name, like the a in cake, the e in bee and the o in boat. Kids practice hearing long vowel sounds in pictures and words, and many start to see the silent e pattern. The click comes when a child hears "kite" and says, "That's a long i!"
Kindergarten long vowels are about listening. These moves help kids hear the difference.
Kids say the name of each picture and circle the ones with the long o sound. Encourage them to stretch the word out loud. Hearing the vowel say its name is the key skill.
Why it works: the National Reading Panel found that systematic, explicit phonics teaching clearly improves how children learn to read.
Try it withLong Vowel O Circle the Picture WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Kids match puzzle pieces to make long a words and pictures. Saying each word as they match it builds sound awareness through play.
Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withLong Vowel A PuzzleActivitiesOpen it →Once kids know one long vowel sound, mix in others. A mini pack with all five lets them practice hearing and choosing the right one.
Why it works: shuffled practice teaches kids to choose the right strategy, not just repeat one, and it improved test scores in research (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withLong Vowels Mini PackWorkbooksOpen it →Long vowels are lots of fun with these:
ActivitiesKids match pictures by short or long vowel sounds. Listen carefully!
Open Short and Long Vowels Matching Activity →
ActivitiesKids explore the letter A and its sounds with a hands-on activity.
Open Vowel Letter A Activity →
ActivitiesKids match long e words like bee and tree with their puzzle pieces.
Open Long Vowel E Puzzle →Teacher favorites right now: Letter A Sound Game, Long Vowel U Puzzle and Long Vowels Mini Pack.
A long vowel says its own name. The a in cake, e in bee, i in kite, o in boat and u in cube are long vowel sounds.
Yes. Kindergartners learn that vowels have both short and long sounds. Short vowels usually come first, then long vowel sounds.
When a word ends in e, the e is usually silent and makes the vowel before it say its name. Cap becomes cape, kit becomes kite.
Say words and ask if the vowel says its name. Play "I spy something with a long a sound" around the house.
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