The Baby Shark Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
A soccer vowel teams game where second grade kids kick the ball at words with ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, ie and igh, like rain, bee, boat and pie. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
The Letter Z Song teaches the Letter Z Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter Z, vocabulary words with the Letter Z sound, and Letter Z handwriting practice.
This Alphabet Micro Lesson is a short 3 minute video that teaches all about the Alphabet, including letter recognition, consonants, and vowels.
A long i worksheet that has 2nd graders sort twelve words by their i_e, igh, and y spellings, then finish three sentences. Answer key included, so students can check their own long vowel practice.
This Alphabet Song A will help your students learn all about the Letter A. This Letter A song teaches the Letter A sounds, including the short A sound and long A sound, as well as uppercase and lowercase letter A recognition.
The Letter E Song teaches the Letter E Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter E, vocabulary words with the letter e sound, and Letter E handwriting practice.
The Letter F Song teaches the Letter F Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter F, vocabulary words with the Letter F sound, and Letter F handwriting practice.
The Letter P Song teaches the Letter P Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter P, vocabulary words with the Letter P sound, and Letter P handwriting practice.
The Letter S Song teaches the Letter S Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter S, vocabulary words with the Letter S sound, and Letter S handwriting practice.
Second graders sort eight oi and oy words into two boxes, then finish four more words with the right letters. This oi oy worksheet includes an answer key for fast, no-prep phonics practice.
The Letter R Song teaches the Letter R Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter R, vocabulary words with the Letter R sound, and Letter R handwriting practice.
This long a worksheet has 2nd grade students sort twelve words into the a_e, ai and ay spelling patterns, then finish three sentences. An answer key makes long vowel practice quick to check.
The Letter M Song teaches the Letter M Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter M, vocabulary words with the Letter M sound, and Letter M handwriting practice.
The Letter T Song teaches the Letter T Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter T, vocabulary words with the Letter T sound, and Letter T handwriting practice.
This long u worksheet has 2nd grade students sort twelve words into the u_e, ue and ew spelling patterns, then finish three sentences. An answer key makes long vowel practice quick to check.
The Letter L Song teaches the Letter L Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter L, vocabulary words with the Letter L sound, and Letter L handwriting practice.
The Letter O Song teaches the Letter O Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter O, vocabulary words with the Letter O sound, and Letter O handwriting practice.
The Letter G Song teaches the Letter G Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter G, vocabulary words with the Letter G sound, and Letter G handwriting practice.
The Letter J Song teaches the Letter J Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter J, vocabulary words with the Letter J sound, and Letter J handwriting practice.
When two vowels team up
Second grade is the year of vowel teams. Kids already know short vowels and silent e, so now they learn that two letters can work together to make one vowel sound: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow. Then come vowel sounds that slide, like oi in coin and ou in cloud, plus r-controlled vowels like ar and er. Kids also learn that some teams make more than one sound, like ow in snow and cow. The click comes when kids try both sounds and pick the one that makes a real word.
Vowel teams are a lot to remember. These moves help kids sort them out one pattern at a time.
Teach one vowel team per lesson. Read words with it, sort them, and write them. Only after kids know several teams do you mix them up. Focus makes the patterns stick.
Why it works: teaching letter sounds directly and in order is one of the best-supported findings in reading research (National Reading Panel, 2000).
Try it withEA WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →A vowel team game lets kids practice reading dozens of words fast. Keep score so they see their progress. Listen for which teams still trip them up.
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 withVowel Teams GameGamesOpen it →For teams like ow and ea, teach kids to try both sounds and ask, "Which one is a real word?" Saying it out loud helps them choose. This flexible thinking makes them stronger readers.
Why it works: using clear, consistent math words out loud is one of the U.S. Department of Education's recommendations for elementary math.
Try it withOU OW Digraphs WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Vowel practice gets much more fun with a little competition.
WorksheetsSort oi and oy words. Tip: oi is usually in the middle, oy at the end!
Open OI OY Worksheet →
WorksheetsRead and sort oa and ow words that make the long o sound.
Open OA OW Worksheet →
WorksheetsFind all the ways to spell long a sounds in a short story.
Open Long A Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Baby Shark Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video), Vowel Teams Game and Letter Z Song (Animated Music Video).
Vowel teams are two letters that work together to make one vowel sound, like ai in rain, ee in tree and oa in boat. Most vowel teams make a long vowel sound.
Second graders learn vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow), diphthongs like oi, oy, ou and ow, and r-controlled vowels like ar, or and er. They also review short vowels and silent e.
Only sometimes. It works for words like rain and boat, but not for words like bread, said or cloud. It's better to teach each vowel team and its sounds directly.
Read together and point out vowel teams in words. Play word sorts and have your child write lists of words with the same pattern. Short daily practice helps most.
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