Create and Play Short Vowel Game I am always looking for new and different ways to teach, reteach and solidify short vowels sounds in my students. Recently, I created these short vowel friends and introduced them to my class. They … Continue reading
FREE Short Vowel Word Families Flip Books A gift for you all! 5 FREE Short vowel flip books to go with your spelling and reading programs. These flip books go especially well with Words Their Ways Letter Name Sorts for … Continue reading
Mixed Short Vowel Games These games are created to help students practice their short vowel sounds. The first game practices just short o, a and i and the second game adds in short u. Both games work well with Words … Continue reading
Short Vowel Memory Game Materials Templates (see image below) Scissors Card stock Preparation Print the templates. Print one colored background on the back of the pictures cards and the other background on the back of the short vowel sound cards. … Continue reading
Short Vowel Bingo Game I am very excited to share this short vowel bingo game I created. Super easy to play- just print it, put it together and play! Perfect for young children who are just learning their short … Continue reading
Halloween Candy: Short Vowel Graph As I have said before, I am one to pick out my Halloween candy pretty early and usually have to buy more before the big day arrives. That may not be good for the waistline, … Continue reading
Bottle Caps ABCs Many thanks to my local Starbucks for collecting all these caps for me. If you are interested in trying these activities or Bottle Cap Math, ask your local coffee shop to save some for you! Bottle Caps … Continue reading
Word Family Practice Tube There I was– faced with another empty container that I just couldn’t throw away. It was calling to me– “Make me into something wonderful.” I answered, “I will!” And then walked away thinking what the heck … Continue reading
Around the Table ABC Last night I cut out some letters for my son and threw them on the table. I was planning on thinking of a few activities we could do with the letters to practice his letter … Continue reading
Ideas for Teaching Your Child the Alphabet I recently had a dear friend ask me for some suggestions for helping her son recognize the letters of the alphabet. I proceeded to write a lengthy email with all my best ideas … Continue reading
Short Vowel Flip Book This is one of my very favorite short vowel activities. I will preface that by saying I did NOT invent this idea. You will find it all over the web in variety of forms and formats. … Continue reading
A Beginning with Short Vowels So I am sure you have all read our post, Teacher Mama: A Phonics Primer, and are eady for some concrete, hands-on activities that you can do with your child at home. So here we … Continue reading