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Have students identify vowel teams by highlighting the teams in a word list or passage. Point out to students that they will see some teams only at the beginning or middle of words, like /ai/, while others are only at the end, like /ay/. Other teams follow the same pattern—/oa/ is...
In this segment, we’ll showcase some vowel team syllable word lists sorted by teams. We kept the words as simple as possible for younger readers. These simple vowel team words are easier to decode and provide an excellent starting point for young learners. We’ve organized them by specific...
First graders are first taught short vowel sounds. However, they should also learn long vowel sounds. There are different ways of vowel teams that make a long vowel sound. This quiz shows the different ways to spell words with long vowel sounds. In this quiz, the stud...
Silent e makes the previous vowel long. The wordsbikeandphonehave a silent e at the end that makes the previous vowel long. Vowel teams can make the long sound. Vowel teams work together to make one sound, and usually, it’s a long vowel sound. For example,boatandmeatboth have vowel ...
Here are just three of the many reasons. Thisvowel team gameis a fun Christmas phonics activity for grade 1 students to work on the eu sound in words while having fun this December. Why Should We Work On Vowel Teams: Pronunciation:Vowel teams consist of two or more vowels that work toget...
This bundle below includes all my activities for long vowels, which includes vowel teams for each long vowel sound. Learn more about ithere. Color Coding/Tracing/Isolating One of the first activities I do when teaching a vowel digraph is to isolate that pattern in words with color coding. Pr...
Carnival of Fun: Identify pictures of words that have short or long vowel sounds. Garden Vowels: Plant a family vegetable garden to learn all about vowel teams. Vowel Sound Fireworks: Launch the correct vowel teams into the sky to see a dazzling display! 3...
Decode words with vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds using this set of 26 dominoes.1 pageGrades: 1 - 2 teaching resource Building Sundaes Game - Vowel Teams (AI, AY, EE, and EA) Decode words with ay, ai, ea, and ee long vowel teams by crafting cute desserts!1 ...
Ready to teach another phonics skill? We’ve got a post for that! Hard & Soft C/G Multisensory Phonics Activities Silent Letters Short Vowels Short Vowel Digraphs Long Vowels Vowel Teams Teaching Vowel Teams Diphthongs Inflected Endings