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Words that have a Consonant Vowel Consonant pattern (CVC words) often have the short vowel sound.
Note that the letter A can make a short O sound sometimes. (ball, watch, quality)
short vowels say the sound
WATCH Long & Short Vowels from Scratch Garden (1:55), Short Vowels from Red Apple Reading (3:01), Kids vs Phonics Short Vowels (4:47) Short E & I Sounds from allaboutlearningpress (2:49)
Short and Long Vowel Chart from the Daily Planit.
CVC Words from bogglesworldesl.com can be used to sort by vowel sound
CVC Flashcards from flashcardfox – 75 cards with color pictures & words
Short Vowel Words & Pictures from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Short & Long Pictures & Words (pdf – source unknown)
Short I & E picture sort from tchrgrl
CVC Word Machine from homemade-preschool.com
CVC Word Roller – free from the Daily PlanIt at Teachers Pay Teachers
READ short vowel sentences from stickyball.net, Beginner Books from Progressive Phonics
READ Books: “Gran on a Fan” by Kevin Bolger, “The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug” by Brian P Cleary
PLAY Printable: 123 Flip It game from thisreadingmama
Please note that many online games require Flash and may not work well on some tablets and smartphones. It can be helpful to download the Puffin browser.
PLAY Online Games: Jungle Jumble from pbskids.org, Sliding Beaver from literactive, CVC words at funfonix.com, CVC words at ictgames.com, construct a word & puzzlemewords at readwritethink.org, Word path from learninggamesforkids, & put it on the shelf at kidzpage.com. Hanging Monkeys from literactive, & CVC maker at crickweb. Cloudy Day, Vowel Popper and Vowel Ace at roomrecess.com (choose short vowels)
Active, Board, and Card games at the ABCs of Games For Reading.
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