Recognizing Vowels - CCSS RF.K.2.d, RF.K.3.b, RF.K.3.d

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1. Between the Lions: When Two Vowels Go Walking.
Click Image to Enlarge		Here's one of the songs ever PBS's ten-time-Emmy-winning literacy education series, "Between the Lions." "When Two Vowels Go Walking" presents the well-known rule about long vowel sounds in peppy, pop fashion. SEE MORE
2. Cheese Quest Vowel Quiz.
Click Image to Enlarge		This game will cover short vowel phonetics such as /æ/ and /a/ for classroom and home learning. Play short vowel games and help young children to learn vowel sounds. These ESL short vowels aid English in the following areas; segmenting, vowel sounds, pronunciation, grapheme recognition, phoneme identification and whole word understanding for kindergarten kids. SEE MORE
3. Learn to Read - Starfall.
Click Image to Enlarge		Easy to read stories (15 to choose from) that focus on a particular vowel sound along with quizzes on the same vowel. Long and short vowels included. This resource includes voice instructions for students SEE MORE
4. Long A.
Click Image to Enlarge		Listen to the words. Which word has the long a sound? SEE MORE
5. Long Vowel & Short Vowel.
Click Image to Enlarge		Sort the pictures of different items as "long a" or "short a". SEE MORE
6. Missing Short Vowel.
Click Image to Enlarge		Type or click the vowel to complete the word describing the picture. SEE MORE
7. Short Vowel Game.
Click Image to Enlarge		Short Vowel Games: Drag and drop the vowel for each picture.  SEE MORE
8. Short Vowel Sounds.
Click Image to Enlarge		For students struggling to retain short vowels. Gives a soundboard for all short vowels then asks questions for students to find the letter that is associated with the sound/word. Words that begin with sound and words with the sound in the middle.  SEE MORE
9. Short Vowels (Video).
Click Image to Enlarge		Learn about how short vowels are used in writing and speech. SEE MORE
10. Short Vowels a, e, i, o, u, Phonics Practice Activity.
Click Image to Enlarge		Practice the short Vowels a, e, i, o, u, with this interactive phonics activity. Play this game twice to review the 5 short vowels. SEE MORE
11. Sort It Out: Vowels.
Click Image to Enlarge		Listen and sort the list of words. SEE MORE
12. Sorting: Long and Short Vowels.
Click Image to Enlarge		Classify words according to whether they contain long or short vowels. Vowels can be classified into long and short vowels based on their length. SEE MORE
13. The Vowel Song: Long and Short Vowel Sounds (YouTube).
Click Image to Enlarge		The Vowels Song by Scratch Garden teaches the different pronunciation of long vowels and short vowels in the English language. With original catchy rock music that covers all the vowel sounds, this is English learning for beginners. SEE MORE
14. Vowel Ace.
Click Image to Enlarge		Pick any skill to work on, any short or long vowel. SEE MORE
15. Vowel Pacman Maze.
Click Image to Enlarge		Observe the letter in each Pacman game, and help the main character advance to the correct letter in the maze, avoiding being trapped by his enemies. The game asks about the identification of vowels written in both lowercase and uppercase letters.  SEE MORE
16. Vowel Popper.
Click Image to Enlarge		Pop the balloon that contains the word with the correct vowel sound. (Short and long vowels) SEE MORE
17. What Vowel Is It?
Click Image to Enlarge		Which vowel is in the word? This is a quiz to determine which vowel is missing from the word. Each word has a picture to help you recognize the word. Point out the vowel, among the 5 options a and i or u, that this monosyllabic word has.  SEE MORE