Hi Friends… UGH….my summer is almost coming to and end and I am ACTUALLY starting to think about my classroom and the first few weeks of school! I basically have my first week planned out, but the second week of school we hit the ground running with content…content….content! LOL! The first week of our reading series expects us to TEACH and REVIEW ALL of the short vowels. I guess “people” expect second graders to come INTO second grade having learned and mastered their short vowel sounds… um… nope! Not even close. So I have to spend some time on teaching them to master their short vowel sounds…in a SHORT amount of time!
I created this resource out of a need in my own classroom and I LOVE it. What I love most about it is that it all fits beautifully into our interactive notebooks. This is what it looks like when they have completed the activity. Then we start Shapin’ Up our Short Vowels!!!!
Lets get started…
There are a few different aspects to this short vowel work. First, the students use a workmat and create short vowel words based on a word family. For Short A, they work on AT and AP word families.
They first build the words on their work mat using the Scrabble tiles. Then they write the words they make in their mini books. When they are done using the Scrabble tiles, I have them glue the letters in their interactive notebooks. It is just another reinforcement on mastering their short vowel sounds and blending sounds technique!
I have to say, for the most part, my entire class had a much stronger grasp on their Short Vowels after we completed this activity.
Some of my struggling readers usually need a bit more time and practice. I focus on this in my small intervention groups. Using manipulatives, other types of hands-on activities, and I also add in my Short Vowel Word Family Tab-Its Book. This is what I use with my students who struggle with learning their short vowel sounds.
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My Short Vowels Resource
If your interested in using this fun and engaging resource to help teach short vowel sounds in your classroom, check out my Word Families Tab-Its® here….
Anywho… I just wanted to give you a little insight into how I teach and review short vowel sounds!
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