Today I want to show you a printable resource from our collection that will help you explain, display and reinforce long vowel sounds in your classroom.
We have linked vowel teams together into Sound Pals to show students how the different spelling patterns can make the same sound!
Teach one group at a time
Introduce long vowel spelling patterns after single sounds, consonant blends and consonant digraphs.
We suggest spending a week focusing on one group at a time. The other posters can be left up for reference and review, however bring one poster forward to study.
Use the poster to:
- introduce the sound - point to the letters and say the sound
- explain the different spelling patterns making the same sound - e.g. ai, ay and a-e all making the long a sound
- display as an anchor chart when playing a sorting or word matching game
We've included the following vowel teams:
- er/ur/ir
- ou/ow
- ee/ea/y
- ie/igh/y
- ai/ay/a-e
- oa/oe/o-o/ow
- ue/ew/u-e
Included with our posters are:
- word cards for sorting
- cut and paste worksheets
