On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the short "E" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write their own short "E" word.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the short "I" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write their own short "I" word.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the long "U" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write a long "U" word.

Practice recognizing those short vowel words with this balloon-filled worksheet. This activity boosts reading readiness, and it's lots of fun, too!

This worksheet will help your first grader understand the difference between long and short u sounds.

Kids sort long A vowel words in this worksheet.

Although y is a consonant, once in a while it behaves like a vowel. Help your beginning reader practice sounding out a few of these tricky words.

Use this list of consonant, vowel, consonant words to plan a lesson or project for your beginning readers.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the short "O" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write their own short "O" word.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the short "U" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write their own short "U" word.

Review long and short vowel sounds with your little speller. He'll practice writing out words, using the word bank for help.

Vowel pairs are easier to sound out than they look. Help your first grader tackle the vowel pairs oe and oa with this matching worksheet.

Children practice grouping short A vowels into word families in this practice worksheet.

Review basic phonics with this long vowel quiz. Kids will get a chance to practice doing a fill-in-the-bubble style quiz.

Give them lots of practice sorting short vowel sounds using this fun sorting worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Short Vowel Word Families.

Make sure the vowel teams stay together in this worksheet on syllables!

Help your first grader get to know words with the vowel pair ai, and sneak in some writing practice while you're at it.

Have some word fun! Take a word (like "fast"), add a vowel (like "e") and make a new word ("feast").

Challenge your young students to read words with many different vowel patterns with this fun worksheet. Combining reading and coloring, this activity is a fun way to practice differentiating between long and short vowel sounds.

Help your first grader become a more confident reader by practicing short o word families.

The vowel team "ee" stars in this second grade review. Students will use context clues and a word bank to practice “ee” words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Short Vowel Word Families.

Start with a word (like "cat") and add a vowel (like "o") to make a new word (like "coat") in this cool word game.

Use this resource help your class understand how vowel sounds change when followed by the letter R.

Build phonics and reading skills with this vowel teams worksheet for first and second graders!