It's time for a short vowel check-in! Use this assessment to check your first graders' abilities to produce short vowel words in various short vowel word families.

Short Vowel Bingo, an educational twist on a favorite classroom game. This game helps kids differentiate short vowels from long vowels.

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

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 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.

Distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds is one of the first steps in mastering vowels. Gauge student understanding of long and short vowels with this review activity.

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

Can you tell the difference between a short vowel sound and a long vowel sound? Get a great review with this fill-in-the-bubble quiz.

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

Boost reading skills with an activity in vowel sounds! Match each picture to the word with a similar vowel sound.

Help your first grader practice sounding out short vowels with a fun coloring activity.

Anne the ant needs some help to make it across the pond. Can your child find the rhyming short vowels and help Anne?

Children will enjoy sorting short vowel words with this cut-and-paste activity.

Learn about word families, and practice sounding out short e, with this phonics worksheet.

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

Boost your first grader's phonics knowledge with this worksheet all about the short a vowel sound.

With this worksheet, your child will match picture names to creatures representing short "A" and long "A" vowel sounds, then glue the pictures to the page.

Focus on word families featuring the short i sound with this helpful worksheet.

With this worksheet, kids match picture names to items representing short "O" and long "O" vowel sounds, then glue the pictures to the page.

Practice identifying long and short vowel sounds in this first-grade worksheet! 

With this phonics worksheet, kids match picture names to items representing short "E" and long "E" vowel sounds, then glue the pictures to the page.

With this phonics worksheet, kids match picture names to items representing short "I" and long "I" vowel sounds, then glue the pictures to the page.

Vowels sounds can be short or long. Help your little one see the difference with this phonics worksheet featuring the vowel "A".

Get on board with word families by practicing word families with a short u sound, as in -un or -ut.

This worksheet will help your first grader understand the difference between a long vowel e and a short vowel e.

It's time to check in on those long and short vowel sound skills! Use this fun picture assessment to check your first graders’ abilities to distinguish long and short A sounds.

Understanding the difference between long and short a vowel sounds is an important phonics concept that will improve reading ability.

It's time to check in on those long and short vowel sound skills! Use this fun picture assessment to check your first graders’ abilities to distinguish long and short E sounds.