Discovering Short Vowel Sounds

KindergartenELA30 min

Learning Objective

I can identify words with short vowel sounds.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

What are the Short Vowel Sounds?

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Guided Notes

6 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • The five vowels are A, E, I, O, and U.

  • If a word only has one vowel, it usually makes its short sound.

  • The short sound of the vowel O is like the beginning sound in the word octopus.

Practice

10 min

3 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Listen to these words and write down the words that have a short vowel sound: sun, cake, fish, tree, cat.

Teacher Guide

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