Vowels long or short

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Vowelslong or short

• a
• i
• e
• u
• o

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Syllables
I Do

• What are syllables?
• Tap a syllable.

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Syllables
We Do

• What are syllables?
• Tap a syllable.
• More examples of words with beats, or syllables.
  Say and tap.

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Syllables
You Do

• What are syllables?
• Tap a syllable.
• More examples of words with beats, or syllables.
  Say and tap.
• Partner shareone word sports words.
• Group share.

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Every syllable has ONE and only ONE vowel sound.
How many syllables in a word? Look for the
VOWEL SPOT!
I Do
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Identify Vowel Spots
I Do

• napkin
• napkin
• nap kin
• read
• read

Letter Tiles
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Identify Vowel Spots and Syllables in
Words
We Do

• basket
• basket
• bas ket
• pen
• pen

Letter Tiles
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Identify Vowel Spots and Syllables in
Words
We Do

• tennis
• tennis
• ten nis

Letter Tiles
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Identify Vowel Spots and Syllables in Words
We Do

• tennis
  tennis
  ten nis

Letter Tiles
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Flip Chart 30
You Do

• magnet zigzag fun
• catnip fantastic rabbit
• This word has _____ syllables.
• I can tell that this word has _____ syllables
  because it has ___ vowel ______.

Model, then partners
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Assess
We Do

• Each syllable has only one _____ spot.
• You can determine the number of syllables by
  finding the number of vowel ______.
• Knowing about syllables is useful because .