Instructions for this activity

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Instructions for this activity

• This activity can be done with one or more
  students that may or may not have difficulty
  identifying the sounds in words.
• Show the student(s) the slides. Have them guess
  the missing word and identify the missing vowel
  sounds aloud. They can work in pairs and write
  the team response on a white board.
• Take time to model correct speech especially if
  you notice a child is having difficulty.
• Use the primary sources as conversation pieces to
  get the students to use the word orally in
  sentence form.
• Have them say and answer the questions at the
  bottom of the slide. If a child has major
  difficulty reading the teacher may have to model
  it for them.
• Print the photos and have students sort them into
  2 categories (long and short vowels).
• Print the words for more advanced readers to
  sort.
• Continue through the slide show repeating the
  steps above.
• Each image is hyperlinked to the LOCs
  bibliographic page. Here you can find more
  information about each image.
• Additional presentations could be created for
  other vowel or consonant sounds. This version
  was modeled after Jeanne Seabridges lesson.

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Repeat the short vowels sounds.

• Say /a/-/e/-/i/-/o/-/u/

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Long vowels say their names. Say
/A/-/E/-/I/-/O/-/U/
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Youre right!

• Short vowels
• a,e,i,o,u

Long vowels A,E,I,O,U
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_ is for sn_ke
Tell me what you know about sn_kes?
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__ is for s__ndwich
What kind of s__ndwich do you think this man is
eating?
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_ is for sl_de_
If you were on a beach with a sl_de what would
you be doing?
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__ is for s_da
What kind of s_da is this man drinking? What
clue gives you the answer?
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__ is for f__ding.
Why do you think the girl is f__ding this man
soup?
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__ is for fl_g__
Why do you think this fl_g only has 12 stars?
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__ is for sh_p
Where do you think this sh_p is sailing to?
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_ is for s_nflower
Why do you think this flower was given the name
s__nflower?
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__ is for st_plight
How is this st_p light different than the ones in
your town?
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__ is for st_dents
Do st_dents in your class sit in desks like these?
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Essential Understanding

• (K) Understand that words are made up of small
  units of sound and that these sounds can be
  blended to make a word
• (1) understand that knowledge of the sounds of
  letters can be applied to read or spell words.
• (2) participate in group activities by sharing
  stories or information.

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Virginia English SOL

• K.7 The student will develop an understanding of
  basic phonetic principles.
• 1.1 The student will continue to demonstrate
  growth in the use of oral language.
• 1.6 The student will apply phonetic principles to
  read and spell.
• 2.3 The student will use oral communication
  skills.
• 3.3 The student will apply word-analysis skills
  when reading.