Long a spelling patterns activities

Spelling. If I'm being honest...I'm not a fan. No, actually, I LOATHE it.

Here's a useful word list with long vowel sounds to use with your ESL students.

Check out the newest addition to my collection of free spelling games. It's the Train Game! Perfect for reviewing long a spelling patterns. The game was adapted from The Train Station Game, which is included

Many of my first and second friends are now working with long vowel sounds. Those vowels can be so tricky as sometimes the vowel says a short sound and sometimes a long sound, and then to top it off, there are several different spelling patterns for long vowels. When our young readers are learning these […]

We know that the long i sound says its name. But how many ways are there to spell this long vowel sound? There are FIVE different ways to spell the long i sound. (I include 6 examples in the chart below because of the two different spelling rules — or generalizations — about the i spelling pat

Learn how to teach long vowel sounds with these amazing tips, free activities, and handy downloadable chart.

Long O can be a tricky sound to teach because there are a few different ways to spell it. But I'm breaking down how you can easily teach this sound and all its spelling patterns.

Make spelling practice fun with this collection of roll & write games for long vowel words!

Practice those confusing spelling patterns for the long sound of i with this free board game! Includes 72 long i word cards, great for word sorts, too. Keep learning fun by adding this free game to your first grade literacy centers and rotations. #vowelactivities #longvowelactivities #firstgradereading