Lets Hunt For Vowels!!!! By Ciara Carter Audience -2 nd grade students -Average Students (on-level) -Mid-year -About once or twice a week students will have access to a computer at school to complete a phonics instructional activity Environment -2 nd grade students will work in partners -Will work at a computer at school (i.e. computer lab or computers in library) -Students will have speakers at each computer Objective Students will be able to identify long and short vowels and distinguish their different sounds given the long and short vowels and will perform at 100% accuracy rate. Home You will learn about short and long vowels today! This means click to hear sound! Follow Mr. Rabbit Directions Read through the refresher about vowels Next, learn about each vowel and its different sounds Then complete the short activity for each vowel Lastly, take the quiz to check your understanding On your mark! Get Set! GO! Follow Mr.Rabbit!!! First, Lets Review Vowels of the alphabet are A I U EO Say them out loud! The Vowel A, as in Apple Arm Ant Astronaut The Vowel A in words Bat Tap Cab Sat The Vowel E, as in Egg Elephant Eagle Eat The Vowel E in words Dress Helmet Hen Deck The Vowel I, as in India Injury Insect Igloo The Vowel I in words Chick Pig Wig Kiss The vowel O, as in Octopus Ox Olive On The Vowel O in words.. Dog Socks Dot Pot The Vowel U, as in UmbrellaUnder Underline Umpire The Vowel U in words Bug Run Drum Union Short & Long Vowels!!! Follow Mr. Rabbit! Vowels can have a short sound or long sound. We are familiar with both. We just have to distinguish between the different sounds. Hint! To discover long vowels, remember that long vowels are often paired with another vowel! The Vowel A Can have an aa sound or A sound The Vowel A As in Apple or As in Late Cab Take The Vowel E Can have an ee sound or E sound The Vowel E As in Egg or As in Eat Leg Beak The Vowel I Can have an ii sound or I sound The Vowel I As in Igloo or As in Bike Is Light The Vowel O Can Have an o sound or O sound The Vowel O As in Octopus or As in Boat Goggles Load The Vowel U Can Have an u sound or U sound The Vowel U As in Umbrella or As in Union Dumb United CONGRATULATIONS!!! Keep going! You have successfully reviewed vowels and learned about short and long vowel sounds!!!!!! Now, Its Time For Your Quiz! Directions Select the word with the appropriate short or long vowel! Good Luck! Quiz 1.) Which word has a long I? Igloo Bike Is Dig Correct!!! Bike has a long i!!!! Sorry!!! Bike was the correct answer! Quiz 2.) Which word has a short a? Apple Date Bait Late Correct!!!! Apple has a short A!!!! Sorry!!! Apple was the correct answer!!!! Quiz 3.) Which word has a short o? Load Boat Octopus Book Correct!!! Octopus has a short o!!! Sorry!!! Octopus was the correct answer!!!! Quiz 4.) Which word has a short i? Bike Light Fight Igloo Correct!!!! Igloo has a short i!!!! Sorry!!!! Igloo was the correct answer!!! Quiz 5.) Which word has a long e? Leg Beak PenDen Correct!!! Beak has a long e!!!! Sorry!!! Beak was the correct answer!!! Congratulations! You now know and understand the difference between long and short vowels. For example, how the vowel a can have a short sound as in apple or a long sound as in date. Sources octopus-reaching-all-for-ecumenism/octopus-reaching-all-for-ecumenism/ kitsap/2009/04//www.marialiberati.com/2009/02/28/olive-oil-etruscans-romans/ kitsap/2009/04//www.marialiberati.com/2009/02/28/olive-oil-etruscans-romans/ kicker-umpires-negotiate-yankees-taxedkicker-umpires-negotiate-yankees-taxed