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Week 01 · Short Vowel Camp

Monday

Five vowels
// a, e, i, o and u in short words
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Five vowels

Chris the Coyote here. The Sound Trail goes on!

Ferris the Fox opens the Sound Map.

"Every word has a vowel," says Ferris. "Let us find them."

Meet the vowels

The vowels are a, e, i, o and u.

Each one has a short sound.

Cat has the a sound. Bed has the e sound.

Pig has the i sound. Dog has the o sound.

Sun has the u sound.

HEAR IT: THE MIDDLE SOUND
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
hatWhich word has the same middle sound as cat?
henWhich word has the same middle sound as bed?
pinWhich word has the same middle sound as pig?
cupWhich word has the same middle sound as sun?
SEE IT: FIND THE VOWEL
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is the vowel in cat?
What is the vowel in dog?
What is the vowel in bed?
What is the vowel in bug?
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
catWhich word matches the picture?
pigWhich word matches the picture?
bedWhich word matches the picture?
boxWhich word matches the picture?

Build it

BUILD THE WORD CAT
  • Say cat slowly.
  • Tap the letters in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD PIG
  • Say pig slowly.
  • Tap the letters in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
cat, bed, pig, dog, sun
hat, hen, pin, pot, cup
Try it
Say each vowel sound with your grown-up.
Say cat, bed, pig, dog and sun.

Word Spot: after, again

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

After: A-F-T-E-R.

Again: A-G-A-I-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The sun comes out ___ the rain.
Can we do it ___?

Great start! Tomorrow we blend short words.