Phonics Level 1 Sound Mat 3: Long Vowels and Other Vowel Sounds
Children and grown-ups see every other vowel sound in English: long vowels, r-influenced vowels and ow, oy, oo and schwa, each with spellings and example words.
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Phonics Level 1 Activity Book: Letter Sounds, Blending & CVC Words for Preschool & Kindergarten
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How to use this worksheet
Use it as a reference for later levels. In Level 1, look at it together and spot the words your child already knows.
Materials needed
- None
Extension activities
- 1Find the picture for your child's name sound
- 2Read the example words aloud together
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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