On your white boards, write the vowels.

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There are five vowels in the alphabet. They are a, e, i, o, u.

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On your white boards, write the vowels.

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Each vowel has two sounds. We call the sounds short and long. When the vowel has a long-vowel sound, it says its name.

Together, we’re going to say the long-vowel sounds for each vowel.

a e i o u

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Now, we’re going to say the short-vowel sounds for each vowel.

a e i o uYou can remember them by saying the

sentence Ants entertain insects on umbrellas.

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On your white board, write the sentence that will help you remember the short vowel sounds.

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1. Write the vowels.

2. Write the words below that have a C-V-C pattern:kite pal fly sap place tip

plaid

3. Write the rule that you use when you add an ending to a word that follows the C-V-C pattern.

4. Add ing to the word nip.

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