1. VOWELS AND THEIR SOUNDS Kori McMurray Language Arts 2 nd Grade March 16, 2015

2. VOWEL SOUNDS  What Are Vowels? Vowels include 5 of the 26 alphabet letters. These letters are A,E,I,O,and U. The letter Y is sometimes included, because it can make similar sounds to other vowels. Click the link below to hear the sounds the different vowels make.

3. LONG AND SHORT VOWEL SOUNDS Deciding whether a vowel makes a long or a short sound can be tricky. The following links will provide different rules to determine which one it is, and give some examples of both long and short vowels. Long vowel rulesShort vowel rules

4. VOWEL SONG Watch the following video on vowels and answer the questions on the next slide.

5. Questions Type a word that has the long A sound. Type a word that has the long O sound. Type a word that has the short I sound. Does the word “team” have a short or long E sound?

6. CHICKEN STACKER The game below will help you to identify the different sounds that the vowels make. Click below to begin.

7. SO, WHAT DID WE LEARN TODAY? -The vowels include A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. -Each vowel produces a long and a short sound. -We were able to identify the different sounds that the vowels make, and indicate whether it was a long or short sound.

8. WORKS CITED The Vowel Song (a e i o u). (2012, May 9). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-BLFZyAWs Between the Lions. Chicken Stacker | PBS KIDS! (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.html Explore millions of royalty-free images, illustrations, videos, and music clips at ridiculously great prices. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.istockphoto.com/ ABC FAST Phonics - 11: Long and Short Vowels. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.abcfastphonics.com/long-short-vowels.html HISdwelling Homeschooling Support. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.hisdwelling.com/index.html