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Building Long Vowel Words {CVCe}

By thisreadingmama 1 Comment

The transition from short vowel words to long vowel words can be a tricky one for many kids. And the place to start is SLOW. I like to start with studying one word family at a time {-ake is my favorite}, just like I recommend for short vowels.

If you see that your child is catching on quickly, you can ditch the word family studies and move straight to something that I am doing with my kindergartner, long vowel words with the CVCe pattern.

Long Vowel Words - FREE Building Mats for the CVCe Pattern

*This post contains affiliate links.

 

Building Mats for Long Vowel Words

The mats in this free download {download link at the end of this post} are similar to the free letter building mats and short vowel mats that we have done.

 

 

On the download, you’ll find TWO levels of building.

level 1 building mats for long vowel wordsLevel 1 is the one that my Kindergartner is currently working through. I like to use our magnetic letters {we have two sets of these} and a cookie sheet, but you could also use letter tiles, letter beads, or

 

stamping long vowel words

letter stamps. {We used our letter stamps on the 2nd day to get more than one use out of the mats.} Kids can also ditch the manipulatives altogether and simply write the words in the empty space, like NJoy likes to do sometimes.

 

FREE long i mat - level 2We have not used the Level 2 Mats just yet, but they provide just the image with no spellings, like Long i one you see above.

 

More Long Vowel Resources:

Long Vowel Word Study App from This Reading Mama

  • Our Long Vowel Word Study App has interactive word sorts and game-like activities for the CVCe patterns as well as MANY other long vowel patterns. {8 levels in all for only $2.99 on iTunes or Google Play}
  • Roll a Long Vowel
  • Long Vowel BINGO Games
  • Long a Vowel Pack
  • Long i Vowel Pack
  • Long o Vowel Pack

 

FREE Long Vowel Words - Building Mats for CVCe Words

 

>>Download these Building Mats for Long Vowel Words HERE.<<

 

 

 

~Becky

 

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  1. Nicole says

    January 15, 2021 at 9:54 am

    Thank you so much for your wonderful resources. They are a time saver and are a hit with the kids over the years.

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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