hoophugs313 January 24, 2025
  • When I begin teaching Long Vowel I, I start with a video that shows a few ways that Vowel I can spell its name:

After watching this video, have your student complete the long i word sort.

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Lets dive deeper into the ways that the vowel i can spell its name. I teach long vowel i in this order:

i-e

ie

igh

-y

Here are the steps I use to teach long vowel I:

  1. Listen to the song
  2. Read the word cards from the packet.
  3. Watch and read the story.
  4. Spell words for that skill using the fingers/boxes method.
  5. Play the memory game.
  6. Extend the fun with the extension activities.
  • Listen to the i-e song.
  • Read the i-e words from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • First, listen to the i-e story. After that, mute the story and replay it while giving your student a chance to read it to you.
  • Have your child spell i-e words using the finger counting and sound box method.
  • Play the i-e memory game from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • Extend with KITE activities.
  • Listen to the ie song.
  • Read the ie words from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • This time we have a song to listen to one time then mute and read.
  • Spell ie word using the finger counting and word box method.
  • Play the ie memory game from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • Extend with PIE.

Alligator Pie song

  • Listen to the igh song.
  • Read the igh words from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • First, listen to the igh story. Second, mute the story and let your child read it.

Bonus igh story:

  • Have your child spell igh words using the finger counting and sound box method.
  • Play the igh memory game from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • Extend with LIGHT BRIGHT activities.
  • Listen to the -y song.
  • Read the -y words from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • Listen to the -y story and give your child a chance to read it. It is that same story we used for igh.
  • Spell -y words using the finger counting and sound box method.
  • Play the -y memory game from the Long Vowel Packet.
  • Extend with FLY activities.