I’ve been absolutely lovin’ those dry erase pockets I picked up at Walmart during their back to school sale. My goodness, they were only a little over a $1.oo each! My mind is literally spinning with activities to create to use with them. The kids really like this twist on what would normally be a black and white worksheet. The pockets are particularly helpful during small group instruction when working on targeted phonics skills.
I know so many of my first grade friends are working on short vowel sounds so creating a dry erase pocket activity for short vowels seemed to be a logical fit. For each vowel, there is a word family page where the student is to write in the beginning sound of the word.
Many children confuse their vowel sounds. Vowel discrimination activities for the most common confusions are included. When you download this activity, you’ll receive 16 differentiated vowel pages. Of course, if you don’t have the pocket charts, you can simply laminate the pages. Have the students write the letters with a dry erase marker, wipe the page/pocket clean and use over and over again!
Just in case you missed the back-to-school sale at Walmart or don’t have them in your classroom already, you can easily order online.
The Make, Take & Teach All About Short Vowels! Activity is available through the Make, Take & Teach website or through my online Teachers Pay Teachers store.
Enjoy!
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