I’m sure there must be, but I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t.

My kids (like most kids) are fanatics for ice cream. One loves chocolate, one loves strawberry, one loves cake batter, and one loves cookies & cream (like yours truly).

With warmer weather on the way, I thought ice cream would be a fun theme for an early phonics resource: this short and long vowel sound sorting activity!

This is such a fun way to help students practice recognizing short and long vowel sounds as they learn to read.

And it’s available as a printable activity for literacy centers and a digital resource, so you can use in small groups or for distance learning!

Keep reading to find out how to get your copy. For more early phonics practice, don’t miss our printable Rhyming Word Puzzles too!

Ice Cream Sounds! Digital & Print Vowel Sound Sorting Activity

To use the printable version of this vowel sound sorting activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (optional)
• Hook and loop sticky dots (optional)
• Astrobright paper (optional)

This product includes:

• Color ice cream cones for each short and long vowel sound
• 30 color ice cream scoops featuring CVC and CVCE words
• A complete line art version
• And a set of instructions!

To use this activity, print out the cones and scoops and cut them apart.

Before letting students practice, review the symbols for short and long vowel sounds – the breve for short vowels and the macron for long vowels.

Then let students practice reading each word aloud and listening for the vowel sound.

Now it’s time to start sorting sounds!

Each vowel sound has three matching word “scoops”, so students can end up with 10 triple scoop cones by the time they’re done.

Make it reusable by laminating the pages and attaching hook and loop sticky dots to the cones and scoops.

Save ink by printing the line art version!

You can let students color the cones and scoops or print the resource on AstroBright paper (my personal fav).

Prefer to use digital resources for distance learning?

This vowel sounds lesson is available as a Google Slides resource!

Students can drag and drop the correct CVC/CVCE word onto the matching cone with the correct vowel sound.

Perfect for digital phonics practice!

Scroll down to get the digital or print version of this Ice Cream Vowel Sounds Lesson!

Check out these other learning resources for early grades!

To get your copy of our printable Ice Cream Vowel Sounds Matching Lesson, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Just click the image or link below to pick up both versions of this resource!

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Time for another set of free printable flashcards! Piglet is doing great with recognizing her letters, so it’s time to work on letter sounds.

I’m not a GIANT fan of teaching phonics, but you know what? They work. Especially if kids don’t really “get” sight words.

So, today we’re sharing another set of literacy flashcards: Long Vowel Flashcards!

Read on to get your set – free!

And if you love using these, be sure to grab our printable short vowel flashcards too!

Free Printable Flashcards: Long Vowel Flashcards

To use these long vowel flashcards, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (great for keeping the cards sturdy)

This product includes flashcards for all five long vowel sounds: A, E, I, O, and U. In the product, you’ll find:

• A set of cards with pictures and long vowel words for each letter
• A set of cards with pictures and vowel letters
• A set of cards with just the pictures
• A set of cards with just the vowels
• And a set of cards with just the long vowel words

These are set up to be used as kids learn to memorize the sounds.

So if you’re just starting out, you might use the cards that have the images and words to make sure kids know what each picture shows.

Once they recognize the images, they can move on to isolating the vowel sounds in each word. That’s a great time to focus on the pictures with the letters. 

After they get the sounds down, try quizzing them with the word or letter cards!

More Resources for Learning Long Vowel Sounds:

• Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels
• Long Vowels Workbook Grades 1-2 (Phonics)
• I’m Going to Read Workbook: Long Vowels (I’m Going to Read Series)

Don’t miss our other early reading resources!

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Personally, I didn’t learn to read with phonics and neither did our oldest daughter.

Our oldest boy, though, really needed help with phonic sounds, so we focused on long and short vowel sounds pretty early.

I thought I’d make a set of short vowel flashcards to share with my lovely readers today!

These are really simple to use and what makes them even better is that they’re FREE!

Read on to see how to get your set!

And if you like these, don’t miss these long vowel flashcards as well!

Free Printable Flashcards: Short Vowel Flashcards

To use these flashcards, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (to reuse the cards later)

Like our long vowel flashcards, these short vowel flashcards include words that help kids practice recognizing and differentiating short vowel sounds.

In this flashcard pack, you’ll find cards for the following short vowel words:

• Alligator
• Egg
• Igloo
• Octopus
• Umbrella

The pack includes a set of cards with the pictures and words, a set with only the pictures, a set with only the words, and a set of each with pictures and vowels only.

Kids can practice matching up the long vowel cards with the word cards.

Or use the picture cards to quiz them on their short vowel sounds!

More Resources for Teaching Short Vowel Sounds:

Looking for more short vowel resources? Try these!

• Gran on a Fan: Silly Short Vowels by Kevin Bolger
• Educational Insights Stick-To-It Phonics Short Vowels Game
• Circus Vowels: The Long and the Short of It by Jodi L. McMaster

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You’ll get the short vowel flashcards sent directly to your inbox, plus this week’s newsletter on Sunday night!

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