Long Vowels Activity

The Long Vowels Activity – Back to School Edition is a great way to review and reinforce long vowel sounds at the start of the school year. In this engaging worksheet set, students read simple, back-to-school-themed sentences and fill in the blanks using the correct long vowel word. It’s a fun and focused activity that supports reading fluency, vocabulary, and phonics skills, all tied to familiar classroom topics.

This resource is ideal for 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and ESL learners who are working on common long vowel patterns (like a_e, ee, oa, ai, ue, and more). The themed sentences help create a meaningful connection between phonics practice and real-world language, making the learning experience more engaging and relevant for young readers.

Ways to Use:

• Beginning-of-year literacy centers

• Small group instruction or partner work

• Morning work or early finisher task

• Homework or review activity

• Informal phonics assessment

Advantages:

• Strengthens long vowel recognition and spelling

• Builds sentence-level comprehension

• Easy to use and low prep, just print and go

• Helps students ease into reading routines with confidence

• Encourages independent thinking and word choice

Pdf file includes 2 pages.

Enjoy!