Vowel Team Game
Practice reading ue words with this low-prep, Christmas game.
Over the past six months, my daughter and I have focused on vowel teams.
Each week we learn one, and spend the whole week reading and writing words with that vowel team.
Why have we spent so much time on this skill?
Here are just three of the many reasons.
Learning vowel teams helps individuals understand how certain combinations of vowels create distinct sounds in words.
For instance, ea can make different sounds in words like eat, head, or bread.
Improving Reading Skills:Recognizing vowel teams assists in decoding words while reading.
When encountering vowel teams in a word, understanding their pronunciation patterns helps readers pronounce words accurately and fluently.
Enhancing Vocabulary:Being familiar with vowel teams helps in recognizing and understanding a wide range of words.
Many words contain vowel teams, and understanding their patterns aids in expanding ones vocabulary.
This gives us the opportunity to understand this word and practice using it.
BUT they are so close, that you may not want to make a distinction for your little ones.
See the list of commonVowel Team Flashcardsand free printable vowel team activities to practice!
Vowel Teams are either Digraphs or Dipthongs see more practice in those categories below.
