Hello, friends! Today, we have a super fun activity to do together. We are going to help a tortoise find its way through a maze. Are you ready to join the adventure? Let’s get started!
Our maze is called “The Tortoise and the Hare Maze.” To help the tortoise reach the finish line, we need to find words with special sounds. These sounds are called long vowel sounds, like the long “i,” “o,” and “u” sounds. Let’s learn what these sounds are!
When a vowel says its name, it makes a long sound. For example, in the word “time,” the “i” says its name, so it has a long “i” sound. Often, a little “e” at the end of a word helps the vowel say its name. Isn’t that cool?
At the beginning of the maze, we have two words: “hug” and “mule.” We need to find the word with the long “u” sound. The word “mule” has an “e” at the end, which helps the “u” say its name. So, we will go through “mule.”
Next, we see “cut” and “cute.” We are looking for the long “u” sound again. The word “cute” has an “e” at the end, so we will go through “cute.”
Now, we have “pig” and “rose.” The word “rose” has an “e” at the end, making the “o” say its name. So, we will go through “rose.”
Next, we find the word “cone.” Let’s see if it has a long “o” sound. Yes, it does! So, we will go through “cone.”
Then, we come to “tulip.” We want to see if it makes the long “u” sound. It does, so we will continue through “tulip.”
Next is “cube.” The “u” in “cube” says its name, so we will go through “cube.”
Now, we have the word “time.” The “i” says its name, so we will continue.
We can go to “wig” or “hole.” The word “hole” has a long “o” sound, so we will go through “hole.”
Finally, we reach the word “huge.” The “u” says its name, so we will go through “huge.”
Hooray! We helped the tortoise reach the finish line! Great job, everyone! You did an awesome job listening to those sounds and discovering how “e” helps our vowels say their names.
Thank you for joining us on this fun adventure! We hope you had a great time learning about long vowel sounds. See you next time, friends! Bye-bye!
Vowel Sound Hunt: Go on a vowel sound hunt around your home or classroom. Find objects or items that have long vowel sounds in their names. For example, look for a “cone” or a “cube.” Write down the words you find and circle the vowels that say their names. Share your list with a friend or family member and see if they can find more!
Make Your Own Maze: Create your own maze on a piece of paper. Draw a path and write pairs of words along the way, one with a long vowel sound and one without. Ask a friend or family member to help the tortoise find its way by choosing the words with long vowel sounds. You can use words like “cake” and “cat,” “bike” and “bit,” or “note” and “not.”
Story Time with Long Vowels: Create a short story using as many long vowel words as you can. For example, “Once upon a time, a cute mule found a huge cone.” Illustrate your story with drawings of the characters and objects. Share your story with the class or your family and see how many long vowel words they can spot!
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Welcome to Kids Academy! Hello everyone! Let’s open the worksheet. Don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to our channel. You can find the link to this app in the comments below.
We have a new worksheet today, and the name of this worksheet is called “The Tortoise and the Hare Maze.” The directions say to help the tortoise get to the finish line by tracing her way through the words that have the long “i,” “o,” and “u” sounds.
Let’s talk about what that means when you have a long “i,” “o,” or “u” sound. For example, let’s think of a word that has a short “i.” The word “pig” has a short “i” sound. Now, let’s think of a word that has a long “i” sound. An example is the word “time,” where the “i” says its name.
We’re looking for words with long vowel sounds, and often the letter “e” at the end helps the vowel say its name. So, let’s get started!
We’re going to start at the beginning of the maze. We have two choices: “hug” or “mule.” We want to find the word that has the long “u” sound. The word “mule” has an “e” at the end, which helps the “u” say its name, so we will go through “mule.”
Next, we have two options: “cut” or “cute.” We are looking for the word that makes the long “u” sound. The word “cute” has the “u” sound and an “e” at the end, so we will go through “cute.”
Now we have “pig” or “rose.” The word “rose” has an “e” at the end, which indicates a long vowel sound, so we will go through “rose.”
Next, we have the word “cone.” Let’s check if it has a long “o” sound. Yes, it does! So we will go through “cone.”
Now we encounter “tulip.” We want to see if it makes the long “u” sound. It does, so we will continue through “tulip.”
Next is “cube.” The “u” in “cube” says its name, so we will go through “cube.”
Now we have the word “time.” The “i” says its name, so we will continue.
We can go to “wig” or “hole.” The word “hole” has a long “o” sound, so we will go through “hole.”
Finally, we reach the word “huge.” The “u” says its name, so we will go through “huge.”
We have made it to the finish line with our tortoise! Great job, everyone! You did an awesome job listening to those sounds and discovering how “e” helps our vowels say their names.
Thank you for joining us today! Bye-bye, friends! Don’t forget to like us and subscribe to our channel. You can find links to our apps in the comments below.
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