Have you seen our giant collection of phonics printables? Today I’m adding a new set of games to teach children long vowel sounds.
It’s another game in my series of colorful, no prep games! So far we’ve shared
It’s time for Roll a Long Vowel!
(Oops – I didn’t change the name of this game from my Short Vowel template before the I printed and took a picture. It’s correct in the download. 🙂
My Five loves these games. They’re so simple and fun to play – plus they’re quick!
I love them because they pack a lot of learning into a little bit of time.
How to play
1. Print the game board of your choice (there are 26 to choose from!).
2. Grab a die and playing pieces.
3. Take turns rolling the die. Then check the key at the top of the page, and move to the closest picture with that vowel sound.
4. Whoever gets to the last space first, wins!
What I really love about these is that my son has to say the name of every picture he passes. For example, if he’s moving from Start toward the long o sound in the game above, he has to think about “whale” first.
“Whale. Whaaaale. No. Hoe. Yes!”
This game really helped him think about long vowel sounds, which was exactly my goal. Now that he reads short vowel words well, it’s time to move into long vowel patterns. So stay tuned for long vowel reading games – coming soon!
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Your students can complete these activities in Google Slides on a computer or tablet. The activities give them practice with ai, ay, ee, ea, ie, igh, -y, oa, ow, oo, ui, and ew.
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Amy
I’m not sure what’s going on. Is there no way to get these emailed? The PDF will not scroll past page 1.
Heather Groth, Customer Support
Hello Amy! Please make sure to download and then open the file using Adobe Reader (which you can find for free here, https://get.adobe.com/reader/). This should take care of that issue for you!
Keisha
I’m not sure what’s going on. Is there no way to get these emailed? I’ve had the most difficult time to click and open roll a long vowel game. I’ve had the issues before where it won’t move so that I can download it.
Heather Groth, Customer Support
Thanks for reaching out, Keisha! I just sent you an email about this!
Lacey
Hey! I have a few of your games like this and have always wondered what to have students do with the colored squares? Are they there to take up space or is there a job for them and I have missed it! Thanks!
Heather Groth, Customer Support
Hi Lacey! These are just extra spaces on the game board, there is no need to do anything special on them 😃
Joyce DENOUDSTEN
Just found these printables. Love them! They will be perfect with my K-1 class! Thanks so much:-)
cassandra
what are the directions to this game? the direction posted above are not clear.
Kate Dowling
Hi Cassandra!
This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. Here are the directions to the game:
How to play
1. Print the game board of your choice (there are 26 to choose from!).
2. Grab a die and playing pieces.
3. Take turns rolling the die. Then check the key at the top of the page, and move to the closest picture with that vowel sound.
4. Whoever gets to the last space first, wins!
Using the example game in the first big picture of this post, a player would begin their turn by rolling the die. If they rolled a 1 or a 2, they would look at the key and see that a 1 or a 2 corresponds with the long i vowel sound. If the player rolled a 3 or 4, it corresponds with the long o vowel sounds. Rolling a 5 means advance 2 spaces. Rolling a 6 means roll again. If a player rolls a 1 or 2, the player looks forward for the very next space that has a long i vowel sound. For example, a player would advance to “sky,” “five,” “tie,” or “fire.” If the player rolled a 3 or 4, they would advance to the very next long o picture, such as “hoe,” “throne,” or “goat.” I hope that helps!
reem
thank you so much . its really amazing that you are sharing all these wonder files for free!
thank you again.
really appreciated
Anna G
You’re very welcome!
Afifa
Hi,
I really admire all the hard work you have put in to create the long vowel activities….. Can you please tell me in detail as to how ‘roll a long vowel’ game is supposed to be played? I really want to play this game with my students…..
Thanks
Anna G
Hi Afifa!
In the middle of the post it says “how to play.” That should help!
Afifa
Thanks but just a quick question…. Why does the game board have 2 of each sounds….. Both of them represent long vowel sound or one long and one short….
Anna G
I’m sorry, I don’t understand your question.
Afifa
If we look at board game number 1, it says if you get 1 on dice, look for an ‘a’ sound and it also says that if you get 5 on the dice, it also represents ‘a’ sound….. Why two numbers on the dice represent the same sound?
Anna G
It’s just to give extra practice with the short a sound.
rebecca
hi,
i am trying to print for my personal home use.
i am having a hard time getting the pages to print correctly on paper.
do you have this in a different file version that you can email to me?
Anna G
No, this is the only version I have, and I don’t email files. Do check these tips – esp. the one about opening and printing with Adobe Reader. https://www.themeasuredmom.com/how-to-download-free-files/
Beth
Thanks so much for the Roll A Vowel Games. They are just what I needed for my students.
Anna G
I’m so glad you can use them, Beth!
Melissa
Thank you so much! I love how easy it is to prep these activities, and I can’t wait to use them with my students!
Carol Malone
Thanks so much.
Anna G
You’re welcome, Carol!
Ann
Thank you so much for these resources! They are just what my students and I need.
I appreciate your hard work.
Anna G
You’re very welcome, Ann! I’m glad you like them!
Sapna Jangir
Hi
Anna, really very thankful ,it’s just like we are getting no prep worksheets ,charts ,posters those are of immence helpful.. thanks a lot for sharing all these with us.truly great ful to you.
Anna G
I’m so glad you can use them, Sapna!
Bonnie Pirnie
I absolutely love the games you make for reading. It really helps with a reluctant reader.
Anna Geiger
Thank you so much, Bonnie; that’s wonderful to hear!
Maryam
hi there.this is Maryam from Iran.I like your teaching method.it’s so helpful.well done.I will use them in my own class and I know that students like them so much.
Anna Geiger
Thank you Maryam!
Riana Mallah
Thank you so much for all the wonderful material – I use them EVERY DAY!!!!
Anna Geiger
I’m so glad to hear that, Riana!
Bethany
Thank you so much for creating these games and sharing them for free! I just started homeschooling and I’m trying to teach my Kindergartner and Preschooler how to read. I’ve never done this before and my budget is library friendly right now. So I really appreciate it! Thank you!
Anna Geiger
Yay – so glad you can use these, Bethany!
tiffany
Hi! I know this post is old but I just started homeschooling and would love some of your long vowel and digraph printables. But I can’t seem to access it. Do you still have these freebies available?
Anna Geiger
Did you click on the box that says “Is the file not downloading? Or is it not printing correctly?” It has tips that should help.
Tina
Thank you!!! I love how giving you are of your talents. Your website is an amazing resource and I appreciate you sharing all of your hard work with us!!!!
Anna Geiger
You’re very welcome, Tina – and thanks so much for visiting and using my printables!
Tracy
Thank you for all your hard work creating these games. I truly appreciate the resources I have gained from your website to help my students learn and have fun doing it. I love the quality, simplicity, and the price!
Anna Geiger
I’m so glad you can use them, Tracy! So glad you’re finding things to help your students!