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!
We’ve got loads of free reading games!
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Tracy says
September 11, 2015 at 7:50 pmThank 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 says
September 21, 2015 at 9:59 amI’m so glad you can use them, Tracy! So glad you’re finding things to help your students!
Tina says
October 27, 2015 at 7:49 amThank 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 says
October 27, 2015 at 11:56 amYou’re very welcome, Tina – and thanks so much for visiting and using my printables!
tiffany says
August 2, 2016 at 2:25 pmHi! 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 says
August 2, 2016 at 2:28 pmDid you click on the box that says “Is the file not downloading? Or is it not printing correctly?” It has tips that should help.
Bethany says
September 1, 2016 at 4:09 pmThank 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 says
September 11, 2016 at 9:04 pmYay – so glad you can use these, Bethany!
Riana Mallah says
September 30, 2016 at 2:31 amThank you so much for all the wonderful material – I use them EVERY DAY!!!!
Anna Geiger says
October 3, 2016 at 7:41 pmI’m so glad to hear that, Riana!
Maryam says
February 17, 2017 at 6:07 amhi 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 says
February 18, 2017 at 6:36 amThank you Maryam!
Bonnie Pirnie says
June 10, 2017 at 3:15 pmI absolutely love the games you make for reading. It really helps with a reluctant reader.
Anna Geiger says
June 15, 2017 at 7:41 pmThank you so much, Bonnie; that’s wonderful to hear!
Sapna Jangir says
October 23, 2017 at 11:57 pmHi
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 says
October 24, 2017 at 7:17 amI’m so glad you can use them, Sapna!
Ann says
November 11, 2017 at 2:50 pmThank you so much for these resources! They are just what my students and I need.
I appreciate your hard work.
Anna G says
November 16, 2017 at 5:37 pmYou’re very welcome, Ann! I’m glad you like them!
Carol Malone says
November 30, 2017 at 3:24 amThanks so much.
Anna G says
December 3, 2017 at 5:43 pmYou’re welcome, Carol!
Melissa says
January 15, 2018 at 9:01 amThank you so much! I love how easy it is to prep these activities, and I can’t wait to use them with my students!
Beth says
March 5, 2018 at 1:37 amThanks so much for the Roll A Vowel Games. They are just what I needed for my students.
Anna G says
March 5, 2018 at 7:04 amI’m so glad you can use them, Beth!
rebecca says
March 27, 2018 at 1:09 pmhi,
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 says
March 27, 2018 at 1:28 pmNo, 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/
Afifa says
June 2, 2018 at 12:28 amHi,
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 says
June 2, 2018 at 12:59 pmHi Afifa!
In the middle of the post it says “how to play.” That should help!
Afifa says
June 3, 2018 at 3:03 amThanks 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 says
June 3, 2018 at 7:42 amI’m sorry, I don’t understand your question.
Afifa says
June 5, 2018 at 10:11 amIf 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 says
June 23, 2018 at 6:47 amIt’s just to give extra practice with the short a sound.
reem says
November 22, 2018 at 11:45 amthank you so much . its really amazing that you are sharing all these wonder files for free!
thank you again.
really appreciated
Anna G says
November 24, 2018 at 3:53 pmYou’re very welcome!