there are six image cards for each long vowel sound (in contrast to the 12 image cards for each short vowel sound)
The short vowel image cards are shuffled and each player is dealt five cards
Because students typically have more difficulty with short vowel sounds rather than long vowel sounds
the player’s short a cards are given and the asker gets another turn
even for young students
Short Vowel Cards spelling tubicles there are six image cardsEach of the five short vowels is represented by 12 cards with images of words containing that short vowel (for a total of 60 cards plus five key word cards). For example, full color images for short a, , include a: map, bat, cab, fan, wag, pass, sad, flag, glass, grad, lamp, and mask. Note: Each short vowel and its sound should have been presented individually to students before it is included in Short Vowel Deck activities. Goals for use of the Short