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Which subject	Reading
What age group	Year or Grade 1
What topic	Short vowel sounds, cvc words
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Welcome to the Vowel Valley Adventure! 🌈

Introduction to Short Vowel Sounds 🎉

Attention, young explorers! Today, we are going on a special adventure in our Vowel Valley! We will meet some friendly vowel characters who are excited to share their sounds and help us learn about CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) words. Are you ready to join the fun?

What You'll Need:

• A big smile 😊
• Your listening ears 👂
• A marker or crayon to color your special vowel maps 🖍️

The Vowel Characters 🚀

Let’s meet our special vowel friends who live in Vowel Valley:

• A: The Amazing A, who loves words like cat and hat!
• E: The Energetic E, who zips through words like pen and ten!
• I: The Interesting I, who likes to hang out in words like pig and big!
• O: The Outgoing O, who pops up in words like pot and hot!
• U: The Unique U, who enjoys playing in words like bug and rug!

Let's Start the Adventure! 🗺️

1. Storytime: Gather around for a magical story! I will read a fun tale about our vowel friends, and every time you hear a CVC word, clap your hands. Let's hear that applause! 👏

2. Sound Exploration: After the story, we will play a game! I’ll say a short vowel sound, and you will raise your hand if you can think of a CVC word that uses that sound.

3. Vowel Color Map: Now, it's time to create our very own Vowel Valley Map! Draw each vowel character and have fun coloring them. Next to each character, write a CVC word that uses that vowel sound.

4. Show and Tell: At the end of our adventure, each of you will get to share one CVC word with the class. Let’s see how many fun words we can create together!

Conclusion 🌟

Remember, learning about short vowel sounds is like discovering hidden treasures in our Vowel Valley! Together, we will become expert readers, and our adventure will help us read lots of exciting stories.

Are you ready to explore? Let’s dive into Vowel Valley! 🌊