Vowel Team Games for 1st Graders

Vowels - The Building Blocks of Learning how to Read, Write, and Speak

Kids in the 1st grade are at an exciting stage in their lives when it comes to learning the English language. This is when they progress from phonetics to alphabets and begin using their knowledge of recognizing sounds and identifying letters to piece them together to form words.

At this stage, one of the most important ways to teach the alphabet is to divide it into vowels and consonants. As kids slowly learn the five vowels in the English language, they need to incorporate a steady practice routine until they can retain them perfectly.

Each of the five vowels has a different pronunciation depending on its usage. For example, ‘a’ is pronounced ‘aa’ as in apple, ‘ay’ as in apricot, and ‘uh’ as in arithmetic. Similarly, the other vowels can be challenging to pick up because they each make different sounds when used to make different words.

This is why the 1st grade is a crucial stage in a kid’s life to develop ‘sound’ knowledge about vowels - which means picking vowels up according to what they sound like. Each vowel has a long and short pronunciation, and learning them helps kids practice spelling, reading, writing, and speech comprehension.

Wow Yourself with Vowels!

One of the best ways to help kids pick up vowels is to get them to practice them through the use of sound regularly. Another way is to engage them with interactive online games where vowels are vocalized, giving them a chance to emulate the sound and pick it up.

SplashLearn’s vowel teams games for 1st graders help kids to pick not just vowels but vowel teams. Vowels teams are groups of letters like ‘ai,’ ‘ay,’ ‘ea,’ etc., which are typically paired with consonants to create words. By playing these online games, kids will be able to get a good grip on their spelling abilities and create words with ease. These games combine fun with educational learning and give kids an opportunity to practice and explore sounds and words!

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