Dot Marker Long A Sound Worksheets for 1st Graders

Help kids practice discriminating between how the long a sound is spelled in words using these super cute Long A Worksheets. Print the long a worksheets pdf vowel coloring pages to work on spelling and phonics. This long a sound words worksheet is perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. Simply print FREE printable long a worksheet pdf file and you are ready to dab and learn!

Long a Worksheets

As a child, I didn’t receive a ton of spelling instruction, and spelling has always been a struggle.  And unfortunately, I didn’t spend a ton of time working on spelling words with my two older boys….and guess what. They aren’t great spellers either. I wish I had these Long A Worksheets to help me back then. So as my twins are learning to read, we are working on spelling the words at the same time. And what I found, is that my little girl can actually read the words better when she has practiced spelling them first. Once school starts, it won’t be long till we jump into long vowels. And I want to make sure both my little man and little girl can spell them. The tricky part with the “Long A” vowel is that it can be made with a couple of different ways. Well, not only do I want my twins to be able to read long a words, but I want them to learn how to spell them.  So today I am sharing these free long a worksheets for spelling long a words with “ay” vs “ai”. Plus these spelling worksheets are extra fun for kindergartners, grade 1, and grade 2 students because they use bingo markers. We LOVE dot marker worksheets for making learning extra fun with do a dot markers.

Long a Worksheets pdf

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the template and print the pages. Print off the pack for this fun, no prep spelling activity for 1st graders.

Long a Worksheet

You can use these long a vowel printables as a coloring pages where you color the images that spell the long a sound like the featured a, ai, or ay OR you can simply use them with do a dot markers (also known as do a dot markers, bingo daubers, or bingo markers) for a no prep phonics activity for grade 1.

Free long a worksheets

Before you begin this activity, it is important that your little ones have spelled the words out.

Here are some words they could work on:  aid, ail, aim, bail, bait, braid, chain, claim, drain, fail, faint, frail, gain, hail, mail, nail, paid, pail, rain, tail, train, and wait.

Then jump over to the ay words like day, away, play, stay, gray, clay, pray, tray, sway, fray, pay, ray, jay, bay, say, and hay.

You could also have your child do the Long A worksheet where they add the “ay” or “ai” to the words provided.

Long a Sound Words Worksheet

Once you have done all that, it is time to see if your kiddos can find the words that are spelled with “ay” or “ai”.  First, point to each picture on the sheet and say the word that describes the picture.

Next, have your child dot or color with crayons, markers, or colored pencils all the words that are spelled with the letters that are in the middle of the page. For example, if “ay” is on the page, they will want to dot or color pay, hay, stay, etc.

• Ay – say, hay, stay, play, sway, stray, pay, tray, clay, day (birthday)
• Ai – rain, pail, mail, brain, sail, paint, nail, chain, braid, tail

And that’s it. It is a simple way for your young ones to practice what words use “ai” vs “ay”.

 

Long vowel sounds worksheets

Looking for more practice with the long a sound? Check out these free printables:

• Dot Marker Long a sound Worksheets
• PrintableLong  Ai Words Game
• Long a Words Clip Cards
• Spelling Long A Sound Words Worksheet
• Identifying long and short vowel sounds worksheets pdf

Spelling Activities

Looking for more fun, clever spelling games and free spelling worksheets? You will love these resources:

• Short and Long Vowel Worskheets for hands-on Spelling Practice
• Connect 4 Spelling Practice Worksheets
• Fun, Secret Code Spelling Worskheet
• Consonant Cluster Spelling Practice
• Hands-on Spelling Practice with Mini Cups
• 25 spelling activities for kids
• Spelling with Legos activity for kids
• Kindergarten Spelling Words – add a vowel practice
• Sensory spelling activities
• 1st Grade Word Search– free printable with grade 1 spelling words
• Money Spelling Activity
• Free Kindergarten spelling words Printable
• Dart Gun spelling activity
• Jump and Spell – an outrageously FUN spelling activity
• Floss Rule Worksheet
• Spelling Long A Words Activity
• Lego Spelling Test for Kids Printables
• Free Spelling Dictionary

Vowels Printables

looking for more fun vowel activities and resources to make learning to read and spell words fun? Check these out!

• Missing Vowels Clip Cards are a fun way for kindergartners and first grade students to practice adding in the missing vowel sounds
• Practice adding short and long vowels to word with these no-prep Vowels Worksheets
• Practice matching vowels sounds to clipart with these puzzles featuring Kindergarten Vowels
• Make practicing FUN with this cute short vowel games or use this long vowel games
• Grab these super cute CVC word puzzles free printable
• Handy Long Vowel Sounds Worksheets
• MIssing Sound Clip Cards Vowel Activities
• Robot Vowel Team Activities
• Long ee Words BINGO – Vowel Teams Game
• Practice adding short a words with this cut and paste activity for kids
• Long a vowel clip cards
• Short e words printable book for practicing adding the e vowel
• Cut and Paste short i words mini book
• Short i words Printable  sight word reader for kids to practice reading short i words
• Cute Bunny Short i words puzzles are a fun way for kids to practice listening for the short i sound in words this spring!
• Work on short o words with this cut and paste booklet for kids to read, build, and write
• Cut and paste short u cvc words printable book for practicing adding the u vowel
• Printable vowel activities for kindergarten
• Irregular Vowels Activity with Verb Sliders
• See all our Vowels activities here

Do Marker Worksheets

Looking for more activities to try with your do a dot printables? You will love these free worksheets:

• Alphabet Dot Marker Printables
• Number Bingo Dauber printables – fun worksheet to practice counting to 12 and using a ten frame
• Letter Recognition Do a Dot Printables
• Beginning sounds worksheets – fun phonics activity with Bingo Markers
• Use Dot Markers to complete these cute Beginning Sounds Worksheets
• Mystery Picture Worksheets with Bingo Markers
• Christmas Math Worksheets – reveal hidden pictures as you complete addition problems
• Fun and Free SHAPE Do a Dot Printables
• Spring Themed Do a Dot Worksheets Free Printable to work on learning color words
• Star Wars Free Printable Letter Recognition Worksheets
• FUN Bingo Dauber Alphabet Printables
• Farm do a dot printables numbers
• Tic-Tac-Toe Addition Printable Game  using dot markers
• Flower Letter Identification Worksheets
• Solve and Stamp Addition and Subtraction Worksheets
• Turkey Matching Game for working on color recognition
• Simple Alphabet Bingo Dauber Worksheets
• Roll and Dot Christmas Worksheets for Preschoolers

 

Free Dot Marker Printables

• Robot Alphabet Dot Marker Printables
• Star Wars Multiples Worksheet pages
• Maze CVC Words Worksheets with dot markers
• Free Trigraph Worksheets to complete with Bingo Daubers
• Airplane Dab CVC Worksheets
• Alphabet Bingo Dauber Printables
• Cooking Up  Rhyming worksheets for kindergarten with do a dot markers
• Apple Alphabet Tracing Worksheets
• Landform Worksheets pdf FREE
• Endangered Animals Letter Find Worksheets
• Simple Fall Do a Dot Printables for toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten
• Letter Find Pumpkin Worksheets for Preschool with bingo daubers
• Silent E Worksheets with do a dot markers
• Final Consonant Blends Worksheets with dot markers
• Cute, FREE preschool calendar printables 2021
• Star Wars Multiples Worskheets with dot markers
• Do a Dot Ending Blends Worksheets
• St Patricks Day Math Worksheets with bingo markers
• Snow Globe Winter Worksheets for Kindergarten with dab markers

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