Master phonemic awareness with our interactive Long and Short Vowel Counting Mats! These hands-on tools are perfect for early readers, helping children identify and differentiate between long and short vowel sounds in words. By physicallysorting words based on their vowel sounds, kids develop crucial skills for reading and spelling. These mats offer a fun and effective way to reinforce vowel concepts through active learning.
Ideal for use in classrooms or at home for extra practice, they provide an engaging method for teachers and parents to support young learners in mastering essential phonics skills.
This set includes 15 different sorting mats and over 150 activity cards.
Long and Short Vowel Activity Mats
Long and Short Vowel Sorting Mats are an engaging tool designed to help young learners differentiate between vowel sounds. Perfect for building phonics skills, these mats make learning fun with interactive sorting activities. Ideal for preschool and early elementary students, they support literacy development by reinforcing vowel recognition and pronunciation in a hands-on way.
These mats feature colorful and kid-friendly images that correspond with words containing different vowel sounds. Children can match words to the correct vowel sound, helping them build phonemic awareness and strengthen their reading skills. Perfect for classroom centers or at-home practice, these sorting mats make learning vowels an enjoyable and interactive experience for kindergarteners.
These mats can be used during literacy centers, independent practice, or as a fun group activity to build strong foundational phonics skills.
How to use the Vowel Sorting Mats:
Using the Long and Short Vowel Sorting Mats is a straightforward and simple way to help children develop early reading skills. Here’s how you can use them:
- Print the easy grab and go Long and Short Vowel Sorting Mats pop them into sheet protectors or laminate for durability, and use them in small groups or for independant morning work.
- Check and Discuss: After sorting all the cards, review the placements together. Discuss why each word was placed on the particular mat, reinforcing the concept of long and short vowel sounds.


These mats can be used during literacy centers, independent practice, or as a fun group activity to build strong foundational phonics skills.
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Yes, my students from grades k thru 3rd are having a hard time. Thank you.
I hope this fun unit on vowels helps them! I love this set because you can make it more like a game!