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Roll a die and match the rolled number to one of the numbers on the game board. (Note: Each number is on the board twice. ) Name the picture and listen for the vowel sound in the middle of the word. If the word has a short a sound, move the marker on the “a” side closer to the reef. If it does not have a short a sound, move the marker on “not a” side closer to the reef. The first fish to swim all the way to the reef wins!  \n\n| \u003Cbr>|  | |  | p _ p | | | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>p _ g |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| b _ t |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>m _ p |  | \u003Cbr>b _ g |  |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>l _ g |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>m _ d |\n| | | | |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>c _ p |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>p _ t |\n\nă   \n a   \nStart ©[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Start  \nDirections: Place a marker on Start. Roll a die and move along the path. When you land on a space, name the picture and tell if it has the short a sound in the middle of the word or not. When you reach End, you win!  \nIs it  \nă?  \n+ 1  \n-1  \n -2  \nShort a Game Board ©[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \nSwim to the Reef  \nShort Vowel Sounds Game  \nDirections: Roll a die and match the rolled number to one of the numbers on the game board.(Note: Each number is on the board twice. ) Name the picture. If it is a short u word, spell the word on the bottom line of the short u side. If it is a short i word, spell the word on the short i side. Keep rolling and spelling words. 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(Note: Each number is on the board twice. ) Name the picture and short vowel sound you hear in the word. Move the marker from that vowel’s side closer to the reef. The first fish to swim all the way to the reef wins!  \n\n| \u003Cbr>m _ s s | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>s h _ p |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>n _ s t | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>s t _ p | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>r _ c k |  | \u003Cbr>s h _ l l | | |\n| \u003Cbr>s l _ t | | | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>n _ c k | | |\n|  | s p _ t |  |  |  |  |\n\n©[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \nŏ  \nŏ ŏ  \nStart  \nDirections: Place a marker on Start. Roll a die and move along the path. When you land on a space, name the picture and the short vowel sound: short e or short o. 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