AM Word Family Sentence Matching

With this AM words CVC word sentence and picture matching literacy centre, students can practise reading comprehension and reading fluency. This reading comprehension activity uses decodable sentences, with words that follow the CVC spelling rule, as well as bold, easy to recognise pictures to match or sort.

This AM Word Family packet includes:

This resource includes as set of sentence cards that focus on AM words and early sight words. Each sentence has a colourful picture to match the sentence.

How to Use this Resource:

In this literacy activity, students will read each sentence on each card, and then they will match the sentence to the correct image. This activity will make a great literacy station for Foundation and Year 1 students who are learning CVC words and reading comprehension. This literacy activity allows students to receive tons of practice reading AM words in the context of sentences.

These simple sentence and picture matching activity will allow students to have a tactile way to practise reading comprehension that focuses on words in the AM word family. They will stay engaged and have fun as they complete this literacy activity. Students can work independently or with a partner to complete this literacy centre.

Alternative Ways to Use this Resource:

• The teacher can place magnets on the back of each picture card and sentence card, and then use a baking tray to sort the cards. The magnets will keep the cards from sliding around.

• The teacher can place the sentence strips in a file folder and place hook and loop fasteners to the picture cards and the file folders to make file folder sorting activity.

Where to Use:

• Morning Tubs or Baskets - These cards can be placed in a morning bin for students to complete as they wait for their classmates to arrive to class.

• Literacy Centre - Place the cards in a literacy centre for students to complete alone or with a partner.

• Small Group Instruction - Teachers can pull aside small groups of students to complete this activity.

• Matching Game - Students can match pictures to sentences.

Skills Assessed:

This deck allows students to practise reading CVC words from the AM word family as well as testing students' reading comprehension skills with simple sentences.

This reading comprehension activity is low prep. Teacher simply need to print the activity, cut apart the cards and laminate, if desired, for a reusable centre. The pieces can be stored inside a pencil box or bag for easy set up, clean up, and storage.